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Jun 30, 2018

Astronomers observe the magnetic field of the remains of supernova 1987A

Posted by in categories: cosmology, evolution

For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the magnetism in one of astronomy’s most studied objects: the remains of Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), a dying star that appeared in our skies over thirty years ago.

In addition to being an impressive observational achievement, the detection provides insight into the early stages of the evolution of supernova remnants and the cosmic magnetism within them.

“The magnetism we’ve detected is around 50,000 times weaker than a fridge magnet,” says Prof. Bryan Gaensler. “And we’ve been able to measure this from a distance of around 1.6 million trillion kilometres.”

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Jun 30, 2018

Bulldozer drives itself

Posted by in category: futurism

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Jun 30, 2018

Time Split to the Nanosecond Is Precisely What Wall Street Wants

Posted by in categories: computing, finance

Driven by the needs of the financial industry, researchers are working on ways to manage vast computer systems down to 100 billionths of a second.

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Jun 30, 2018

Extra PCs laying around? Why not mine Bitcoin?

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, economics, internet, supercomputing

I get this question a lot. Today, I was asked to write an answer at Quora.com, a Q&A web site at which I am the local cryptocurrency expert. It’s time to address this issue here at Lifeboat.

Question

I have many PCs laying around my home and office.
Some are current models with fast Intel CPUs. Can
I mine Bitcoin to make a little money on the side?

Answer

Other answers focus on the cost of electricity, the number of hashes or teraflops achieved by a computer CPU or the size of the current Bitcoin reward. But, you needn’t dig into any of these details to understand this answer.

You can find the mining software to mine Bitcoin or any other coin on any equipment. Even a phone or wristwatch. But, don’t expect to make money. Mining Bitcoin with an x86 CPU (Core or Pentium equivalent) is never cost effective—not even when Bitcoin was trading at nearly $20,000. A computer with a fast $1500 graphics card will bring you closer to profitability, but not by much.

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Jun 30, 2018

Kroger will use autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries this fall

Posted by in categories: drones, robotics/AI

Gradually automating the entire grocery store process. From initial delivery of products to the store/warehouse. To a store that will be optional to go to, but if you do want to go into the store it will be almost fully automated, to delivery drones and self driving vehicles that will bring you your order in under an hour. That is what Amazon is really up to.


Self-driving delivery startup Nuro scores major deal with Kroger.

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Jun 30, 2018

Discover This Forgotten Region of the Brain, According to a Neuroscientist

Posted by in category: neuroscience

What else do you think is hiding up there?

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Jun 30, 2018

Scientists can 3D print human heart tissue now. The future is here

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical

One day, 3D bioprinting will be used for printing out entire new organs to replace our old, knackered ones. This week, Chicago-based biotech startup Biolife4D announced a milestone on the road to this goal: Its ability to bioprint human cardiac tissue. Here’s why that’s important.

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Jun 30, 2018

Google researchers created an amazing scene-rendering AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A neural network from Google’s DeepMind has impressive spatial reasoning skills.

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Jun 30, 2018

Boeing to unveil mystery plane that will ‘change the future of air power’

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

B oeing, one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers, is poised to unveil a “robust” new plane that will be “changing the future of air power”, the company claims.

The secret aircraft has a ‘Batmobile’ style, according to a teaser video posted on Twitter of the plane by Phantom Works, Boeing’s advanced design division, which has focussed on several highly classified projects.

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Jun 30, 2018

Amazing Facts About Star Clusters

Posted by in category: space

#Stars #Astronomy

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