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Office Productivity Takes a Hit in the Afternoon, Particularly on Fridays
A Texas A&M study shows productivity dips in the afternoon and on Fridays among office workers, advocating for flexible work to boost efficiency and well-being.
An innovative study from the Texas A&M School of Public Health offers objectiv...
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Preparing to Raise Debt or Equity Financing
Once a start-up’s financial needs exceed what personal funds, friends and family, and bootstrapping can provide, debt and equity are the two most common sources of funds. The most important thing an entrepreneur must do at this point is determine p...
Sources of Personal Financing
Typically, the seed money that gets a company off the ground comes from the founders’ own pockets. There are three categories of sources of money in this area: personal funds, friends and family, and bootstrapping.
1. Pe...
Business Idea: Create a Website and a smartphone app that provides a visual guide to great food and where to find it.
Company: Foodspotting
Business Idea: Create a Website and a smartphone app that provides a visual guide to great food and where to find it. Instead of reviewing restaurants, users will share where to find their fa...
Business Idea: Create an online community that links interns (primarily college students) with entrepreneurial start-ups and change-oriented nonprofit organizations.
Company: YouTern
Business Idea: Create an online community that links interns (primarily college students) with entrepreneurial start-ups and change-oriented nonprofit organizations.
Pitch: Int...
52 Tips for Losing Weight
A Tip a Week
If you add one of these tips a week to your daily routine, in one year you will have developed some very healthy habits!
1. Eliminate one tablespoon of fat a day and you will lose 10 pounds in a ye...
The Law of Cause and Effect – Everything happens for a reason; there is a cause for every effect.
This is the “Iron Law” of human destiny. This law says that we live in a world governed by law, not chance. It says that everything happens for a reason, whether or not we know what it is. Every effect, success or failure, wealth or poverty, has ...
Organizing Buying Groups to Cut Costs and Maintain Competitiveness
One challenge that businesses confront is cutting costs in ways that don’t erode their ability to remain competitive. Many cost-cutting techniques, such as scaling back on hiring, lowering marketing expenses, or reducing inventory, may save money b...
What's In A Business Name?: A Lot Of Trouble If You Aren't Careful
Introduction
While at first glance naming a business may seem like a minor issue, it is an extremely important one. A company’s name is one of the first things people associate with a business, and it is a word or phrase that wi...
Vesting Ownership in Company Stock: A Sound Strategy for Start-Ups
If you’re not familiar with vesting, the idea is that when a firm is launched, instead of issuing stock outright to the founders, the stock is distributed over a period of time, typically three to four years, as the founder or founders “e...
99designs: Making Partnering with Freelancers the Essence of Its Disruptive Business Model
Start-ups typically have a variety of design needs including logo design, brochures, stationery, and business cards. Traditionally the most important design work, like a business’s logo, is either done by the business itself or contracted out to a ...
Thriving in a Crowded Industry by Creating Meaningful Value and Differentiation from Competitors
Firms do well in a crowded industry when two conditions exist: (1) they create meaningful value for customers at a fair price and (2) they effectively differentiate themselves from competitors. In fact, diminishing the impact of thre...
Shield your brain from decline
Use the SHIELD acronym to remember the lifestyle habits that will help protect your memory and thinking skills.
We are making encouraging progress in finding medications that prevent or even reverse cognitive decline. Until we get there, however, ...
Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects.
Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects.
Pitch: Musicians often have creative ideas for recordings or s...
Finding the Right Business Partner
One thing that becomes clear to many potential business founders, while conducting organizational feasibility analysis, is that they need one or more partners to help launch their business. You might be a Web developer who has a great idea for a Web ...
ScriptPad: Interesting Idea—But Will Doctors and Pharmacies Sign On?
To ScriptPad founder and CEO Shane Taylor, the problem his company solves is personal. Taylor’s father, who is fighting both heart disease and cancer, takes 26 different medications to fight his illnesses. Any mix-up or error associated with taking...
Want Help Fine-Tuning a Business Idea? Find a Mentor
Fine-tuning a business idea isn’t easy. While fairly course-grained ideas are rather easy to develop, like creating a cell-phone that’s designed specifically for elderly people, fleshing out the details is where experience helps. This reality put...
Working Together: How Biotech Firms and Large Drug Companies Bring Pharmaceutical Products to Market
Large firms and smaller entrepreneurial firms play different roles in business and society and can often produce the best results by partnering with each other rather than acting as adversaries. The pharmaceutical industry is an excellent example of ...
Learning how to meditate
Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years and it continues to grow in popularity. This mindful practice can help aid anxiety and depression, chronic pain, cancer, bowel diseases, high blood pressure, insomnia, addiction and so much more.
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PatientsLikeMe: Allowing People with Serious Diseases to Connect with One Another and Exchange Support and Advice
PatientsLikeMe: Allowing People with Serious Diseases to Connect with One Another and Exchange Support and Advice
Web: www.patientslikeme.com
Jamie a...
How Companies and Organizations Build Credibility and Trust
How Companies and Organizations Build Credibility and Trust
There are several ways companies and organizations can build credibility and trust. We present eight techniques that are essential in nearly all cases in the following list.
Te...
Business Idea: Provide a user-friendly, affordable, and effective platform for authors to self-publish books, and obtain real-time feedback on the books they’re working on.
Company: FastPencil
Web: www.fastpencil.com
Business Idea: Provide a user-friendly, affordable, and effective platform for authors to s...
Business Idea: Create a single place for music lovers to track or keep up with their favorite bands, so they’ll always know where and when the bands will be performing in their area.
Business Idea: Create a single place for music lovers to track or keep up with their favorite bands, so they’ll always know where and when the bands will be performing in their area.
In addition, create an online platform for c...
CREATING A NEW-VENTURE TEAM
Those who launch or found an entrepreneurial venture have an important role to play in shaping the firm’s business concept. Stated even more directly, it is widely known that a well-conceived business plan cannot get off the ground unless a firm ha...
Discuss the differences among sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies.
When a business is launched, a form of legal entity must be chosen. Sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies are the most common legal entities from which entrepreneurs make a choice. Choosing ...
Airbnb: How Listening to Customers and Iterating the Business Model Helped Shape and Mold a Successful Start-up
Airbnb: How Listening to Customers and Iterating the Business Model Helped Shape and Mold a Successful Start-up
Web: www.airbnb.com
Introduction
It all st...
Components of an effective business model
1. Core strategy (how a firm competes)
2. Strategic resources (how a firm acquires and uses its resources)
3. Partnership network (how a firm structures and nurtures its partnerships)
Six distinct ways of making money online
Six distinct ways of making money online (the way an online company makes money largely defines its business model)
1. Affiliate programs
An affiliate program is a way for online merchants, like 1-800-FLOWERS, ...
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
After a firm has gained an understanding of the industry and the target market in which it plans to compete, the next step is to complete a competitor analysis. A competitor analysis is a detailed analysis of a firm’s competition. It helps a firm u...
Some excellent ways to increase your self-awareness
1. Personal diaries
An excellent way to increase your self-awareness is to keep a diary. In it make a daily note of the important things that happen. Be honest and open with yourself. Be willing to reflect upon your beliefs, thoug...
Maintaining positive thoughts
• E. G. S. Emotional Guidance System - Your inner guide
It is said that the average human being has approximately 64,000 thoughts per day. Protecting all of your thoughts 24 hours a day can be a full-time job. There is a better way to gauge how ...
TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING IDEAS
In general, entrepreneurs identify more ideas than opportunities because many ideas are typically generated to find the best way to capitalize on an opportunity. Several techniques can be used to stimulate and facilitate the generation of new ideas f...
The 3 sources of business ideas
1. Observing Trends
The first approach to identifying opportunities is to observe trends and study how they create opportunities for entrepreneurs to pursue. The most important trends to follow are economic trends, social trends, ...
Success depends on Well Concentrated Efforts
The Successful Lives Are the Concentrated Lives.
Concentration means success, because you are better able to govern yourself and centralize your mind; you become more in earnest in what you do and this almost invariably improves your chances f...
Scientists Reveal Two Simple Words That Can Improve Your Relationship
The research found that greater levels of perceived gratitude protect couples from common stressors such as ineffective arguing and financial problems and promote relationship stability.
• The power of “thank you” – Feeling appreciated by ...
Study: People With Depression Are Less Likely To Have Children
Depression is a mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and lack of interest or pleasure in activities. It can also cause physical symptoms such as fatigue, changes in appetite and sleep patterns, and di...
Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think
Writing thank-you notes is not just good manners. It can have a strong psychological effect for both the sender and receiver, suggests research published in the September 2018 issue of Psychological Science.
While most people consider showing an ...
Giving thanks can make you happier
Each holiday season comes with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year. However, for many this time of year is tinged with sadness, anxiety, or depression. Certainly, major depression or a severe anxiety disorder benefits most from prof...
Eating Ultra-Processed “Ready-To-Eat-or-Heat” Foods Linked to Premature Death
A new study found that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019. This is especially alarming, because Brazilians consume far less of these products t...
Study shows the power of 'thank you' for couples
Gratitude has been a trendy sentiment in recent years – sparking an industry of journals, knickknacks and T-shirts touting thankfulness as a positive force in individuals’ lives.
New research suggests that gratitude from one’s partner may be...
Mini relaxation technique to overcome grief
Dealing with grief and loss is extremely stressful. During this time it may help to take mini-relaxation breaks. If you have three minutes, try this: While seated, take a break to check your body for tension. Relax your facial muscles and allow your ...
Scientists: Put Down Your Devices and Let Your Mind Wander
Taking some time to just sit and think might be far more enjoyable than you expect.
People don’t realize how enjoyable it is to sit and think.
According to research from the American Psychological Association, people often underestimate how m...
Using digital media to relax is related to lower-quality parenting
Caregivers who consume digital media for relaxation are more likely to engage in negative parenting practices, according to a new multinational study.
The new study led by the University of Waterloo aimed to investigate the relationship between ...
Vitamin B6 supplements could reduce anxiety and depression
Taking high-dose Vitamin B6 tablets has been shown to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression by new research.
Scientists at the University of Reading measured the impact of high doses of Vitamin B6 on young adults and found that they reported ...
Cyberbullying puts targeted adolescents at risk for suicide, study suggests
Beyond the many stressors that young adolescents face, being a target of cyberbullying is an independent risk factor for suicide -- above and beyond traditional offline bullying, according to a study released Monday.
That's the finding of a new st...
New Research Could Lead to More Efficient Televisions, Computer Screens and Lighting
2 days ago (Sun, May 12, 2024 at 12:02 PM)
New research from the University of St Andrews offers potential solutions for improving the efficiency of OLEDs at high brightness levels, broadening their application in technology and medicine.
