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Dec 1, 2024

Global dengue outbreak reaches Texas with locally born case

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

More than 100 Texans have been infected with the common mosquito-spread virus dengue. Recently, the state reported a case acquired in the Lone Star State.

Dec 1, 2024

New Material to make Next Generation of Electronics Faster and More Efficient

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, mobile phones, robotics/AI

With the increase of new technology and artificial intelligence, the demand for efficient and powerful semiconductors continues to grow. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have achieved a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more efficient. This artificially designed material allows electrons to move faster while remaining transparent to both visible and ultraviolet light, breaking the previous record.

The research, published in Science Advances, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, marks a significant leap forward in semiconductor design, which is crucial to a trillion-dollar global industry expected to continue growing as digital technologies expand.

Semiconductors power nearly all electronics, from smartphones to medical devices. A key to advancing these technologies lies in improving what scientists refer to as “ultra-wide band gap” materials. These materials can conduct electricity efficiently even under extreme conditions. Ultra-wide band gap semiconductors enable high-performance at elevated temperatures, making them essential for more durable and robust electronics.

Dec 1, 2024

Dark Energy May Be Evolving, Transforming Our View of the Universe

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

The DESI collaboration’s latest research supports the standard model of gravity and hints at evolving dark energy, based on a detailed analysis of data from millions of galaxies and quasars. These results contribute significantly to understanding the accelerated expansion of the universe.

A physicist from the University of Texas at Dallas, alongside an international team of researchers in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration, is conducting a multiyear mission to tackle one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: Why is the universe’s expansion accelerating?

Scientists have proposed competing theories to explain this phenomenon. One theory suggests that dark energy, an unknown force, is driving galaxies apart. Another theory posits that gravity—the force that binds objects together in local systems like our solar system—behaves differently on vast cosmic scales and may need to be revised to account for the accelerating expansion.

Dec 1, 2024

Catalysis Reinvented: New Ultra-Thin Nanosheets To Drive Green Energy

Posted by in categories: energy, nanotechnology

Nagoya University researchers have pioneered a surfactant-based method to create amorphous nanosheets, enabling production from previously inaccessible materials like aluminum and rhodium oxides.

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have addressed a significant challenge in nanosheet technology. Their innovative approach employs surfactants to produce amorphous nanosheets from various materials, including difficult-to-synthesize ultra-thin amorphous metal oxides such as aluminum and rhodium. This breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, sets the stage for future advances in the application of these nanosheets such as those used within fuel cells.

The upcoming generation of nanotechnology requires components that are just a few nanometers thick (one billionth of a meter). These ultrathin layers, which are essential for improving functionality, are known as nanosheets.

Dec 1, 2024

Canada firm compresses spherical tokamak plasma in a world-first

Posted by in category: futurism

General Fusion attained world-first achievements using its uniquely practical Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology.

Dec 1, 2024

Powerful New US-Indian Satellite will Track Earth’s Changing Surface

Posted by in category: satellites

Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure.

We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion. Scientists have used satellites and ground-based instruments to track land movement associated with volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and other phenomena. But a new satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) aims to improve what we know and, potentially, help us prepare for and recover from natural and human-caused disasters.

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will measure the motion of nearly all of the planet’s land and ice-covered surfaces twice every 12 days. The pace of NISAR’s data collection will give researchers a fuller picture of how Earth’s surface changes over time. “This kind of regular observation allows us to look at how Earth’s surface moves across nearly the entire planet,” said Cathleen Jones, NISAR applications lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Dec 1, 2024

Generate: Generate: Biomedicines Announces Multi-Target Collaboration with Novartis to Discover and Develop Protein Therapeutics with Generative AI

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

Generate Biomedicines is a new kind of therapeutics company—existing at the intersection of biology, machine learning, and biological engineering.

Dec 1, 2024

Conquer Aging Or Die Trying Podcast Episode 5: Crissman Loomis ‪@Unaging.Crissman.Loomis‬

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

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Dec 1, 2024

Humanity May Reach Singularity Within Just 6 Years, Trend Study Shows

Posted by in category: singularity

By one major metric, artificial general intelligence is much closer than you think.

Dec 1, 2024

How Robotics, AI, and Nanotech are Solving Global Health Issues

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, nanotechnology, quantum physics, robotics/AI

Advancements in deep-tech solutions addressing global healthcare challenges.

The landscape of healthcare is undergoing a radical transformation fueled by deep-tech innovations that tackle some of the most pressing global health challenges. Deep-tech, a term that encompasses technologies grounded in scientific research and engineering advancements, is reshaping diagnostics, treatment modalities, and healthcare delivery systems on a global scale. With increasing demands for accessible, efficient, and equitable healthcare, deep-tech solutions—such as artificial intelligence (AI), advanced robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and quantum computing—are playing pivotal roles in reshaping modern medicine.

This article explores the advancements in deep-tech solutions that are addressing global healthcare challenges and provides insight into how these technologies are likely to shape the future of medicine, impacting medical professionals, patients, and healthcare systems worldwide.

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