Researchers have explored how memory is tied to the hippocampus, with findings that will expand scientists’ understanding of how memory works and ideally aid in detection, prevention, and treatment of memory disorders.
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Dec 29, 2018
Australian researchers have developed a test that can detect cancer cells in 10 minutes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology
A quick and easy test devised by scientists from the University of Queensland could transform cancer diagnosis as we know it.
Cancer is a difficult disease to diagnose because different types are characterised by different signatures. Until now, scientists have been unable to find a unique signature common to all forms of cancer that would set it apart from healthy cells.
That’s what University of Queensland researchers Dr Laura Carrascosa, Dr Abu Sina and Professor Matt Trau have addressed. They have discovered a unique DNA nanostructure that seems to be common to all types of cancer and is visible when cancer cells are placed in water.
Dec 29, 2018
It’s time to protect the blockchain from quantum-enabled hackers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, quantum physics
To save the tamper-proof ledger from quantum-enabled hackers, the two technologies will join forces. If they don’t, data is at risk.
Dec 29, 2018
New Calculations May Finally Make Fusion Energy a Reality
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: nuclear energy
But despite all our advances, we’re not a whole lot closer to creating net-positive nuclear fusion. Put simply, that’s because these machines just take so much energy to generate plasma.
In fact, Wendelstein 7-X isn’t even intended to generate usable amounts of energy, ever. It’s just a proof of concept.
But for years, Hora and her team have been working on alternative designs. And in this study, they tested them out experimentally as well as through simulations.
Dec 29, 2018
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk “Will Transform Civilization As We Know It”
Posted by Michael Lance in category: Elon Musk
Dec 29, 2018
Earthquake of 6.9 strikes off Philippines, small tsunami possible
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were possible along its coast as well as in parts of Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
There were no reports of casualties or damage, from the earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said struck 193 km (120 miles) east of the Philippine city of General Santos, at a depth of 60 km (37 miles).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said “hazardous tsunami waves” were possible within 300 km (186 miles) of the epicenter along the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines.
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The international mobile communications system is built on top of several layers of technology, parts of which are more than 40 years old. Some of these old technologies are insecure, others have never had a proper audit and many simply haven’t received the attention needed to secure them properly. The protocols that form the underpinnings of the mobile system weren’t built with security in mind.
Security flaws threaten our privacy and bank accounts. So why aren’t we fixing them?
Dec 29, 2018
This inventor applied game theory to machine learning to make computers smarter
Posted by Michael Lance in category: robotics/AI
Most read of 2018: A scientist at Google Brain devised a way for a machine-learning system to teach itself about how the world works.
Invented a way for neural networks to get better by working together.
Dec 28, 2018
New Fiber Could Be the Foundation for Futuristic Smart Garments
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology
Self-assembling silver tubes might someday wire up your clothes.
Inspired by blood vessels, the silver nanowires practically manufacture themselves.
Dec 28, 2018
Nuclear Scientists Continue to Search for Undiscovered Isotopes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Nuclear researchers suspect that there are nearly 4,000 undiscovered nuclei that may help lead us to new machines and practices that benefit human life.
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