New interdisciplinary research from the University of St Andrews has the potential to enhance the efficiency of televisions, computer screens, and lighting systems.
Researchers at the Organic Semiconductor Centre in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and the School of Chemistry have proposed a new approach to designing efficient light-emitting materials in a paper recently published in Nature.... Continue reading ››
New interdisciplinary research from the University of St Andrews has the potential to enhance the efficiency of televisions, computer screens, and lighting systems.
Researchers at the Organic Semiconductor Centre in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and the School of Chemistry have proposed a new approach to designing efficient light-emitting materials in a paper recently published in Nature.... Continue reading ››
Scientists Develop New More Efficient Way To Capture Fresh Water From the Air
7 days ago (Tue, May 07, 2024 at 11:09 AM)
The Cheerios effect is a process where small floating objects cluster together on the surface of a liquid. Researchers optimized this process to increase condensation rates for efficient water-harvesting systems.
A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air could be inspired by a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast cereal.
KAUST researchers have observed that, when water droplets condense from the air onto a cold surface coated with oil, the droplets commence a complex dance. This motion — akin to a process known as the Cheerios effect whereby the flo... Continue reading ››
A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air could be inspired by a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast cereal.
KAUST researchers have observed that, when water droplets condense from the air onto a cold surface coated with oil, the droplets commence a complex dance. This motion — akin to a process known as the Cheerios effect whereby the flo... Continue reading ››
NASA Unveils Game-Changing Electric Propulsion Technology for Future Space Missions
2 weeks ago (Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 03:47 PM)
NASA’s new propulsion technology enhances small spacecraft capabilities for future planetary missions and extends the operational life of existing satellites. By partnering with commercial entities, NASA not only advances its technology commercialization goals but also supports the U.S. space industry’s global leadership.
NASA’s innovative propulsion technology propels small spacecraft exploration and extends satellite lifetimes, supporting U.S. leadership in space technology.
NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary expl... Continue reading ››
NASA’s innovative propulsion technology propels small spacecraft exploration and extends satellite lifetimes, supporting U.S. leadership in space technology.
NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary expl... Continue reading ››
Tech’s Double Edge: Job Killer or Creator?
3 weeks ago (Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 06:08 PM)
Economists used new methods to examine how many U.S. jobs have been lost to machine automation, and how many have been created as technology leads to new tasks. On net, and particularly since 1980, technology has replaced more U.S. jobs than it has generated.
Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.
This is part 2 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part... Continue reading ››
Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.
This is part 2 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part... Continue reading ››
Science Simplified: What Is Artificial Intelligence?
2 months ago (Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 09:28 AM)
Artificial intelligence, particularly through machine learning, is revolutionizing how we solve complex problems in various fields including science, medicine, and technology. Facilities like Argonne National Laboratory are leading these advancements, using AI to predict complex system behaviors, improve material selection, and assist in global challenges like disease and climate change.
What Is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the collective term for computer technologies and techniques that help solve complex problems by imitating the brain’s ... Continue reading ››
What Is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the collective term for computer technologies and techniques that help solve complex problems by imitating the brain’s ... Continue reading ››
Why Desktop Linux Is Finally Growing In Popularity
2 months ago (Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 09:36 AM)
According to the latest data from StatCounter, Linux's market share has reached 4.03% -- surging by an additional 1% in the last eight months. What's the reason behind this recent growth? "That's a good question," writes ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols. "While Windows is the king of the hill with 72.13% and MacOS comes in a distant second at 15.46%, it's clear that Linux is making progress." An anonymous Slashdot reader shares the five reasons why Vaughan-Nichols thinks it's growing:
1. Microsoft isn't that interested in Windows
If you think Microsoft is all about the des... Continue reading ››
1. Microsoft isn't that interested in Windows
If you think Microsoft is all about the des... Continue reading ››
New AI tool helps leverage database of 10 million biology images
3 months ago (Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 11:46 AM)
Researchers have developed the largest-ever dataset of biological images suitable for use by machine learning – and a new vision-based artificial intelligence tool to learn from it.
The findings in the new study significantly broaden the scope of what scientists can do using artificial intelligence to analyze images of plants, animals and fungi to answer new questions, said Samuel Stevens, lead author of the study and a PhD student in computer science and engineering at Ohio State.
“Our model will be useful for tasks spanning the entire tree of life,” Stevens said. “Researchers w... Continue reading ››
The findings in the new study significantly broaden the scope of what scientists can do using artificial intelligence to analyze images of plants, animals and fungi to answer new questions, said Samuel Stevens, lead author of the study and a PhD student in computer science and engineering at Ohio State.
“Our model will be useful for tasks spanning the entire tree of life,” Stevens said. “Researchers w... Continue reading ››
A climate-friendly way to capture carbon dioxide in the air
3 months ago (Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 09:32 AM)
In a new study, researchers have developed a method for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, powered by clean and relatively inexpensive geothermal energy.
Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, reveal that by combining direct air carbon dioxide capture technologies (DACC) and geothermal energy, large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) removal systems could potentially be supplied with enough energy to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and safely store it underground.
Emitted when humans burn fossil fuels for things like heat, electricity and ... Continue reading ››
Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, reveal that by combining direct air carbon dioxide capture technologies (DACC) and geothermal energy, large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) removal systems could potentially be supplied with enough energy to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and safely store it underground.
Emitted when humans burn fossil fuels for things like heat, electricity and ... Continue reading ››
Risk of Existential Catastrophe: There Is No Proof That AI Can Be Controlled
3 months ago (Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 01:31 PM)
An in-depth examination by Dr. Yampolskiy reveals no current proof that AI can be controlled safely, leading to a call for a halt in AI development until safety can be assured. His upcoming book discusses the existential risks and the critical need for enhanced AI safety measures.
Highlighting the absence of evidence for the controllability of AI, Dr. Yampolskiy warns of the existential risks involved and advocates for a cautious approach to AI development, with a focus on safety and risk minimization.
There is no current evidence that AI can be controlled safely, accor... Continue reading ››
Highlighting the absence of evidence for the controllability of AI, Dr. Yampolskiy warns of the existential risks involved and advocates for a cautious approach to AI development, with a focus on safety and risk minimization.
There is no current evidence that AI can be controlled safely, accor... Continue reading ››
Italian Scientists Develop New System for Producing Green Hydrogen Cheaply and Efficiently
3 months ago (Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 10:23 AM)
A collaborative research effort between IIT and its spin-off BeDimensional has discovered a method utilizing ruthenium particles in conjunction with a solar-powered electrolysis system.
What does it take to produce green hydrogen more efficiently and cheaply? Apparently, small ruthenium particles and a solar-powered system for water electrolysis. This is the solution identified by a joint team involving the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology, IIT) of Genoa, and BeDimensional S.p.A. (an IIT spin-off).
The technology, developed in the context ... Continue reading ››
What does it take to produce green hydrogen more efficiently and cheaply? Apparently, small ruthenium particles and a solar-powered system for water electrolysis. This is the solution identified by a joint team involving the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology, IIT) of Genoa, and BeDimensional S.p.A. (an IIT spin-off).
The technology, developed in the context ... Continue reading ››
Stanford Lithium Metal Battery Breakthrough Could Double the Range of Electric Vehicles
3 months ago (Fri, Feb 09, 2024 at 08:46 AM)
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that allowing lithium metal batteries to rest in a discharged state can significantly restore their capacity and extend their cycle life. This method, which is both low-cost and straightforward to implement, could double the range of electric vehicles without requiring new manufacturing techniques or materials.
Stanford’s breakthrough in lithium metal battery technology promises to extend EV ranges and battery life through a simple resting protocol, enhancing commercial viability.
Next-generation electric vehicles cou... Continue reading ››
Stanford’s breakthrough in lithium metal battery technology promises to extend EV ranges and battery life through a simple resting protocol, enhancing commercial viability.
Next-generation electric vehicles cou... Continue reading ››
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip: what scientists think of first human trial
3 months ago (Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 12:42 PM)
Neuralink, the company through which entrepreneur Elon Musk hopes to revolutionize brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), has implanted a ‘brain-reading’ device into a person for the first time, according to a tweet posted by Musk on 29 January.
BCIs record and decode brain activity, with the aim of allowing a person with severe paralysis to control a computer, robotic arm, wheelchair or other device through thought alone. Apart from Neuralink's device, others are under development and some have already been tested in people.
Neurotechnology researchers are cautiously excited about Neur... Continue reading ››
BCIs record and decode brain activity, with the aim of allowing a person with severe paralysis to control a computer, robotic arm, wheelchair or other device through thought alone. Apart from Neuralink's device, others are under development and some have already been tested in people.
Neurotechnology researchers are cautiously excited about Neur... Continue reading ››
Japan Is Now the 5th Country To Land on the Moon
4 months ago (Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM)
Japan’s SLIM lunar landing highlights its advanced space technology and global leadership in space exploration, despite challenges, enhancing its position in international lunar research and collaboration.
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on January 20, 2024. Despite a power issue with the lander, the event holds both political and technical importance. It’s Japan’s first lunar landing – making it only the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the Moon. This is a significant achievement ... Continue reading ››
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on January 20, 2024. Despite a power issue with the lander, the event holds both political and technical importance. It’s Japan’s first lunar landing – making it only the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the Moon. This is a significant achievement ... Continue reading ››
Can Artificial Intelligence Think Like a Human?
4 months ago (Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 09:02 AM)
Athanassios S. Fokas argues that AI, despite its advancements, is still far from matching human thought, as it lacks the ability to fully replicate the complexity of human cognition, including emotions, creativity, and unconscious processes.
In a new perspective recently published in the journal PNAS Nexus, Athanassios S. Fokas explores a timely question: the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve and possibly exceed human cognitive capabilities. Historically, the focus has been on assessing computer models based on their proficiency in complex tasks, like triumphing in Go or ... Continue reading ››
In a new perspective recently published in the journal PNAS Nexus, Athanassios S. Fokas explores a timely question: the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve and possibly exceed human cognitive capabilities. Historically, the focus has been on assessing computer models based on their proficiency in complex tasks, like triumphing in Go or ... Continue reading ››
Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors — and makes better diagnoses
4 months ago (Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 08:39 AM)
An artificial intelligence (AI) system trained to conduct medical interviews matched, or even surpassed, human doctors’ performance at conversing with simulated patients and listing possible diagnoses on the basis of the patients’ medical history.
