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Jan 14, 2025

Scientists Say an Antimatter Engine Could Be the Key to Interstellar Travel

Posted by in category: space travel

There’s only a few things standing in our way.

Jan 14, 2025

Diamond continues to shine: New properties discovered in diamond semiconductors

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, quantum physics

Diamond, often celebrated for its unmatched hardness and transparency, has emerged as an exceptional material for high-power electronics and next-generation quantum optics. Diamond can be engineered to be as electrically conductive as a metal, by introducing impurities such as the element boron.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have now discovered another interesting property in diamonds with added , known as boron-doped diamonds.

Their findings could pave the way for new types of biomedical and quantum optical devices—faster, more efficient, and capable of processing information in ways that classical technologies cannot. Their results are published in Nature Communications.

Jan 14, 2025

Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Some quietly good things made an appearance at CES 2025, amidst the AI slush.

Jan 14, 2025

Adobe’s new bulk AI image tool can edit thousands of images in seconds

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Adobe has added numerous features to its Firefly GenAI suite since its introduction in 2023. The latest update enables companies to adjust images in bulk – and when they say bulk they are claiming by the thousands, if necessary. Known as Firefly Bulk Create, this tool aims to accelerate advertising and messaging campaigns by making image alterations more efficient. While some critics worry that this technology might erode human artistry in advertising, Adobe’s press release promotes the new tools as a means to cut through tedious work.

Jan 14, 2025

A Guide to Managing Interconnected AI Systems

Posted by in categories: business, finance, governance, law, robotics/AI

Increasingly, AI systems are interconnected, which is generating new complexities and risks. Managing these ecosystems effectively requires comprehensive training, designing technological infrastructures and processes so they foster collaboration, and robust governance frameworks. Examples from healthcare, financial services, and legal profession illustrate the challenges and ways to overcome them.

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The risks and complexities of these ecosystems require specific training, infrastructure, and governance.

Jan 14, 2025

Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ Is Going Into Production Today In Europe: Report

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Tesla is wasting no time trying to get out of last year’s sales dip.

Jan 14, 2025

Cosmic shock waves: Unraveling the mystery of electron acceleration

Posted by in categories: particle physics, satellites

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds.

These are one of nature’s most powerful particle accelerators and have long intrigued scientists for the role they play in producing that travel across vast distances in space.

The research, published in Nature Communications, combines satellite observations from NASA’s MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale) and THEMIS/ARTEMIS missions with recent theoretical advancements, offering a comprehensive new model to explain the acceleration of electrons in collisionless shock environments.

Jan 14, 2025

DNA nanorobots that can alter artificial cells offer a new tool for synthetic biology

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, nanotechnology

The shape and morphology of a cell play a key role in the biological function. This corresponds to the principle of “form follows function,” which is common in modern fields of design and architecture. The transfer of this principle to artificial cells is a challenge in synthetic biology. Advances in DNA nanotechnology now offer promising solutions. They allow the creation of novel transport channels that are large enough to facilitate the passage of therapeutic proteins across cell membranes.

In this emerging field, Prof. Laura Na Liu, Director of the 2nd Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart and Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (MPI-FKF), has developed an innovative tool for controlling the shape and permeability of lipid membranes in synthetic cells. These membranes are made up of that enclose an aqueous compartment and serve as simplified models of biological membranes. They are useful for studying membrane dynamics, protein interactions, and lipid behavior.

The work is published in Nature Materials.

Jan 14, 2025

Speed Unleashed: How a Tiny Quantum Switch Is Supercharging Data Centers

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, computing, education, law, quantum physics

Researchers at the university of pennsylvania.

The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is a prestigious private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, Penn is one of the oldest universities in the United States. It is renowned for its strong emphasis on interdisciplinary education and its professional schools, including the Wharton School, one of the leading business schools globally. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across various fields such as law, medicine, engineering, and arts and sciences. Penn is also known for its significant contributions to research, innovative teaching methods, and active campus life, making it a hub of academic and extracurricular activity.

Jan 14, 2025

Scientists engineer nanostructured surfaces hostile to bacteria but friendly to cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, life extension, nanotechnology

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial but can be used to culture cells. They found that anodic porous alumina (APA) surfaces prepared using electrochemistry in concentrated sulfuric acid had unprecedented resistance to bacterial growth, but did not hamper cell cultures.

The work is published in the journal Langmuir.

The team’s technology promises to have a big impact on regenerative medicine, where high quality cell cultures without bacterial contamination may be produced without antibiotics.

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