Backed by a $2.3M grant from the NIH and NIH/NIBIB, Thanh Nguyen will stimulate cartilage regeneration in large animal models
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Light-Powered AI Chips: The Photonic Revolution That’s About to Change Everything
Light-Powered AI Chips: The Photonic Revolution That’s About to Change Everything ## The future of artificial intelligence (AI) may be revolutionized by photonic AI chips that use light instead of electricity to process information, enabling faster, more efficient, and heat-free computing.
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Photonic AI Technology.
🔬 Q: What makes photonic AI chips more efficient than current AI chips? A: Photonic AI chips are 100x more energy efficient and produce virtually zero heat compared to electronic chips, as they use light instead of electrons for computation.
🌈 Q: How do photonic chips encode information differently? A: Photonic chips can encode information simultaneously in wavelength, amplitude, and phase by bouncing light off mirrors and optical devices, replacing traditional electronic processors.
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Space Habitat Clusters & Conglomerations
Space isn’t just for lonely colonies—it’s for communities. Join us as we imagine constellations of space habitats bound by tethers, trade, and trust, building not just homes in the stars but entire civilizations.
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1:13 Why Clustered Habitats?
6:00 Habitat Types and Roles Within Clusters.
9:41 Mobility and Modularity – The Politics of Moveable Worlds.
14:02 Tethers, Transit, and Shared Infrastructure.
17:35 Shapes of Clusters and Dynamic Conglomerations.
23:43 Nebula.
25:21 Digital Ecosystems and Cultural Identity.
25:19 Economics and Trade in Habitat Constellations.
26:52 Education and Intergenerational Planning.
28:17 Security and Conflict Management.
29:10 A Tale of Unity.
32:29 Religion, Ritual, and Meaning.
33:19 The Long View: Legacy and Civilization.
34:07 Closing Reflections
Differences in brain chemistry shape two common movement disorders
Researchers have identified a neurochemical signature that sets Parkinson’s disease apart from essential tremor — two of the most common movement disorders, but each linked to distinct changes in the brain.
In a new study in Nature Communications, scientists identified unique chemical signaling patterns of two key neurotransmitters — dopamine and serotonin — that distinguish these two disorders.
“This study builds on decades of work,” said a co-senior author, who with colleagues developed the multi-faceted technologies and the theoretical constructs for the work over their 15 years at the research institute.
Google DeepMind discovers new solutions to century-old problems in fluid dynamics
For centuries, mathematicians have developed complex equations to describe the fundamental physics involved in fluid dynamics. These laws govern everything from the swirling vortex of a hurricane to airflow lifting an airplane’s wing.
Experts can carefully craft scenarios that make theory go against practice, leading to situations which could never physically happen. These situations, such as when quantities like velocity or pressure become infinite, are called ‘singularities’ or ‘blow ups’. They help mathematicians identify fundamental limitations in the equations of fluid dynamics, and help improve our understanding of how the physical world functions.
In a new paper, we introduce an entirely new family of mathematical blow ups to some of the most complex equations that describe fluid motion. We’re publishing this work in collaboration with mathematicians and geophysicists from institutions including Brown University, New York University and Stanford University.