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Nov 12, 2021

The ethics of digital technology in the food sector

Posted by in categories: ethics, food, policy, robotics/AI

Imagine a world in which smart packaging for supermarket-ready meals updates you in real-time to tell you about carbon footprints, gives live warnings on product recalls and instant safety alerts because allergens were detected unexpectedly in the factory.

But how much extra energy would be used powering such a system? And what if an accidental alert meant you were told to throw away your food for no reason?

These are some of the questions asked by team of researchers, including a Lancaster University Lecturer in Design Policy and Futures Thinking, who—by creating objects from a “smart” imaginary new world—are looking at the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in the food sector.

Nov 12, 2021

Northvolt claims first battery cell produced from ‘100% recycled nickel, manganese, and cobalt’

Posted by in category: sustainability

Northvolt announced that it has produced what it claims is the first battery cell with a cathode built “100% from recycled nickel, manganese, and cobalt.”

Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Nevada with Panasonic.

The Swedish startup received investments from several companies, including Volkswagen, to build a massive battery factory in Sweden.

Nov 12, 2021

Dr Corinne Leach, Ph.D. — Gerontology, Digital Health, Behavioral Science — American Cancer Society

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, science

Innovation At The Intersection Of Cancer & Aging, Via Digital Health & Behavioral Sciences — Dr. Corinne Leach, Ph.D. American Cancer Society


Dr. Corinne Leach, PhD, MPH, MS, is a gerontologist, digital health strategist, and behavioral scientist, who serves as the Senior Principal Scientist, Behavioral Research, at the American Cancer Society (https://www.cancer.org/).

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Nov 12, 2021

Cooler means quicker: How EV fast-charging stops might get shorter without bulkier cables

Posted by in categories: engineering, futurism

Ford and Purdue University researchers have developed a new charging cable the automaker claims could allow future EVs to recharge in as little time as a gasoline fill-up.

The patent-pending design uses a new cooling method that harnesses the phase change of coolant from liquid to vapor, Ford said in a press release. Liquid-cooled charging cables aren’t new, but this version can extract more heat, the automaker claims.

A focus on cooling is key to increasing charging speeds. Quicker charging requires more current to travel through a cable, which in turn generates more heat, which needs to be eliminated to keep components functioning, Michael Degner, senior technical leader, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, said in a statement.

Nov 12, 2021

This is the Best Artificial Intelligence Model of 2021 — Megatron-Turing

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Microsoft and Nvidia have been working hard to finally create an Artificial Intelligence Model which surpasses and beats OpenAI’s GPT3 with more than double the parameter count and almost reaching the amazing and intelligent amount of 1 Trillion Parameter models. Unless OpenAI comes out with GPT4, it seems like the Megatron-Turing NLP AI Model is to be the best and smartest Artificial Intelligence of 2021 which the most abilities of any Natural Language Processing AI ever.
It’s also much easier to train than GPT3. It requires much less hardware and maybe with the upcoming Nvidia Lovelace GPU’s, it’ll be even easier to run for regular consumers.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 GPT-3 has been beaten.
02:09 How Transformers work.
03:53 What’s new about this AI Model?
05:45 The Future of Artificial Intelligence.
09:32 Last Words.

#ai #agi #microsoft

Nov 12, 2021

How Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones, sustainability, transportation

Cobalt has been getting a lot of attention lately because it is one of the most expensive materials found in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from laptops and cell phones to electric vehicles. Cobalt extraction is largely concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is linked to human rights abuses and child labor, while cobalt refinement is almost exclusively done in China, making cobalt part of a tenuous supply chain. These are some of the reasons why battery manufacturers like Samsung and Panasonic and car makers like Tesla and VW, along with a number of startups are working to eliminate cobalt from lithium-ion batteries completely.

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Nov 12, 2021

Israeli innovation is leading cybersecurity to unreached possibilities

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode

Meet Artemis Security, the company breaking ground in the realm of security for Israelis, from homes to hospitals.

Nov 12, 2021

NVIDIA Thinks we Live Inside a Simulation — Earth 2.0 Supercomputer

Posted by in categories: climatology, government, supercomputing

The Hardware Giant NVIDIA is now working on one of the craziest projects I’ve ever seen. They’re attempting to build the fastest supercomputer ever made in hopes of simulating the entire earth in real time for climate research and potentially even more. They call this super computer Earth 2 and it’s going to feature their most powerful next generation GPU’s in the world. It’ll feature multiple exaflops of performance and be supported by the government. I can’t wait to see how this crazy project works out. It was announced by Jensen Huang at NVIDIA GTC 2021.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 The Simulation Hypothesis.
01:29 What is Nvidia attempting to do?
03:10 What are supercomputers usually used for?
05:54 What is NVIDIA doing differently now?
07:02 Last Words.

#nvidia #gtc #supercomputer

Nov 12, 2021

Psilocybin Found To Rapidly Improve Depressive Symptoms In Patients During ‘Groundbreaking’ Clinical Trial

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

𝐏𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙄𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 ‘𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜’ 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡

𝙄𝙩 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙮𝙗𝙞𝙣, … See more.


Compass Pathways, a U.K. based clinical stage company that is developing a patented form of psilocybin to be used in conjunction with therapy, reported promising results from its much-anticipated phase two b clinical trial this week. The study found that patients who took a single psychedelic dose of psilocybin, 25 milligrams, in conjunction with therapy reported almost immediate and significant reduction in depressive symptoms that lasted weeks compared with patients who were given a 1 milligram dose, which is so low it’s essentially a placebo.

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Nov 12, 2021

Volocopter performs first crewed public test flight in South Korea

Posted by in category: transportation

German urban air mobility (UAM) company, Volocopter, has completed the first-ever crewed public test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea.

During the 5-minute test flight that took place at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the fully electric two-seater air taxi covered a distance of approximately 3 km (2 miles), reached a maximum altitude of 50 meters and maximum speeds of 45 km/h (28 mph). The test flight was part of South Korea’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, and Transport’s (MoLIT’s) UAM demonstration event – ‘Open the Urban Sky.’

Seoul is now the second city in Asia where Volocopter has conducted test flights of its air taxi, following the first successful public flight trial over Singapore’s Marina Bay area in 2019.