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Dec 26, 2019
NSA, Army Seek Quantum Computers Less Prone to Error
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: computing, information science, military, privacy, quantum physics
Even ordinary computers flip a bit here and there, but their quantum cousins have a lot more ways to go wrong.
As the power and qubits in quantum computing systems increase, so does the need for cutting-edge capabilities to ascertain that they work. The Army Research Office and National Security Agency recently teamed up to solicit proposals for research that can help do exactly that.
The entities launched a broad agency announcement this week to boost the development of innovative techniques and protocols that allow for Quantum Characterization, Verification, and Validation, or QCVV, of intermediate-scale quantum systems. QCVV is essentially the science of quantifying how well a quantum computer can run quantum algorithms—and experts agree that it’s a necessary step towards useful quantum computing.
Dec 26, 2019
7 healthy foods Japanese centenarians eat each day for longevity
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: biotech/medical, food, life extension
Healthy Japanese foods make it easy to create a vibrant plate that resembles a nutritional masterpiece. The residents of Okinawa, a Japanese prefecture comprising more than 150 islands in the East China Sea, enjoy the longest life expectancy in the world, according to Blue Zones. On the islands, with a population said to include the largest proportion of people over 100, women and men can expect to live 84 and 90 years, respectively.
It’s no secret that diet plays a major role in longevity. The healthy Japanese foods centenarians in Okinawa reach for each day include a variety of riches from the ocean and the earth.
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Dec 26, 2019
Scientists harness AI to reverse ageing in billion-dollar industry
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: life extension, robotics/AI
Dec 26, 2019
The Switch: Ignite Your Metabolism with Intermittent Fasting, Protein Cycling, and Keto
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, food, life extension
How can you lose dramatic weight, ease chronic conditions, and stay healthier longer? Flip the switch on your metabolism with intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and keto!
Within each of us is an ancient mechanism that eliminates toxic materials, initiates fat burning, and protects cells from becoming dysfunctional—or turning cancerous. It’s called autophagy, and when it’s turned on, the complex operation not only can slow down the aging process, it can optimize biological function as a whole, helping to stave off all manner of diseases and affording us the healthy life spans we never thought possible. It’s the body’s ultimate switch to life.
So how can we positively activate this switch? How frequently should we fast and for how long? Which foods dial up autophagy or, conversely, turn it down? How much exercise and what types are recommended? What’s the sweet spot between intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and ketogenic eating?
Dec 26, 2019
Early removal of senescent cells protects retinal ganglion cells loss in experimental ocular hypertension
Posted by Paul Battista in category: life extension
The authors show that early removal of senescent cells in the retina protects the healthy retinal ganglion cells from death to maintain vision. These data suggest the potential application of senolyt…
Dec 26, 2019
A giant star is acting strange, and astronomers are buzzing
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
The red giant Betelgeuse is the dimmest seen in years, prompting some speculation that the star is about to explode. Here’s what we know.
Dec 26, 2019
Revisiting the rise of A.I.: How far has artificial intelligence come since 2010?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
In terms of the number and scale of its success stories, the 2010s have a good claim for being the greatest 10 years in the history of artificial intelligence. What were the biggest advances in A.I. over the past decade? Digital Trends takes a trip down recent memory lane.
Dec 26, 2019
Physicists discover how to safely create star power on Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: physics
Dec 26, 2019
Scientists Have Officially Found a Mineral Never Before Seen in Nature
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
It was found along the side of a road in a remote Australian gold rush town. In the old days, Wedderburn was a hotspot for prospectors – it occasionally still is – but nobody there had ever seen a nugget quite like this one.
The Wedderburn meteorite, found just north-east of the town in 1951, was a small 210-gram chunk of strange-looking space rock that fell out of the sky. For decades, scientists have been trying to decipher its secrets, and researchers just decoded another.
In a study published in August this year, led by Caltech mineralogist Chi Ma, scientists analysed the Wedderburn meteorite and verified the first natural occurrence of what they call ‘edscottite’: a rare form of iron-carbide mineral that’s never been found in nature.
