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Smallest pixels ever created, a million times smaller than on smartphones, could light up color-changing buildings

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The smallest pixels yet created—a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold—could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings. The colour pixels, developed by a team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge, are compatible Read more about Smallest pixels ever created, a million times smaller than on smartphones, could light up color-changing buildings[…]

This 3D Printing Technique Is 100 Times Faster Than Standard 3D Printers

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A new 3D-printing technique could render a three-dimensional object in minutes instead of hours—at up to 100 times current speeds. The experimental approach uses a vat of resin and some clever tricks with UV and blue LED lights (no lasers needed) to accelerate the printing process. The technique looks almost like a time-reverse film loop of an object Read more about This 3D Printing Technique Is 100 Times Faster Than Standard 3D Printers[…]

Google is using AI to help The New York Times digitize 5 million historical photos

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The New York Times doesn’t keep bodies in its “morgue” — it keeps pictures. In a basement under its Times Square office, stuffed into cabinets and drawers, the Times stores between 5 million and 7 million images, along with information about when they were published and why. Now, the paper is working with Google to Read more about Google is using AI to help The New York Times digitize 5 million historical photos[…]

AI can predict the structure of chemical compounds thousands of times faster than quantum chemistry

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AI can help chemists crack the molecular structure of crystals much faster than traditional modelling methods, according to research published in Nature Communications on Monday. Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a research institute in Switzerland, have built a machine learning programme called SwiftML to predict how the atoms in molecules shift Read more about AI can predict the structure of chemical compounds thousands of times faster than quantum chemistry[…]

TimeTree :: The Timescale of Life: information on evolution

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TimeTree is a public knowledge-base for information on the evolutionary timescale of life. Data from thousands of published studies are assembled into a searchable tree of life scaled to time. Three search modes are possible: Node Time – to find the divergence time of two species or higher taxa Timeline – to drill back through Read more about TimeTree :: The Timescale of Life: information on evolution[…]

Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode – The New York Times

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Since October, a mysterious flying object has been seen moving through the skies over the South Island of New Zealand. It looks like a cross between a small plane and a drone, with a series of small rotor blades along each wing that allow it to take off like a helicopter and then fly like Read more about Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode – The New York Times[…]

Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times

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A new material can absorb up to 90 times its own weight in spilled oil and then be squeezed out like a sponge and reused, raising hopes for easier clean-up of oil spill sites. But to determine whether this material could help sort out a big spill in marine waters, they needed to perform a Read more about Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times[…]

UK Police Accessed Civilian Data 1283 times for Fun and Profit, New Report Says

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More than 800 UK police staff inappropriately accessed personal information between June 2011 and December 2015, according to a report from activist group Big Brother Watch. The report says some police staff used their access to a growing trove of police data, which includes personal information on civilians, for entertainment and personal and financial gain. Read more about UK Police Accessed Civilian Data 1283 times for Fun and Profit, New Report Says[…]

Grub2 Authentication Bypass: press backspace 28 times

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A vulnerability in Grub2 has been found. Versions from 1.98 (December, 2009) to 2.02 (December, 2015) are affected. The vulnerability can be exploited under certain circumstances, allowing local attackers to bypass any kind of authentication (plain or hashed passwords). And so, the attacker may take control of the computer. Source: Back to 28: Grub2 Authentication Read more about Grub2 Authentication Bypass: press backspace 28 times[…]

Robot surgeons kill 144 patients, hurt 1,391, malfunction 8,061 times / 1.7 million

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A team of university eggheads have counted up the number of medical cockups in America reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2000 to 2013, and found there were 144 deaths during robot-assisted surgery, 1,391 injuries, and 8,061 counts of device malfunctions. If that sounds terrible, consider that 1.7 million robo-operations were Read more about Robot surgeons kill 144 patients, hurt 1,391, malfunction 8,061 times / 1.7 million[…]

Dutch gov sends cops to 3 times as many houses as there are guilty parties at those houses, scares 4500 people witless, will scare 30000 next year

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Ah the wonders of big data. Needlessly scaring twice as many people as guilty people you find with a valid search warrant and invasion of innocent people’s privacy is being lauded as a success by the NL Government and will result in 30000 people’s houses being needlessly searched next year. 30.000 onschuldige Nederlanders opgejaagd door Read more about Dutch gov sends cops to 3 times as many houses as there are guilty parties at those houses, scares 4500 people witless, will scare 30000 next year[…]

Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ – NYTimes.com

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If you have over 3000 daily visits, you have to register. You remove anonymity and you have to keep all your data in Russia for at least 6 months. This after a few laws that ban 4 words from being used in the arts and allow the state to shut down websites – promptly used Read more about Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ – NYTimes.com[…]

TSA Airport perv scanners emit 10 times more radiation than initially stated.

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The story then says that radiation levels are still ‘safe’. I’d say radiation levels were still ‘safe’ too. As far as I’m concerned we get enough radiation levels from the global background radiation, we really don’t need ANY more radiation from any source at all. Except medical X-Rays – these fall under what I term Read more about TSA Airport perv scanners emit 10 times more radiation than initially stated.[…]

Electrodes translate brain waves into words – latimes.com

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In a first step toward helping severely paralyzed people communicate more easily, Utah researchers have shown that it is possible to translate recorded brain waves into words, using a grid of electrodes placed directly on the brain. Although they have only done it with one person and individual words can only be identified with accuracy Read more about Electrodes translate brain waves into words – latimes.com[…]

A school with normal times gets impressive results.

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A school that has allowed its pupils to start the day an hour later says it has seen absenteeism decline.At Monkseaton High School, in North Tyneside, 800 pupils aged 13-19 have started lessons at 10am since October.Early results indicates that general absence has dropped by 8% and persistent absenteeism by 27%. via BBC News – Read more about A school with normal times gets impressive results.[…]

British soldier awarded the Military Cross for fighting off 150 Taliban – Times Online

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Fusilier Damien Hields used his grenade machinegun to destroy seven Taliban positions before his ambushers realised he was their main threat. After peppering his vehicle with bullets, they hit the 24-year-old soldier. He had to be dragged off for treatment by his driver after he tried to continue fighting. “Fusilier Hields showed extraordinary courage under Read more about British soldier awarded the Military Cross for fighting off 150 Taliban – Times Online[…]

USAF Flight Test Boss on use of AI at Edwards

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[…] “Right now we’re at a point as generation AI is coming along and it’s a really exciting time. We’re experimenting with ways to use new tools across the entire test process, from test planning to test execution, from test analysis to test reporting. With investments from the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office [CDAO] Read more about USAF Flight Test Boss on use of AI at Edwards[…]

LG’s New Stretchable Screen Can Morph like a Piece of Laffy Taffy

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Imagine a display as flexible as plastic wrap—so malleable you could stretch it over your face in a futuristic impression of expert Saran-wrapping serial killer Dexter. LG is supposing the future will be full of such flexible displays, and its latest rendition of the concept screen is capable of stretching up to 50% of its Read more about LG’s New Stretchable Screen Can Morph like a Piece of Laffy Taffy[…]

Retailers Eye Radio emitting ink on fibres to Stop Shoplifting

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[…] small Spanish technology company, Myruns, and telecommunications operator Telefónica SA about the possible application of a system based on an anti-theft alarm product so thin it’s imperceptible to the naked eye […] The technology from Myruns, in San Sebastian, Spain, may be just one of the efforts to curb thefts that have been studied Read more about Retailers Eye Radio emitting ink on fibres to Stop Shoplifting[…]