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Dec 9, 2020
This Tree-Shaped Wind Turbine Silently Generates Electricity
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: energy, sustainability
A wind turbine shaped like a tree! đ
This nature-inspired
Credit: New World Wind
Dec 9, 2020
Chinaâs AI unicorns reveal fatal flaw in rush to go public
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: business, internet, robotics/AI
That is partly because AI businesses are not consumer-facing. Because they are mostly providers of back end hardware and software to other businesses, or, more critically, to governments, AI business will not become giant platform companies servicing billions of users.
Nina Xiang is the founder of China Money Network, a media platform tracking Chinaâs venture and tech sectors.
In 10 years no one will remember the names of Chinaâs artificial intelligence unicorns. While many aspects of the coming AI revolution remain unpredictable, one thing is clear: no AI company will emerge as a Big Tech brand.
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Dec 9, 2020
One of these astronauts may be the first woman on the moon
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Eighteen U.S. astronauts have been chosen to train for the Artemis missions, which aim to return humans to the lunar surface.
Dec 9, 2020
New tools âturn onâ quantum gases of ultracold molecules
Posted by SaĂșl Morales RodriguĂ©z in categories: chemistry, computing, quantum physics
JILA researchers have developed tools to âturn onâ quantum gases of ultracold molecules, gaining control of long-distance molecular interactions for potential applications such as encoding data for quantum computing and simulations.
The new scheme for nudging a molecular gas down to its lowest energy state, called quantum degeneracy, while suppressing chemical reactions that break up molecules finally makes it possible to explore exotic quantum states in which all the molecules interact with one another.
The research is described in the Dec. 10 issue of Nature. JILA is a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder.
Dec 9, 2020
Lifeboat Foundation congratulates SpaceX on its successful SN8 Launch!
Posted by Eric Klien in category: space travel
Lifeboat Foundation congratulates Guardian Award Winner Elon Musk and SpaceX on their latest accomplishment with the Starship, the worldâs first reusable space vehicle. The Starship will transform our world, starting with making Starlink the first non-bankrupt LEO constellation, later bringing us to the Moon and then hopefully Mars.
We recommend that NASA redirect their funds from the dead-end SLS system towards Starship. Even if NASA continues to waste tens of billions of dollars on SLS, it is unlikely that it will ever do more than a handful of launches as the low-cost Starship program makes it obsolete.
Also, hereâs an appeal to Guardian Award Winner Elon Musk:
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Dec 9, 2020
Hyundai to acquire Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: economics, robotics/AI
Boston Dynamics Atlas robot.
Hyundai Motor will acquire Boston Dynamics. The acquisition will be finalized at Hyundaiâs December 10 board meeting. News about the deal was first reported by The Korea Economic Daily, which said the deal is for $921 million (1 trillion won). The Robot Report has also confirmed the news with a source familiar with the deal. The source said the acquisition is for about $1 billion.
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Dec 9, 2020
Researchers capture roaming molecular fragments in real time
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: chemistry, physics
The observation of a chemical reaction at the molecular level in real time is a central theme in experimental chemical physics. An international research team has captured roaming molecular fragments for the first time. The work, under the supervision of Heide Ibrahim, research associate at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), was published in the journal Science.
The research group of the Ănergie MatĂ©riaux TĂ©lĂ©communications Research Centre of INRS, with support of Professor François LĂ©garĂ©, has used the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS). They have succeeded in shooting the first molecular film of âroamersââhydrogen fragments, in this caseâthat orbit around HCO fragments) during a chemical reaction by studying the photo-dissociation of formaldehyde, H2CO.
Dec 9, 2020
Discovery suggests new promise for nonsilicon computer transistors
Posted by SaĂșl Morales RodriguĂ©z in categories: computing, materials
For decades, one material has so dominated the production of computer chips and transistors that the tech capital of the worldâSilicon Valleyâbears its name. But siliconâs reign may not last forever.
MIT researchers have found that an alloy called InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) could hold the potential for smaller and more energy efficient transistors. Previously, researchers thought that the performance of InGaAs transistors deteriorated at small scales. But the new study shows this apparent deterioration is not an intrinsic property of the material itself.
The finding could one day help push computing power and efficiency beyond whatâs possible with silicon. âWeâre really excited,â said Xiaowei Cai, the studyâs lead author. âWe hope this result will encourage the community to continue exploring the use of InGaAs as a channel material for transistors.â
Dec 9, 2020
Red Hat resets CentOS Linux and users are angry
Posted by SaĂșl Morales RodriguĂ©z in categories: business, computing
CentOS is becoming a rolling Linux distribution, which leaves businesses depending on CentOS for a stable server or embedded operating system in the lurch.