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Jan 7, 2022

What is the smart factory? The impact of factory 4.0 on manufacturing

Posted by in categories: business, information science, internet, neuroscience, security

Smart factories will be very useful in metaverse.workers can operated machines in factories using Internet.


As the idea of interconnected and intelligent manufacturing is gaining ground, competing in the world of Industry 4.0 can be challenging if you’re not on the very cusp of innovation.

Seeing the growing economic impact of IIoT around the globe, many professionals and investors have been asking themselves if the industry is on the verge of a technological revolution. But judging from the numbers and predictions, there is tangible and concrete evidence that the idea of smart manufacturing has already burst into corporate consciousness. According to IDC, global spending on the Internet of Things in 2020 is projected to top $840 billion if it maintains the 12.6% year-over-year compound annual growth rate. There is no doubt that a huge part of this expenditure will be devoted to the introduction of IoT into all types of industry, especially including manufacturing.

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Jan 7, 2022

RWE and Audi to build energy storage facility with second-life EV batteries

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability, transportation

RWE is using used lithium batteries from electric vehicles in the new storage unit. The 60 battery systems in the innovative storage unit on the site of the RWE pumped storage power plant in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, can buffer around 4.5 megawatt hours of electricity.

Jan 7, 2022

Expedition 66 concludes 2021 with busy December aboard ISS

Posted by in category: space

While many cultures celebrated their respective holiday traditions on Earth, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) carried on with their busy schedules high above. December 2021 saw three major visiting vehicle movements, one spacewalk, and many of the research and maintenance tasks that allow the ISS to function as one of the world’s most important scientific laboratories.

The Expedition 66 crew currently aboard the station is commanded by Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, who is joined by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov along with NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer. Dubrov and Vande Hei have been aboard the station since April, while Shkaplerov arrived in October and the remaining crew members in November.

Jan 7, 2022

Jeff Bezos firm searching for immortality may set up lab in English VILLAGE

Posted by in category: life extension

A JEFF BEZOS-linked firm “dedicated to reversing the ageing process” could open a lab in a quiet rural English village, Express.co.uk can reveal.

Jan 7, 2022

The Fundamental Patterns that Explain the Universe — with Brian Clegg

Posted by in categories: business, mathematics, military, quantum physics, time travel

From the cosmic microwave background to Feynman diagrams — what are the underlying rules that work to create patterns of action, force and consequence that make up our universe?
Brian’s new book “Ten Patterns That Explain the Universe” is available now: https://geni.us/clegg.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/RZB95znAGRE

Brian Clegg will explore the phenomena that make up the very fabric of our world by examining ten essential sequenced systems. From diagrams that show the deep relationships between space and time to the quantum behaviours that rule the way that matter and light interact, Brian will show how these patterns provide a unique view of the physical world and its fundamental workings.

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Jan 7, 2022

Ambarella launches 16-core CV3 AI chip for autonomous vehicles

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Ambarella launched its latest CV3 AI domain controller family to power autonomous vehicles.

The Santa Clara, California-based maker of AI chips made the announcement at the CES 2022 tech trade event in Las Vegas.

The chip family is another addition to the scalable, power-efficient CVflow family of system-on-chips for the automotive industry.

Jan 7, 2022

A Chinese Lab Has Claimed a Major Breakthrough in 6G: 206 Gigabits per Second

Posted by in categories: government, internet, space

A high-tech lab in Nanjing in the eastern Jiangsu province of China has claimed that it has made a breakthrough in next-generation communications technology, South China Morning Post reported. The lab was working on a special government project on 6G technology in association with Fudan University and the nation’s telecom giant, China Mobile.

The world is yet to see the potential of 5G and how it could change our world. Although the low latency and high transmission speeds are notable features of the technology, there does not appear to be a common world application that could put this technology to use en-masse. The high deployment costs of the technology have also put a dampener on its rollout, with operators opting for a slow pace until usage really picks up, SCMP reported.

This hasn’t, however, perturbed the engineers’ desire to build the next big thing. Last year, we reported how LG Electronics was working on ushering in the 6G of wireless communication and how China had already deployed a 6G capable satellite back in 2020. The problem, however, is that there is no standard that has been accepted to define what 6G constitutes.

Jan 7, 2022

The Omega Singularity: A Missing Piece in Quantum Cosmology

Posted by in categories: computing, cosmology, neuroscience, quantum physics, singularity, transhumanism

COUNTDOWN TO RELEASE: Here comes the next and final installment in The Cybernetic Theory of Mind series ― The Omega Singularity: Universal Mind & The Fractal Multiverse ― which is now available to pre-order as a Kindle eBook on Amazon. In this final book of the series, we discuss a number of perspectives on quantum cosmology, computational physics, theosophy and eschatology. How could dimensionality be transcended yet again? What is the fractal multiverse? What is the ultimate destiny of our universe? Why does it matter to us? What is the Omega Singularity? These are some of the questions addressed in this concluding volume of my eBook series.

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Jan 7, 2022

Fantasy or game-changer? UK Marines test jetpack for maritime boarding operations

Posted by in categories: innovation, military

At the forefront of innovation, an eye-opening display by the UK marines garnered international attention last week across technology and defence industries alike.

Jan 7, 2022

New way to alter DNA, affect health circumvents gut bacteria

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, health, neuroscience

Our gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can’t digest. The bacteria ferment the fiber into key chemicals known as short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, that are essential for human health. SCFAs fight inflammation, help kill dangerous bacteria, protect the lining of the gut, and can even help prevent cancer.

In a new study, the John Denu lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery has learned that the fatty acids butyrate and propionate also activate p300, a crucial human enzyme that promotes the unspooling of DNA. This unwound DNA allows more genes to become active and expressed, which ultimately affects human health.


A study by Wisconsin Institute for Discovery researchers challenges long-held beliefs, with potential implications for physiological processes and diseases such as propionic acidemia, autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.