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Apr 9, 2020
Musk Reads: Starship user guide reveals big plans
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, space travel
SN3 suffers a setback and Crew Dragon is still set to fly. Could Starlink help in the coronavirus lockdowns? It’s Musk Reads: SpaceX Edition #157.
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Last September, we looked at Dstl and DASA’s new competition to map out the future of naval warfare. With the first contracts now announced, Harry Lye catches up with the Intelligent Ship project.
Apr 9, 2020
NASA Telescope Idea Could Spot Vegetation on Distant Exoplanets
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
Apr 9, 2020
Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Focus is on Physical Sciences Research and Management of Complex Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide up to $30 million for advanced research in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for both scientific investigation and the management of complex systems.
The initiative encompasses two separate topic areas. One topic is focused on the development of ML and AI for predictive modeling and simulation focused on research across the physical sciences. ML and AI are thought to offer promising new alternatives to traditional programming methods for computer modeling and simulation.
Apr 9, 2020
Computer Vision Is Solving Problems That Weren’t Even On Our List
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
Replicating human interaction and behavior is what artificial intelligence has always been about. In recent times, the peak of technology has well and truly surpassed what was initially thought possible, with countless examples of the prolific nature of AI and other technologies solving problems around the world.
Think about this: Gary Kasparov stated that he would never lose a game of chess to a computer. For a long time, this seemed like a statement that would withstand all tests.
Roll on 1996, however, and IBM developed Deep Blue, a computer bot/program/application that beat the master Gary Kasparov at his own game.
Apr 9, 2020
A Transhumanism Future? – Anders Sandberg Interview
Posted by Michael Dodd in category: transhumanism
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFe7oRIDMxs
This is a solid interview on core Transhumanist topics.
My interview with Anders Sandberg, a prominent transhumanist thinker and research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. We discuss how the transhumanist movement has changed, how it should engage in politics, whether pre-natural death cryogenics should be allowed and how long humans could live for amongst other things. Hope you enjoy!
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Apr 8, 2020
First successful laser trapping of circular Rydberg atoms
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
Rydberg atoms, which are atoms in a highly excited state, have several unique and advantageous properties, including a particularly long lifetime and large sensitivities to external fields. These properties make them valuable for a variety of applications, for instance for the development of quantum technologies.
In order for Rydberg atoms to be effectively used in quantum technology, however, researchers first need to be able to trap them. While a number of studies have demonstrated the trapping of Rydberg atoms using magnetic, electric, or laser technology, the trapping times achieved so far have been relatively short, typically around 100μs.
Researchers at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB) have recently achieved a longer 2-D laser trapping time of circular Rydberg atoms of up to 10 ms. The method they employed, outlined in a paper published in Physical Review Letters, could open up exciting new possibilities for the development of quantum technology.
Apr 8, 2020
NASA’s Next Major Telescope to See the Big Picture of the Universe
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
Circa 2017
NASA is beginning to design its next big astrophysics mission, a space telescope that will provide the largest picture of the universe ever seen with the same depth and clarity as the Hubble Space Telescope.
Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble’s cameras, WFIRST’s 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will image a sky area 100 times larger. This means a single WFIRST image will hold the equivalent detail of 100 pictures from Hubble.
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Apr 8, 2020
Where Water is Scarce, Communities Turn to Reusing Wastewater
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: sustainability
With the era of dam building coming to an end in much of the developed world, places such as California and Australia are turning to local and less expensive methods to deal with water scarcity, including recycling wastewater, capturing stormwater, and recharging aquifers.