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Sep 21, 2016
Passive Liquid Flow Can Aid Nanotechnology Development, Study Suggests
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, engineering, nanotechnology, particle physics
Again organic nature teaches technology.
A new study, inspired by water’s movement from roots to leaves in tall trees, shows that a certain kind of passive liquid flow, where liquids naturally move in response to surface atomic interactions instead of being driven by external forces like pumps, is remarkably strong. By virtually modeling the way atoms interact at a solid surface, College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers suggest that passive liquid flow could serve as a highly efficient coolant-delivery mechanism without the need for pumps. The results, published in Langmuir, also have implications for the development of new nanoscale technology.
Sep 21, 2016
Diamond microdisk “with huge potential” for quantum computing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, nanotechnology, quantum physics
The diamond microdisk made by Paul Barclay and his team of physicists could lead to huge advances in computing, telecommunications, and other fields.
Barclay and his research group — part of the University of Calgary’s Institute for Quantum Science and Technology and the National Institute of Nanotechnology — have made the first-ever nano-sized optical resonator (or optical cavity) from a single crystal of diamond that is also a mechanical resonator.
The team also measured — in the coupling of light and mechanical motion in the device — the high-frequency, long-lasting mechanical vibrations caused by the energy of light trapped and bouncing inside the diamond microdisk optical cavity.
Sep 21, 2016
Quantum Internet Moves Closer Thanks To Researchers
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: internet, quantum physics
A team of physicists has successfully carried out the teleportation of a proton in research that could lead to a quantum internet.
Sep 21, 2016
Microsoft is reprogramming cancer
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, computing
Microsoft is thinking about cancer in terms of computer software.
Microsoft wants to “solve” cancer, and is doing it by thinking about the body like a computer.
The technology giant may be more closely associated with malware than malignant diseases, but researchers working for the company’s “biological computation” unit in Cambridge are showing the former isn’t entirely separate from the latter.
Sep 21, 2016
Not Content With Silencing Human Critics, Russia Has Now Arrested A Robot
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: government, internet, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI
1st Robot has been arrested this year; guess Kurzweil’s request for Robots to have Constitutional Rights may have a need.
You might be forgiven if you were under the impression that the Russian government is a bit behind the times when it comes to modern technology and its never ending desire to stifle every last bit of dissent possible. Between the bouts its had with internet censorship and some strange claims about how binge-watching streaming services are a form of United States mind-control, it would be quite easy to be left with the notion that this is all for comedy. Alas, blunders and conspiracy theories aside, much of this technological blundering is mere cover for the very real iron grip the Russians place upon free speech, with all manner of examples in technology used as excuses to silence its critics.
And now it’s no longer just human beings that need fear the Russian government, it seems. Just this past week, a robot was arrested at a political rally. And, yes, I really do mean a robot, and, yes, I really do mean arrested.
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Sep 21, 2016
China, Russia space war weapons on fast track
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: government, military, robotics/AI, satellites
The nominee to lead the U.S. Strategic Command warned Congress this week that China and Russia are rapidly building space warfare capabilities and the United States is lagging behind in efforts to counter the threat.
Both Beijing and Moscow are developing anti-satellite missiles and laser guns and maneuvering killer space robots that could cripple strategic U.S. communications, navigation and intelligence satellites, the backbone of American high-technology warfare.
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, picked to be the next Stratcom commander, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Chinese and Russian space weapons pose “an emerging challenge” and that the Pentagon is accelerating its efforts to counter the threat.
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Sep 21, 2016
Google’s new chat app should be deleted and never used, says Edward Snowden
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI
Edward Snowden has warned people not to use Google’s new chat app, because it lets the company read everything that they say.
Google has finally released its new chat app after showing it off over the summer. It comes with a robot that watches everything people say and then stores it for later analysis, using that data to improve the app itself.
But that also means that chats are stored on Google’s servers indefinitely, and are able to be read by it. The company had initially indicated that the messages would only be stored temporarily, limiting the possible impact of any data breach and retaining some privacy for users.
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This superyacht has its own private beach onboard.
This superyacht with its own private beach onboard is the dream of the rich and famous.
Sep 21, 2016
AT&T Wants to Blanket the Nation With Gigabit Wi-Fi From Utility Poles
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: internet
Fiber-based internet service is great (ask any jealous New Yorker not eligible for FiOS) but laying fiber cable costs tens of thousands of dollars per mile. Infrastructure projects to bring it to every household in a given area so expensive, even Google can’t foot the bill. So AT&T decided to use stuff most places had already to piggyback a wi-fi signal.