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Aug 30, 2016

Physicists Force Water Molecules Into a Strange New State of Matter

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Physicists have teased water molecules into a new state—one that has some very peculiar quantum mechanical properties.

For the most part, water on Earth comes in three varieties—solid ice, gaseous vapor, and (everybody’s favorite) liquid form. We’ve all known this since basically forever.

But now physicists, who love throwing monkey-wrenches into things and mucking with our cherished notions of everyday existence, have come up with another doozy—a brand new state of water.

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Aug 30, 2016

Scientists Have Figured Out What We Need to Achieve Secure Quantum Teleportation

Posted by in categories: internet, quantum physics

Researchers have demonstrated the requirements for secure quantum teleportation using quantum steering.

An international collaboration of researcher from China, Europe, and Australia have demonstrated the precise requirements needed to secure quantum teleportation, a concept that is essential to the future of a quantum internet that lets information to be transmitted securely.

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Aug 30, 2016

Quick Pro Quo: Software Writes Text 3x Faster Than Any Human Can

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

Researchers have discovered that voice recognition software Deep Speech 2 has improved to a point that it has become significantly faster and more accurate at producing text on a mobile device than humans are at typing on a keyboard.

Earlier this year, we watched a world-renowned Go mastermind get pummeled in a complex game by an artificial intelligence (AI). Now, humans are about to lose in yet another battle with the machines—and this time, it’s over typing.

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Aug 30, 2016

This Company Wants To Turn Your Car Into A Driverless Car

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

‘Drive.AI’ sells a kit to convert your beater. Also: it wants to put emoji on top of it.

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Aug 30, 2016

Star in a Jar: Space-Age Fusion Machine Underway

Posted by in category: energy

U.S. Dept. of Energy announces major new initiative toward clean, safe and virtually limitless power.

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Aug 30, 2016

This App Lets You Have Your Own Holographic Pet Dinosaur

Posted by in category: augmented reality

Actiongram was developed specifically for Microsoft’s Hololens, and it comes with a host of remarkable holograms…holograms that you can transport to the center of your living room.

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Aug 30, 2016

Move over silicon: Machine learning boom means we need new chips

Posted by in categories: computing, robotics/AI

The rise of artificial intelligence and impending end of Moore’s law means silicon chips are nearing the end of the line. Here are some alternatives.

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Aug 30, 2016

Genetic Engineering Creates Piglets That Are Immune to Deadly Disease

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, food, genetics, sustainability

Researchers genetically modify piglets to be resistant to an incurable disease plaguing hog farms, Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRSS). The researchers cut out a specific gene to cure the pigs.

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Aug 30, 2016

Regenerative Bandage Heals Wounds 4x Faster

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists from Northwestern University have been able to create a heat-sensitive bandage that coaxes naturally-occurring stem cells to heal wounds faster.

Technology that allows wounds to heal faster is in great need, especially for those patients that are susceptible to complications from seemingly simple injuries. For diabetics, small bruises and cuts can be life-threatening. What if there was a way to speed up healing these wounds?

The answer may lie in this new bandage. Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a heat-responsive bandage that helps wounds heal faster.

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Aug 30, 2016

Scientists Reprogram Brain With a Beam of Light –“Human Brain is Plastic, Not Hardwired”

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

Neurons that fire together wire together, say scientists at Columbia University, suggesting that the three-pound computer in our heads may be more malleable than we think. Their findings suggest that groups of activated neurons may form the basic building blocks of learning and memory.

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