Why A Turbocharged Four-Cylinder Is Better Than A Naturally Aspirated V-6
Heh, I’m not entirely convinced 😉 Turbocharged four-cylinder engines offer better torque delivery with more power available at a lower RPM range compared to naturally aspirated V-6 engines. For more, check out this Top Speed article.
Company gears up for a novel form of space travel
Could a space “balloon” be in your future? Space Perspective is looking to take passengers 100,000 feet into the stratosphere via Space Neptune, a capsule structure that will be carried high into the sky by the renewable hydrogen-filled “SpaceBalloon.” For more, check out this The Street story.
Neurons in The Brain Appear to Follow a Distinct Mathematical Pattern
Researchers have identified a mathematical rule that governs the distribution of neurons in our brains. A team of researchers from the Jülich Research Center and the University of Cologne in Germany found the number of neurons in areas of the outer layer of neural tissue in different mammals fits a lognormal distribution. Mathematics aside, a…
Happy New Year!
Sorry for the lack of updates…I was felled by COVID. Here’s hoping for a better 2024!
Physicists Enter ‘New Frontier’ for Quantum Computing
The discovery may lead to more robust quantum computing and support new research techniques. Physicists at Princeton, Harvard and MIT have made a major breakthrough in the study of quantum computing by successfully linking together two molecules in special quantum states for the first time. For more, check out this Newsweek/MSN story.
Physicists Find Seemingly Impossible Magnets With Just One Pole
My understanding of the world was just smashed to pieces LOL Using a diamond needle tipped with a single electron, physicists have found seemingly impossible one-sided magnets swirling along the surface of hematite. For more, check out this Inverse story.
Musk on AI
A little different post today. Elon Musk’s interview with CNBC this week was both frustrating and illuminating. However, his comments about the OpenAI debacle a few weeks ago were eye opening. With the two OpenAI board members, who were urging a slowdown in AI development for safety purposes, getting the boot, it makes one wonder…
As Arctic permafrost thaws, scientists worry what it might unleash
Yikes…deadly pathogens lying dormant in centuries-old Arctic permafrost could become the latest threat from global climate change. The potential release of the pathogens has seized the attention of federal government scientists, medical professionals and Pentagon officials. Pathogens – disease-causing organisms – have been trapped for centuries in frozen ground across the Arctic, including vast swaths…
Microsoft is bringing its Copilot chatbot to Windows 10
I’ve had a few instances to use Co-Pilot in the Edge browser and was duly impressed. Some of the items I searched for would have taken me a while to track down. Co-Pilot gave me the answer in less than five seconds. Microsoft said Thursday it will soon start testing the Copilot chatbot in an…
Ancient lost landscape discovered beneath Antarctica
It’s amazing that we are still ffinding things like this. An ancient river landscape that dates back millions of years in Antarctica has been detected by scientists as buried under more than a mile of ice. The discovery gives us an insight into a long-lost Antarctic world shaped by rivers and plants. For more, check…