A simple chemistry test could soon answer one of humanity’s most basic questions – does life exist on other planets? NASA has revealed a new test it says is 10,000 more sensitive than current methods employed by spacecraft like NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. Mono Lake, California, with salt pillars known as ‘tufas’ visible.
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U.S. scientists create metallic hydrogen, a possible superconductor, ending quest
U.S. scientists have succeeded in squeezing hydrogen so intensely that it has turned into a metal, creating an entirely new material that might be used as a highly efficient electricity conductor at room temperatures. The discovery, published in the journal Science on Thursday, provides the first confirmation of a theory proposed in 1935 by physicists Hillard Bell Huntington and Eugene Wigner that hydrogen, normally a gas, could occur in a metallic state if exposed to extreme pressure.
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Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System announce $180 million, long-term strategic partnership to support transformation of patient care and build healthier communities )–Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network –Die GSMA gab heute die Kandidaten fur die Global Glomo Awards 2017 bekannt.
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Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System announce $180 million, long-term strategic partnership to support transformation of patient care and build healthier communities )–Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network –Die GSMA gab heute die Kandidaten fur die Global Glomo Awards 2017 bekannt.
Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells
The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.
Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells
The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.
Select AllApple, Breaking Years of Secrecy, Jumps Into AI…
Apple, long a company that takes pains to maintain secrecy on several key initiatives – including AI – is now ready to join the Partnership on AI, an artificial-intelligence group with members like Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Microsoft, per a Bloomberg report . The move is not surprising for the Partnership on AI, which has been an effort to get the large players in the tech space to – if not play nicely together – at least establish best practices and look closely at major findings during a time when machine learning and AI are making the kinds of leaps and bounds we used to associate with microprocessors.
Building a Reverse Image Search Engine using a Pretrained Image Classifier
In the Olden Days, say more than 10 years ago, building Image Search was really quite hard . In fact, when Alta Visa first came out with a search engine for images , they couldn’t really do it.
Acer eyes new technologies in digital era
Acer Inc, the world’s fourth-largest computer maker, is tapping into emerging technologies like the Internet of Things and virtual reality to connect digital devices to the internet. The development is intended to generate new revenue streams and promote sustainable growth, said Alan Chiang, managing director of Acer Computer, the local operating unit of the Taiwanese company.
Web Scale IT Market Headed for Growth and Global Expansion by 2022
IT organizations are increasingly adopting a portfolio of cloud services including Infrastructure as a Service , Platform as a Service , and Software as a Service . Adoption of cloud computing has benefited organizations by significantly reducing the infrastructure cost and further allowing these organizations to focus on their core competencies.
Facebook Overhauls Trending, Will Show Same Topics to Everyone
In a Wednesday blog post , the social network said that everyone will now see the same stories in the Trending section, regardless of location. Facebook is making this change “to help make sure people don’t miss important topics being discussed on Facebook that might not show up in their News Feed,” VP of Product Management Will Cathcart wrote.
Artificial Intelligence Start-Up datalog.ai Introduces a Breakthrough …
MyPolly is the world’s first product that introduces continuous conversation via natural language understanding. MyPolly, which is currently in closed beta testing for developers and bot builders, enables virtual assistants and bots to interpret a human’s input, making MyPolly “smarter” over time.
These Tiny Underwater Robots Mimic Planktons in Ocean
A graphic representation of the underwater explorers off the coast of Del Mar. Credit: Jaffe Lab for Underwater Imaging/Scripps Oceanography A swarm of waterproof miniature robots, developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, were sent into the oceans of the globe to study the waves and the plankton that reside among them. These “bots” will help answer many questions regarding marine biology.
Scientists Creat Tiny Underwater Robots to Study Oceans
A graphic representation of the underwater explorers off the coast of Del Mar. Credit: Jaffe Lab for Underwater Imaging/Scripps Oceanography Scientists have developed a swarm of tiny robots which can travel deep down into the oceans and provide exquisite insight into marine life. Scientists believe that by using these data they can answer some basic questions about the life lurking in the oceans.
