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Feb 7, 2021
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Waste Truck takes to the Streets of Groningen
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: energy, transportation
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Feb 7, 2021
Scientists Are Weaving Human Brain Cells Into Microchips
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: computing, neuroscience
Our aim is to harness the unrivalled computing power of the human brain to dramatically increase the ability of computers to help us solve complex problems.
A newly demonstrated technique for making lab-grown wood could overcome several shortcomings of traditional logging, if it’s scalable.
Feb 7, 2021
Mount Sinai Is Opening a Psychedelic Research Center
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: biotech/medical
A pacesetting institution, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is opening a psychedelic research center focusing on MDMA and trauma.
Bitcoin’s 2020 surge grabbed the attention of C-suite executives worldwide; not only are companies employing the technology underlying Bitcoin to perform tasks such as reconciling invoices and verifying product provenance, but dozens are now holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
Feb 7, 2021
This robot can pick up heavy boxes in warehouses
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: robotics/AI
Introducing SqUIDs 🤖
🔎 Learn more about how AI is aiding productivity: https://wef.ch/3jibVrh
50 years ago today, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon for a 33-hour stay full of science, as fellow crew member Stuart Roosa conducted observations from lunar orbit. Revisit this # Apollo50th anniversary: youtu.be/l7MMTm1-DAA
Feb 7, 2021
The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: business, chemistry, computing, economics, transportation
That’s not to say Taiwan is the only player in the semiconductor supply chain. The U.S. still holds dominant positions, notably in chip design and electronic software tools; ASML Holding NV of the Netherlands has a monopoly on the machines needed to fabricate the best chips; Japan is a key supplier of equipment, chemicals and wafers.
U.S., European and Japanese automakers are lobbying their governments for help, with Taiwan and TSMC being asked to step in. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron discussed the potential for shortages last year and agreed on the need to accelerate Europe’s push to develop its own chip industry, according to a French official with knowledge of the matter.
The auto industry’s pleas illustrate how TSMC’s chip-making skills have handed Taiwan political and economic leverage in a world where technology is being enlisted in the great power rivalry between the U.S. and China — a standoff unlikely to ease under the administration of Joe Biden.
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