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Dec 24, 2021

Bayesian parameter estimation using conditional variational autoencoders for gravitational-wave astronomy

Posted by in category: space

A method for estimating the source properties of gravitational-wave events shows a speed-up of six orders of magnitude over established approaches. This is a promising tool for follow-up observations of electromagnetic counterparts.

Dec 24, 2021

A new method for testing the performance of quantum computers, designed by Sandia, is faster and more accurate than conventional tests

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

The so-called “mirror-circuit” testing method will help scientists advance the technology behind these super powerful processors. https://bit.ly/3snkgR8

Dec 24, 2021

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope rolls out for Christmas launch

Posted by in category: space

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launchpad. The space observatory, safely tucked inside an Ariane 5 rocket, is expected to launch on December 25.

The rocket and its precious cargo rolled out to the Arianespace ELA-3 launch complex at Europe’s Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday.

The rollout took about two hours to complete, according to NASA.

Dec 24, 2021

Entanglement between superconducting qubits and a tardigrade

Posted by in categories: biological, chemistry, quantum physics

Quantum and biological systems are seldom discussed together as they seemingly demand opposing conditions. Life is complex, “hot and wet” whereas quantum objects are small, cold and well controlled. Here, we overcome this barrier with a tardigrade — a microscopic multicellular organism known to tolerate extreme physiochemical conditions via a latent state of life known as cryptobiosis. We observe coupling between the animal in cryptobiosis and a superconducting quantum bit and prepare a highly entangled state between this combined system and another qubit. The tardigrade itself is shown to be entangled with the remaining subsystems. The animal is then observed to return to its active form after 420 hours at sub 10 mK temperatures and pressure of $6\times 10^{-6}$ mbar, setting a new record for the conditions that a complex form of life can survive.

Dec 24, 2021

Israel starts fourth phase of ambitious national drone initiative

Posted by in categories: business, drones, robotics/AI

Israel is nearing the halfway mark of its national drone initiative – an ambitious pilot program seeking to test and prepare operational capacities for UAV use in daily life and business, and place participating companies at the forefront of rapidly approaching aerial services.

According to an official statement, the purpose of the trials is to “integrate the use of drones in routine activities such as transportation of basic products, first aid; (and) deploying a drone attached to a vehicle for real-time monitoring of traffic movement with AI-based elements that can provide forecasts, and much more.”

Dec 24, 2021

AMD Ensures Growth for CPU Sales: Inks New Wafer Contract with GF

Posted by in categories: business, computing

AMD seems confident about its CPU sales growth.


Hampered by undersupply, AMD has just shown how it can increase sales of its CPUs by at least 33% in the coming years.

AMD, late on Thursday, published details of another amendment to its wafer supply agreement (WSA) with GlobalFoundries. The document primarily emphasizes AMD’s confidence in the growth of its CPU business as orders to GlobalFoundries are essentially multiplex orders to TSMC. However, the new WSA may contain some interesting details too.

Dec 24, 2021

The World’s Fastest Plane’s Successor Will Reach Over 4,600 Miles

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, surveillance, transportation

Lockheed Martin’s new hypersonic plane is expected to travel at Mach 6.

The Lockheed Martin SR-72, which is rumored to be the world’s fastest plane, is expected to make a test flight in 2025, eight years after its private proposal in 2013.

SR-72 will be the successor of the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest manned aircraft which smashed speed records in 1974 and was retired by the U.S. Air Force back in 1998.

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Dec 24, 2021

A New Hybrid Aircraft Is 3 Times Faster Than a Helicopter

Posted by in categories: energy, engineering, transportation

It burns about half the fuel of the same-sized rotorcraft.

In 1989, Vox conceptualized fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing airframes (VTOL), along with a plethora of sketches that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie, for a way to innovate the idea. Several prototypes and component tests later, the aircraft is in its final stages of assembly, and testing is expected to start next year.

Revolving around the concept of increasing the safety and convenience of the passenger, this hybrid aircraft can also fly three times faster than a helicopter.

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Dec 24, 2021

China’s Huawei Says Its New Model Is Superior to Tesla’s Model Y

Posted by in category: transportation

The race is on.

The EV industry is getting more competitive.

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Dec 24, 2021

Microbots in your blood could help destroy cancer

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, 4D printing, biotech/medical, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

4D printing works the same as 3D printing, the only difference is that the printing material allows the object to change shape based on environmental factors.

In this case, the bots’ hydrogel material allows them to morph into different shapes when they encounter a change in pH levels — and cancer cells, as it happens, are usually more acidic than normal cells.

The microrobots were then placed in an iron oxide solution, to give them a magnetic charge.

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