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Mar 4, 2021
Los Angeles Just Opened a Tiny Home Village for the Homeless
Posted by Prem Vijaywargi in categories: engineering, habitats
The colorful community was built in just 13 weeks!
A colorful village of 40 tiny homes opened up in Los Angeles earlier this month. While each 64-foot square unit can only hold one to two people, the project as a whole is a huge step forward when it comes to solving one of the city’s biggest crises: homelessness.
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Mar 4, 2021
Facebook’s New AI Teaches Itself to See With Less Human Help
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: information science, robotics/AI
The Facebook research builds upon steady progress in tweaking deep learning algorithms to make them more efficient and effective. Self-supervised learning previously has been used to translate text from one language to another, but it has been more difficult to apply to images than words. LeCun says the research team developed a new way for algorithms to learn to recognize images even when one part of the image has been altered.
Most image recognition algorithms require lots of labeled pictures. This new approach eliminates the need for most of the labeling.
Mar 4, 2021
This whirlpool turbine can be installed in a week and could power up to 60 homes
Posted by Brent Ellman in category: energy
Belgian company Turbulent have created a water-powered turbine that could be used to bring energy to off-grid rural areas.
Mar 4, 2021
Dr. Ellen de Brabander — SVP, R&D, PepsiCo — The Future Of Food And Beverage Innovation
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: biological, chemistry, education, food, government, health
The Future Of Food And Beverage Innovation And Venturing — Dr. Ellen De Brabander, Ph.D. — Senior Vice President, R&D, PepsiCo
Dr. Ellen de Brabander, is Senior Vice President, Research and Development, at PepsiCo, the American multinational food, snack, and beverage company.
Mar 4, 2021
Insights into plant consciousness from neuroscience, physics and mathematics: A role for quasicrystals?
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: computing, mathematics, neuroscience, quantum physics
There is considerable debate over whether plants are conscious and this, indeed, is an important question. Here I look at developments in neuroscience, physics and mathematics that may impact on this question. Two major concomitants of consciousness in animals are microtubule function and electrical gamma wave synchrony. Both these factors may also play a role in plant consciousness. I show that plants possess aperiodic quasicrystal structures composed of ribosomes that may enable quantum computing, which has been suggested to lie at the core of animal consciousness. Finally I look at whether a microtubule fractal suggests that electric current plays a part in conventional neurocomputing processes in plants.
Mar 4, 2021
Solar electric vehicle
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: solar power, sustainability, transportation
Mar 4, 2021
This Afghan-Developed ‘Mine Kafon’ Ball Detonates Landmines At A Cheaper Cost
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: materials
Advertisement The device for sweeping mines is built using low-cost material available in abundance, hence easily replaceable too. The new mine killer device known as Mine Kafon, developed by an Afghan designer, is an expertly designed device that uses cheap materials that are easily replaceable, hence giving tremendous results.
The device is wind-powered and seems like a Hoberman sphere. The device’s weight and height match that of an average-sized man, hence replicating the effect of a man stepping on a mine.
