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Iâm excited to welcome Clive Neal, a professor of planetary geology at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and an expert on lunar science and the Apollo Moon rock samples. A former Chair of NASAâs Lunar Exploration Analysis Group, Neal will talk about why the Moon is so crucial to our understanding of the inner solar system. Please stay tuned!
Oct 18, 2020
Xi stresses advancing development of quantum science and technology
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: policy, quantum physics, science
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed the importance and urgency of advancing the development of quantum science and technology. Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday. Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory which has been used successfully in explaining microscopic phenomena in all branches of physics. Experts believe the whole world is on the brink of a quantum revolution. Xi noted that China has made breakthroughs in some of the key areas, but still faces multiple challenges. He stressed the need to develop self-reliant technology in order to secure a stable supply chain. More support should be given to the industry in areas including development policy, talent recruiting, academic environment and so on, said Xi.
Oct 18, 2020
Elon Muskâs Neuralink May Offer us Symbiosis With AI â Part 2
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: biological, Elon Musk, existential risks, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Elon Musk has warned many times about the dangers of AI. He sees strong artificial intelligence as an existential risk. Musk therefore wants to develop a brain machine interface or BMI device so we can merge with AI and hopefully develop a symbiotic relationship with artificial intelligence thus solve the AI control problem. Elon Musk has founded the neurotechnology company Neuralink. the company is focused on developing implantable brain machine interfaces. Neuralink has made recent headlines for its newest BMI device presented by Elon Musk.
In the short term, Neuralinkâs BMI may be used to fix neurological problems and disorders. As Elon Musk has pointed out, over time, virtually everyone who gets old will suffer at least one if not multiple common neurological issues such as: Memory loss, hearing loss, seizures, strokes, brain damage etc.
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Oct 17, 2020
The First Look at Boomâs Supersonic Plane
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: business, transportation
Itâs been almost 20 years since the Concorde was retired, putting an end to commercial supersonic flight for the very rich. But out in Colorado, the startup Boom Technology has raised $160 million in its quest to build a replacement, one that should be cheaper, more comfortable and able to fly more routes. Hereâs an exclusive first look at Boomâs prototype test plane, the XB-1.
#HelloWorld #Technology #Aviation
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Oct 17, 2020
NASA Selects Partner to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: robotics/AI, space, sustainability
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston approximately $47 million to deliver a drill combined with a mass spectrometer to the Moon by December 2022 under the agencyâs Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. The delivery of the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment known as PRIME-1 will help NASA search for ice at the Moonâs South Pole and, for the first time, harvest ice from below the surface.
âWe continue to rapidly select vendors from our pool of CLPS vendors to land payloads on the lunar surface, which exemplifies our work to integrate the ingenuity of commercial industry into our efforts at the Moon,â said NASAâs Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen. âThe information weâll gain from PRIME-1 and other science instruments and technology demonstrations weâre sending to the lunar surface will inform our Artemis missions with astronauts and help us better understand how we can build a sustainable lunar presence.â
PRIME-1 will land on the Moon and drill up to 3 feet (approximately 1 meter) below the surface. It will measure with a mass spectrometer how much ice in the sample is lost to sublimation as the ice turns from a solid to a vapor in the vacuum of the lunar environment. Versions of PRIME-1âs drill and the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations, or MSolo, will also fly on VIPER, a mobile robot that also will search for ice at the lunar South Pole in 2023. NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moonâs South Pole the following year.
Oct 17, 2020
SpaceX Starship: Incredible image shows 3 Raptor engines taking shape
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a photo that shows just how far the company has come in terms of preparation for its upcoming tests.
Oct 17, 2020
Johns Hopkins Researchers Identify Immune System Pathway That May Stop COVID-19 Infection
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Blocking Immune System Pathway May Stop COVID-19 Infection, Prevent Severe Organ Damage
While the world waits eagerly for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent infections from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers also are focusing on better understanding how SARS-CoV-2 attacks the body in the search for other means of stopping its devastating impact. The key to one possibility â blocking a protein that enables the virus to turn the immune system against healthy cells â has been identified in a recent study by a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.
Based on their findings, the researchers believe that inhibiting the protein, known as factor D, also will curtail the potentially deadly inflammatory reactions that many patients have to the virus.
Oct 17, 2020
Go Out In Style In A Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye Hearse
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Oct 17, 2020
âClassified knotsâ: Researchers create optical framed knots to encode information
Posted by SaĂșl Morales RodriguĂ©z in categories: encryption, quantum physics, security
In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical framed knots in the laboratory that could potentially be applied in modern technologies. Their work opens the door to new methods of distributing secret cryptographic keysâused to encrypt and decrypt data, ensure secure communication and protect private information. The group recently published their findings in Nature Communications.
âThis is fundamentally important, in particular from a topology-focused perspective, since framed knots provide a platform for topological quantum computations,â explained senior author, Professor Ebrahim Karimi, Canada Research Chair in Structured Light at the University of Ottawa.
âIn addition, we used these non-trivial optical structures as information carriers and developed a security protocol for classical communication where information is encoded within these framed knots.â