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Jun 3, 2019

Why Quantum Computing Requires Quantum Cryptography

Posted by in categories: computing, encryption, internet, quantum physics

Quantum computing is cool, but you know what would be extra awesome — a quantum internet. In fact if we want the first we’ll need the latter. And the first step to the quantum internet is quantum cryptography.

Aired: 05/31/19

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Jun 3, 2019

Quantum leaps are real – and now we can control them

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Quantum leaps are generally assumed to be instantaneous, but researchers have figured out how to intercept them midway, which may be useful in quantum computing.

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Jun 3, 2019

This Clothing Line Was Designed By AI

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI

‘Glitch’ is a new company that sells dresses generated by machine learning algorithms.

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Jun 3, 2019

There May Be Creatures On This Planet More Intelligent Than Humans, Study Says

Posted by in category: futurism

It has long been known that humans are very intelligent, often thought of as the most intelligent. However, could there be something far more intelligent that blows us humans out of the water? Quite a lot of people think the answer to that question is yes. What is it though?

A study from last year (2018) suggests that Dolphins are highly intelligent creatures, so much so that they may surpass human intelligence in some respects. One of those ways being self-awareness. The study used was a mirror-self recognition (MSR) test which basically consists of presenting a mirror to the test subject and seeing how long it takes them or it to recognize themselves.

When presented with a mirror, human infants aren’t usually able to recognize themselves until they are around 12 months old. Bottlenose dolphins, on the other hand, are able to recognize themselves at just seven months old. The experiment was done on both male and female dolphins to get a range of results.

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Jun 3, 2019

When One Protected Species Kills Another, What Are Conservationists to Do?

Posted by in category: futurism

Complex decisions that sapient beings must make.


What if great white sharks threaten sea otters? Dilemmas are on the rise in an increasingly disrupted environment.

  • By David Shiffman on June 3, 2019

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Jun 3, 2019

This robot may one day write you a traffic ticket

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The robot is a proof-of-concept developed by Stanford Research Institute international to aid police with traffic stops.

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Jun 3, 2019

Companies report progress on blood tests to detect cancer

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A California company says its experimental blood test was able to detect many types of cancer at an early stage and gave very few false alarms in a study that included people with and without the disease.

Grail Inc. gave results in a news release on Friday and will report them Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. They have not been published in a journal or reviewed by other scientists.

Many companies are trying to develop early detection “liquid biopsy” tests that capture bits of DNA that cancer cells shed into blood.

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Jun 3, 2019

Caltech reactor could convert CO2 into breathable oxygen for space trips

Posted by in categories: climatology, space, sustainability

Although oxygen is common throughout the cosmos, most of it isn’t in the form that we as humans need to breathe – molecular oxygen, or O2. Now, researchers at Caltech claim to have created a reactor that can turn carbon dioxide into molecular oxygen, which could help us fight climate change here on Earth or generate oxygen for life in space.

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Jun 3, 2019

Beyond CSI: How big data is reshaping the world of forensics

Posted by in category: information science

In recent years, forensics scientists, statisticians, and engineers have been working to put crime scene forensics on a stronger footing, with some classic techniques falling out of favor.

[Photos: OpenClipart-Vectors/Pixabay; Hunter Harritt/Unsplash; blickpixel/Pixabay].

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Jun 3, 2019

These $10 Sensor-Packed Gloves Could Give Robots a Sense of Touch

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

Machines are mastering vision and language, but one sense they’re lagging behind on is touch. Now researchers have created a sensor-laden glove for just $10 and recorded the most comprehensive tactile dataset to date, which can be used to train machine learning algorithms to feel the world around them.

Dexterity would be an incredibly useful skill for robots to master, opening up new applications everywhere from hospitals to our homes. And they’ve been coming along in leaps and strides in their ability to manipulate objects, OpenAI’s cube juggling robotic hand being a particularly impressive example.

So far, though, they’ve had one hand tied behind their backs. Most approaches have relied on using either visual data or demonstrations to show machines how they should grasp objects. But if you look at how humans learn to manipulate objects, you realize that’s just one part of the puzzle.

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