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Sep 15, 2018
ISS hole: We will look back on Sept 2018
Posted by Philip Raymond in categories: astronomy, ethics, habitats, space, space travel
Someday, people across the world will look back on September 2018, much like we look back on the terror attacks of 9/11 or the safe return of Apollo 13 in 1970. They are touchstone moments in world history. For Americans, they are as indelible as Pearl Harbor, the assassination of John F. Kennedy or the first moon landing.
So, what happened just now? The month isn’t even half over, and the only events we hear about on the news are related to Hurricane Florence and Paul Manafort. (In case you live under a rock or are reading this many years hence, the hurricane made landfall on the coast of the Carolinas, and the lobbyist / political consultant / lawyer / Trump campaign chairman pled guilty to charges and has agreed to cooperate in the continuing Mueller investigation).
No—I am not referring to either event on the USA east coast. I am referring to a saga unfolding 254 miles above the Earth—specifically a Whodunit mystery aboard the International Space Station (ISS). NASA hasn’t seen this level of tawdry intrigue since astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak attacked a rival for another astronaut’s affection—driving across the country in a diaper to confront her love interest.
So What is the Big Deal This Week?!
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Sep 15, 2018
Roadmap of technological singularity
Posted by Steve Nichols in categories: physics, robotics/AI, singularity
https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/
Recently, we might often have heard of the term “technological singularity” with the hypothesis that accelerating progress in technological inventions will cause a runaway effect that will make ordinary humans someday be overtaken by artificial intelligence.
The term seems to be appeared very contemporary to this technology era but in fact, thought about singularity has a long philosophical history.
Sep 15, 2018
Watch the Last Delta II Rocket Carry ICESat-2 Into Space
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Godspeed, Delta II.
NASA’s last Delta II rocket blasted into the atmosphere from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday carrying the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), Space.com reported, in the rocket’s 155th and final mission.
First entering service in 1989, the Delta II was NASA’s workhorse rocket, with Saturday’s launch capping off 100 successful launches in a row. (The last failure was in 1997, when a Delta II carrying a GPS satellite exploded seconds after leaving the pad.) As noted by the Verge, prior payloads have included the Spitzer and Kepler space telescopes, the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, and the original ICESat.
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Sep 15, 2018
How AI Can Save Our Humanity
Posted by Michael Dodd in categories: employment, robotics/AI
Give this video some time to play out but listen carefully. Kai-Fu Lee is explaining to you what the New Humanity is going to be.
Editors Note: Give this video time and allow it to play out. What you need to focus on is the propaganda behind the New Humanity.
Sep 15, 2018
Japan’s science ministry seeks large budget increase, prioritizing massive neutrino detector
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: education, government, particle physics, science, space, supercomputing
Japan’s government is facing serious fiscal challenges, but its main science ministry appears hopeful that the nation is ready to once again back basic research in a big way. The Ministry of Education (MEXT) on 31 August announced an ambitious budget request that would allow Japan to compete for the world’s fastest supercomputer, build a replacement x-ray space observatory, and push ahead with a massive new particle detector.
Proposed successor to Super-Kamiokande, exascale computer and x-ray satellite win backing.
Sep 15, 2018
Mushrooms could solve the war on plastic, says Kew Gardens
Posted by Ian Hale in category: materials
Fungi could be the key to winning the war on plastic, leading scientists at Kew Gardens has said.
The first ever report on the state of the world’s fungi has today revealed that if the natural properties of fungus can be harnessed and developed, plastic could be broken down naturally in weeks rather than years.
Kew Gardens and a team of over 100 scientists from 18 countries have compiled the paper, which shows how different organisms can decompose plastics, clean up radioactive material and even speed up the production of biodiesel.
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Sep 14, 2018
A Look At Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure In 2018
Posted by Bill Kemp in categories: energy, transportation
Filling up a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is one of those unknowns that many buyers might not consider until it’s time to actually head to a station and fill up for the first time. We are in the unique position to try out many of the latest and greatest vehicles, including a handful of FCEVs.
A key part of the ownership experience is the fueling experience, including finding stations and the physical process of fueling up the vehicle. Thankfully, filling up is a fairly painless experience, but it is different enough to warrant a quick introduction.
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Sep 14, 2018
New photonic chip promises more robust quantum computers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, quantum physics
Scientists have developed a topological photonic chip to process quantum information, promising a more robust option for scalable quantum computers.
The research team, led by RMIT University’s Dr. Alberto Peruzzo, has for the first time demonstrated that quantum information can be encoded, processed and transferred at a distance with topological circuits on the chip. The research is published in Science Advances.
The breakthrough could lead to the development of new materials, new generation computers and deeper understandings of fundamental science.
