According to NASA’s database, a space rock will approach Earth in the following days at a speed of about 30,000 miles per hour.
Nuclear power will be capable of generating 38.4 percent of Poland’s electric power needs by 2043, and should raise the country’s GDP by over 1 percent, a report by the Polish Institute of Economics (PIE) has forecast.
The report, titled “Economic aspects of nuclear investment in Poland — influence on business, the labor market and local communities,” also says that the nuclear energy program will generate 40,000 jobs over the next five decades.
According to the most optimistic scenario, 70 percent of the value of the investments in nuclear energy should be realized by Polish companies, and the total investment realized by them could reach close to $40 billion.
A team of Chinese scientists report on a new method for entangling photons that they say could make quantum networks and quantum computing more practical, according to the South China Post.
In a study published in Nature Photonics, the team from the University of Science and Technology of China said that the new way to produce entangled photons is extremely efficient. The work was led by Jian-Wei Pan, one of the world’s leading quantum researcher from the Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the University of Science and Technology of China and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China.
Entangled photons are needed for certain forms of quantum communication and computing. These technologies require the ability to efficiently produce large numbers of particles — in this case, photons — that can remain entangled even when separated by vast distances to process and protect information. Specifically, the technology could be used in quantum relays that are used in long-distance, attack-proof quantum communication, the newspaper reports.
Alternate history has never been more entertaining than in the hit Apple TV+ series, “For All Mankind.” The science fiction television show is so popular that it was renewed for a fourth season even before Season 3 ended on August 12, 2022.
Unlike most science fiction, “For All Mankind” re-imagines the past instead of envisioning the future. Starting in the 1960s and running through the 1990s in Season 3, the series is built around the space race that began with the United States and the Soviet Union competing to reach the moon. But in the fantastical world created by “For All Mankind,” things turn out very differently. Here are five fictional realities showing how the series cleverly rewrites history.
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Acoustic location was used from mid-WW1 to the early years of WW2 for the passive detection of aircraft by picking up the noise of the engines.
Passive acoustic location involves the detection of sound or vibration created by the object being detected, which is then analyzed to determine the location of the object in question.
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Deep brain stimulation applied to a small brain area associated with reward and motivation resulted in metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-implantation and alleviated some symptoms of depression for those with treatment-resistant depression.
A Tesla driver can now unlock his car without using his smartphone. Thanks to a chip implanted in his hand, he will never lose his keys again.
Summary: A new predictive model is able to determine who will change their minds about contentious scientific information when presented with evidence-based research.
Source: Santa Fe Institute.
A new kind of predictive network model could help determine which people will change their minds about contentious scientific issues when presented with evidence-based information.
