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Mar 13, 2017

Biology is software that builds its own hardware

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Software we can upgrade. Genetics and biotech have made “LIFE” our new canvas.

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Mar 13, 2017

Scientists reveal new super-fast form of computer that ‘grows as it computes’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, engineering, quantum physics

Researchers from The University of Manchester have shown it is possible to build a new super-fast form of computer that “grows as it computes”.

Professor Ross D King and his team have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of engineering a nondeterministic universal Turing machine (NUTM), and their research is to be published in the prestigious Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

The theoretical properties of such a computing machine, including its exponential boost in speed over electronic and quantum computers, have been well understood for many years – but the Manchester breakthrough demonstrates that it is actually possible to physically create a NUTM using DNA molecules.

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Mar 13, 2017

Windowless Airplane

Posted by in category: transportation

Windowless planes could be a game changer in aviation! 🙌 🙌.

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Mar 13, 2017

Boston Dynamics Officially Unveils Its Wheel-Leg Robot: “Best of Both Worlds”

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Boston Dynamics’s Handle is a humanoid robot on wheels, and it’s amazing.

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Mar 13, 2017

Western Digital Is Starting To Produce World’s First 64-Layer 3D NAND Flash Memory Chip

Posted by in category: computing

Western Digital begins production of the first 64-layers 3D NAND memory chip in the world. (Photo : SanDisk / YouTube)

Western Digital has announced on Monday, Feb. 6, that it has started its production of the densest 3D NAND flash memory chips in the industry. The new Western Digital 3D NAND chips enable three bits of data to be stored in each cell and stack 64 layers atop another.

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Mar 13, 2017

These are the Basic Income Experiments Coming in 2017

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

In Brief Universal Basic Income is being touted by experts as the only way for humanity to survive in the coming age of automation. There are various experiments being conducted this year that could pave the way for the practice in the future.

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Mar 13, 2017

Tilt way out over Chicago

Posted by in category: futurism

These tilting windows give you the best view of Chicago.

Check out 360 CHICAGO.

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Mar 13, 2017

Tesla is so sure its cars are safe you’ll say goodbye to a lot more than just steering wheels

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

In the self-driving future envisioned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, car owners might be saying “goodbye” to a whole lot more than steering wheels.

Musk is so sure of the safety features bundled into Tesla vehicles that his company has begun offering some customers a lifetime insurance and maintenance package at the time of purchase.

No more monthly insurance bills. No more unexpected repair costs.

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Mar 13, 2017

BMW and LEGO collaborated to create the concept hoverbike of our dreams

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

LEGO and BMW teamed up to create a model set for one of the automaker’s most popular motorcycles – BMW R 1200 GS Adventure.

Lego Technic engineers used the same 603 pieces from the model to construct a concept hoverbike. Then, their colleagues at BMW, impressed by the design, built a life-sized replica of the futuristic bike.

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Mar 13, 2017

DeepCoder builds programs using code it finds lying around

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, security

Like all great programmers I get most of my code from StackOverflow questions. Can’t figure out how to add authentication to Flask? Easy. Want to shut down sendmail? Boom. Now, thanks to all the code on the Internet, a robot can be as smart as a $180,000 coder.

The system, called DeepCoder, basically searches a corpus of code to build a project that works to spec. It’s been used to complete programming competitions and could be pointed at a larger set of data to build more complex products.

From the paper:

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