Menu

Blog

Page 5

Nov 9, 2024

Argonne receives funding for artificial intelligence in scientific research

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory funding as part of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Scientific Research program.


Supported by DOE funding, two projects will drive innovations by improving how data is processed and protected, leading to faster and more secure discoveries.

Nov 9, 2024

Implementing topologically ordered time crystals on quantum processors

Posted by in category: quantum physics

In this research, scientists have made an exciting discovery involving “time crystals,” a special kind of phase of matter that behaves in unexpected ways when driven by periodic forces.


In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists have implemented the topologically ordered time crystal on a quantum processor for the first time.

Nov 9, 2024

Are AI Models Greener Than Lab Experiments for Chips?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

One semiconductor company says yes, even considering AI’s carbon costs.

Nov 9, 2024

Here’s how far we are from AGI, according to the people developing it

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Artificial general intelligence is a theoretical form of AI that can reason as well as humans. AI researchers debate how close it is to reality.

Nov 9, 2024

Artificial magnetic muscles can support tensile stresses up to 1,000 times their own weight

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI, wearables

A research team, led by Professor Hoon Eui Jeong from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UNIST has introduced an innovative magnetic composite artificial muscle, showcasing an impressive ability to withstand loads comparable to those of automobiles. This material achieves a stiffness enhancement of more than 2,700 times compared to conventional systems. The study is published in Nature Communications.

Soft artificial muscles, which emulate the fluidity of human muscular motion, have emerged as vital technologies in various fields, including robotics, wearable devices, and . Their inherent flexibility allows for smoother operations; however, traditional materials typically exhibit limitations in rigidity, hindering their ability to lift substantial weights and maintain precise control due to unwanted vibrations.

To overcome these challenges, researchers have employed variable rigid materials that can transition between hard and soft states. Yet, the available range for stiffness modulation has remained constrained, along with inadequate mechanical performance.

Nov 9, 2024

Deadly Ashfall: Over 10,000 Impacted by Mount Lewotobi’s Explosive Eruption

Posted by in category: futurism

Mount Lewotobi’s explosive eruption in November 2024 impacted over 10,000 people on Flores, Indonesia, with ash fallout reaching several villages.

The event followed months of eruptive activity, which had previously disrupted air travel.

Mount Lewotobi’s Eruptions

Nov 9, 2024

Can Life Be Engineered? Biochemists Take Key Steps Toward Synthetic Lifeforms

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biological

Scientists are designing simplified biological systems, aiming to construct synthetic cells and better understand life’s mechanisms.

One of the most fundamental questions in science is how lifeless molecules can come together to form a living cell. Bert Poolman, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Groningen, has been working to solve this problem for two decades. He aims to understand life by trying to reconstruct it; he is building simplified artificial versions of biological systems that can be used as components for a synthetic cell.

His work was detailed in two new papers published in Nature Nanotechnology and Nature Communications. In the first paper, he describes a system for energy conversion and cross-feeding of products of this reaction between synthetic cells, while he describes a system for concentrating and converting nutrients in cells in the second paper.

Nov 9, 2024

SpaceX reveals date for next flight of Starship megarocket

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company will attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster for a second time as it returns to Earth.

Nov 9, 2024

Scientists Accomplish Longest-Ever Hyperloop Journey

Posted by in category: transportation

Swiss scientists set a record with the longest hyperloop journey testing, simulating high-speed travel in a low-pressure tube.

Nov 9, 2024

Elon Musk: How Trump’s presidency could benefit the Tesla boss

Posted by in categories: economics, Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

He has frequently voiced concerns over the Biden administration’s approach to immigration and the economy, and claimed free speech would be at risk with another Democrat presidency.

As one of the president-elect’s most important backers, the tech billionaire donated more than $119m (£92m) to fund a Super PAC aimed at re-electing Trump.

He also spent the last weeks before election day running a get-out-the-vote effort in the battleground states, which included a daily giveaway of $1m to voters in those states.

Page 5 of 11,972First23456789Last