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Decoding the Language of Neurons
A new study reveals surprising variations in the neural code. By Ryan Dalton on July 2, 2019
This Jellyfish Robot Is Much More Than Just a Good Swimmer
You’d be hard-pressed to find more opposite opposites than jellyfish and robots. Jellyfish pump through the oceans with effortless grace, while robots struggle to not fall on their faces—and that’s when they’re not catching on fire. Now, though, those two worlds are merging, with a tiny, exceedingly simple robot modeled after larval jellyfish that can… Continue reading This Jellyfish Robot Is Much More Than Just a Good Swimmer
NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 Test of Orion
What is today’s NASA’s Orion Spacecraft ascent abort test all about? We’re verifying the Orion capsule’s launch abort system, a tower on top of the crew module, can steer the capsule and astronauts inside it to safety in the event of an issue after liftoff. The test is quick, fast and high, lasting less than… Continue reading NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 Test of Orion
Physicists developed an interface for quantum computers
Quantum physics will bring us even faster computers and tap-proof communication. However, there are still a number of problems to solve before the breakthrough. The prototype of a quantum interface, which was developed at the Institute for Science and Technology (IST) Austria, brings us one step closer to quantum internet. The transfer of information from… Continue reading Physicists developed an interface for quantum computers
How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds
University of Washington researchers created a method for two people help a third person solve a task using only their minds. Heather Wessel, a recent UW graduate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology (left), and Savannah Cassis, a UW undergraduate in psychology (right) sent information about a Tetris-like game from their brains over the internet… Continue reading How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds
Cancer neoantigens provide new research leads for personalized vaccine development
Next-generation sequencing technologies are helping researchers to find mutations unique to an individual’s cancer as well as the genetic signatures that predict their immune response. Can they use these clues to develop long-lasting and effective anticancer vaccines?
Top 22 Best Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Books of All Time
The recent explosion of interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning has been mirrored by an explosion in book titles on these same topics. One of the best ways to decide which books could be useful for your career is to look at which books others are reading. If you are searching for… Continue reading Top 22 Best Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Books of All Time
Hidden layer of gene control influences everything from cancer to memory
Chemical tags on RNA usher in new realm of epigenetics.
Math can help uncover cancer’s secrets
Irina Kareva translates biology into mathematics and vice versa. She writes mathematical models that describe the dynamics of cancer, with the goal of developing new drugs that target tumors. “The power and beauty of mathematical modeling lies in the fact that it makes you formalize, in a very rigorous way, what we think we know,”… Continue reading Math can help uncover cancer’s secrets