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Nov 2, 2022

Electrons that flow like liquids pave the way for robust quantum computers

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Quantum computers, which can perform calculations much faster than traditional computers, have a big problem: They are prone to data storage and processing errors caused by disturbances from the environment like vibrations and radiation from warm objects.

But a discovery by scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), on how electrons can be controlled at very low temperatures, suggests a way for addressing this problem and developing more robust and accurate quantum computers.

The team’s findings, which were published online in the Nature Communications journal in October 2022, showed, for the first time, that electrons can have between them under certain conditions.

Nov 2, 2022

The world’s first fully electric vertical take-off and landing flying car is unveiled in China

Posted by in category: transportation

It can be maneuvered quite easily while flying as it has full range of motion in the air.

XPENG AEROHT, the largest flying car company in Asia, released the latest version of the world’s first fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying car last week in China, according to a press release by the company.


Designed for both flying and driving

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Nov 2, 2022

Researchers devise smart glass windows that can polarize sunlight for wireless data transmission

Posted by in category: mobile phones

The designed setup can transmit data at a rate of 16 kilobits per second for now.

Basem Shihada, an associate professor of Computer Science at the King Abdullah University of Sciences and Technology (KAUST), had been exploring data encoding into an artificial light source when he wondered if the same could be done with sunshine.

“I was simply hoping to use a cell phone camera to record a video of the encoded light stream to try to decode the video to retrieve the data; that’s when I thought, why not do the same with the sunlight?” Shihada said in a statement. “This would be much easier and can be done over the cell phone camera too. So we began to explore sunlight as an information carrier.”

Nov 2, 2022

Cooling the Earth

Posted by in categories: climatology, engineering, policy, space, sustainability

Is solar geoengineering an alternative solution to the climate crisis?

Solar geoengineering is a branch of geoengineering that focuses on reflecting sunlight back into outer space to reduce global warming. There are several solar geoengineering techniques being researched; the most feasible one consists of spraying reflective aerosols in the stratosphere.

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Nov 2, 2022

Tesla Cybertruck production reportedly delayed further to 2023 end

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Elon Musk’s final lap is one year long.

Fans of Tesla’s much-awaited Cybertruck may have to wait for yet another year to see their dream pickup at their doorstep. According to a Reuters.

When Elon Musk first showcased the Cybertruck, it immediately caught the eye of many motorheads. With a $100 fee to book the truck, many jumped in the fray to get one. Years have now rolled by, and Tesla has been pushing back production dates.

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Nov 2, 2022

Solar energy in Europe will be 10 times cheaper than gas by 2030 — here’s how

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Gas will still be a part of the mix but only to address exigencies.

Energy prices In Europe are at an all-time high. While the situation is not expected to last forever, even after gas prices reach some degree of moderation, the cost of generating power using solar photovoltaics will drop so low that it will be 10 times cheaper, a report from an energy research company said.

Europe has always relied on gas-fired power stations for its energy demands. The geopolitical tension over Ukraine has resulted in Russia dropping its gas exports, which have directly impacted the region’s energy cost.

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Nov 2, 2022

More than 50 Tesla employees are helping Elon Musk handle matters at Twitter

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability

But do they really have the necessary skillset?

The new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, has authorized 50 employees from his other companies, such as Tesla, SpaceX, and the Boring Company, to help him handle matters at the social media company, according to a report by CNBC

In addition to the employees, Musk has friends and advisors who are looking into the affairs at Twitter, such as the head of his family office Jared Birchall, venture capitalist and founding member of the PayPal team David Sacks, and angel investor Jason Calacanis.

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Nov 2, 2022

Studio MOM creates mycelium cycle helmet MyHelmet

Posted by in category: materials

Sisti was able to further develop the design after joining Studio MOM, testing a wide range of material compositions to find the most effective solution.

The various elements of the helmet are combined during the process. This allows the mycelium to bond with the hemp textile that forms the strap and outer skin, providing extra support and removing the need for glue.

Studio MOM has carried out a series of initial tests to ensure the product’s safety for use.

Nov 2, 2022

Will AI Reveal Extraterrestrial Intelligence Far Beyond Our Level of Consciousness?

Posted by in categories: alien life, information science, robotics/AI

“Machine learning provides a way of providing almost human-like intuition to huge data sets. One valuable application is for tasks where it’s difficult to write a specific algorithm to search for something—human faces, for instance, or perhaps ” something strange,” wrote astrophysicist and Director of the Penn State University Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, Jason Wright in an email to The Daily Galaxy. ” In this case, you can train a machine-learning algorithm to recognize certain things you expect to see in a data set,” Wright explains, ” and ask it for things that don’t fit those expectations, or perhaps that match your expectations of a technosignature.

Crowdsourcing Alien Structures

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Nov 2, 2022

Scientists Increasingly Can’t Explain How AI Works

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? You might say vanilla or chocolate, and if I asked why, you’d probably say it’s because it tastes good. But why does it taste good, and why do you still want to try other flavors sometimes? Rarely do we ever question the basic decisions we make in our everyday lives, but if we did, we might realize that we can’t pinpoint the exact reasons for our preferences, emotions, and desires at any given moment.

Most AI systems are black box models, which are systems that are viewed only in terms of their inputs and outputs. Scientists do not attempt to decipher the “black box,” or the opaque processes that the system undertakes, as long as they receive the outputs they are looking for.