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30% Efficiency Solar Cell

Posted in Hardware on 24th May, 2018 04:45 AM
by Alex Muller
This design originated through ESA’s Technology Research Programme with further development through the Agency’s ARTES, Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems, programme.
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Samsung plans AI research centers in Canada, UK and Russia adding to US and Korea now

Posted in Software on 24th May, 2018 04:41 AM
by Alex Muller
Samsung Research also oversaw the creation of the new AI Centers in Seoul last November and in Silicon Valley in January
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Every 3-5 years SpaceX is adding a decade lead on competitors

Posted in Science on 24th May, 2018 04:38 AM
by Alex Muller
Former Pentagon Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition tech and logistics John Young told CNBC that no one can compete with even Falcon Heavy, let alone BFR.
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UCLA engineer develops 3D printer that can create complex biological tissues

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2018 01:43 AM
by Alex Muller
A UCLA bioengineer has developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials.
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China Launches Satellite Bound for the Far Side of the Moon

Posted in Business on 23rd May, 2018 01:43 AM
by Alex Muller
On Monday China launched a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year.
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Magic mushroom treatment improves emotional face recognition in depressed patients

Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2018 04:22 PM
by Alex Muller
Psilocybin-based treatment can improve emotional processing in depressed patients.
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Antioxidant found to wind back the clock on blood vessel function by up to 20 years

Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2018 04:18 PM
by Alex Muller
Commercially available supplement can improve dilation of a subjects’ arteries by 42 percent in response to increased blood flow.
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3 key artificial intelligence benefits for the future of work

Posted in Software on 21st May, 2018 04:14 PM
by Alex Muller
We are in a period of breakneck and breakthrough digital transformation, driven by a massive marketplace shift, namely, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy

Posted in Medicine on 20th May, 2018 11:05 AM
by Alex Muller
In the new study comparing two doses of CBD to a placebo, the researchers reported a 41.9 percent reduction in 'drop seizures'
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Chinese school uses facial recognition to monitor student attention in class

Posted in Software on 20th May, 2018 11:02 AM
by Alex Muller
Chinese school has installed facial recognition technology to monitor how attentive students are in class.
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9.42GW: UK solar fleet sets another new generation record

Posted in Business on 20th May, 2018 10:58 AM
by Alex Muller
The UK’s solar capacity set a new generation record earlier this week, almost a year to the day it achieved the same feat in 2017.
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Evolutionary computation will drive the future of creative AI

Posted in Software on 18th May, 2018 06:06 AM
by Alex Muller
We could view evolutionary computation as the next step in the progress of AI.
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Hyperloop with SpaceX rockets to get anywhere on earth in an hour

Posted in Hardware on 17th May, 2018 01:01 AM
by Alex Muller
Musk mentioned that they could use the rocket and spacecraft programs to get anywhere on the planet in about 30 minutes.
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Body clock linked to mood disorders

Posted in Medicine on 17th May, 2018 12:53 AM
by Alex Muller
Disruption to the body's internal clock may put people at increased risk of mood disorders, scientists say.
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Three dramatic new ways to visualise brain tissue and neuron circuits

Posted in Science on 16th May, 2018 01:34 AM
by Alex Muller
May lead to breakthroughs in tracking brain disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's
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Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission

Posted in Science on 15th May, 2018 04:06 AM
by Alex Muller
'The idea of a helicopter flying the skies of another planet is thrilling'
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