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May 26, 2023
Hubble telescope may have just found a rare, ‘missing link’ black hole hiding near Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
A potential intermediate-mass black hole may be lurking in Messier 4, the nearest globular star cluster to Earth, new Hubble data reveals.
May 26, 2023
Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into ‘suspended animation’ using sound waves, mouse study suggests
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in category: space
Firing ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor-like state. Scientists are wondering if it could be used on humans.
May 26, 2023
NASA Mars robot technology adapted for Earth: Saving lives in disaster response
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, space
Dr. Alice Agogino’s Mars robot technology finds terrestrial applications, revolutionizing disaster response and public safety with Squishy Robotics Inc.
For her NASA-funded spherical skeleton robots intended for interplanetary exploration, Dr. Alice Agogino, a famous scientist and the head of the Berkeley Emergent Space Tensegrities Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, has found terrestrial applications.
The robots developed by Agogino, which were initially meant for data collection on Mars or the Moon, may help first responders in the event of calamities on Earth.
May 26, 2023
Unique sweater-like fabric may help robots to feel human touch
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: robotics/AI
The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a machine-knitted textile “skin” that can detect contact and pressure.
Over recent years, the goal in robotics has been to make robots more humane.
To make this possible, engineers have now developed a first-of-its-kind “RobotSweater” that will enable better interaction with humans. The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a machine-knitted textile “skin” that can be wrapped around the robot’s body to detect contact and pressure.
May 26, 2023
Meet kAI: the four-legged AI employee at Singapore’s rail operator
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Facebook kAI will be installed at the North East Line Depot and will be responsible for dedicated tasks like MASS rapid transit (MRT) train inspections and detecting missing screws and panels underneath the trains. kAI will help bring down the time spent on train inspections by half.
May 26, 2023
ChatGPT: Departments in Australia given freedom to experiment with AI tool
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: government, policy, robotics/AI
The policy vacuum could impact refugees warns lawmaker.
The federal government in Australia has left it to the various departments to decide on the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT instead of formulating a common policy for public services, ABC News.
Millions of users have experimented with tools like ChatGPT since it was introduced last year, and private organizations have jumped to make AI an integral part of their products and services to improve productivity and cut costs.
May 26, 2023
Researchers discover Chinmo, ‘the youth gene’
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, evolution
A new study published on eLife and led by the Institute for Evolutionary Biology (IBE, CSIC-UPF) and the IRB Barcelona, has revealed that the Chinmo gene is responsible for establishing the juvenile stage in insects. It also confirms that the Br-C and E93 genes play a regulatory role in insect maturity. These genes, which are also present in humans, act as a promoter and as a suppressor, respectively, of cancerous processes.
The results of the research, which was carried out with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and the cockroach Blatella germanica, reveal that these genes have been conserved throughout the evolution of insects. Therefore, it is believed that they could play a key role in the evolution of metamorphosis.
Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, such as flies, go through the following three stages of development: the embryo, which is formed inside the egg; the larva (juvenile stage), which grows in several phases; and the pupa, which is the stage that encompasses metamorphosis and the formation of the adult organism.
May 26, 2023
Hyundai Motor Group, LG Energy to build $4.3 billion EV battery plant in US
Posted by Ken Otwell in categories: energy, policy, sustainability, transportation
Biden’s energy policy is paying off big time.
SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) (373220.KS) on Friday said they will build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States amid a push to take advantage of tax credits.
Manufacturers must adhere to new U.S. sourcing requirements for EV battery components and critical minerals so that buyers of their vehicles can qualify for up to $7,500 in tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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May 26, 2023
Kevin Kelly, Wired Magazine | Pioneering Visions of a High-Tech Future
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: futurism, internet
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