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Jan 8, 2023
99% Efficiency: Princeton Engineers Have Developed a New Way To Remove Microplastics From Water
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: energy, engineering, food
Princeton Engineering researchers have developed a cost-effective way to use breakfast foods to create a material that can remove salt and microplastics from seawater.
The researchers used egg whites to create an aerogel, a versatile material known for its light weight and porosity. It has a range of uses, including water filtration, energy storage, and sound and thermal insulation. Craig Arnold, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and vice dean of innovation at Princeton, leads a lab that focuses on creating new materials, including aerogels, for engineering purposes.
One day, sitting in a faculty meeting, he had an idea.
Jan 8, 2023
AMD just put a whole Zen 4 CPU inside an absolutely massive GPU
Posted by Eric Klien in category: supercomputing
My first computer had a CPU with 3,510 transistors. We now live in a world where you can get chips with over a trillion transistors.
“This a data centre accelerator that contains 146 billion transistors.”
I checked and the article didn’t include the transistors that made up the L4 cache memory on the chip. The actual total is 1.25 trillion transistors plus another 1.1 trillion capacitors.
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Jan 8, 2023
Scientists grow chickens with dinosaur legs as they aim to prove how evolution works
Posted by Paul Battista in category: evolution
Sounding like the start of a Jurassic Park scenario, scientists once grew chickens with ‘dinosaur-like’ legs in an aim to prove how evolution works. Thankfully, it’s been a good seven years since then and our planet hasn’t been overtaken by jurassic chicken hybrids… yet.
Jan 8, 2023
Dinosaur Legs Grown On Genetically Modified Chicken Embryos In World First
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, evolution, existential risks, genetics
Sixty-six million years ago, the age of the dinosaurs came to a dramatic close as a huge asteroid impact accelerated them on a path towards extinction. Not all of them died out, however; those that survived went on to become today’s birds.
Scientists are still trying to carefully map out the anatomical changes that occurred between dinosaurs and birds during this time, and there’s arguably no better way to do this than to engage in a little “reverse evolution.” With this in mind, a team of researchers has grown “dinosaur legs” in chicken embryos, as revealed in their study in the journal Evolution.
Remarkably, previous research manipulating chickens into “becoming” dinosaurs has already taken place. Back in 2015, a study showcased that chickens that had been tweaked during embryonic development could grow a dinosaur-like snout. A year earlier, a more low-tech study demonstrated how a few strategically-placed weights could make a chicken walk along like a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Jan 8, 2023
Ep. 102: Genetic engineering and the biological basis of intelligence. | Steven Hsu
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, genetics, mathematics
Since the discovery of genetics, people have dreamed of being able to correct diseases, select traits in children before birth, and build better human beings. Naturally, many serious technical and ethical questions surround this endeavor. Luckily, tonights’ guest is as good a guide as we could hope to have.
Dr. Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. He has done extensive research in the field of computational genomics, and is the founder of several startups.
#geneticengineering #intelligence
Jan 8, 2023
AI is helping doctors spot and treat strokes much faster
Posted by Liliana Alfair in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
“Brainomix specialise in the creation of AI-powered imaging biomarkers that enable precision medicine for better treatment decisions in stroke imaging”
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/brainomix-stroke-imaging-solutions/122141/
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has helped to triple the number of patients who recover from a stroke in England.
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Jan 8, 2023
This haptic shirt allows you to feel a video game
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: entertainment, innovation
It’s based on microsensations that together create an immersive experience.
What if you could actually feel all the sensations of a video game? That’s what the OWO haptic shirt displayed at this year’s Electronics Consumer Show (CES) 2023 allows you to do.
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Jan 8, 2023
China unveils 18-MW world’s largest offshore wind turbine that could power 40,000 homes annually
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: sustainability
CSSC Haizhuang, one of China’s top ten defense conglomerates, has claimed to have developed a rotor hub and nacelle of a massive 18 MW offshore wind turbine prototype — the world’s largest.
Jan 8, 2023
9 of the best AI applications from CES 2023
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI
Check out some of the best AI-powered technology at this year’s Consumer Technology Association (CES) event in Las Vegas.
The 2023 Consumer Technology Association’s (CES) annual event is once again in full flow in Las Vegas.
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