danielkhent 1 year ago

Insect-Inspired Neuromorphic AI "...testing Opteran’s insect-inspired neuromorphic approach to autonomy to make its Mars rovers as robust and efficient as nature." No clue what this is... #AI #neuromorphic https://www.eetimes.eu/airbus-mars-rovers-test-insect-inspired-neuromorphic-ai/

eeNews Europe

Mobile robots to use insect-inspired neuromorphic AI

Opteran Technologies has signed a partnership with transportation robot manufacturer Safelog for its neuromorphic AI technology.

Opteran

danielkhent 1 year ago

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – 'S Make It #jazz #vinyl #NowPlaying

Songlink/Odesli

'S Make It by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, a...

danielkhent 1 year ago

"In 1976, Stamatis Moraitis was given six months to live ... he left America to spend his last days on earth on the Greek island of Ikaria. Months became years. And as time passed, his health did not worsen. In fact, it improved." #ecopsychology

The man who forgot to die

In 1976, Stamatis Moraitis was given six months to live. His cancer had advanced; the doctors suggested he get his affairs in order, because the en...

danielkhent 1 year ago

Floods in Spain. In some places "a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours" #climatechange https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5175804/spain-floods-climate-change

danielkhent 1 year ago

Anodyne article on Finland embracing geothermal energy. Momentum building in Europe. #renewableenergy #geothermal

ECOticias.com

Finland has found energy for 20 million years: This mine is the future of mankind

Discover how Finland's geothermal energy innovations may pave the way for a sustainable future and transform global energy solutions for mankind.

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Climate Change Is Killing Buildings in Slow Motion. It’s not just storms and floods..." #climatechange

Bloomberg.com

Climate Change Is Killing Buildings in Slow Motion

It’s not just storms and floods: Wild temperature swings, severe heat and drought are exacting an invisible toll on the built environment.

danielkhent 1 year ago

“Synapses store information, but they also help compute. For certain computations, such as deep neural network inference, co-locating compute and memory in PCM ... overcomes the von Neumann bottleneck...” #AI #neuromorphiccomputing #analogcomputing https://research.ibm.com/blog/what-is-neuromorphic-or-brain-inspired-computing

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Barbara Belvisi, la jardinière de l'espace" Space Gardener #scifi #gardening

Barbara Belvisi, la jardinière de l'espace

Sur tous les continents, des hommes et des femmes luttent pour l’environnement. Cette semaine, Match a rencontré la patronne d’Interstellar La...

danielkhent 1 year ago

"In a global first, quantum computers crack RSA and AES data encryption" I hope this is BS

The Brighter Side of News

For the first time ever researchers crack RSA and AES data encryption

Chinese scientists reveal D-Wave's quantum computers can break RSA encryption, signaling an urgent need for new cryptography solutions.

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Following almost relentless cold, damp weather, it’s been announced that England suffered its second worst harvest on record in 2024." #climatechange

euronews

'A shocker’: England experiences second worst harvest ever

The devastating news comes after it was announced that England’s 2023/4’s winter was the wettest for nearly 200 years.

danielkhent 1 year ago

"The drought-plagued state was just drenched by two wet seasons and atmospheric rivers, but its infrastructure failed to adequately store that excess water." California proposes to expand water storage capacity to capture water during rainy seasons. #climatechange

WIRED

California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground

A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture.

danielkhent 1 year ago

"US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting." Random cloning in the backwoods of Montana. #geneticengineering #cloning #youcantmakethisstuffup

the Guardian

US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting

Arthur Schubarth of Montana used tissue and testicles from Marco Polo sheep to clone animal and create hybrid

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Hydrogen teleported for first time in human history: 20 tons that can be anywhere." LOHCs using quantum teleportation to ship large amounts of hydrogen? That would be proper scifi... #renewableenergy #quantumteleportation #properscifi

ECOticias.com

Hydrogen teleported for first time in human history: 20 tons that can be anywhere

Hydrogen has been teleported for first time in human history: There are 20 tons that can be anywhere, and experts are shocked

danielkhent 1 year ago

Sidney Bechet, Claude Luter, André Réwéliotty Et Son Orchestre – Bechet Souvenirs #jazz #vinyl #NowPlaying

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Helene took out an N.C. town the entire tech world relies on." The strange intersection of horrifying #climatechange and #ai https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/01/hurricane-helene-tech-chip-shortage-spruce-pine-quartz-supply

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It" Wonder what the energy and water requirements are ... #pollution #recycle

WIRED

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale.