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Feb 23, 2024

Google reveals next-generation AI model

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Gemini 1.5 Pro includes a breakthrough in long-context understanding, handling up to 1 million tokens. It can also decipher the content of videos and describe what is happening in a scene.

In the world of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, so-called “tokens” are the fundamental units of text that these models process, akin to words, punctuation, or parts of words in human language.

Feb 23, 2024

Artilux Shatters Physics Boundaries with Room-Temperature SWIR Sensor Breakthrough

Posted by in categories: innovation, physics

Toward widespread SPAD sensors for night vision and other uses.


Discover how Artilux’s new GeSi SPAD, operating at room temperature, revolutionizes CMOS-based SWIR sensing and imaging technology. Explore the applications, implications, and the new standard set in photonics.

Feb 22, 2024

NASA-built tech lets paralyzed people communicate with eye movements

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Envision a game-changing technology that grants the power of expression to those facing speech challenges.

An innovative solution has emerged thanks to an incredible collaboration between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Eyegaze Inc.

They have created Eyegaze Edge, an eye-driven communication device.

Feb 22, 2024

How flying taxis could go mainstream

Posted by in categories: innovation, internet

Flying taxis could even replace short-haul flights, but certification and new digital infrastructure must happen first.

Feb 22, 2024

Manufacturing 2050

Posted by in categories: futurism, innovation

Traceability and Compliance: In an era where transparency and accountability are paramount, metrology will contribute to the traceability of products throughout the supply chain. This is crucial for compliance with regulations and standards, as well as for addressing concerns related to product recalls and safety.

The Future is Metrology!

The manufacturing landscape of 2050 will be shaped by a convergence of technologies that optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce environmental impact. In this transformative journey, metrology emerges as a key enabler, ensuring the precision, reliability, and quality of products in an increasingly complex and interconnected manufacturing ecosystem. As we look towards the future, the role of metrology will continue to evolve, driving innovation and setting new standards for the manufacturing industry.

Feb 21, 2024

Chinese scientists develop dry water extinguisher, tackle LIB fires

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The compound showed enhanced heat absorption due to quicker evaporation, superior cooling in suppressing TR propagation, and high water content with low conductivity.


Researchers propose ‘dry water’ as the breakthrough solution for extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires, easing global fire department concerns.

Feb 21, 2024

NASA’s Intuitive Machines Moon Mission Ignites With Revolutionary Liquid Methane Engine

Posted by in categories: innovation, space travel

NASA ’s lunar mission with Intuitive Machines showcases successful launch, innovative engine testing, and advanced navigation technology for precise lunar exploration.

After a successful launch on February 15, six NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations continue their journey to the Moon aboard Intuitive Machines’ lander named Odysseus. The company confirmed communications contact with its mission operations control in Houston, and its lander continues to perform as expected.

Known as IM-1, Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first images back to Earth on February 16. These were captured shortly after separation from SpaceX ’s second stage, on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative and Artemis campaign.

Feb 21, 2024

The Next Breakthrough Against Cancer?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Einstein scientist Xingxing Zang, Ph.D., has teamed up with Einstein grad, Elizabeth Stoner, M.D.


Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher Xingxing Zang, Ph.D., latest cancer research and clinical trial.

Feb 19, 2024

Google’s AI Boss Says Scale Only Gets You So Far

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In an interview with WIRED, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the biggest breakthroughs in AI are yet to come—and will take more than just chips.

Feb 19, 2024

Scientists Unveil First-Ever Images of a Cell Building Its ‘Molecular Highway’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

A team of researchers in Spain has achieved a breakthrough by capturing the world’s first detailed images of a human cell’s ‘highway network’ beginning to emerge.

The high-resolution images and atomic-scale film help explain a longstanding puzzle of how small structures called microtubules form during cell division. The discovery could progress the development of targeted treatments for cancer, and many other conditions.

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