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Jan 10, 2017
Fast Radio Bursts from Extragalactic Light Sails
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: alien life, engineering
Abstract: We examine the possibility that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) originate from the activity of extragalactic civilizations. Our analysis shows that beams used for powering large light sails could yield parameters that are consistent with FRBs. The characteristic diameter of the beam emitter is estimated through a combination of energetic and engineering constraints, and both approaches intriguingly yield a similar result which is on the scale of a large rocky planet. Moreover, the optimal frequency for powering the light sail is shown to be similar to the detected FRB frequencies. These ‘coincidences’ lend some credence to the possibility that FRBs might be artificial in origin. Other relevant quantities, such as the typical mass of the light sail, and the angular velocity of the beam, are also derived. By using the FRB occurrence rate, we infer upper bounds on the rate of FRBs from extragalactic civilizations in a typical galaxy. The possibility of detecting fainter signals is briefly discussed, and the wait time for an exceptionally bright FRB event in the Milky Way is estimated.
Jan 10, 2017
The Hunt For Aliens is a Grassroots Movement Funded by Billionaires
Posted by Carse Peel in category: alien life
The search for aliens has become a grassroots movement for billionaires.
The last few years demonstrate that extraterrestrial research has finally moved into the mainstream — and money is pouring in fast.
Aside from a strange blip in the 1950s and early 1960s, the search for extraterrestrial life has primarily taken place at society’s fringes. Public figures have not historically risked their reputations advocating the search for alien life. And within the scientific community, the subject was largely (and understandably) sidelined until recent years, when telescopes that could detect new planets and instruments that found the ingredients for life on other worlds allowed serious-minded researchers to pass the laugh test.
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Jan 10, 2017
More Than Human: Scientist is Building Animal-Like Machines to Save Lives
Posted by Carse Peel in category: robotics/AI
Jan 10, 2017
Meet Prosthesis, the terrifying 14ft-tall ‘anti-robot’ that runs 20mph
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, transhumanism
Meet ‘Prosthesis’, the terrifying 14ft-tall ‘anti-robot’ that can carry a human and run over 20mph almost SILENTLY…
A 14-foot-tall exo-bionic racing robot could soon be tearing across the Nevada desert.
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Jan 10, 2017
Microsoft looks to tap quasiparticles to bring about a scalable quantum computer
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, engineering, quantum physics
Microsoft has been on a quest to build the holy grail of computers for over a decade, dumping tons of money into researching quantum computing and the company says they are ready to transition over to the engineering phase of their endeavor. At least that’s what MS executive Todd Holmdahl aims to accomplish by developing the hardware and software to do so.
Jan 10, 2017
Image of the Week: Multi-lobe probability density function
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: quantum physics
How do 2 random mix Quantum States look like in a graphics image? Pretty.
Today’s Image of the Week comes from a study of The difference between two random mixed quantum states: exact and asymptotic spectral analysis from the Universidad de los Andes and ETH Zürich. In this recent JPhysA paper, José Mejía, Camilo Zapata and Alonso Botero investigate the spectral statistics of the difference of two density matrices, each of which is independently obtained by partially tracing a random bipartite pure quantum state. Their results make it possible to quantify the typical asymptotic distance between the two random mixed states using various distance measures.
Jan 10, 2017
Invisible Combat Vehicles May Now Be Possible; Russian Scientists Claim
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: innovation, transportation
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VTXmmttInWk
Interesting.
20 Armata tanks boasted with a science breakthrough idea that reduced visibility with high-tech armor protection have successfully been tested in Russia.
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Jan 10, 2017
10 Powerful Examples Of Artificial Intelligence In Use Today
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: information science, life extension, quantum physics, robotics/AI
Not sure where the author got his messaging on AI and QC (namely AI more fluid and human like due to QC); but it sounds a lot like my words. However, there is one lost piece to the AI story even with QC to make AI more human like and that is when you have Synbio involved in the mix. In fact I can not wait to see what my friend Alex Zhavoronkov and his team does with QC in his anti-aging work. I expect to see many great things with QC, AI, and Synbio together.
Nonetheless, I am glad to see others also seeing the capability that many of us do see.
Applications of Artificial Intelligence In Use Today
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