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Dec 16, 2019
How to Mine Bitcoin for Free With Google BigQuery
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: bitcoin
Dec 16, 2019
Rapamycin has anti-aging effect on human skin
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A small study reveals that rapamycin, a drug with a long history as an immune suppressor, can improve tone and reduce wrinkles and sagging in human skin.
Dec 16, 2019
Physicist proposes a new approach in modeling the evolution of the universe
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: cosmology, evolution
A physicist from RUDN University has proposed a new theoretical model for the interaction of spinor and gravitational fields. He considered the evolution of the universe within one of the variants of the widespread Bianchi cosmological model. In this case, a change in the calculated field parameters led to changes in the evolution of the universe under consideration. Upon reaching certain values, it began to shrink down to the Big Bang. The article was published in the journal The European Physical Journal Plus.
The spinor field is characterized by its behavior in interaction with gravitational fields. Dr. Bijan Saha of RUDN University focused on the study of a nonlinear spinor field. With its help, he explained the accelerated expansion of the universe. The study of a spinor field with a non-minimal coupling made it possible to describe not only the expansion of the universe, but also its subsequent contraction and the resulting Big Bang within the framework of the standard Bianchi cosmological model.
The basic calculations performed by Bijan Saha allow moving away from the isotropic model of the Friedman-Robertson-Walker universe (FRW) that is most often used. According to this traditional model, the properties of the universe are independent of the direction in which they are considered. The physicist has put forward an alternative: an anisotropic model in which such dependence exists. On the one hand, the “classical” isotropic model describes the evolution of the modern universe with great precision. On the other hand, there are theoretical arguments and observational data that lead to the conclusion that an anisotropic phase existed in the distant past.
Dec 16, 2019
Discovery reveals tractionless motion is possible
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: physics, robotics/AI
In an article published in Physical Review Letters, Bristol scientists have answered the fundamental question: “Is it possible to move without exerting force on the environment?”, by describing the tractionless self-propulsion of active matter.
Understanding how cells move autonomously is a fundamental question for both biologists and physicists.
Experiments on cell motility are commonly done by looking at the motion of a cell on a glass slide under a microscope.
Dec 16, 2019
Humans’ ‘inner salamander’ capacity could regrow cartilage
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, health
With collagen supplements you can regrow cartilage pretty easily. Most supplements work better than medicine when it comes to tissue repair.
Humans have the ability to regrow cartilage, a new study has found.
In a way similar to how salamanders and other creatures can regrow lost limbs, humans have the capacity to repair and regenerate cartilage in their joints, researchers at Duke Health discovered.
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Dec 16, 2019
JBL says its solar-powered headphones deliver ‘unlimited’ listening
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: sustainability
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kXU5rGiIKcI
You might never have to plug the Reflect Eternal in for a recharge.
Dec 16, 2019
The first U.S. trials in people put CRISPR to the test in 2019
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Trials of the gene editor in people began in the United States this year, a first step toward fulfilling the technology’s medical promise.
Dec 16, 2019
Intel buys AI chipmaker Habana for $2 billion
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Intel this morning issued a statement noting that it has picked up Israeli AI chipmaker Habana Labs. The deal, valued at around $2 billion, is the latest piece of some hefty investments in artificial intelligence that include names like Nervana Systems and Movidius.
In July, Habana announced its Gaudi AI training processor, which the Tel Aviv startup promised was capable of beating GPU-based systems by 4x. The company has been rumored to be a target for an Intel acquisition for a while now, as Intel looks to get out in front of the AI market. The company clearly doesn’t want to repeat past mistakes like missing the boat on mobile.
So far, the strategy looks like it just may pay off, giving Intel a marked advantage in a category it notes will be worth around $24 billion by 2024. In 2019 alone, Intel notes, the company expects to generate in excess of $3.5 billion in “AI-driven revenue,” a 20% increase over the year prior.