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Oct 5, 2019

Astronomers Have Traced a Single Neutrino to a Collision 3.8 Billion Light-Years Away

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

When a single neutrino was detected by a neutrino detector in Antarctica in September 2017, it was the start of something amazing. It was to become the first-ever high-energy neutrino that astronomers could trace back to an origin — a blazar galaxy called TXS 0506+056, 3.8 billion light-years away.

But, in the manner of many great discoveries, that revelation opened up a whole new can of questions, including this: why, of all the galaxies with similar properties, has a neutrino only ever been traced to this one?

Now, astronomers have found a possible answer, pinpointing the source event that produced this neutrino. The relativistic jet blasting out of a supermassive black hole could have acted as a cosmic particle collider, producing a flurry of neutrinos that, due to the shape and wobble of the jet, ended up streaming through Earth.

Oct 5, 2019

DeepMind’s AI can apply learned knowledge to complete novel tasks

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

In an experiment, DeepMind researchers investigated the extent to which AI agents could generalize learned knowledge to unseen tasks.

Oct 5, 2019

The Nobel Prize in Physics: The papers

Posted by in category: physics

[p] Physics Today takes the spotlight off the laureates and instead focuses on the papers that prompted Nobel glory.[/p].

Oct 5, 2019

‘Goliath Is Winning’: The Biggest U.S. Banks Are Set to Automate Away 200,000 Jobs

Posted by in categories: employment, finance, robotics/AI

Over the next decade, U.S. banks, which are investing $150 billion in technology annually, will use automation to eliminate 200,000 jobs, thus facilitating “the greatest transfer from labor to capital” in the industry’s history. The call is coming from inside the house this time, too—both the projection and the quote come from a recent Wells Fargo report, whose lead author, Mike Mayo, told the Financial Times that he expects the industry to shed 10 percent of all of its jobs.

Oct 5, 2019

Gene Therapy part 2 with Liz Parrish

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db14k51TGww

Regenerativa no asociada egos narcisistas o cánones de belleza pagada bien doctora liz bien.

Oct 5, 2019

U.S. Air Force scientists developed liquid metal which autonomously changes structure

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

As reported by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, military scientists have developed a “Terminator-like” liquid metal that can autonomously change the structure, just like in a Hollywood movie.

The scientists developed liquid metal systems for stretchable electronics – that can be bent, folded, crumpled and stretched – are major research areas towards next-generation military devices.

Conductive materials change their properties as they are strained or stretched. Typically, electrical conductivity decreases and resistance increases with stretching.

Oct 5, 2019

Paralyzed man able to walk with mind-controlled exoskeleton suit

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, space

He said it felt like being the first man to walk on the moon.

Oct 4, 2019

The Defense Department Plans to Build Radiation-proof CRISPR Soldiers

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A Defense Department project plans to temporarily alter human genes, and shield people from deadly radiation exposure.

Oct 4, 2019

LinkedIn: AI thoughts; Does it make sense to develop common sense for AI?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Oct 4, 2019

CERN Open Days Cultural programme in the Main Auditorium

Posted by in category: particle physics

The next big questions in particle physics, a talk by CERN’s Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti.

- Set-up: regular talk with wash out lights and with one hand mic — ppt Presentation no sound — English translated to FR.