The chatbot, which is based on a large language model (LLM) developed by Google, was more accurate than board-certified primary-care physicians in diagnosing respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, among others. Compared with human doctors, it managed to acquire a similar amount of information during medical interviews and ranked higher on ... Continue reading ››
The chatbot, which is based on a large language model (LLM) developed by Google, was more accurate than board-certified primary-care physicians in diagnosing respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, among others. Compared with human doctors, it managed to acquire a similar amount of information during medical interviews and ranked higher on ... Continue reading ››
Researchers developing AI to make the internet more accessible
4 months ago (Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 07:22 PM)
The study shows that for individuals who are less familiar with information technologies or have disabilities, generalizable web agents could make the internet easier to navigate.
In an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers at The Ohio State University have begun developing an artificial intelligence agent that could complete complex tasks on any website using simple language commands.
In the three decades since it was first released into the public domain, the world wide web has become an incredibly intricate, dynamic system. Yet because... Continue reading ››
In an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers at The Ohio State University have begun developing an artificial intelligence agent that could complete complex tasks on any website using simple language commands.
In the three decades since it was first released into the public domain, the world wide web has become an incredibly intricate, dynamic system. Yet because... Continue reading ››
Contrary to Common Belief, Artificial Intelligence Will Not Put You out of Work
5 months ago (Thu, Dec 28, 2023 at 11:02 AM)
A new study reveals that work experience significantly affects how employees interact with AI. Employees with greater task-specific experience benefit more from AI, whereas senior workers are less likely to trust AI due to concerns over its imperfections. The findings emphasize the need for tailored strategies when integrating AI in the workplace to enhance human-AI teamwork.
New research reveals intricate aspects of human-AI interactions, highlighting a surprising trend: artificial intelligence systems tend to benefit junior employees, but not for the reasons you’d expect. Continue reading ››
New research reveals intricate aspects of human-AI interactions, highlighting a surprising trend: artificial intelligence systems tend to benefit junior employees, but not for the reasons you’d expect. Continue reading ››
Light-Speed Calculations: New Photonic Chips Are Changing Wireless Communication
5 months ago (Sat, Dec 09, 2023 at 07:48 PM)
New advanced photonic chips have been developed that optimize light transmission for optical wireless systems. These chips, essential for future 5G and 6G networks, represent a shift towards energy-efficient analog technologies and have wide-ranging applications in high-speed data processing and communication. Image credit: Politecnico di Milano
A new breakthrough in optical wireless technology features photonic chips that efficiently shape light for improved data transmission, pivotal for the advancement of future wireless networks and high-speed data processing.
Optica... Continue reading ››
A new breakthrough in optical wireless technology features photonic chips that efficiently shape light for improved data transmission, pivotal for the advancement of future wireless networks and high-speed data processing.
Optica... Continue reading ››
The Limits of AI: Why ChatGPT Isn’t Truly “Intelligent”
5 months ago (Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 08:17 PM)
A new paper argues that AI’s intelligence, as seen in systems like ChatGPT, is fundamentally different from human intelligence due to its lack of embodiment and understanding. This difference highlights that AI does not share human concerns or connections with the world.
A recent paper by UC’s Anthony Chemero explains AI thinking as opposed to human thinking.
The rise of artificial intelligence has elicited varied responses from technology executives, government officials, and the general public. Many are enthusiastic about AI technologies like ChatGPT, viewing them ... Continue reading ››
A recent paper by UC’s Anthony Chemero explains AI thinking as opposed to human thinking.
The rise of artificial intelligence has elicited varied responses from technology executives, government officials, and the general public. Many are enthusiastic about AI technologies like ChatGPT, viewing them ... Continue reading ››
Jevons’ Paradox: AI Could Use As Much Electricity As Entire Countries
7 months ago (Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 01:29 PM)
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings numerous benefits, but its adoption might come with a significant energy cost, as highlighted by a recent study. Generative AI models, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, consume large amounts of energy during training and operational use. While global efforts are underway to improve AI’s energy efficiency, the increased efficiency might inadvertently boost demand due to Jevons’ Paradox. Given current projections, AI’s electricity consumption could rival that of entire nations by 2027. The researchers stress the importance of mindful AI application due to its ene...
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የራንሰምዌርን ጥቃት ምንነት እና የመከላከያ መንገዶች
7 months ago (Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 02:34 PM)
አጥፊ ሶፍትዌሮችን በመጠቀም መረጃን መስጥሮ የመያዝ እና የማገት እንቅስቃሴ ባለፉት ጥቂት አመታት ውጤታማ የጥቃት መፈጸሚያ መንገድ እየሆነ መጥቷል፡፡
የዚህ ሶፍትዌር ዓላማ ጥቃት ተፈጽሞ መረጃቸው የተመሰጠረባቸው አካላትን መረጃዎቻቸው ወደነበሩበት ቦታ ማስመለሻ የገንዘብ ክፍያ እንዲፈጽሙ የሚያስገድድ ነው፡፡
ራንሰምዌር ጥቃት /Ransomware/ እንደሌሎች የኮምፒው... Continue reading ››
የዚህ ሶፍትዌር ዓላማ ጥቃት ተፈጽሞ መረጃቸው የተመሰጠረባቸው አካላትን መረጃዎቻቸው ወደነበሩበት ቦታ ማስመለሻ የገንዘብ ክፍያ እንዲፈጽሙ የሚያስገድድ ነው፡፡
ራንሰምዌር ጥቃት /Ransomware/ እንደሌሎች የኮምፒው... Continue reading ››
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Kicks Off New Campaign on Mars
7 months ago (Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 12:53 PM)
Perseverance begins the Margin Campaign on Mars, exploring the origins and significance of Jezero Crater’s marginal carbonates over the next 230 sols.
This week on Mars, Perseverance officially kicked off the Margin Campaign by arriving at Mandu Wall and performing the first abrasion of a rock within the marginal carbonate unit! Reaching this destination was no easy feat — it took Perseverance several attempts to successfully navigate a ~350 meter-long path through a field of boulders, using a combination of autonomous and directed drives to dodge hazards in the rough t... Continue reading ››
This week on Mars, Perseverance officially kicked off the Margin Campaign by arriving at Mandu Wall and performing the first abrasion of a rock within the marginal carbonate unit! Reaching this destination was no easy feat — it took Perseverance several attempts to successfully navigate a ~350 meter-long path through a field of boulders, using a combination of autonomous and directed drives to dodge hazards in the rough t... Continue reading ››
New Study: AI Chatbots Surpass the Average Human in Creativity
8 months ago (Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 12:10 PM)
A recent study indicates that AI chatbots may excel over the average human in creative thinking tasks, such as suggesting alternative uses for everyday objects. Nevertheless, top-performing humans still surpassed the best chatbot results in these tasks.
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that large language model (LLM) AI chatbots might excel beyond the average human in creative tasks, like brainstorming alternate uses for common items – a reflection of divergent thinking. However, individuals who scored the highest in these tasks still surpassed the top-p... Continue reading ››
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that large language model (LLM) AI chatbots might excel beyond the average human in creative tasks, like brainstorming alternate uses for common items – a reflection of divergent thinking. However, individuals who scored the highest in these tasks still surpassed the top-p... Continue reading ››
Astronomers Propose New Method of Measuring Galaxy Distances
8 months ago (Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 04:39 PM)
Astronomers have suggested using double-period RR Lyr stars to accurately measure galaxy distances. This method, which can increase the sample of galaxies with precise distances by over 20 times, eliminates the need for spectroscopic observations. Above is a 3D intuitive map of the Local Group. Credit: NAOC
The Universe is vast, encompassing hundreds of billions of galaxies. For those galaxies close to us, we primarily determine their distances using classical Cepheids and RR Lyrae (RR Lyr) stars.
RR Lyr stars are pulsating variables that shine 100 times more brightly than our Sun and ar... Continue reading ››
The Universe is vast, encompassing hundreds of billions of galaxies. For those galaxies close to us, we primarily determine their distances using classical Cepheids and RR Lyrae (RR Lyr) stars.
RR Lyr stars are pulsating variables that shine 100 times more brightly than our Sun and ar... Continue reading ››
New Study: ChatGPT Outperforms University Students in Writing
9 months ago (Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 05:08 PM)
ChatGPT scored similarly or better than university students in 9 out of 32 courses when answering assessment questions, according to a study involving NYUAD. Although 74% of surveyed students across five countries would use ChatGPT, 70% of educators view its use as plagiarism.
A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that ChatGPT’s performance in responding to examination questions in various disciplines such as computer science, politics, engineering, and psychology, may be comparable to, or even surpass, the average university student’s performance. Additionally, the st... Continue reading ››
A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that ChatGPT’s performance in responding to examination questions in various disciplines such as computer science, politics, engineering, and psychology, may be comparable to, or even surpass, the average university student’s performance. Additionally, the st... Continue reading ››
The Future of Medicine? ChatGPT Shows “Impressive” Accuracy in Clinical Decision Making
9 months ago (Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 04:45 PM)
A recent study found that ChatGPT demonstrated a 72% accuracy in clinical decision-making across all medical specialties, with performance akin to a medical school graduate. The research suggests the potential of LLMs in augmenting medical practices but emphasizes the need for more research before clinical integration.
Researchers from Mass General Brigham determined that ChatGPT achieved an accuracy rate of almost 72% across all medical specialties and phases of clinical care, and 77 percent accuracy in making final diagnoses.
Researchers from Mass General Brigham have ... Continue reading ››
Researchers from Mass General Brigham determined that ChatGPT achieved an accuracy rate of almost 72% across all medical specialties and phases of clinical care, and 77 percent accuracy in making final diagnoses.
Researchers from Mass General Brigham have ... Continue reading ››
ChatGPT Tests Into Top 1% for Original Creative Thinking
9 months ago (Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 11:19 AM)
New research has revealed that ChatGPT, powered by the GPT-4 AI engine, scored in the top 1% in tests assessing creativity, outperforming most college students. The researchers believe these findings indicate AI’s emerging capability to match or surpass human creative abilities.
Recent findings from the University of Montana and partners indicate that artificial intelligence can rival the creative abilities of the top 1% of human participants based on a standard test for creativity.
Led by Dr. Erik Guzik, an assistant clinical professor at UM’s College of Business, the team employed ... Continue reading ››
Recent findings from the University of Montana and partners indicate that artificial intelligence can rival the creative abilities of the top 1% of human participants based on a standard test for creativity.
Led by Dr. Erik Guzik, an assistant clinical professor at UM’s College of Business, the team employed ... Continue reading ››
MIT Develops Superconducting Device To Radically Cut Energy Use in Computing
9 months ago (Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 12:07 PM)
MIT researchers have created an efficient superconducting diode that could enhance electronic current transfer and reduce energy use in high-power computing. This development may also benefit quantum computing technologies.
