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10,000 USD chips from NVIDIA aim to power the AI revolution

Its A100 chip has the world’s fastest memory bandwidth at over 2 terabytes per second (TB/s).

Advanced language models powered by Artificial Intelligence have taken the technology industry by storm of late. Platforms like Google and Microsoft are racing to integrate AI capabilities into their search engines after OpenAI’s revolutionary model ChatGPT led the way in integrating AI to produce outstanding results.

AI models are getting highly complex as they take on next-level challenges, such as conversational AI. Such platforms need immense computing and processing power for AI, ML, and data analytics workloads.

Andy/iStock.

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Antarctic Peninsula: Satellites capture accelerating glacier movements

Two major uncertainties in the behavior of Antarctic ice are reduced.

The Antarctic Peninsula, the northern and warmest region of Antarctica, is the largest frozen water reservoir on Earth. Around its coastlines, it is estimated that glaciers—massive blocks of moving ice—travel at an average speed of about one kilometer every year.

Additionally, glacier meltwater is estimated to have boosted global sea levels by 7.6 mm between 1992 and 2017.

Dr Anna E. Hogg, University of Leeds.

Still, it has been difficult for researchers to acquire a more detailed insight into how this speed varies seasonally due to difficulties getting onto the glaciers to conduct fieldwork.

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We finally know why Saturn moon shoots silica into space

“Enceladus is giving us free samples of what’s hidden deep below.”

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus shoots particles of frozen silica into space, and scientists might finally know why. Scientists have long known that Enceladus spewed out icy silica that eventually made its way into Saturn’s E ring, but they didn’t have a good explanation as to why this was happening.

Now, a new study by a team at the University of California Los Angeles might provide the answer. Their research shows that tidal heating in Encealadus’ rocky core creates currents that push the silica to the surface. Once there, it’s likely released into space by deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

NASA / jpl-caltech / space science institute.

Scientists have long known that Enceladus spewed out icy silica that eventually made its way into Saturn’s E ring, but they didn’t have a good explanation as to why this was happening.

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Researchers discover new quantum state in a quirky material

It can boost conductivity by a billion percent.

A collaboration of physicists working at different institutes in the U.S. have discovered a new quantum state in an alloy made of magnesium, silicon, and tellurium, a press release said. The finding could result in applications in quantum computing, such as building sensors and communication systems.

Electrons can move around freely inside the structure.

Vchal/istock.

The alloy is a crystalline structure denoted as Mn3Si2Te6 and consists of octagonal cells placed in a honeycomb-like arrangement when viewed from above. Though, when viewed from the side, it consists of stacked sheets.

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‘Forbidden planet’ discovered 280 lightyears away from Earth

The TOI-5205’s planetary system’s unusual “forbidden planet” is set to reveal deeper secrets of the cosmos and challenge the theories of planet formation.

Astronomers recently discovered a planet as massive as our Jupiter orbiting dwarf star called TOI 5205b. Such a sporadic cosmic occurrence led scientists to call the gas giant the “forbidden planet.” Located around 280 lightyears away from Earth, the planet was spotted with the assistance of TESS, or NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. The finding has challenged the long-held idea about the planetary system.

Carnegie Science.

The Small, Red M-dwarfs

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First-of-its-kind gecko robot could one day help doctors in surgeries

“Nature is a great source of inspiration, and nanotechnology is an exciting way to apply its lessons.”

A small robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible grasping ability of geckos and the efficient motion of inchworms.

What is GeiwBot, the soft robot in healthcare?

University of Waterloo.

The new robot, created by engineers at the University of Waterloo, moves on any surface-even up walls and over ceilings-by tapping into the ultraviolet (UV) light and magnetic force technologies. Better yet, it’s the first of its kind to operate without an external power source, allowing for remote control and versatility in hard-to-reach areas.

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Energy out of thin air? Quantum mechanics seemingly produces magic energy

“This is real physics, not science fiction”.

A group of researchers essentially pulled energy out of nothing using a quirk of quantum mechanics. Two different physics experiments proved the feat is possible when they drew energy out of an energy vacuum by teleporting energy across microscopic distances.

The new experiments drew on a 2008 theory from theoretical physicist Masahiro Hotta at Tohoku University, as per a report from Quanta Magazine.

Masahiro Hotta’s energy teleportation theory.

Koto_feja / iStock.

Two different physics experiments proved the feat is possible when they drew energy out of an energy vacuum by teleporting energy across microscopic distances.

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New cell therapy for chronic heart failure actually works, here is how

The new development is promising a potential treatment option for patients with chronic heart failure.

There are over six million patients in the U.S. who suffer from chronic heart failure, and now there is a cell therapy that might help all these patients.

They have proposed a treatment called MPC (mesenchymal precursor cell) therapy.

Rasi Bhadramani/iStock.

A team of researchers from the Texas Health Institute (THI) recently published results of the biggest cell therapy trial conducted in 565 heart patients from 51 different cities in the U.S. (also referred to as DREAM HF trials).

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Nokia’s logo change in the bigger picture

Nokia’s legacy as a traditional mobile phone maker is over, and its new focus is on networks and industrial digitalization.

No more Nokia phones. On Sunday, the Finnish maker announced plans to rebrand its identity for the first time in almost six decades.

“There was the association to smartphones, and nowadays we are a business technology company,” Chief Executive Pekka Lundmark told Reuters in an interview.

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Astronomers Catch A Black Hole And Its Destructive Powers Of Spaghettification In Action

Black holes are so powerful that we’ve had to come up with new words to describe their awesome annihilation abilities. Objects that come in contact with the extreme gravitational pull of one of these voids are at risk of being simultaneously stretched and ripped apart, leaving elongated strands of matter that look something like spaghetti or a similar pasta.

Hence we say that black holes often “spaghettify” their meals before consuming them.

Astronomers from UCLA and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have been watching an odd cloud getting pulled apart for the past few decades as it accelerates towards Sagittarius A (Sgr A), the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

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