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Nov 25, 2022

The early universe in a quantum gas

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

With a Bose–Einstein condensate in a magnetic field, researchers can see hints of particle production in expanding space—and they can run the experiment more than once.

Nov 25, 2022

Russia says its ‘doomsday plane’ can now communicate with its deep sea nuclear submarines

Posted by in categories: existential risks, military

The test strengthens Russia’s nuclear command and control systems amid rising tensions with the West.

Russian defense officials are claiming a successful test of the Ilyushin Il-80 deep-sea communication system, allowing the Russian ‘Doomsday’ plane to communicate with deep-sea nuclear submarines in the event of a nuclear war.

According to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, the Il-80 ‘Flying Kremlin’ successfully communicated with Russian nuclear submarines located deep underwater using ultra-long wave signals, enabling the Russian President to communicate and coordinate Russian military activity in the event of nuclear conflict.

Nov 25, 2022

Musk says color-coded verification system for Twitter will come into effect next Friday

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, government

Elon Musk announced in a tweet today (Nov .25) that Twitter would launch its delayed color-coded “Verified” service on Friday next week.

The new service would feature a “gold check” for companies, a grey one for government accounts and the existing blue one for individuals, regardless of whether they are celebrities or not. See the tweet for yourself below:

“Painful but necessary”

Nov 25, 2022

9 stunning images captured by NASA’s record-breaking Orion spacecraft

Posted by in category: space travel

NASA’s Orion spacecraft will soon fly further than any human-rated spacecraft has ever flown before.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now on day 10 of the Artemis I mission after the successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) on November 16, meaning it has had ample opportunity to capture a wealth of stunning imagery of the moon.

The uncrewed capsule cruised within 81.1 miles (130 kilometers) of the lunar surface during its closest approach to the moon earlier this week, and it is now preparing to enter a distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of the moon that will see it fly farther from Earth than any human-rated spacecraft ever has before.

Nov 25, 2022

Human-powered aircraft: Gossamer Albatross made history

Posted by in categories: energy, transportation

It accomplished this record-breaking feat in two hours and 49 minutes.

After aeronautical engineer Paul MacCready won the first Kremer Prize in 1977 for the flight of his human-powered Gossamer Condor over a closed circuit course, he decided to cross the English Channel by air on human-power only, according to a report by The Museum of Flight.

He thus built the Gossamer Albatross aircraft from the lessons learned with the Condor. “This light and fragile aircraft was pushed by a propeller connected through a series of gears to a constantly pedaling pilot,” explained an article in The Museum of Flight.

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Nov 25, 2022

Like a human? Artificial neural networks need to sleep to learn better

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

It’s time to go to bed for artificial neurons.

According to a recent study by the University of California, San Diego, neural networks can imitate the sleep patterns of the human brain in order to tackle catastrophic forgetting.

“The brain is very busy when we sleep, repeating what we have learned during the day,” said Maxim Bazhenov, Ph.D., professor of medicine and a sleep researcher at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in the press release. “Sleep helps reorganize memories and presents them in the most efficient way.”

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Nov 25, 2022

Artificial neural network: Here’s everything you need to know about black box of AI

Posted by in categories: biological, robotics/AI

They were created to imitate neural networks within the human brain.

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) mimic biological neural networks in the human brain. ANN consists of an input layer, a hidden layer, and an output layer.

Also called neural nets, ANNs are used daily in healthcare, social media when suggesting people you might know, and in marketing when recommending products to consumers.

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Nov 25, 2022

Fusion energy is one step closer thanks to developments in China, according to Chinese state media

Posted by in category: nuclear energy

According to state media, Chinese scientists are now in a position to supply critical parts for the planned International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project.

According to the south china morning post.

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Nov 25, 2022

In pictures: These spider excavators came straight out of the Transformers movie

Posted by in category: futurism

These walking spider excavators are among the ‘greatest sandpit toys in history.’

These spider excavators have stunned many tech aficionados; the obscure machines undoubtedly rate among “the greatest sandpit toys in history.”

Walking excavators are not new. Not by a long way.

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Nov 25, 2022

Elon Musk Is Not a Renegade Outsider—He’s a Massive Pentagon Contractor

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, military

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WL3DQfQqCQg

Do you think the image of Elon Musk as a good human being should come to be questioned when he’s a major contractor of the war machine? What are your thoughts?


By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News

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