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May 1, 2021

New Brain-Like Computing Device With Electrochemical “Synaptic Transistors” Simulates Human Learning

Posted by in categories: chemistry, computing, food, neuroscience

Researchers have developed a brain-like computing device that is capable of learning by association.

Similar to how famed physiologist Ivan Pavlov conditioned dogs to associate a bell with food, researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Hong Kong successfully conditioned their circuit to associate light with pressure.

The research will be published today (April 30, 2021) in the journal Nature Communications.

May 1, 2021

Images: 10 incredible volcanoes in our solar system

Posted by in category: space

These violent openings are windows into the inner workings and origins of our neighboring planets and their moons.

May 1, 2021

Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Helps Unravel the Physics Underlying Quantum Systems

Posted by in categories: information science, mathematics, particle physics, quantum physics, robotics/AI

Protocol to reverse engineer Hamiltonian models advances automation of quantum devices.

Scientists from the University of Bristol ’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QETLabs) have developed an algorithm that provides valuable insights into the physics underlying quantum systems — paving the way for significant advances in quantum computation and sensing, and potentially turning a new page in scientific investigation.

In physics, systems of particles and their evolution are described by mathematical models, requiring the successful interplay of theoretical arguments and experimental verification. Even more complex is the description of systems of particles interacting with each other at the quantum mechanical level, which is often done using a Hamiltonian model. The process of formulating Hamiltonian models from observations is made even harder by the nature of quantum states, which collapse when attempts are made to inspect them.

May 1, 2021

Oshkosh takes victory lap over Postal Service delivery truck contract

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Oshkosh can make 100% battery-electric delivery trucks for the U.S. Postal Service, likely dashing Workhorse’s hopes of reigniting the competition.


Oshkosh Truck Corp. (NYSE: OSK) can make 100% battery-electric delivery trucks for the U.S. Postal Service, undercutting an assertion by Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) that its being passed over for the contract dooms the mail service to remaining a source of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

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May 1, 2021

Kleos Space develops tool for in-space manufacturing of large structures

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, satellites

SAN FRANCISCO — Kleos Space is conducting a six-month test of technology for in-space manufacturing of large 3D carbon fiber structures that could be used to construct solar arrays, star shades and interferometry antennas.

The company with operations in Luxembourg, the United States and United Kingdom is best known for radio frequency reconnaissance satellites. In the background, however, Kleos has been designing and developing in-space manufacturing technology called Futrism to robotically produce a carbon-fiber I-beam with embedded fiber-optic cables that is more than 100 meters long.

“It’s something that we have linked to our roadmap for RF, because it’s something that could deploy very large antennas for RF reconnaissance,” Kleos CEO Andy Bowyer told SpaceNews. “However, it’s useful for a whole range of other applications as well that we are very keen to work with partners on. We firmly believe that manufacturing in space is the future.”

May 1, 2021

Arcosanti: A Revolutionary Model of Super-Dense Urban Living

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This desert metropolis has a few hundred people living in it.

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May 1, 2021

The Singularity Is Near. A look At The Six Epochs Of The Universe

Posted by in categories: singularity, space

May 1, 2021

Ultracold Atom Interferometry Demonstrated in Space for the First Time

Posted by in categories: particle physics, space

Extremely precise measurements are possible using atom interferometers that employ the wave character of atoms for this purpose. They can thus be used, for example, to measure the gravitational field of the Earth or to detect gravitational waves. A team of scientists from Germany has now managed to successfully perform atom interferometry in space for the first time – onboard a sounding rocket. “We have established the technological basis for atom interferometry on board of a sounding rocket and demonstrated that such experiments are not only possible on Earth, but also in space,” said Professor Patrick Windpassinger of the Institute of Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), whose team was involved in the investigation. The results of their analyses have been published in Nature Communications.

A team of researchers from various universities and research centers led by Leibniz University Hannover launched the MAIUS-1 mission in January 2017. This has since become the first rocket mission on which a Bose-Einstein condensate has been generated in space. This special state of matter occurs when atoms – in this case atoms of rubidium – are cooled to a temperature close to absolute zero, or minus 273 degrees Celsius. “For us, this ultracold ensemble represented a very promising starting point for atom interferometry,” explained Windpassinger. Temperature is one of the determining factors, because measurements can be carried out more accurately and for longer periods at lower temperatures.

May 1, 2021

Scientists Discover Three Liquid Phases in Aerosol Particles

Posted by in categories: climatology, particle physics

Findings could help explain how air pollutants interact with the atmosphere.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia, University of California Irvine, and McGill University have discovered three liquid phases in aerosol particles, changing our understanding of air pollutants in the Earth’s atmosphere.

While aerosol particles were known to contain up to two liquid phases, the discovery of an additional liquid phase may be important to providing more accurate atmospheric models and climate predictions. The study was published recently in PNAS.

May 1, 2021

Stressed out: The cancer cells that survive chemotherapy, but at a cost

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

But being such effective survivors may come at a cost.

A group of Cancer Research UK-funded scientists are beginning to discover new vulnerabilities in cancer , which emerge when they enter “survival mode.”