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Apr 13, 2024

Many-Valued Logic (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Reminds me of the world of null A by AEVan Vogh.


Many-valued logics are non-classical logics. They are similar to classical logic because they accept the principle of truth-functionality, namely, that the truth of a compound sentence is determined by the truth values of its component sentences (and so remains unaffected when one of its component sentences is replaced by another sentence with the same truth value). But they differ from classical logic by the fundamental fact that they do not restrict the number of truth values to only two: they allow for a larger set W W of truth degrees.

Apr 13, 2024

Newly Found Genetic Variant Defends Against Alzheimer’s Disease

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Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer’s in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.

Apr 13, 2024

Rice team demonstrates miniature brain stimulator in humans

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, neuroscience

Rice University engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient. Thanks to pioneering magnetoelectric power transfer technology, the pea-sized device developed in the Rice lab of Jacob Robinson in collaboration with Motif Neurotech and clinicians Dr. Sameer Sheth and Dr. Sunil Sheth can be powered wirelessly via an external transmitter and used to stimulate the brain through the dura ⎯ the protective membrane attached to the bottom of the skull.

The device, known as the Digitally programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT), could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric or neurological disorders by providing a therapeutic alternative that offers greater patient autonomy and accessibility than current neurostimulation-based therapies and is less invasive than other brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

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Apr 13, 2024

JetMoE: Reaching Llama2 Performance with 0.1M Dollars

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From MIT & Princeton.

JetMoE

Reaching Llama2 Performance with 0.1M Dollars.

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Apr 13, 2024

Tesla FSD navigated 13-mile journey to Emergency Room to save a man, Elon Musk responds

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

Elon Musk praises the Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system for its role in aiding a Tesla owner during a mild heart attack.

Apr 13, 2024

Oxford breakthrough allows secure quantum computing from homes

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Researchers have developed a “blind quantum computing” method enabling secure, scalable quantum cloud computing connecting quantum entities over networks.

Apr 13, 2024

Cornell researchers develop lithium EV battery that charges under 5 mins

Posted by in categories: engineering, sustainability, transportation

A research team led by Lynden Archer, professor and dean of Cornell Engineering, has developed a new lithium battery that can charge in as little as five minutes. This could help address anxiety associated with the charging time of electric vehicles (EVs) and increase their adoption.

In their bid to reduce emissions from transportation, countries worldwide are looking to electrify various modes of transport. Road-based transport such as cars, buses, and trucks have led this transformation, aiming to even ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars in the next decade.

Apr 13, 2024

Inferring gene regulatory networks from single-cell multiome data using atlas-scale external data

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Accuracy of gene regulatory network inference is increased by combining multiome single-cell and atlas-scale bulk data.

Apr 13, 2024

Scientists discover first algae that can fix nitrogen — thanks to a tiny cell structure

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A newly discovered ‘organelle’ that converts nitrogen gas into a useful form could pave the way for engineered plants that require less fertilizer.

Apr 13, 2024

Amazon Grows To Over 750,000 Robots As World’s Second-Largest Private Employer Replaces Over 100,000 Humans

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Amazon.com Inc. is rapidly advancing its use of robotics, deploying over 750,000 robots to work alongside its employees.

The world’s second-largest private employer employs 1.5 million people. While that’s a lot, it’s a decrease of over 100,000 employees from the 1.6 million workers it had in 2021. Meanwhile, the company had 520,000 robots in 2022 and 200,000 robots in 2019. While Amazon is bringing on hundreds of thousands of robots per year, the company is slowly decreasing its employee numbers.

The robots, including new models like Sequoia and Digit, are designed to perform repetitive tasks, thereby improving efficiency, safety and delivery speed for Amazon’s customers. Sequoia, for example, speeds up inventory management and order processing in fulfillment centers, while Digit, a bipedal robot developed in collaboration with Agility Robotics, handles tasks like moving empty tote boxes.

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