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Aug 1, 2024

Mind-Bending Discovery: Neutrons Defy Classical Physics in Astonishing Experiment

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

Is nature really as strange as quantum theory says — or are there simpler explanations? Neutron measurements prove: It doesn’t work without the strange properties of quantum theory.

Quantum theory allows particles to exist in superposition states, defying classical realism. The Leggett-Garg inequality tests this by comparing quantum behavior against classical expectations. Recent neutron beam experiments at TU Wien confirmed that particles do violate this inequality, reinforcing the validity of quantum theory over classical explanations.

Aug 1, 2024

Future chips could swap silicon for a 3-atom-thick crystal semiconductor full of ‘defects’ that pack in more power

Posted by in categories: computing, particle physics

Next generation of computer chips could ditch silicon for TMD — a 2D material that is embedded with ‘defects’ which can be harnessed to improve performance.

Aug 1, 2024

Scientists solve mystery of DNA damage detection and repair caused by sunlight, alcohol, and pollution

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

A collaboration between researchers at the Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, has solved a decades-old mystery which could pave the way to better cancer treatments in the future.

Aug 1, 2024

Japan Has Millions of Empty Houses. Want to Buy One for $25,000?

Posted by in category: futurism

With a shrinking population and more than 10 million abandoned properties, the country is straining to match houses with curious buyers.

Jul 31, 2024

Former GTA dev says ‘it’s time for a revolution’ where ‘animation is more AI-driven and physics-driven’ than done by hand

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

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“If anyone is going to make that step it’s going to be Rockstar,” said Obbe Vermeij, former technical director at Rockstar North.

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Jul 31, 2024

Meta’s future is AI, AI, and more AI

Posted by in categories: business, finance, robotics/AI

On Meta’s Wednesday earnings call, CFO Susan Li reiterated to investors that financial returns from its recent AI investments will “come in over a longer period of time.” Zuckerberg was direct about why Meta is spending billions on Nvidia hardware and the other infrastructure ahead of these future returns: “It’s hard to predict how this will trend multiple generations into the future, but at this point, I’d rather risk building capacity before it is needed rather than too late.”

He again telegraphed that the Meta AI assistant is on track to be the most used in the world before the end of the year. While he touted that generative AI features “are things that I think will increase engagement in our products,” he said the real revenue will come from business use cases, like AI creating ads from scratch and letting businesses operate their own AI agents in WhatsApp for customer service.

Jul 31, 2024

Midjourney releases V6.1 model, which is faster and “generally more beautiful”

Posted by in category: futurism

More than six months after the last update, Midjourney has released a new image model — but it’s a smaller jump.

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Midjourney CEO David Holz announced version 6.1 of the company’s image model via Discord. This new version builds on V6, released in late December, and promises more coherent, detailed, and visually appealing results.

Jul 31, 2024

Wix’s AI will now write whole blog posts for you

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

You can even choose SEO keywords to litter throughout.

Jul 31, 2024

Augmenting Human Capabilities With Artificial Intelligence Agents

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, education, robotics/AI, transportation

By Chuck Brooks


AI agents represent a great leap forward in technology, offering exponential benefits to society. From enhancing scientific research, healthcare, transportation, education, and cybersecurity. There are a lot of different applications that AI agents could help enable in our new digital world, including, foremost, for humans.

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Jul 31, 2024

Researchers identify unique phenomenon in Kagome metal

Posted by in categories: nanotechnology, quantum physics

In traditional Japanese basket-weaving, the ancient “Kagome” design seen in many handcrafted creations is characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles with shared corners. In quantum physics, the Kagome name has been borrowed by scientists to describe a class of materials with an atomic structure closely resembling this distinctive lattice pattern.

Since the latest family of Kagome metals was discovered in 2019, physicists have been working to better understand their properties and potential applications. A new study led by Florida State University Assistant Professor of Physics Guangxin Ni focuses on how a particular Kagome metal interacts with light to generate what are known as plasmon polaritons — nanoscale-level linked waves of electrons and electromagnetic fields in a material, typically caused by light or other electromagnetic waves.

The work was published in Nature Communications (“Plasmons in the Kagome metal CsV 3 Sb 5 ”).

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