Dec 31, 2019
AI-enabled weapons could wage war with a speed and complexity that is beyond human understanding
Posted by Vivek Jaiswal in category: robotics/AI
A new type of arms race could be on the cards.
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Dec 31, 2019
AI enables design of spray-on coating that can generate solar energy
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: robotics/AI, solar power, sustainability
A new system enables optimization of perovskite materials for the production of technology that could make solar energy ubiquitous.
Dec 31, 2019
Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: sustainability
GivePower has deployed a new water desalination plant in Africa using Tesla batteries and solar power that is now providing clean water to thousands of people.
The system has been deployed in Kiunga, a rural village in Kenya where the lack of clean water had people sometimes rely on saltwater wells or even contaminated water.
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Dec 31, 2019
The science events to watch for in 2020
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: bioengineering, climatology, science, space
A Mars invasion, a climate meeting and human–animal hybrids are set to shape the research agenda.
Dec 30, 2019
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: habitats
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
Read this article in German here.
Finland is the only country in Europe where homelessness is in decline.
Dec 30, 2019
Ford says reservations for its first-edition electric Mustang are full
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Ford is no longer taking orders for the first edition of its new electric Mustang, the Mach-E.
The company will still be taking pre-orders for other versions of the crossover, including premium and GT, according to a press release.
Ford unveiled the Mustang Mach-E in November and began taking $500 refundable reservations before the Mach-E makes its debut next year.
Dec 30, 2019
In Pictures: Swedish nuclear power reactor shuts down for good
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: nuclear energy
UPDATED: After more than four decades in operation, a nuclear power plant reactor in southern Sweden closed for good on Monday.
Dec 30, 2019
V-Coptr Falcon bi-copter has a flight time of 50 minutes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Zero Zero Robotics has publically released its latest product, the V-Coptr Falcon, a v-shaped bi-copter. The drone can achieve a flight time of 50 minutes thanks to its two motors, which are attached via tilting arms. The V-Coptr Falcon also has a 4K 3-axis stabilized camera, obstacle avoidance, and a 7km transmission distance.
Dec 30, 2019
On This Day in Space! Dec. 30, 1930: 1st Photo of the Curvature of the Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_fgI-VoYEw
On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth’s curvature was taken.
This photo was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert William Stevens, who was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer. He also happened to be a balloonist, and he once broke a world record for a high-altitude balloon flight. Stevens took this photo while flying in a balloon over South Dakota.
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Dec 30, 2019
Chip-to-chip quantum teleportation and multi-photon entanglement in silicon
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: computing, quantum physics
Integrated optics provides a versatile platform for quantum information processing and transceiving with photons1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. The implementation of quantum protocols requires the capability to generate multiple high-quality single photons and process photons with multiple high-fidelity operators9,10,11. However, previous experimental demonstrations were faced by major challenges in realizing sufficiently high-quality multi-photon sources and multi-qubit operators in a single integrated system4,5,6,7,8, and fully chip-based implementations of multi-qubit quantum tasks remain a significant challenge1,2,3. Here, we report the demonstration of chip-to-chip quantum teleportation and genuine multipartite entanglement, the core functionalities in quantum technologies, on silicon-photonic circuitry. Four single photons with high purity and indistinguishablity are produced in an array of microresonator sources, without requiring any spectral filtering. Up to four qubits are processed in a reprogrammable linear-optic quantum circuit that facilitates Bell projection and fusion operation. The generation, processing, transceiving and measurement of multi-photon multi-qubit states are all achieved in micrometre-scale silicon chips, fabricated by the complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor process. Our work lays the groundwork for large-scale integrated photonic quantum technologies for communications and computations.
