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Nov 25, 2018

An intermediary between qubits provides basis for control and scaling

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Linking qubits via an intermediary protects quantum information for longer.

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Nov 25, 2018

Unexpectedly Vanishing Quasars Are Mystifying Scientists

Posted by in category: cosmology

Quasars powered by supermassive black holes have been unexpectedly vanishing. Scientists have started to figure out why.

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Nov 25, 2018

The human brain has two internal clocks that allow you to see the future, new research says

Posted by in categories: futurism, neuroscience

Our results suggest at least two different ways in which the brain has evolved to anticipate the future.


Go ahead and add ‘seeing the future’ to the growing list of amazing things your brain can do.

Well, almost, at least. According to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, it turns out that humans have the innate skill to somewhat predict or anticipate some things moments before they actually happen.

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Nov 25, 2018

A Giant Leap Forward For

Posted by in category: futurism

SOLAR TECH

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Nov 25, 2018

A Bold New Strategy for Stopping the Rise of Superbugs

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution

Over the past 90 years, scientists have discovered hundreds of antibiotics—microbe-killing drugs that have brought many pernicious diseases to heel. But every time researchers identify a new drug, bacteria inevitably evolve to resist it within a matter of years. We thrust; they parry. Now, with the flow of new antibiotics having dried up for decades, our stalemated duel with infectious bacteria threatens to end in outright defeat. Superbugs are ascendant around the world, including those that resist all commonly used drugs.


Scientists have pinpointed a molecule that accelerates the evolution of drug-resistant microbes. Now they’re trying to find a way to block it.

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Nov 25, 2018

See How AI Can Turn Almost Any Surface Into a User Interface

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

A startup called HyperSurfaces wants to completely change how you interact with the physical world — and based on some recently released demo videos, it might just meet that lofty goal.

The London-based startup recently unveiled a new technology that can transform any object into a user interface. Essentially, this tech lets you communicate with a computing system using virtually anything you like as a conduit — a glass wall, a car door, even a metal clothes rack — and it has the potential to end our reliance on keyboards, buttons, and touch screens forever.

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Nov 25, 2018

Refugees in Uganda Are Earning Money

Posted by in categories: economics, mobile phones

They can increase their income 16-fold using just their phones.

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Nov 25, 2018

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Already, it could help people express hunger or pain.

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Nov 25, 2018

Russian Hackers Have New Techniques to Steal Data

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

It’s a cybersecurity arms race.

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Nov 25, 2018

Experts Warn of Amazon’s Accent-Detecting Technology

Posted by in category: futurism

Amazon designed the tech to improve customer service, but it could end up violating your civil rights.

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