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Jan 2, 2020

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Summary: Researchers shed light on the neural networks that appear to govern human consciousness. Source: The Conversation. Humans have learned to travel through space, eradicate diseases and.

Jan 2, 2020

The Universe May Be Flooded with a Cobweb Network of Invisible Strings

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

During one of these phase transitions (which happened when the universe was less than a second old), the axions of string theory didn’t appear as particles. Instead, they looked like loops and lines — a network of lightweight, nearly invisible strings crisscrossing the cosmos.

This hypothetical axiverse, filled with a variety of lightweight axion strings, is predicted by no other theory of physics but string theory. So, if we determine that we live in an axiverse, it would be a major boon for string theory.

How can we search for these axion strings? Models predict that axion strings have very low mass, so light won’t bump into an axion and bend, or axions likely wouldn’t mingle with other particles. There could be millions of axion strings floating through the Milky Way right now, and we wouldn’t see them.

Jan 2, 2020

Why scientists are transplanting artificially grown “brains” into living brains

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, ethics

Scientists are making major strides in growing fully functional “mini brains” — but what are the ethics of such science?

Jan 2, 2020

Is taking a nap good for you?

Posted by in category: futurism

Jan 2, 2020

What is Dr. Joe live?

Posted by in categories: genetics, health, neuroscience, quantum physics

Happy New year everyone! We wanted to give you an inside look as to what happens on our Dr. Joe live calls that take place once a month. Here’s a moment from our last Dr. Joe live call.

⁣ Some of the subjects Dr. Joe may address: latest scientific discoveries; health and wealth; love and relationships; neuroscience and epigenetics; happiness and vitality; the quantum model of reality; how you can make great and lasting changes in yourself and your life!⁣

⁣ With his vast experience and deepening knowledge of how each one of us can unlock unlimited abilities and transform our lives for the better, these classes offer you a unique opportunity to continually learn and interact with Dr. Joe! If you want to take it a step further in the work, Dr. Joe live is a great way to deepen your understanding, keep you plugged into the community and interact with Dr. Joe personally.⁣.

Jan 2, 2020

Stem Cells With Naz | LifeXtenShow

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Every cell in your body is the descendant of a stem cell, a very special kind of cell. In this episode, we learn a bit more about stem cells by interviewing a researcher who works with them.

Jan 2, 2020

Laser-heated nanowires produce micro-scale nuclear fusion

Posted by in categories: nanotechnology, nuclear energy, particle physics

Nuclear fusion, the process that powers our sun, happens when nuclear reactions between light elements produce heavier ones. It’s also happening — at a smaller scale — in a Colorado State University laboratory.

Using a compact but powerful laser to heat arrays of ordered nanowires, CSU scientists and collaborators have demonstrated micro-scale nuclear fusion in the lab. They have achieved record-setting efficiency for the generation of neutrons — chargeless sub-atomic particles resulting from the fusion process.

Their work is detailed in a paper published in Nature Communications (“Micro-scale fusion in dense relativistic nanowire array plasmas”), and is led by Jorge Rocca, University Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering and physics. The paper’s first author is Alden Curtis, a CSU graduate student.

Jan 2, 2020

A computer made from DNA can compute the square root of 900

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

By Donna Lu

A computer made from strands of DNA in a test tube can calculate the square root of numbers up to 900.

Chunlei Guo at the University of Rochester in New York state and colleagues developed a computer that uses 32 strands of DNA to store and process information. It can calculate the square root of square numbers 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 and so on up to 900.

Jan 2, 2020

The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2020

Posted by in categories: electronics, habitats

In 2020 and the coming decade, these trends are likely to gather momentum. They will also be on display next week at CES, an enormous consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas that typically serves as a window into the year’s hottest tech developments.


From smart homes to ultrafast wireless speeds, here’s what to watch.

Jan 2, 2020

New Injection Method Makes an Old TB Vaccine Far More Powerful

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Giving the vaccine intravenously to monkeys provided 90% protection against tuberculosis. More testing is needed before humans can be inoculated that way.