Gene expression of pluripotency determinants is conserved between mammalian and planarian stem cells.
Freshwater planaria possess extreme regeneration capabilities mediated by abundant, pluripotent stem cells in adult animals. Although planaria emerged as an attractive in vivo model system for stem cell biology, gene expression in neoblasts has not been profiled comprehensively and it is unknown how molecular mechanisms for pluripotency in neoblasts relate to those in mammalian embryonic stem cells .
Microsoft victory in overseas email seizure case is upheld
An equally divided federal appeals court refused to reconsider its landmark decision forbidding the U.S. government from forcing Microsoft Corp and other companies to turn over customer emails stored on servers outside the United States. Tuesday’s 4-4 vote by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan let stand a July 14 decision that was seen as a victory for privacy advocates, and for technology companies offering cloud computing and other services worldwide.
An executive’s guide to containers
As a CxO, I face the constant challenge of doing more with less. IT budgets continue to decrease and I have less resources, yet the amount of work to deliver is greater than ever before.
Satellite Imagery Aids in Prediction and Prevention of Food Crises
Commercial satellite imaging has penetrated the earth’s layers and made the concept of location-based services popular across industries. Now the technology which has empowered so much commercial progress is being called on to address some of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises.
Baidu focuses on AI as founder Robin Li hires new management team
After a turbulent 2016, during which 12 per cent was wiped off Baidu Inc’s market value, founder Robin Li needs all the help he can get to put the dominant search engine operator in the world’s largest internet market back on track. During the past four weeks Li has rehired Melissa Ma, his wife and lifelong business partner, and poached at least three executives from Microsoft, Xiaomi and a Chinese local startup to join his senior management team, underscoring the company’s push to regain its traction after an advertising scandal in May destroyed consumer confidence and provoked a rare rebuke from the Chinese government.
Cisco’s Spark Board looks like an iPad — and acts like one
The Spark Board meeting device that Cisco Systems introduced on Tuesday is not so much a whiteboard or a videoconferencing screen as a giant tablet that everyone in the room can share. There’s even a “home” button in the center of the bottom bezel that takes you back to the main menu.
Cisco’s Spark Board looks like an iPad — and acts like one
The Spark Board meeting device that Cisco Systems introduced on Tuesday is not so much a whiteboard or a videoconferencing screen as a giant tablet that everyone in the room can share. There’s even a “home” button in the center of the bottom bezel that takes you back to the main menu.
Planning bioinformatics workflows using an expert system.
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Bioinformatic analyses are becoming formidably more complex due to the increasing number of steps required to process the data, as well as the proliferation of methods that can be used in each step.
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Full description=BUGS is the Big and Useful Great Security key encryption algorithm and applications. It is easy to use, and includes sample applications and documentation.
Mailcrypt
Full description=Mailcrypt is an Emacs Lisp package which provides a simple interface to public key cryptography with PGP/GPG. Mailcrypt integrates strong cryptography into your normal mail and news handling environment.
Cybersecurity firm buys next-gen quantum machine
Quantum computer maker D-Wave Systems on Jan. 24 announced commercial availability of its D-Wave 2000Q quantum machine — as well as its first customer. The new system provides a big step toward production applications in optimization, cybersecurity, machine learning and sampling, the company said.
IBM reveals its five predictions for life in 2022
Entire medical labs built on a computer chip, humans with superhero vision and smart sensors that can detect pollution at the speed of light are just a few predictions IBM has made about life in 2022. The New York firm has released its ‘5 in 5 list’, revealing new innovations that could change the way we work live and interact with each other over the next five years.
Nvidia’s Jetson Goes Embedded, Gets Cisco
TOKYO GPUs shine no longer in just supercomputers, PCs and game machines. Nvidia, the graphics chip giant, is eagerly plowing inroads into the embedded market by leveraging Jetson TX1, its AI computing platform.