Ultra-small “switch” could be easily scaled.
A team of scientists from MIT, along with their colleagues, have developed a simple superconducting device that could transfer current through electronic devices much more efficiently than is possible today. As a result, the new diode, a kind of switch, could dramatically reduce the energy consumption ... Continue reading ››
Ultra-small “switch” could be easily scaled.
A team of scientists from MIT, along with their colleagues, have developed a simple superconducting device that could transfer current through electronic devices much more efficiently than is possible today. As a result, the new diode, a kind of switch, could dramatically reduce the energy consumption ... Continue reading ››
Future AI algorithms have potential to learn like humans, say researchers
10 months ago (Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 03:35 PM)
Memories can be as tricky to hold onto for machines as they can be for humans. To help understand why artificial agents develop holes in their own cognitive processes, electrical engineers at The Ohio State University have analyzed how much a process called "continual learning" impacts their overall performance.
Continual learning is when a computer is trained to continuously learn a sequence of tasks, using its accumulated knowledge from old tasks to better learn new tasks.
Yet one major hurdle scientists still need to overcome to achieve such heights is learning how to circumvent the... Continue reading ››
Continual learning is when a computer is trained to continuously learn a sequence of tasks, using its accumulated knowledge from old tasks to better learn new tasks.
Yet one major hurdle scientists still need to overcome to achieve such heights is learning how to circumvent the... Continue reading ››
New Tool Detects ChatGPT-Generated Academic Text With 99% Accuracy
11 months ago (Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 12:56 PM)
Scientists have developed an AI-detection tool with 99% accuracy that identifies scientific text generated by AI, specifically targeting the likes of ChatGPT. The detection tool, uniquely designed using a smaller dataset and human insight to distinguish AI from human writing, narrows its focus to the specific scientific writing found in peer-reviewed journals, offering more accuracy than general-purpose detectors.
Heather Desaire, a University of Kansas chemist who applies machine learning to biomedical studies, has developed a novel tool capable of identifying scientific text produced by C... Continue reading ››
Heather Desaire, a University of Kansas chemist who applies machine learning to biomedical studies, has developed a novel tool capable of identifying scientific text produced by C... Continue reading ››
Can’t Find Your Phone? Scientists Have Created a Robot To Help
12 months ago (Sun, May 28, 2023 at 07:25 AM)
Everyone has experienced the frustration of misplacing their phone at some point. Fortunately, a new robot is here to lend a hand.
New “artificial memory” enables robots to help find misplaced items.
Engineers from the University of Waterloo have developed an innovative method for programming robots to aid individuals with dementia in finding lost items such as medicine, glasses, or phones.
Although the primary aim is to support this particular demographic, the technology holds the potential to benefit anyone who has experienced the frustration of misplacing an ob... Continue reading ››
New “artificial memory” enables robots to help find misplaced items.
Engineers from the University of Waterloo have developed an innovative method for programming robots to aid individuals with dementia in finding lost items such as medicine, glasses, or phones.
Although the primary aim is to support this particular demographic, the technology holds the potential to benefit anyone who has experienced the frustration of misplacing an ob... Continue reading ››
MIT Engineers Revolutionize Semiconductor Chip Technology With Atom-Thin Transistors
12 months ago (Sun, May 07, 2023 at 12:06 PM)
MIT researchers have innovated a low-temperature growth technology to integrate 2D materials onto a silicon circuit, paving the way for denser and more powerful chips. The new method involves growing layers of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials directly on top of a silicon chip, a process that typically requires high temperatures that could damage the silicon.
A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.
Researchers from M... Continue reading ››
A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.
Researchers from M... Continue reading ››
Humans Reign Supreme: ChatGPT Falls Short on Accounting Exams
12 months ago (Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 11:34 AM)
In a test of ChatGPT’s ability to handle accounting assessments it still couldn’t compete with the student’s level. Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo
The massive study was crowd-sourced with 327 co-authors from 186 institutions in 14 different countries.
Last month, OpenAI introduced its latest AI chatbot product, GPT-4. The company claims that the bot, which employs machine learning to produce text in a natural language style, performed exceptionally well on various exams. Specifically, it achieved a score in the 90th percentile on the bar exam, passed 13 out of 15 A... Continue reading ››
The massive study was crowd-sourced with 327 co-authors from 186 institutions in 14 different countries.
Last month, OpenAI introduced its latest AI chatbot product, GPT-4. The company claims that the bot, which employs machine learning to produce text in a natural language style, performed exceptionally well on various exams. Specifically, it achieved a score in the 90th percentile on the bar exam, passed 13 out of 15 A... Continue reading ››
New AI Model Predicts Cancer Patient Survival More Accurately Than Previous Methods
1 year ago (Sun, Apr 09, 2023 at 08:58 AM)
Predicting cancer patient survival rates is a crucial aspect of cancer treatment and management. Accurately forecasting a patient’s prognosis helps medical professionals make informed decisions about the most appropriate course of action and can also aid in the development of personalized treatment plans.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have created an AI model that predicts cancer patient survival with greater accuracy and using more readily accessible data compared to previous methods.
The AI model utilizes natural language processing (NLP), a field ... Continue reading ››
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have created an AI model that predicts cancer patient survival with greater accuracy and using more readily accessible data compared to previous methods.
The AI model utilizes natural language processing (NLP), a field ... Continue reading ››
MIT Unveils Advanced Algorithm To Keep Drones From Colliding in Midair
1 year ago (Sun, Apr 02, 2023 at 09:28 AM)
MIT researchers have developed Robust MADER, an updated multiagent trajectory-planner system that helps prevent drone collisions by generating collision-free trajectories even when communications between drones are delayed. The algorithm incorporates a delay-check step, during which a drone waits a specific amount of time before committing to a new, optimized trajectory. When tested in simulations and flight experiments, Robust MADER achieved a 100% success rate in generating collision-free trajectories, providing a safer approach to coordinating multiple drones in the same airspace.
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6 Challenges – Identified by Scientists – That Humans Face With Artificial Intelligence
1 year ago (Sun, Apr 02, 2023 at 08:40 AM)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and act like humans. AI technologies enable computers to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation.
A study led by a professor from the University of Central Florida has identified six challenges that must be overcome in order to improve our relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) and guarantee its ethical and fair utilization.
A professor from th... Continue reading ››
A study led by a professor from the University of Central Florida has identified six challenges that must be overcome in order to improve our relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) and guarantee its ethical and fair utilization.
A professor from th... Continue reading ››
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT’s Stunning Results on the US Medical Licensing Exam
1 year ago (Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 10:43 AM)
According to a recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health, ChatGPT has demonstrated its ability to perform at or around the passing threshold of 60% on the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). The study, conducted by Tiffany Kung, Victor Tseng, and colleagues at AnsibleHealth, found that ChatGPT’s responses are coherent, make internal sense, and frequently contain insightful information. The results of this study suggest that ChatGPT has the potential to make a significant impact in the field of medicine and healthcare.
The AI software was able ... Continue reading ››
The AI software was able ... Continue reading ››
10 Key Questions of Intelligent Computing
1 year ago (Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 11:34 AM)
10 fundamental scientific questions on intelligent computing.
“Can machines think?” In his ground-breaking paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” published in 1950, Alan Turing raised this epoch-making question for the first time. This launched a new field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as people’s insatiable curiosity about computers and intelligence.
A number of difficult issues need to be resolved in order to meet the constantly increasing demand for computing. Computational speed is limited by the traditional von Neumann architecture, computational methods a... Continue reading ››
“Can machines think?” In his ground-breaking paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” published in 1950, Alan Turing raised this epoch-making question for the first time. This launched a new field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as people’s insatiable curiosity about computers and intelligence.
A number of difficult issues need to be resolved in order to meet the constantly increasing demand for computing. Computational speed is limited by the traditional von Neumann architecture, computational methods a... Continue reading ››
New communications technology: Super-fast optical lasers
2 years ago (Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 09:35 PM)
A team of Western Australian researchers have found a way to avoid the need to use radio transmitters in critical communications, using new technology featuring super-fast optical lasers. Radio transmitters, which are still in use, were developed over a century ago.
The researchers, from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), have been working on this project for two years, with their findings published overnight in the internationally respected science journal, Nature Scientific Reports.
Although optical communications have been in use since the 1980’s, govern... Continue reading ››
The researchers, from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), have been working on this project for two years, with their findings published overnight in the internationally respected science journal, Nature Scientific Reports.
Although optical communications have been in use since the 1980’s, govern... Continue reading ››
Robots are taking over jobs, but not at the rate you might think says research
2 years ago (Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 09:08 PM)
It’s easy to believe that robots are stealing jobs from human workers and drastically disrupting the labor market; after all, you’ve likely heard that chatbots make more efficient customer service representatives and that computer programs are tracking and moving packages without the use of human hands.
But there’s no need to panic about a pending robot takeover just yet, says a new study from BYU sociology professor Eric Dahlin. Dahlin’s research found that robots aren’t replacing humans at the rate most people think, but people are prone to severely exaggerate the rate of robot ... Continue reading ››
But there’s no need to panic about a pending robot takeover just yet, says a new study from BYU sociology professor Eric Dahlin. Dahlin’s research found that robots aren’t replacing humans at the rate most people think, but people are prone to severely exaggerate the rate of robot ... Continue reading ››
Faster and more Efficient Computer Chips Thanks to Germanium
2 years ago (Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 03:53 PM)
TU Wien (Vienna) has succeeded in making a new type of material usable for chip technology. This enables faster, more efficient computers and new types of quantum devices.
Our current chip technology is largely based on silicon. Only in very special components a small amount of germanium is added. But there are good reasons to use higher germanium contents in the future: The compound semiconductor silicon-germanium has decisive advantages over today's silicon technology in terms of energy efficiency and achievable clock frequencies.
The main problem here is to establish contacts between ... Continue reading ››
Our current chip technology is largely based on silicon. Only in very special components a small amount of germanium is added. But there are good reasons to use higher germanium contents in the future: The compound semiconductor silicon-germanium has decisive advantages over today's silicon technology in terms of energy efficiency and achievable clock frequencies.
The main problem here is to establish contacts between ... Continue reading ››
Empathizing With Humans – Scientists Have Created a Robot That Can Laugh With You
2 years ago (Sat, Nov 05, 2022 at 10:04 AM)
To foster empathy in conversation, scientists at Kyoto University developed a shared-laughter AI system that reacts properly to human laughter.
What makes something hilarious has baffled philosophers and scientists since at least the time of inquiring minds like Plato. The Greeks believed that feeling superior at others’ expense was the source of humor. Sigmund Freud, a German psychologist, thought humor was a means to let off pent-up energy. In order to make people laugh, US comedian Robin Williams tapped his anger at the absurd.
