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Apr 22, 2019
When Lab Experiments Carry Theological Implications
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Efforts to create new life-forms—and new universes—will raise profound questions.
- By Abraham Loeb on April 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019
What Makes the Strong Force So Special?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: particle physics
The next generation of wireless connectivity should be arriving around 2030, and bright minds in northern Finland are looking for ideas.
Apr 22, 2019
Stunning new material invented in Turkey: “Metallic wood” is 5 times stronger than titanium, but lighter
Posted by Tracy R. Atkins in categories: engineering, nanotechnology, particle physics
(Natural News) Turkish inventors have created a new building material that is five times stronger than titanium and has the density of wood planks. Most remarkably, this new “Metallic wood” is lighter than titanium and still has the chemical stability of metal for use in manufacturing applications.
The new material is made out of nickel-based cellular materials as small as 17 nano-meters in diameter. These electroplated nickel nano-particles are strategically arranged in struts to maximize their load-bearing strength as a whole. This strategic arrangement of nickel makes the material four times stronger than bulk nickel plating. By tinkering with nano-meter-scale geometry, the inventors can increase the strength and density of the new material. This geometric arrangement of cellular materials is spatially organized and repeated to generate the new “Metallic wood” material. This geometric nano-meter engineering feat produces a very dense material, like that of wood. The inventors have even made the material as dense as water (1,000?kg/m3).
Apr 22, 2019
A phase I fixed-dose feasibility study of MK615 and gemcitabine in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer
Posted by James Christian Smith in category: biotech/medical
Background: The medical agent #MK615 is produced from #JapaneseApricot and contains a number of cyclic triterpenes. Antitumor activity of MK615 and its additive effect when combined with gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cell line. MIAPaCa-2 was previously reported by our group. The objective of this phase I trial was to evaluate safety and feasibility of combined MK615 and gemcitabine therapy in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Conclusions: Combined MK615 and gemcitabine therapy was well-tolerated and showed antitumor activity in patients previously treated without gemcitabine or untreated patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Currently, we are planning phase II trials for elderly or frail people.
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Apr 22, 2019
Interfering trajectories in experimental quantum-enhanced stochastic simulation
Posted by James Christian Smith in categories: futurism, quantum physics
Simulations of stochastic processes play an important role in the quantitative sciences, enabling the characterisation of complex systems. Recent work has established a quantum advantage in stochastic simulation, leading to quantum devices that execute a simulation using less memory than possible by classical means. To realise this advantage it is essential that the memory register remains coherent, and coherently interacts with the processor, allowing the simulator to operate over many time steps. Here we report a multi-time-step experimental simulation of a stochastic process using less memory than the classical limit. A key feature of the photonic quantum information processor is that it creates a quantum superposition of all possible future trajectories that the system can evolve into. This superposition allows us to introduce, and demonstrate, the idea of comparing statistical futures of two classical processes via quantum interference. We demonstrate interference of two 16-dimensional quantum states, representing statistical futures of our process, with a visibility of 0.96 ± 0.02.
Apr 22, 2019
Man Makes and Sells Compostable Wild Grass Straws
Posted by James Christian Smith in categories: habitats, sustainability
Imagine being able to use grass instead of plastic for #Straws…Zero Waste Saigon, which also sells the straws, says that finding a human use for the grass, helps preserve wetlands, which provide habitat for Sarus Crane birds, because it prevents them from being turned into crop land.
This man has come up with a super sustainable — and truly biodegradable —substitute for plastic straws.
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Apr 22, 2019
Folding Secrets of Protein Unlocked by Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
A scientist from Harvard has used Ai to create a method for successfully predicting the folded shape of any protein. The work could have massive implications for the design and development of life-saving medicine.
Apr 22, 2019
Astronomers just found a second galaxy containing no dark matter – and it may change everything we knew about how galaxies are formed
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
The discovery of a similar galaxy, previously found in March 2018, was met with praise and criticism as it defies existing dark matter theory.