Automation Instrumentation Market Headed for Growth and Global Expansion by 2021
Automation is the use of several control systems for operating equipment such as boilers and heat treating ovens, machinery, switching in telephone networks, stabilization and steering of aircraft, ships and other applications with reduced or minimal human intervention. Automation saves labor and energy and improves quality and precision.
a Gpu-Based Solution to Fast Calculation of Betweenness Centrality on Large Weighted Networks
Recent decades have witnessed the tremendous development of network science, which indeed brings a new and insightful language to model real systems of different domains. Betweenness, a widely employed centrality in network science, is a decent proxy in investigating network loads and rankings.
Touch Bar MacBooks, stay clear of these bar exams video – CNET
Some states worry that the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar could aid in cheating, so they’re taking a stand. The new feature, which reduces screen distractions at the movie theater, rolled out for the Apple Watch with the developer’s… Starbucks is adding a new Alexa skill for re-ordering your favorite coffee order from devices like Amazon’s Echo, and launching… The sleek, blue suit is lighter and more flexible, with touch screen friendly gloves, and a helmet attached like a hoodie.
How to put AI into cognitive perspective
Among the big topics that will dominate the news in 2017, a prominent one will undoubtedly be artificial intelligence or AI. It’s a huge topic , one that gathered momentum in 2016 to grab our attention and showcase both opportunity and risk with news and opinion often focused on a dystopian future that has plans to eliminate jobs currently done by human beings and replace them with robots .
ICT investment trends in healthcare
The survey investigates how healthcare providers currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure, hardware, software, IT services, communications and consulting.The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including IoT, cloud computing, business intelligence, and network services. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by healthcare providers to purchase technology.
Zuckerberg charity buys AI startup to battle disease
A charitable foundation backed by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said Monday it has bought a Canadian artificial intelligence startup as part of a mission to eradicate disease. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all disease / MANILA BULLETIN The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative did not disclose financial terms of the deal to acquire Toronto-based Meta, which uses AI to quickly read and comprehend scientific papers and then provide insights to researchers.
8 teenage inventions that could save the world
Sometimes the brightest ideas come in young packages. Teenagers from around the world demonstrate you don’t need a high school diploma to come up with a life-changing invention .
Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with …
Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with Rockwell Collins, L-3 Communications Holdings, Honeywell International & Leonardo-Finmeccanica Dominating the $8.52 Billion Market Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with Rockwell Collins, L-3 Communications Holdings, Honeywell International & Leonardo-Finmeccanica Dominating the $8.52 Billion Market Various factors, such as growing use of software defined radio technology, emergence of modern electronic warfare and network-centric warfare systems, and the increased use of wireless and cloud computing technologies are expected to fuel the growth of this market.
Sneak a peek at some fantastic hotels of the future
Tired of the usual hotels and dreaming of newer and better ones? Dreaming is actually one of the what futurists think will be part of your hotel experience in 25 years and beyond. And some even in the very near future! Yes, we’re talking about the hotels of the future and the experiences you find within.
In wake of Measure 97, tech contemplates a role in Oregon’s future
Oregon’s tech industry awoke last fall, roused from its preoccupation with microprocessors, cloud computing and social networking to oppose a ballot initiative that would have shouldered businesses with billions in new taxes. The techies got their way – voters soundly defeated Measure 97 on Nov. 8, preserving the status quo in a state that has some of the lowest business taxes in the nation .
Top Science Stories This Week
A world without primates is unimaginable right now but a new report suggests that this could happen in the future. An extensive study of primates such as apes, monkeys, tarsiers, lemurs and lorises reveals a dramatic decline in their population and says that about 60 percent of 504 species of primates are threatened with extinction.
‘Ants are expert navigators, even walking backwards’
Despite their tiny size, ants are sophisticated navigators that can find their way even while walking backwards, and these skills could help inspire better robots, scientists say. The findings in this week’s edition of the journal Current Biology are based on a colony of desert ants that were studied to see how they navigated home while carrying pieces of a cookie.
India headed for a green energy revolution: Harvard scientist
Kolkata, Jan 22 – Harvard chemist and energy innovator Daniel G. Nocera is a man on a renewable mission. The inventor of the artificial leaf and co-creator of its bionic version plans to launch a pilot of the advanced technology in India with the assertion that a renewable energy revolution will take place in the country.