Functioning Artificial ‘Brain’ Created From Circuitry
A team of German scientists has created a circuit that mimics the functions of the human brain without the use of computer processors. The team’s highly technical research has been published in Applied Physics Letters. The team created a circuit that features two oscillators which create periodic electrical impulses. Between the two oscillators is a network of special circuitry made … Continue reading
Should Your Driverless Car Hit a Pedestrian to Save Your Life?
People say that one day, perhaps in the not-so-distant future, they’d like to be passengers in self-driving cars that are mindful machines doing their best for the common good. Merge politely. Watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Keep a safe space. A new research study, however, indicates that what people really want to ride in is an autonomous vehicle that … Continue reading
Quantum Computer Could Simulate Beginnings of the Universe
Quantum mechanics suggest that seemingly empty space is actually filled with ghostly particles that are fluctuating in and out of existence. And now, scientists have for the first time made an advanced machine known as a quantum computer simulate these so-called virtual particles. This research could help shed light on currently hidden aspects of the universe, from the hearts of … Continue reading
Sony Says Their New Robots Will Form Emotional Bonds With Us – A Dying Battery Has Never Been More Devastating.
Sony has announced plans to develop a robot “capable of forming an emotional bond with customers”. Sony’s chief executive Kazuo Hirai did not disclose specific details about the robots, but says it will propose new business models that integrate hardware and services to provide emotionally compelling experiences. Sony is re-entering the consumer robotics game after increased competition in the Asian … Continue reading
World Asteroid Day: How We Can Protect Earth from a Catastrophic Space Rock Impact
JUNE 30 marks World Asteroid Day where esteemed experts will meet and discuss the growing threat of an asteroid strike on Earth. Our planet has been under constant threat from asteroids since the beginning, with the most famous collision undoubtedly coming 66million years ago when the dinosaurs were condemned to a brutal death. Although it is near-impossible for scientists to … Continue reading
AMAZING: You Will be Able to Have an Actual Conversation with Your Plant!
via mysteriousuniverse For years, gardeners have talked to their plants. However, new research shows that plants may talk back. One just has to speak the plant’s language of electrical and chemical signals. Helene Steiner, a United Kingdom designer and researcher has devised a way to hold a two-way conversation with plants. She devised this system while working as an artist-in-residence … Continue reading
The Use of FBI’s Facial Recognition Is Growing, Despite Rampant Inaccuracy and Privacy Concerns
THE FBI’S USE of facial recognition technology is exploding, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office — and its growth is largely unchecked, unaudited, and possibly flawed. “FBI should better ensure privacy and accuracy” of its facial recognition technology and the databases that photographs are stored in, urged the GAO. According to the report, the FBI has … Continue reading
Life Forms from a Billion Years Ago Discovered
Scientists from China and the United States have discovered macroscopic life forms that were organizing over a billion years ago. The find in the Gaoyuzhuang rock formation in the Yanshan area in Northern China reveals centimeter-scale life forms over 1.5 billion years old. The published study states, “Fossils of macroscopic eukaryotes are rarely older than the Ediacaren Period (635-541 million … Continue reading
New Study Warns of Apocalypse Within Five Years
via MysteriousUniverse A team of researchers at Oxford University, the Global Challenges Foundation and the Global Priorities Project recently issued a report, “Global Catastrophic Risks.” In it, they discuss and issue rankings for events than can eliminate ten-percent or more of the human population within the next five years. Actually, the report suggests that a person may be five times … Continue reading
Understanding Déjà vu
via MysteriousUniverse The word déjà vu is French for “already seen.” Most of us, at least 80% of us have experienced the uneasy feeling of having “been there, done that.” A new study conducted by Michelle Hook, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine addresses the … Continue reading