No one appears to be able to agree on the answer to the... Continue reading ››
What makes something hilarious has baffled philosophers and scientists since at least the time of inquiring minds like Plato. The Greeks believed that feeling superior at others’ expense was the source of humor. Sigmund Freud, a German psychologist, thought humor was a means to let off pent-up energy. In order to make people laugh, US comedian Robin Williams tapped his anger at the absurd.
No one appears to be able to agree on the answer to the... Continue reading ››
Using Artificial Intelligence To Help Prevent Suicide
2 years ago (Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 10:10 PM)
Future suicide prevention efforts could be improved by artificial intelligence.
The loss of any life is devastating, but the loss of life due to suicide is exceptionally saddening.
Suicide is the primary cause of mortality for Australians aged 15 to 44, taking the lives of almost nine people daily. According to some estimates, suicide attempts happen up to 30 times more often than fatalities.
“Suicide has large effects when it happens. It impacts many people and has far-reaching consequences for family, friends, and communities,” says Karen Kusuma, a University of New South Wales ... Continue reading ››
The loss of any life is devastating, but the loss of life due to suicide is exceptionally saddening.
Suicide is the primary cause of mortality for Australians aged 15 to 44, taking the lives of almost nine people daily. According to some estimates, suicide attempts happen up to 30 times more often than fatalities.
“Suicide has large effects when it happens. It impacts many people and has far-reaching consequences for family, friends, and communities,” says Karen Kusuma, a University of New South Wales ... Continue reading ››
Insects Can Produce As Much Atmospheric Electric Charge as a Thunderstorm Cloud
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 02:35 PM)
In a new study, scientists show that living things can have an impact on atmospheric electricity. In fact, insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud.
Researchers measured the electrical fields near swarming honeybees and discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud. This type of electricity helps shape weather events, aids insects in finding food, and lifts spiders up in the air to migrate over large distances. The research demonstrates that living things can have an impact on atmospheric electricity. ... Continue reading ››
Researchers measured the electrical fields near swarming honeybees and discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud. This type of electricity helps shape weather events, aids insects in finding food, and lifts spiders up in the air to migrate over large distances. The research demonstrates that living things can have an impact on atmospheric electricity. ... Continue reading ››
Beaming Clean Energy From Space – Caltech’s “Extraordinary and Unprecedented Project”
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 11:01 AM)
Collecting solar power in space and transmitting the energy wirelessly to Earth through microwaves enables terrestrial power availability unaffected by weather or time of day. Solar power could be continuously available anywhere on Earth.
Technology capable of collecting solar power in space and beaming it to Earth to provide a global supply of clean and affordable energy was once considered science fiction. Now it is moving closer to reality. Through the Space-based Solar Power Project (SSPP), a team of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers is working to deploy a constel... Continue reading ››
Technology capable of collecting solar power in space and beaming it to Earth to provide a global supply of clean and affordable energy was once considered science fiction. Now it is moving closer to reality. Through the Space-based Solar Power Project (SSPP), a team of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers is working to deploy a constel... Continue reading ››
Scientists Astonished by Strange Material That Can Be Made Like Plastic but Conducts Like Metal
2 years ago (Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 02:25 PM)
‘Like conductive Play-Doh’: breakthrough could point way to a new class of materials for electronic devices.
University of Chicago scientists have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal.
The research shows how to make a kind of material in which the molecular fragments are jumbled and disordered, but can still conduct electricity extremely well. It was published on October 26 in the journal Nature.
This goes against all of the rules we know about conductivity—to a scientist, it’s kind of like seeing a c... Continue reading ››
University of Chicago scientists have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal.
The research shows how to make a kind of material in which the molecular fragments are jumbled and disordered, but can still conduct electricity extremely well. It was published on October 26 in the journal Nature.
This goes against all of the rules we know about conductivity—to a scientist, it’s kind of like seeing a c... Continue reading ››
Safaricom Gets Approval to Launch M-PESA in Ethiopia
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 03:21 PM)
Ethiopia has given the green light to Safaricom to introduce its popular mobile money service, M-Pesa, to Ethiopia.
The announcement was made during the national launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia (STE) in the capital Addis Ababa, at a ceremony attended by President William Ruto and his host Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week.
The announcement was made during the national launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia (STE) in the capital Addis Ababa, at a ceremony attended by President William Ruto and his host Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week.
Engineers create molten salt micro-nuclear reactor to produce nuclear energy more safely
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 02:51 PM)
A nuclear power plant produces 8000 times more power than fossil fuels and is environmentally friendly, but when accidents do occur, they have major repercussions, such as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Nearly 100 people died either in the accident or through radiation sickness in the years following.
BYU professor and nuclear engineering expert Matthew Memmott and his colleagues have designed a new system for safer nuclear energy production: a molten salt micro-nuclear reactor that may solve all of these problems and more.
The standard nuclear reactor used in America is the Light-Water Re... Continue reading ››
BYU professor and nuclear engineering expert Matthew Memmott and his colleagues have designed a new system for safer nuclear energy production: a molten salt micro-nuclear reactor that may solve all of these problems and more.
The standard nuclear reactor used in America is the Light-Water Re... Continue reading ››
EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 02:45 PM)
The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for all new smartphones, tablets and cameras from late 2024.
The measure, which EU lawmakers adopted with a vote 602 in favor, 13 against, will—in Europe at least—push Apple to drop its outdated Lightning port on its iPhones for the USB-C one already used by many of its competitors.
Makers of laptops will have extra time, from early 2026, to also follow suit.
EU policymakers say the single charger rule will simplify the life of Europeans, reduce the mountain of obsolete chargers and red... Continue reading ››
The measure, which EU lawmakers adopted with a vote 602 in favor, 13 against, will—in Europe at least—push Apple to drop its outdated Lightning port on its iPhones for the USB-C one already used by many of its competitors.
Makers of laptops will have extra time, from early 2026, to also follow suit.
EU policymakers say the single charger rule will simplify the life of Europeans, reduce the mountain of obsolete chargers and red... Continue reading ››
Scientists Successfully Create Diamonds Out of Bottle Plastic
2 years ago (Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 02:45 PM)
A research team utilizes laser flashes to replicate the interior of ice planets, which inspires a new method of creating tiny diamonds.
What transpires inside planets like Uranus and Neptune? An innovative experiment was carried out to find out by a global team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the University of Rostock, and France’s École Polytechnique. They used intense laser flashes to study what occurred when they shot a laser at a thin sheet of simple PET plastic.
As a consequence, the scientists were able to support their prior hypothesis that diamonds real... Continue reading ››
What transpires inside planets like Uranus and Neptune? An innovative experiment was carried out to find out by a global team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the University of Rostock, and France’s École Polytechnique. They used intense laser flashes to study what occurred when they shot a laser at a thin sheet of simple PET plastic.
As a consequence, the scientists were able to support their prior hypothesis that diamonds real... Continue reading ››
New Algorithms Help Four-Legged Robots Run in the Wild
2 years ago (Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 02:42 PM)
A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a new system of algorithms that enables four-legged robots to walk and run on challenging terrain while avoiding both static and moving obstacles.
In tests, the system guided a robot to maneuver autonomously and swiftly across sandy surfaces, gravel, grass, and bumpy dirt hills covered with branches and fallen leaves without bumping into poles, trees, shrubs, boulders, benches or people. The robot also navigated a busy office space without bumping into boxes, desks or chairs.
The work brings researchers a step closer to b... Continue reading ››
In tests, the system guided a robot to maneuver autonomously and swiftly across sandy surfaces, gravel, grass, and bumpy dirt hills covered with branches and fallen leaves without bumping into poles, trees, shrubs, boulders, benches or people. The robot also navigated a busy office space without bumping into boxes, desks or chairs.
The work brings researchers a step closer to b... Continue reading ››
ቴስላ ኩባንያ በርካታ ድርጊቶችን መከወን የሚችል ሮቦት ይፋ አደረገ
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 01:07 PM)
የአሜሪካው ቴስላ ኩባንያ በአንድ ጊዜ በርካታ ድርጊቶችን መከወን የሚችል ሮቦት ይፋ አድርጓል።
ሮቦቱ መራመድ፣ እጆቹን ማወዛወዝ እና በጣቶቹ ዕቃ መያዝ የሚችል መሆኑ ነው የተነገረው።
የኩባንያው ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚ ኤሎን መስክ÷ “ኦፕቲመስ” የሚል ስሜ የተሰጠው ሮቦቱ ከኩባንያው በተጨማሪ በሚሊየን የሚቆጠሩ ዜጎችን ሊረዳ እንደሚችል ተናግረዋል፡፡
ዓላማችን ለ... Continue reading ››
ሮቦቱ መራመድ፣ እጆቹን ማወዛወዝ እና በጣቶቹ ዕቃ መያዝ የሚችል መሆኑ ነው የተነገረው።
የኩባንያው ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚ ኤሎን መስክ÷ “ኦፕቲመስ” የሚል ስሜ የተሰጠው ሮቦቱ ከኩባንያው በተጨማሪ በሚሊየን የሚቆጠሩ ዜጎችን ሊረዳ እንደሚችል ተናግረዋል፡፡
ዓላማችን ለ... Continue reading ››
Mobile Internet Speed in Ethiopia Ranked 107th Globally: Report
2 years ago (Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 12:48 PM)
The average mobile internet speed in Ethiopia is ranked 107th globally, according to a report by US-based internet speed analysis firm Ookla
The August 2022 Speedtest Global Index, which surveyed 182 countries, shows that the average mobile download speed in Ethiopia is 26.63 Mbps, while the upload speed is 17.62 Mbps. Neighboring Kenya has an average mobile internet download speed of 31.25 Mbps and is ranked 93 globally.
On the other hand, Ethiopia’s average mobile fixed broadband internet is ranked 148 with 21.95 Mbps.
The Speedtest Global Index rankings are based on average downl... Continue reading ››
The August 2022 Speedtest Global Index, which surveyed 182 countries, shows that the average mobile download speed in Ethiopia is 26.63 Mbps, while the upload speed is 17.62 Mbps. Neighboring Kenya has an average mobile internet download speed of 31.25 Mbps and is ranked 93 globally.
On the other hand, Ethiopia’s average mobile fixed broadband internet is ranked 148 with 21.95 Mbps.
