Jul 24, 2023
Nothing strange about this pentaquark’s ‘strangeness’
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: particle physics
The Large Hadron Collider yields a five-quark particle that includes a ‘strange’ quark, as predicted by theory.
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Jul 24, 2023
The Origin of Life: Not as Hard as it Looks? Jack Szosta, Spring 2023 Eyring Lecturer
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: chemistry
Nobel laureate Jack Szostak from University of Chicago delivered the Eyring General Lecture on March 17, 2023 at Arizona State University. Please click here to learn more about Dr. Szosta and the distinguished Eyring Lecture Series at ASU. https://news.asu.edu/20230309-nobel-laureate-jack-szostak-de…series-asu.
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Jul 24, 2023
New Memory Research Teases 100x Density Jump, Merged Compute and Memory
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: materials
A team of researchers with Cambridge University created what they’re describing as synaptic devices — a material that can both work as a storage and memory medium while promising a significant jump in.
Jul 24, 2023
‘The World Behind the World’ Review: What the Brain Scan Misses
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: neuroscience
Neuroscientists proceed as if thoughts and feelings account for very little. Consciousness eludes efforts to map its flow.
Jul 24, 2023
How spirituality protects your brain from despair
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: neuroscience
Modern life replaced spirituality with goal-setting — and it’s making us depressed. Here’s how to win back your happiness.
Did the JWST just find evidence for dark matter stars? NASA released new findings by the james webb telescope where it may have found three possible candidat…
Jul 24, 2023
From Code To Creativity: How Generative AI Is Transforming Kubernetes
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: robotics/AI
While the introduction of AI technologies promises to amplify the advantages of Kubernetes, these technologies are still a double-edged sword.
Jul 24, 2023
The Digital Future May Rely on Optical Switches a Million Times Faster Than Today’s Transistors
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in categories: computing, futurism
A study shows it’s possible to use laser-based systems with optical transistors to transfer information far more quickly than possible today.
Jul 24, 2023
Dr. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. — Chief Science Officer, International Space Station National Laboratory
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: biological, economics, education, science, space, sustainability
Dr. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. is Chief Science Officer of the International Space Station National Laboratory (https://www.issnationallab.org/), and Vice President at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS — https://www.issnationallab.org/about/center-for-the-advancem…dership/), which as manager of the ISS National Laboratory in partnership with NASA, is responsible to the nation for enabling access to the International Space Station for research, technology development, STEM education, and commercial innovation in space as a public service to foster a scalable and sustainable low Earth orbit economy.
Before joining CASIS in 2013, Dr. Roberts worked as a microbial ecologist, principal investigator, and research group lead in the NASA Advanced Life Support program at the Kennedy Space Center.
Jul 24, 2023
SpaceX teases another application for Starship
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: government, internet, satellites
You’ve probably heard about SpaceX’s plans to use its giant new Starship vehicle to land people on the Moon and Mars, send numerous Starlink satellites or large telescopes into space, or perhaps even serve as a high-speed point-to-point terrestrial transport for equipment or people.
There’s another application for SpaceX’s Starship architecture that the company is studying, and NASA is on board to lend expertise. Though still in a nascent phase of tech development, the effort could result in repurposing Starship into a commercial space station, something NASA has a keen interest in because there are no plans for a government-owned research lab in low-Earth orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned after 2030.
The space agency announced last month a new round of agreements with seven commercial companies, including SpaceX. The Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC) program is an effort established to advance private sector development of emerging products and services that could be available to customers—including NASA—in approximately five to seven years.
