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Aug 24, 2016
World not prepared for biological attacks, new technology threats: Ban Ki-moon
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering, biological, government, robotics/AI, security, space
CISO & CSO at many companies are certainly going to have their work cut out for them in the long-term future as more and more new tech such as 3D Printing, Synthetic Bio, etc. are adopted into companies; really brings a new level of security concerns not only in government; but also the private sector.
He pointed out that while there were international organisations to prevent the spread of nuclear and chemical weapons, there was no such agency to deal with biological weapons.
Speaking at the Council debate on weapons of mass destruction (WMD), he sought to expand its definition beyond nuclear, chemical and biological to embrace the threats arising from 21st century science, technology and globalisation.
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Aug 24, 2016
New Earth-Like Exoplanet Could Be Discovery of the Century
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: space
In what’s being hailed as one of the biggest astronomical discoveries of the century, scientists with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) today confirmed the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri-our nearest neighboring star. Details of the team’s discovery were just published in Nature.
Rumors of a possible Earth-like exoplanet first surfaced on August 12 in the German weekly Der Spiegel. Citing an anonymous source with the La Silla Observatory research team, the magazine claimed the rumored planet “is believed to be Earth-like and orbits at a distance to Proxima Centauri that could allow it to have liquid water on its surface-an important requirement for the emergence of life.”
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Aug 24, 2016
A breakthrough in the use of glass for power storage could unleash a torrent of innovation in the transportation and energy sectors
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, energy, information science, transportation
I never get tired of reading about the glass energy solutions.
Harnessing Big Data Power Promises Greater Rewards for Environment & Businesses
‘Ideal’ energy storage material for electric vehicles developed.
Aug 24, 2016
The iBrain is Here And it’s Already Inside Your Phone — By Steven Level | Backchannel
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, machine learning, robotics/AI
“An exclusive inside look at how artificial intelligence and machine learning work at Apple”
Aug 24, 2016
Should We Build a Dyson Sphere?
Posted by Gerard Bain in categories: cosmology, physics
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Aug 24, 2016
The NSA Plans for a Post-Quantum World
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, encryption, government, information science, internet, privacy, quantum physics, security
Hope they’re working with QC researchers in Los Alamos and DARPA; it is the US Government which is known for its silos and multi-layer bureaucracies.
Quantum computing is a novel way to build computers — one that takes advantage of the quantum properties of particles to perform operations on data in a very different way than traditional computers. In some cases, the algorithm speedups are extraordinary.
Specifically, a quantum computer using something called Shor’s algorithm can efficiently factor numbers, breaking RSA. A variant can break Diffie-Hellman and other discrete log-based cryptosystems, including those that use elliptic curves. This could potentially render all modern public-key algorithms insecure. Before you panic, note that the largest number to date that has been factored by a quantum computer is 143. So while a practical quantum computer is still science fiction, it’s not stupid science fiction.
Aug 24, 2016
DARPA Wants You! To Down Rogue Drones
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, military
Ever wanted to down a neighborhood nuisance drone and couldn’t? Or maybe you have some frustration that has built over time and want to release it. Well, here is your chance. DARPA wants you to down a rogue drone.
The Pentagon’s futuristic think tank is thinking about how to stop errant drones and it wants the public’s help. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office this week announced a request for information to help create “novel, flexible, mobile layered” anti-drone soluti…
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Aug 24, 2016
New Lidar Chips for Self-Driving Vehicles are Smaller Than a Dime, Cost $10 to Manufacture
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, robotics/AI, transportation
The Lidar (Light detection and ranging) systems on self-driving vehicles are big and generally expensive. MIT has a Lidar-on-a-chip solution that will fit on a dime and cost about $10 to manufacture.
Please consider the IEEE Spectrum article MIT and DARPA Pack Lidar Sensor Onto Single Chip.
Aug 24, 2016
You Must Define This Term to De-Risk Innovation
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: education, innovation
Very true; even some added the question “is it insane enough?” in the mix. I noticed that Jack Ma seems to like this one.
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