The Speedtest Global Index rankings are based on average downl... Continue reading ››
Quantum technology reaches unprecedented control over captured light
2 years ago (Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 11:06 AM)
Researchers in quantum technology at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in developing a technique to control quantum states of light in a three-dimensional cavity. In addition to creating previously known states, the researchers are the first ever to demonstrate the long-sought cubic phase state. The breakthrough is an important step towards efficient error correction in quantum computers.
“We have shown that our technology is on par with the best in the world,” says Simone Gasparinetti, who is head of a research group in experimental quantum physics at Chalmers and one of... Continue reading ››
“We have shown that our technology is on par with the best in the world,” says Simone Gasparinetti, who is head of a research group in experimental quantum physics at Chalmers and one of... Continue reading ››
MIT Engineers Build Wireless Underwater Camera That Doesn’t Need Batteries!
2 years ago (Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 04:55 PM)
New underwater camera could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.
More than 95 percent of Earth’s oceans have never been observed, according to estimates by scientists, which means we have seen less of our planet’s ocean than we have the far side of the moon or the surface of Mars.
One steep challenge preventing widespread undersea exploration is the high cost of powering an underwater camera for a long time. Doing so now requires tethering it to a research vessel or frequently sending a ship to recharge its b... Continue reading ››
More than 95 percent of Earth’s oceans have never been observed, according to estimates by scientists, which means we have seen less of our planet’s ocean than we have the far side of the moon or the surface of Mars.
One steep challenge preventing widespread undersea exploration is the high cost of powering an underwater camera for a long time. Doing so now requires tethering it to a research vessel or frequently sending a ship to recharge its b... Continue reading ››
Drones could 3D print a building
2 years ago (Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 05:09 AM)
Researchers have mounted 3D printers onto drones with the aim of creating swarms of robots that could 3D print entire buildings. The aerial vehicles were specially designed to be able to deposit a cement-like material with enough precision to build tall structures. Groups of them together could do the job even faster. The idea is that 3D printed shelters could be greener than standard construction methods, and drones could be useful in reaching difficult to access areas.
Conventional Computers Can Learn to Solve Tricky Quantum Problems
2 years ago (Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 05:04 AM)
There has been a lot of buzz about quantum computers and for good reason. The futuristic computers are designed to mimic what happens in nature at microscopic scales, which means they have the power to better understand the quantum realm and speed up the discovery of new materials, including pharmaceuticals, environmentally friendly chemicals, and more. However, experts say viable quantum computers are still a decade away or more. What are researchers to do in the meantime?
A new Caltech-led study in the journal Science describes how machine learning tools, run on classical computers, can b... Continue reading ››
A new Caltech-led study in the journal Science describes how machine learning tools, run on classical computers, can b... Continue reading ››
ሽታዎችን ለመለየት ያለመ የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ሥርዓት
2 years ago (Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 05:11 PM)
የአሜሪካ ተመራማሪዎች የተለያዩ ሽታዎችን ለመለየት የሚያስችል ቴክኖሎጂ ማበልፀጋቸው ተገለፀ፡፡
ቴክኖሎጂው አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ላይ መሠረት ያደረገ ሲሆን በጉግል፣ ሞኔል ኬሚካል ሴንስስ ሴንተር በተባለ ተቋም እና በተለያዩ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች አማካኝነት መበልፀጉን ቪ.ኦ.ኤ ዘግቧል፡፡
“Principal Odor Map” የሚል መጠሪያን በጉግል የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ተመራማ... Continue reading ››
ቴክኖሎጂው አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ላይ መሠረት ያደረገ ሲሆን በጉግል፣ ሞኔል ኬሚካል ሴንስስ ሴንተር በተባለ ተቋም እና በተለያዩ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች አማካኝነት መበልፀጉን ቪ.ኦ.ኤ ዘግቧል፡፡
“Principal Odor Map” የሚል መጠሪያን በጉግል የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ተመራማ... Continue reading ››
A breakthrough discovery in carbon capture conversion for ethylene production
2 years ago (Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 04:41 PM)
A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% of carbon dioxide captured from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a key building block for plastic products.
Their findings are published in Cell Reports Physical Science.
While researchers have been exploring the possibility of converting carbon dioxide to ethylene for more than a decade, the UIC team’s approach is the first to achieve nearly 100% utilization of carbon dioxide to produce hydrocarbons. Their system uses electrolysis to transform captured carbon dioxide... Continue reading ››
Their findings are published in Cell Reports Physical Science.
While researchers have been exploring the possibility of converting carbon dioxide to ethylene for more than a decade, the UIC team’s approach is the first to achieve nearly 100% utilization of carbon dioxide to produce hydrocarbons. Their system uses electrolysis to transform captured carbon dioxide... Continue reading ››
አዳዲስና አስገራሚ የሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ መረጃዎች
2 years ago (Sat, Sep 03, 2022 at 09:41 AM)
Recycling Greenhouse Gases
2 years ago (Fri, Sep 02, 2022 at 04:45 PM)
CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. TU Wien has now developed more stable alternatives.
Wherever the production of harmful greenhouse gases cannot be prevented, they should be converted into something useful: this approach is called "carbon capture and utilisation". Special catalysts are needed for this. Until now, however, the problem has been that a layer of carbon quickly forms on these catalysts - this is called "coking" - and the catalyst loses its effect. At TU Wien, a new appro... Continue reading ››
Wherever the production of harmful greenhouse gases cannot be prevented, they should be converted into something useful: this approach is called "carbon capture and utilisation". Special catalysts are needed for this. Until now, however, the problem has been that a layer of carbon quickly forms on these catalysts - this is called "coking" - and the catalyst loses its effect. At TU Wien, a new appro... Continue reading ››
Researchers use infrared light to wirelessly transmit power over 30 meters
2 years ago (Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 10:19 AM)
Caption: Researchers created a new system that uses infrared light to safely transfer high levels of power over distances of up to 30 meters. This type of long-range optical wireless power transfer system could enable real-time power transmission to fixed and mobile receivers.
Image Credit: Jinyong Ha, Sejong University
Imagine walking into an airport or grocery store and your smartphone automatically starts charging. This could be a reality one day, thanks to a new wireless laser charging system that overcomes some of the challenges that have hindered previous attempts to develop safe ... Continue reading ››
Image Credit: Jinyong Ha, Sejong University
Imagine walking into an airport or grocery store and your smartphone automatically starts charging. This could be a reality one day, thanks to a new wireless laser charging system that overcomes some of the challenges that have hindered previous attempts to develop safe ... Continue reading ››
Artificial Intelligence Improves Treatment in Women with Heart Attacks
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 10:55 AM)
Heart attacks in women are more likely to be fatal than in men. The reasons are differences in age and in comorbidity burden which makes risk assessment in women a challenge. Researchers have now developed a novel artificial-intelligence-based risk score that improves personalized care for female patients with heart attacks.
Risk profile and clinical picture is different in women
An international research team led by Thomas F. Lüscher, professor at the Center for Molecular Cardiology at the University of Zurich (UZH), has now investigated the role of biological sex in heart attacks in m... Continue reading ››
Risk profile and clinical picture is different in women
An international research team led by Thomas F. Lüscher, professor at the Center for Molecular Cardiology at the University of Zurich (UZH), has now investigated the role of biological sex in heart attacks in m... Continue reading ››
Researchers bring first underwater messaging app to smartphones
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 10:42 AM)
For millions of people who participate in activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving each year, hand signals are the only option for communicating safety and directional information underwater. While recreational divers may employ around 20 signals, professional divers’ vocabulary can exceed 200 signals on topics ranging from oxygen level, to the proximity of aquatic species, to the performance of cooperative tasks.
The visual nature of these hand signals limits their effectiveness at distance and in low visibility. Two-way text messaging is a potential alternative, but one that requi... Continue reading ››
The visual nature of these hand signals limits their effectiveness at distance and in low visibility. Two-way text messaging is a potential alternative, but one that requi... Continue reading ››
Mimicking Termites to Generate New Materials
2 years ago (Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 04:17 AM)
Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in nature's growth patterns. The researchers showed that, using these rules, it is possible to create materials designed with specific programmable properties.
The research, led by Chiara Daraio, G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, was published in the journal Science on August 26.
"Termites are only a few millimeters in length, but their... Continue reading ››
The research, led by Chiara Daraio, G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, was published in the journal Science on August 26.
"Termites are only a few millimeters in length, but their... Continue reading ››
ማክሮሶፍት በዊንዶ 11 ላይ ሃያ ሁለት ማሻሻያዎች ማድረጉን አሳወቀ
2 years ago (Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 09:17 AM)
ማይክሮሶፍት በዊንዶ 11 ላይ ሃያ ሁለት የሚጠጉ ክፍተቶችን የሚያሻሽሉ ማዘመኛ አማራጭ ማቅረቡን አሳውቋል፡፡ ይህ ማሻሻያ በነሃሴ ወር ጋር የተያያዘ ማሻሻያ ሲሆን ለዊንዶ 11 ተጠቃሚዎች በፈረንጆች መስከረም ለአገልግሎት እንደሚውል አሳውቋል፡፡
በማሻሻያው ማይክሮሶፍት ዊንዶ 11 የመከላከል (Defender) አቅምን ያሳደገ ሲሆን ይህም አጥፊ ተልእኮ ያላቸውን ትንኮሳዎች እና ውስ... Continue reading ››
በማሻሻያው ማይክሮሶፍት ዊንዶ 11 የመከላከል (Defender) አቅምን ያሳደገ ሲሆን ይህም አጥፊ ተልእኮ ያላቸውን ትንኮሳዎች እና ውስ... Continue reading ››
Why are Tattoos Permanent?
2 years ago (Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 11:29 AM)
If you don’t have a tattoo, you probably at least know someone who does — but what’s the chemistry behind tattoos? In this Reactions video we explore what tattoo ink is made of, why this body art is permanent (whether you like it or not) and other cool facts.
Exposing what’s in tattoo ink
2 years ago (Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 11:24 AM)
Tattoos are works of art, but the composition of many inks is still a mystery.
From life-like faces to elaborate nature scenes, tattoos are a true art form. Although people have decorated their bodies for millennia for ceremonial and religious reasons, many people today adorn themselves with these images as a form of self-expression. But the inks used for tattoos are unregulated in the U.S., resulting in products whose components are largely a mystery. Now, researchers have analyzed almost 100 inks and report that even when these products include an ingredient label, the lists often aren’... Continue reading ››
From life-like faces to elaborate nature scenes, tattoos are a true art form. Although people have decorated their bodies for millennia for ceremonial and religious reasons, many people today adorn themselves with these images as a form of self-expression. But the inks used for tattoos are unregulated in the U.S., resulting in products whose components are largely a mystery. Now, researchers have analyzed almost 100 inks and report that even when these products include an ingredient label, the lists often aren’... Continue reading ››
New AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device could help monitor brain injury
2 years ago (Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 10:17 AM)
A new AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device developed at Imperial College London can measure key biomarkers of traumatic brain injury simultaneously
The ‘promising’ results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible, which indicate the high potential for future diagnostic trials in humans.
