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Apr 7, 2022

Hemp plants pull toxic “forever chemicals” from soil

Posted by in category: chemistry

To rid an indigenous tribe’s land of toxic forever chemicals, scientists are having hemp plants pull the contaminants straight from the soil.

Apr 7, 2022

OpenAI’s DALL-E AI image generator can now edit pictures, too

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

AI research group OpenAI has announced a new version of its DALL-E text-to-image generation system that includes editing, high-resolution images, and a test program that could see it added to the OpenAI API toolbox.

Apr 7, 2022

Google announces new tool for data storage and integration

Posted by in categories: computing, innovation

Throughout the past decade, several metaphors and labels have evolved to describe the software that curates the data storage. Some were called warehouses; they generally offered stronger structure and compliance, but they were often unable to manage the larger volumes of information from modern web applications. Another term, the “data lake,” referred to less structured collections that were engineered to scale easily, in part because they enforced fewer rules. Google wants BigLake to offer the control of the best data warehouses with the seemingly endless availability of cloud storage.

“All of these organizations who try to innovate on top of the data lake found it to be, at the end of the day, just a data swamp,” said Kazmaier. “Our innovation at Google Cloud is that we take BigQuery and its unique architecture, its unique Serverless model, its unique storage architecture and a unique compute architecture and [integrate it] with open-source file formats and open-source processing engines.”

The open-source architecture is intended to allow customers to adopt Google’s tools slowly through integration with existing data infrastructure. These open formats simplify sharing information, making it a more welcoming environment.

Apr 7, 2022

Elon Musk FINALLY Reveals Artificial Gravity Starship 2022!

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

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StarshipBocaChica: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBfh… Please check out OrbitalAssemblyCooperations for their amazing Artificial Gravity concept. https://youtube.com/watch?v=M-XLPrw-lSA For the first time in the history of humanity, we stand a good chance of walking on the surface of Mars! And this is thanks to the dogged ambition of Elon Musk. The billionaire is building a mighty spacecraft, the Starship, that will take volunteers across the vast distance between Earth and Mars! However, since the trip will take months in deep space, Musk’s company, SpaceX, has to find a way to protect the travelers from the effect of microgravity during the duration of the journey! This is why SpaceX has come up with an artificial gravity Starship! What is this spacecraft, and how does it work? Join us as we explore SpaceX’s insane artificial gravity Starship.

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Apr 7, 2022

Does this artificial intelligence think like a human?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

MIT researchers developed a method that helps a user to better understand a machine-learning model’s reasoning, and how that reasoning compares to that of a human. The technique enables a user to rapidly identify and analyze patterns in a model’s behavior.

Apr 7, 2022

Honey might be the key to cooler, more efficient, biodegradable chips

Posted by in categories: computing, engineering, neuroscience, sustainability

These chips might be the future of neuromorphic computing.


Honey could be the next material used to create brain-like computer chips. Its proven practicality marks another step toward creating efficient, renewable processors for neuromorphic computing systems, using biodegradable products.

Research engineers from WSU’s School of Engineering and Computer Science, Feng Zhao and Brandon Sueoka, first processed honey into a solid. Then they jammed it between two electrodes, using a structure design similar to that of a human synapse. They’re known as ‘memristors,’ and are proficient at learning and retaining information just like human neurons.

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Apr 7, 2022

Alphabet’s Wing to Begin Biggest U.S. Drone-Delivery Test in Texas

Posted by in categories: drones, habitats

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Wing is set to begin the largest drone-delivery test program so far in the U.S., starting Thursday in the Dallas suburbs. Most Read from BloombergU.S. Drones for Ukraine Will Include Latest Tank KillersRussia Skirts Nearer Default After Dollar Payment BlockedCanada to Ban Foreigners From Buying Homes as Prices SoarEx-Oligarch Says Putin Sees War With the West Already UnderwayIf Stocks Don’t Fall, the Fed Needs to Force ThemWing LLC, which had announced its intention to begin the Texas deliveries last October, has obtained permission for the program from the Federal Aviation Administration, the company said in a statement Monday.

Apr 7, 2022

Astranis is contracting an entire Falcon 9 rocket to launch four satellites next year

Posted by in category: satellites

San Francisco-based startup Astranis has purchased a dedicated launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, eschewing the less expensive “ride-share” model favored by new space companies for an exclusive mission that Astranis says will put its package of four communications satellites closer to their target orbit in a much faster amount of time.

“We’re actually using substantially less than the max capability of a Falcon 9,” Astranis CEO and founder John Gedmark explained. “This is just four small satellites that [will be] on there. So we’re actually able to use all of that extra performance to put those four satellites much closer to GEO than you would normally be able to do with with this kind of launch.”

How much faster? At least twice as fast, cutting down the time from up to six months to as little as three months. Purchasing a dedicated launch on a Falcon 9 — a first amongst space companies — also means that Astranis will have much more control over when the rocket takes off and the payload insertion orbit.

Apr 7, 2022

Is Crypto Re-Creating the 2008 Financial Crisis?

Posted by in categories: blockchains, finance, space

What follows is one of the most fascinating and eye-opening conversations I’ve had about crypto. We cover America’s casino mindset, the echoes of the financial crisis she’s sensing right now, how to regulate crypto, and how to innovate without exploiting others. Allen offers a lacerating but level-headed criticism of the space that is well worth your time.

Charlie Warzel: Your essay is about DeFi, or decentralized finance. Like a lot of terminology in the crypto space, DeFi is pretty broad and vague but also very much accepted in the lexicon. How do you define it?

Hilary J. Allen: Like any evolving space, the terminology is hard to pin down. People inside the crypto world have different definitions for DeFi and would probably argue with mine. But the way I think of DeFi is as a way to describe any analogue of traditional financial-service transactions—loans, deposits, etc.—that are provided using technological tools like the blockchain or facilitated through smart contracts or stablecoins. The technology is what is different, but the financial transactions are very much similar to traditional finance.

Apr 6, 2022

Sun spits filaments out from ‘canyon of fire’ as aurora forecast remains strong

Posted by in category: futurism

The “canyon of fire” is at least 12,400 miles (20,000 kilometers) deep and 10 times as long.


Filaments of plasma escaped from a fiery canyon that opened on the sun’s surface on Sunday (April 3) releasing powerful streams of magnetized solar wind that might bring more auroras to Earth later this week.