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Oct 22, 2019
A weird physics theory is gaining traction. Another version of you might already know it
Posted by Paul Battista in category: quantum physics
New book by Caltech astrophysicist Sean Carroll explores the ‘many worlds’ interpretation of quantum mechanics and its bizarre implications.
Oct 22, 2019
Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: alien life, evolution
Could intelligence simply be unlikely to evolve? Unfortunately, we can’t study extraterrestrial life to answer this question. But we can study some 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history, looking at where evolution repeats itself, or doesn’t.
Related: from big bang to present: snapshots of our universe through time.
Oct 22, 2019
New CRISPR editing tool could potentially fix 89% of genetic defects
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
Oct 22, 2019
Intel takes on Google and Amazon with 2 new AI-focused chips
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: robotics/AI
Intel has unveiled two new processors as part of its Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) lineup with an aim to accelerate training and inferences drawn from artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Dubbed Spring Crest and Spring Hill, the company showcased the AI-focused chips for the first time on Tuesday at the Hot Chips Conference in Palo Alto, California, an annual tech symposium held every August.
Oct 22, 2019
Intel RealSense Depth Cameras and Intel Neural Compute Stick 2
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: robotics/AI
Intel RealSense technologies offer a variety of vision‑based solutions to give your products the ability to understand and perceive the world in 3D. When combined with the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2, which re‑defined the AI at the edge development kit, you get low power, high performance intelligent computer vision at low cost for your prototype.
Depth sensing meets plug-and-play AI at the edge inferencing with Intel® RealSense™ stereo depth cameras bundled with the Intel® Neural Compute Stick 2.
Learn AI theory and follow hands-on exercises with our free courses from the Intel® AI Academy for software developers, data scientists, and students. These lessons cover AI topics and explore tools and optimized libraries that take advantage of Intel® processors in personal computers and server workstations.
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Oct 22, 2019
SpaceX plans to start offering Starlink broadband services in 2020
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: space travel
Oct 22, 2019
Podcast #35: NASA, The Next Ten Years, with Dan Dumbacher
Posted by Mark Sackler in category: space travel
A new space race is upon us. But unlike the cold war-driven days of the 1960’s and early 1970’s, it is now a multi-player competition to dominate and exploit the final frontier. The U.S. and Russia have been joined by the European Union, China, India and Japan, as well as numerous commercial space ventures, such as SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Where does NASA sit in all of this, in the rapidly changing world of the second space race. In Seeking Delphi episode #35, host Mark Sackler gets an overview of where the agency is headed, from former NASA program director for launch systems, Dan Dumbacher. There’s also a very special announcement of the upcoming ASCEND** space conference, slated for Las Vegas in November of 2020.
** Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery.
Oct 22, 2019
Toyota will use Tokyo Olympics to debut solid-state battery electric vehicle
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
Solid-state batteries are the holy grail of battery technology for automakers, but it’ll be a while before they reach production.