The ‘promising’ results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible, which indicate the high potential for future diagnostic trials in humans.
Bishoftu will get its Google-map like app for 75 million birr
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 01:16 PM)
A project to prepare a digital address system, the Ethiopian version of Google map for Addis Ababa is delayed due to the complicated nature of infrastructure in the capital. The first of its kind project in Ethiopia has kicked off in Bishoftu, while new technologies are being considered for Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia’s Space Science Technology Institute (ESSTI) and the Addis Ababa City Administration have been planning to prepare a digital address (e-location) application for Addis Ababa. However, the unpredictable nature of the infrastructure in the city has been detrimental to registering pr... Continue reading ››
Ethiopia’s Space Science Technology Institute (ESSTI) and the Addis Ababa City Administration have been planning to prepare a digital address (e-location) application for Addis Ababa. However, the unpredictable nature of the infrastructure in the city has been detrimental to registering pr... Continue reading ››
What fake news about spiders can teach us about the global spread of (mis)information
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 10:03 AM)
It's no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of (mis)information in many areas of life. Now, researchers have explored this phenomenon as it applies to news about spiders. The verdict? Don't blindly trust anything you read online about these eight-legged arthropods -- or anything else for that matter -- and always consider the source.
"The quality of spider information in the global press is rather poor -- errors and sensationalism are rampant," says Stefano Mammola of the National Research Council, Verbania Pallanza, Italy, and University of Helsinki's Finnish Muse... Continue reading ››
"The quality of spider information in the global press is rather poor -- errors and sensationalism are rampant," says Stefano Mammola of the National Research Council, Verbania Pallanza, Italy, and University of Helsinki's Finnish Muse... Continue reading ››
Lessons from natural photosynthesis: conversion of CO2 to raw materials for plastic!
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 09:59 AM)
Technology sequesters CO2 emissions
In plants, natural photosynthesis binds carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic compounds, which can then be converted into glucose or starch. These useful molecules can be sequestered, storing the carbon in a solid form. Artificial photosynthesis mimics this process by reducing the greenhouse gas CO2—the main cause of climate change—which is converted into other useful substances.
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have managed to create fumarate using artificial photosynthesis on pyruvate and CO2. This fumarate can be used to make biodegradab... Continue reading ››
In plants, natural photosynthesis binds carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic compounds, which can then be converted into glucose or starch. These useful molecules can be sequestered, storing the carbon in a solid form. Artificial photosynthesis mimics this process by reducing the greenhouse gas CO2—the main cause of climate change—which is converted into other useful substances.
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have managed to create fumarate using artificial photosynthesis on pyruvate and CO2. This fumarate can be used to make biodegradab... Continue reading ››
Super-fast electric car charging, with a tailor-made touch
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 09:52 AM)
Machine learning methods are finding ways to charge electric vehicles in only 10 minutes.
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, many consumers still hesitate to make the switch. One reason is that it takes so much longer to power up an electric car than it does to gas up a conventional one. But speeding up the charging process can damage the battery and reduce its lifespan. Now, scientists report that they’ve designed superfast charging methods tailored to power different types of electric vehicle batteries in 10 minutes or less without harm.
The researchers will present... Continue reading ››
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, many consumers still hesitate to make the switch. One reason is that it takes so much longer to power up an electric car than it does to gas up a conventional one. But speeding up the charging process can damage the battery and reduce its lifespan. Now, scientists report that they’ve designed superfast charging methods tailored to power different types of electric vehicle batteries in 10 minutes or less without harm.
The researchers will present... Continue reading ››
Food production impacting Earth and its natural processes
2 years ago (Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 10:20 AM)
Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes, according to new research.
Earth system processes refer to the natural activities that keep the planet in a habitable and useful state. This includes processes occurring in the different biospheres like carbon sequestration in forests or nutrient run off into freshwater systems.
The interactions between these processes challenge their boundaries, and effect how well they function.
"Food production is a major cause of environm... Continue reading ››
Earth system processes refer to the natural activities that keep the planet in a habitable and useful state. This includes processes occurring in the different biospheres like carbon sequestration in forests or nutrient run off into freshwater systems.
The interactions between these processes challenge their boundaries, and effect how well they function.
"Food production is a major cause of environm... Continue reading ››
Thinking like a cyber-attacker to protect user data
2 years ago (Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 09:54 AM)
A component of computer processors that connects different parts of the chip can be exploited by malicious agents who seek to steal secret information from programs running on the computer, MIT researchers have found.
Modern computer processors contain many computing units, called cores, which share the same hardware resources. The on-chip interconnect is the component that enables these cores to communicate with each other. But when programs on multiple cores run simultaneously, there is a chance they can delay one another when they use the interconnect to send data across the chip at the ... Continue reading ››
Modern computer processors contain many computing units, called cores, which share the same hardware resources. The on-chip interconnect is the component that enables these cores to communicate with each other. But when programs on multiple cores run simultaneously, there is a chance they can delay one another when they use the interconnect to send data across the chip at the ... Continue reading ››
Google back online after global outage
2 years ago (Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 10:53 AM)
Google was back online early Tuesday after the search engine reported a brief but widespread outage around the world overnight.
More than 1,300 Google servers in 40 countries were affected, including the United States, Britain, Australia, South Africa, Japan, China and Singapore.
More than 40,0000 users initially reported the outage, according to DownDetector.com, a platform that tracks connectivity problems of other websites in real time.
By early Tuesday, however, the number of reported outages had dropped below 100.
In a statement, Google apologized and blamed the problem on "a ... Continue reading ››
More than 1,300 Google servers in 40 countries were affected, including the United States, Britain, Australia, South Africa, Japan, China and Singapore.
More than 40,0000 users initially reported the outage, according to DownDetector.com, a platform that tracks connectivity problems of other websites in real time.
By early Tuesday, however, the number of reported outages had dropped below 100.
In a statement, Google apologized and blamed the problem on "a ... Continue reading ››
የፌስቡክ አካውንትዎን ደህንነት ለመጠበቅ ሊወሰዱ የሚገቡ የጥንቃቄ እርምጃዎች
2 years ago (Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 02:00 PM)
1. የይለፍ-ቃልዎን ደህንነት ማረጋገጥ
#_የፌስቡክ አካውንትዎን ለሌላ ማንኛውም የኦንላይን አገልግሎት ላይ አይጠቀሙ፤
#_ የይለፍ-ቃልዎን በፍፁም ለሌላ ሰው አያጋሩ፤
#_የሚጠቀሙበት የይለፍ-ቃል ለመገመት አዳጋች የሆነ፣ በፍጹም የእርሶን ስም እና የተለመዱ ቃላትን ያልያዘ ሊሆን ይገባል፤
#_የይለፍ-ቃልዎ፣ ኢ-ሜይልዎን፣ የስልክ ቁጥሮን ወይም የልደት ቀንዎን በፍ... Continue reading ››
#_የፌስቡክ አካውንትዎን ለሌላ ማንኛውም የኦንላይን አገልግሎት ላይ አይጠቀሙ፤
#_ የይለፍ-ቃልዎን በፍፁም ለሌላ ሰው አያጋሩ፤
#_የሚጠቀሙበት የይለፍ-ቃል ለመገመት አዳጋች የሆነ፣ በፍጹም የእርሶን ስም እና የተለመዱ ቃላትን ያልያዘ ሊሆን ይገባል፤
#_የይለፍ-ቃልዎ፣ ኢ-ሜይልዎን፣ የስልክ ቁጥሮን ወይም የልደት ቀንዎን በፍ... Continue reading ››
Study finds that most teens have a healthy relationship with digital technology
2 years ago (Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 10:49 AM)
Parents play a major role in determining whether teens' use of digital technology is healthy or puts their mental and physical health at risk, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The large, nationwide study was led by Dr. Megan Moreno, professor of pediatrics and head of the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team at the School of Medicine and Public Health and adolescent health physician, UW Health Kids. Researchers looked at the digital media use and family dynamics of nearly 4000 pairs, each consisting of a parent and a... Continue reading ››
The large, nationwide study was led by Dr. Megan Moreno, professor of pediatrics and head of the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team at the School of Medicine and Public Health and adolescent health physician, UW Health Kids. Researchers looked at the digital media use and family dynamics of nearly 4000 pairs, each consisting of a parent and a... Continue reading ››
Microsoft Changes Policy Against the Sale of Open Source Software
2 years ago (Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 11:05 AM)
Having previously upset software developers by implementing a ban on the sale of open source software in its app store, Microsoft has reversed its decision.
Could a Computer Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?
2 years ago (Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 04:43 PM)
Boston University researchers develop an artificial intelligence program that detects cognitive impairment accurately and efficiently from voice recordings.
It takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians have to transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail. But researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool that could automate the process and eventually allow it to move online. Their machine learning–powered computational model can detect cognitive impairment from audio re... Continue reading ››
It takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians have to transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail. But researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool that could automate the process and eventually allow it to move online. Their machine learning–powered computational model can detect cognitive impairment from audio re... Continue reading ››
Gender Bias in Search Algorithms Has Effect on Users, New Study Finds
2 years ago (Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 03:18 PM)
Gender-neutral internet searches yield results that nonetheless produce male-dominated output--results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions.
Gender-neutral internet searches yield results that nonetheless produce male-dominated output, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Moreover, these search results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions.
The work, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is among the latest to un... Continue reading ››
Gender-neutral internet searches yield results that nonetheless produce male-dominated output, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Moreover, these search results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions.
The work, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is among the latest to un... Continue reading ››
N. Korean hackers target U.S. hospitals
2 years ago (Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 11:37 AM)
North Korean-backed hackers are targeting hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the United States with ransomware, a trio of government agencies that includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in a new cybersecurity alert.
The advisory, issued Wednesday, said that North Korean cyber actors have been using "Maui" ransomware in attacks against the healthcare and public health sector since at least May 2021.
The ransomware was reportedly used to encrypt servers responsible for health records, diagnostics and imaging services. Under such attacks, the hackers can demand tha... Continue reading ››
The advisory, issued Wednesday, said that North Korean cyber actors have been using "Maui" ransomware in attacks against the healthcare and public health sector since at least May 2021.
