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Nov 26, 2024

‘Meet my new friend’: Kim Kardashian’s new Tesla robot takes the internet by storm; watch video

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

Kim Kardashian introduces Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, to her social media followers, sparking widespread online reactions. The playful interactions, including a game of rock-paper-scissors, showcase the robot’s impressive capabilities.

Nov 26, 2024

Study finds ZnO nanorods achieve 98.3% Faraday efficiency in CO₂ reduction

Posted by in categories: nanotechnology, physics

Nano-ZnO is a potential catalyst material for carbon dioxide electrocatalytic reduction (CO2RR), but its effective Faraday efficiency (FE) is still below 90% and the current density is less than 300 mA cm-2, which is not enough to meet industrial requirements.

A new study published in Chem Catalysis reported on ZnO nanorods for electrocatalytic CO2RR, which after 500°C heat-treatment, achieved the highest vacancy content, the highest FECO of 98.3%, and a partial of 786.56 mA cm-2 in a 3 M KCl electrolyte.

The research was conducted by Prof. Wu Zhonghua and Dr. Xing Xueqing from the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. Han Buxing from the Institute of Chemistry of CAS.

Nov 26, 2024

NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet

Posted by in category: space travel

This was the first time ULA’s Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract.

Nov 26, 2024

How Far Are Space Monsters From Earth?

Posted by in category: space

Consider the possibility that the terrifying entities portrayed in science fiction films, such as extraterrestrial monsters, could exist in reality. How far would these beings be from our world? In this video, we will explore approximately 20 of these creatures, beginning with those closest to us and progressing to those that are more distant.

Nov 26, 2024

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Posted by in category: space travel

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Nov 26, 2024

Photographer Captures Volcanic Lava Destroying Parts of Iceland’s Blue Lagoon

Posted by in category: futurism

The volcano erupted last week.

Nov 26, 2024

Alien Civilizations May Have Already Formed a New Kind of AI-Based Consciousness, Scientists Say

Posted by in categories: alien life, information science, robotics/AI

We may not be the only beings in the universe who use artificial intelligence. That’s according to some astronomers who say that an intelligent civilization anywhere in the cosmos would develop this tool naturally over the course of their cultural evolution.

After 13.8 billion years of existence, life has likely sprung up countless times throughout the cosmos. According to the Drake Equation, which calculates the probability of an existing, communicating civilization, there are currently an estimated 12,500 such intelligent alien societies in the Milky Way Galaxy alone. And if there are aliens who think in a way that we do, and created cultures that developed technology like us, then they probably invented a form of artificial intelligence, too, scientists say.

Assuming AI has been an integral part of intelligent societies for thousands or even millions of years, experts are increasingly considering the possibility that artificial intelligence may have grown to proportions we can scarcely imagine on Earth. Life in the universe may not only be biological, they say. AI machine-based life may dominate many extraterrestrial civilizations, according to a burgeoning theory among astrobiologists.

Nov 26, 2024

Record-breaking run on Frontier sets new bar for simulating the universe in exascale era

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics, supercomputing

The universe just got a whole lot bigger—or at least in the world of computer simulations, that is. In early November, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory used the fastest supercomputer on the planet to run the largest astrophysical simulation of the universe ever conducted.

The achievement was made using the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The calculations set a new benchmark for cosmological hydrodynamics simulations and provide a new foundation for simulating the physics of atomic matter and dark matter simultaneously. The simulation size corresponds to surveys undertaken by large telescope observatories, a feat that until now has not been possible at this scale.

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Nov 26, 2024

Space: A New Frontier for Exploring Stem Cell Therapy

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic researchers say. The research analysis by Fay Abdul Ghani and Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., published in NPJ Microgravity, finds microgravity can strengthen the regenerative potential of cells. Dr. Zubair is a laboratory medicine expert and medical director for the Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Abdul Ghani is a Mayo Clinic research technologist. Microgravity is weightlessness or near-zero gravity.

“Studying stem cells in space has uncovered cell mechanisms that would otherwise be undetected or unknown within the presence of normal gravity,” says Dr. Zubair. “That discovery indicates a broader scientific value to this research, including potential clinical applications.”

Dr. Zubair has launched stem cell experiments from his lab on three different missions to the ISS. His review paper provides data on the scientific question, “Is space the ideal environment for growing large numbers of stem cells?” Another key concern is whether cells grown in space could maintain their strength and function after splashdown on Earth.

Nov 26, 2024

Hidden players: the bacteria-killing viruses of the gut microbiome

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Viruses known as bacteriophages are difficult to study, but they are beginning to give up their secrets.

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