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Apr 28, 2024

Scientists use salt, water to prove brain-like computer can exist

Posted by in categories: biological, robotics/AI

Iontronic neuromorphic computing has only recently broken ground but is developing at a rapid pace. A computer better than the ones living organisms already have (brain) just doesn’t exist.

This idea does spin the mind into theoretical territory around the future of AI and even consciousness.

That aside, the study published around the artificial synapse marks a significant step forward for the future of computers.

Apr 28, 2024

CATL’s new LFP battery promises 600-kms range in 10-min charge

Posted by in category: mathematics

If you do the math, it means CATL is offering an impressive charging rate of roughly 1 km/sec in a 10 minute quick charge.

Apr 28, 2024

Antigenic distance between primary and secondary dengue infections correlates with disease risk

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A new paper that combines antigenic analysis of dengue virus with two decades of hospital data in Thailand teases apart how different combinations of serotypes shape the risk of severe secondary infections in children.

Apr 28, 2024

Study identifies driver of liver cancer that could be target for treatment

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

In a new study, a Yale Pathology team has identified a possible therapeutic target for treating obesity-induced liver cancer.

Researchers say inhibiting a molecule called fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5) could block tumor progression in many cases:


Inhibiting a certain protein in mice reduced obesity-induced liver tumor development, Yale researchers found. It could reveal a future treatment route.

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Apr 28, 2024

Honda to build $11 billion electric vehicle hub in Canada

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Honda and its joint venture partners plan to invest $11 billion in Ontario, Canada, to create a “comprehensive EV value chain,” the automaker announced.

Apr 28, 2024

Book Review “THE ART OF BEING POSTHUMAN” — Introduction by Dr. Francesca Ferrando

Posted by in category: futurism

This is the introduction of the Book Review of The Art of Being Posthuman (Polity 2024) by Dr. Francesca Ferrando. Info: The Art of Being Posthuman — Polity w…

Apr 28, 2024

AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics, robotics/AI

Calabi-Yau manifolds, 6D shapes that are crucial to string theory, were named after the late Eugenio Calabi (right), who proposed the shapes in the 1950s, and Shing-Tung Yau, who in the 1970s set out to prove Calabi wrong but ended up doing the opposite.


Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles — though not yet those of our universe.

Apr 28, 2024

China’s first Sora-level text-to-video large model Vidu unveiled

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

China’s first Sora-level text-to-video large model Vidu was unveiled at the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Saturday, intensifying the artificial intelligence competition globally.

Vidu, developed by Chinese AI firm Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University, told China Daily that the model can create a high-definition video 16 seconds long and 1080p resolution in just one click.

The company said that it is China’s first inaugural video large model with extended duration, exceptional consistency, and dynamic capabilities and is “very close to” the level of Sora.

Apr 28, 2024

An autoantibody signature predictive for multiple sclerosis

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

An antibody screen of two distinct multiple sclerosis cohorts reveals an autoantibody signature that is detectable years before symptom onset and linked to a common microbial motif, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. Read the paper:

Apr 27, 2024

The coming decade of digital brain research: A vision for neuroscience at the intersection of technology and computing

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, neuroscience

Abstract. In recent years, brain research has indisputably entered a new epoch, driven by substantial methodological advances and digitally enabled data integration and modelling at multiple scales—from molecules to the whole brain. Major advances are emerging at the intersection of neuroscience with technology and computing. This new science of the brain combines high-quality research, data integration across multiple scales, a new culture of multidisciplinary large-scale collaboration, and translation into applications. As pioneered in Europe’s Human Brain Project (HBP), a systematic approach will be essential for meeting the coming decade’s pressing medical and technological challenges.

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