The ransomware was reportedly used to encrypt servers responsible for health records, diagnostics and imaging services. Under such attacks, the hackers can demand tha... Continue reading ››
አንድ ሚሊዮን የአሜሪካ ዶላር ለሽልማት ያዘጋጀው የሁዋዌ የፈጠራ ውድድር
2 years ago (Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 09:02 AM)
የቻይናው የቴሌኮም ኩባንያ ሁዋዌ በየዓመቱ የሚያካሂደውን ዓለም አቀፍ የፈጠራ ውድድር ዘንድሮም ከተሻለ የሽልማት ገንዘብ መጠን ጋር ለተወዳዳሪዎች ክፍት አድርጓል፡፡
#AppsUP ተብሎ የሚታወቀው ዓመታዊ ውድድር ዘንድሮ ለሦስተኛ ጊዜ የሚካሄድ ሲሆን በዋናነትም የሞባይል መተግበሪያ ፈጠራዎች ላይ ያተኩራል፡፡
#TogetherWeInnovate በሚል መሪ ቃል የሚካሄደው መርሃ ግብር ከሞባይል ... Continue reading ››
#AppsUP ተብሎ የሚታወቀው ዓመታዊ ውድድር ዘንድሮ ለሦስተኛ ጊዜ የሚካሄድ ሲሆን በዋናነትም የሞባይል መተግበሪያ ፈጠራዎች ላይ ያተኩራል፡፡
#TogetherWeInnovate በሚል መሪ ቃል የሚካሄደው መርሃ ግብር ከሞባይል ... Continue reading ››
በክሮም ብሮዉዘር ላይ አደገኛ ክፍተት መገኘቱን ተከትሎ ተጠቃሚዎች ብሮዉዘሩን እንዲያዘምኑ ጉግል አሳሰበ
2 years ago (Thu, Jul 07, 2022 at 05:23 PM)
ግዙፉ የቴክኖሎጂ ኩባንያ ጉግል በክሮም ብሮዉዘሩ (chrome browser) ላይ ተጠቃሚዎችን ለከፍተኛ የሳይበር ጥቃት የሚያጋልጥ ክፍተት መገኘቱን ተከትሎ አስቸኳይ የክፍተት መሙያ አቅርቧል።
ኩባንያዉ ለክፍተቱ መሙያ የክሮም እትም #Chrome_103.0.5060.114 ያቀረበ ሲሆን ይህም ለማይክሮሶፍት ዊንዶዉስ ተጠቃሚዎች የሚሆን መሆኑ ጠቁሟል።
ይህ የደህንነት ማዘመኛ በጉግል ኩባንያ የቀረበለት ... Continue reading ››
ኩባንያዉ ለክፍተቱ መሙያ የክሮም እትም #Chrome_103.0.5060.114 ያቀረበ ሲሆን ይህም ለማይክሮሶፍት ዊንዶዉስ ተጠቃሚዎች የሚሆን መሆኑ ጠቁሟል።
ይህ የደህንነት ማዘመኛ በጉግል ኩባንያ የቀረበለት ... Continue reading ››
Harvard Developed AI Identifies the Shortest Path to Human Happiness
2 years ago (Mon, Jul 04, 2022 at 02:51 PM)
Deep Longevity, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, presents a deep learning approach to mental health.
Deep Longevity has published a paper in Aging-US outlining a machine learning approach to human psychology in collaboration with Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, an authority on happiness and beauty.
The authors created two digital models of human psychology based on data from the Midlife in the United States study.
The first model is an ensemble of deep neural networks that predicts respondents’ chronological age and psychological well-being in 10 years usin... Continue reading ››
Deep Longevity has published a paper in Aging-US outlining a machine learning approach to human psychology in collaboration with Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, an authority on happiness and beauty.
The authors created two digital models of human psychology based on data from the Midlife in the United States study.
The first model is an ensemble of deep neural networks that predicts respondents’ chronological age and psychological well-being in 10 years usin... Continue reading ››
AI Algorithm Predicts Future Crimes One Week in Advance With 90% Accuracy
2 years ago (Mon, Jul 04, 2022 at 02:43 PM)
Advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have sparked interest from governments that would like to use these tools for predictive policing to deter crime. Early efforts at crime prediction have been controversial, however, because they do not account for systemic biases in police enforcement and its complex relationship with crime and society.
Data and social scientists from the University of Chicago have developed a new algorithm that forecasts crime by learning patterns in time and geographic locations from public data on violent and property crimes. The model can predict ... Continue reading ››
Data and social scientists from the University of Chicago have developed a new algorithm that forecasts crime by learning patterns in time and geographic locations from public data on violent and property crimes. The model can predict ... Continue reading ››
Hearing Better with Skin than Ears
2 years ago (Mon, Jul 04, 2022 at 11:28 AM)
A research team develops a sound-sensing skin-attachable acoustic sensor. The new sensor decreased in size and increased in flexibility and is applicable as auditory electronic skin.
Bluetooth signals can be used to identify and track smartphones
2 years ago (Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 04:37 PM)
It’s the first time researchers have demonstrated it’s feasible to track individuals using Bluetooth.
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals’ movements.
Mobile devices, including phones, smartwatches and fitness trackers, constantly transmit signals, known as Bluetooth beacons, at the rate of roughly 500 beacons per minute.These beacons enable features like Apple’s “Find My” lost device tr... Continue reading ››
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals’ movements.
Mobile devices, including phones, smartwatches and fitness trackers, constantly transmit signals, known as Bluetooth beacons, at the rate of roughly 500 beacons per minute.These beacons enable features like Apple’s “Find My” lost device tr... Continue reading ››
በተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮቻችን አማካኝነት የሚፈጸሙ የማጭበርበር ተግባሮች የትኞቹ ናቸዉ?
2 years ago (Fri, Jun 03, 2022 at 04:54 PM)
በተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮች አማካኝነት የሚፈጸሙ የማጭበርበ ተግባራት በስልኮቻችን አማካኝነት በተጠቃሚዉ ላይ የሚቃጣ የጥቃት አይነት ነው፡፡
የጥቃቱ መነሻም የምንጠቀምባቸዉ ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮች ከሲም ካርድ ጋር ግንኙነት በሚፈጥርበት ጊዜ እንዲሁም ከበይነመረብ ጋር በሚገናኝበት ወቅት የሚፈጸሙ የማጭበርበር አይነቶች ናቸዉ።
በተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮች አማካኝነት ከሚፈጸ... Continue reading ››
የጥቃቱ መነሻም የምንጠቀምባቸዉ ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮች ከሲም ካርድ ጋር ግንኙነት በሚፈጥርበት ጊዜ እንዲሁም ከበይነመረብ ጋር በሚገናኝበት ወቅት የሚፈጸሙ የማጭበርበር አይነቶች ናቸዉ።
በተንቀሳቃሽ ስልኮች አማካኝነት ከሚፈጸ... Continue reading ››
Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
2 years ago (Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 03:44 PM)
A mobile app that shows a child's weight development in real-time for children with obesity provides greater weight loss compared to conventional care. The fact that both families and healthcare professionals can follow the same data facilitates individualised extra support when needed. This is shown by a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the International Journal of Obesity.
A QUARTER OF WORLD'S INTERNET USERS RELY ON INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ATTACK
2 years ago (Mon, May 30, 2022 at 10:25 AM)
About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure. Many of the at-risk countries are located in the Global South.
That’s the conclusion of a sweeping, large-scale study conducted by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. The researchers surveyed 75 countries.
That’s the conclusion of a sweeping, large-scale study conducted by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. The researchers surveyed 75 countries.
Algorithms help to distinguish diseases at the molecular level
2 years ago (Mon, May 30, 2022 at 10:11 AM)
Machine learning is playing an ever-increasing role in biomedical research. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a new method of using molecular data to extract subtypes of illnesses. In the future, this method can help to support the study of larger patient groups.
Nowadays doctors define and diagnose most diseases on the basis of symptoms. However, that does not necessarily mean that the illnesses of patients with similar symptoms will have identical causes or demonstrate the same molecular changes. In biomedicine, one often speaks of the molecular mec... Continue reading ››
Nowadays doctors define and diagnose most diseases on the basis of symptoms. However, that does not necessarily mean that the illnesses of patients with similar symptoms will have identical causes or demonstrate the same molecular changes. In biomedicine, one often speaks of the molecular mec... Continue reading ››
ለሥራ ቅጥር ቃለ መጠይቅ መለማመጃ የሚውለው የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ሥርዓት
2 years ago (Fri, May 27, 2022 at 02:48 PM)
ሥራ ፈላጊዎች ከሚያልፉባቸው ሂደቶች መካከል ለቅጥር የሚደረገው ቃለ መጠይቅ ብዙዎችን ያስጨንቃል፡፡
ይህን ጭንቀት የተረዳው ጉግል ከክፍያ ነጻ የሆነ ኢንተርቪው ዋርምአፕ የተባለ የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ የድረ-ገጽ መተግበሪያ ማስተዋወቁን ቪ.ኦ.ኤ ዘግቧል፡፡
በአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ የተዋቀረው ይህ መተግበሪያ ሰዎች ለሥራ ቅጥር ቃለ-መጠይቅ ከመሄዳቸው በፊት ... Continue reading ››
ይህን ጭንቀት የተረዳው ጉግል ከክፍያ ነጻ የሆነ ኢንተርቪው ዋርምአፕ የተባለ የአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ የድረ-ገጽ መተግበሪያ ማስተዋወቁን ቪ.ኦ.ኤ ዘግቧል፡፡
በአርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ የተዋቀረው ይህ መተግበሪያ ሰዎች ለሥራ ቅጥር ቃለ-መጠይቅ ከመሄዳቸው በፊት ... Continue reading ››
Designers find better solutions with computer assistance, but sacrifice creative touch
2 years ago (Wed, May 25, 2022 at 09:40 AM)
From building software to designing cars, engineers grapple with complex design situations every day. 'Optimizing a technical system, whether it’s making it more usable or energy-efficient, is a very hard problem!' says Antti Oulasvirta, professor of electrical engineering at Aalto University and the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence. Designers often rely on a mix of intuition, experience and trial and error to guide them. Besides being inefficient, this process can lead to ‘design fixation’, homing in on familiar solutions while new avenues go unexplored. A ‘manual’ approac...
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Teaching Physics to AI Makes the Student a Master
2 years ago (Thu, May 19, 2022 at 01:13 PM)
Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that incorporating known physics into machine learning algorithms can help the inscrutable black boxes attain new levels of transparency and insight into material properties.
በትሮጃን ቫይረስ ተጠቂ የሆነ ኮምፒውተር የሚያሳያቸው ምልክቶች የትኞቹ ናቸዉ?
2 years ago (Mon, May 16, 2022 at 04:57 PM)
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