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May 25, 2024

Daniel C. Dennett: Qualia are virtual, and none the worse for it

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This talk is part of a workshop on “To be or not to be… conscious. Phenomenal Realism and Illusionism”, held at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) on September 29–30, 2022, organized by François Kammerer and Tobias Schlicht.

May 25, 2024

Rita El Zaghloul — Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat

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Championing a global deal for nature and people — rita maria el zaghloul — director, high ambition coalition for nature and people secretariat.

May 25, 2024

PureRef 2.0 Released With Revamped UI, Drawing & GIF Support

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The long-awaited PureRef 2.0 update has arrived, introducing visual and performance improvements, as well as some of the most requested features.

May 24, 2024

Ultrablack Coating Could Reduce Stray Light in Telescopes

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Using atomic layer deposition, scientists have created a new light-absorbing thin film that could help telescopes see a starrier night.

May 24, 2024

Unlocking the secrets of supercritical fluids: Study offers insights into a hybrid state of matter

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A study now published in Nature Communications brings remarkable insights into the enigmatic behavior of supercritical fluids, a hybrid state of matter occupying a unique space between liquids and gases, and arising in domains that go from the pharmaceutical industry to planetary science. The obtained results are at the limit of current experimental possibilities and could only be obtained in a high flux neutron source such as the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL).

May 24, 2024

10 Ways Convolutional Neural Networks are Shaping the Future of Technology

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Explore 10 unique applications of the convolutional neural network that highlights its revolutionary impact on technology.

May 24, 2024

Mlabonne (Maxime Labonne)

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⚔️ Closed-source vs. Open-weight LLMs The gap between closed-source and open-weight models is closing in terms of MMLU.


Post-training, model editing, quantization.

May 24, 2024

Observing mammalian cells with superfast soft X-rays

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Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the speed of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second.

May 24, 2024

Researcher studies tumor cell interaction to improve immunotherapy

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Researcher Kenneth Hu, Ph.D., runs an immunology lab studying cell-to-cell interactions in the tumor microenvironment and how that dictates the body’s response to immunotherapy. Here, he shares how he got started in the field and how he hopes his research will influence future advances in cancer immunotherapy.

May 24, 2024

Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency

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Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to University of Michigan research.

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