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First tape-out with TSMC’s 16nm FinFET and ARM’s 64-bit big.LITTLE Processors
Another important milestone was reached recently for TSMC and ARM when the teams taped out at the end of December 2013 (see block diagram) the first 64 bit ARMv8 processors in a big.LITTLE...
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Neurala has highly parallel GPU based neural networks for better AI and self...
U.S. Patent Office in February 2014 issued to Neurala, Inc. a patent that covers brain-based computational models, often called Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) running on graphic processing units...
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Rapid advances in robot body, brain and mind
Future of roboticsMassimiliano Versace, director of the Boston University Neuromorphics Lab and CEO of Neurala, Inc., talks about the future of robotics. He specifically talks about the robot body,...
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If China Changes its economic growth model then the US will also need to...
Stephen Roach says the days of Sino-US mutual dependency are nearing an end, as China strikes out on its own towards a consumer-led economy. And, if it is to prosper, the US must also find a new growth...
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Improved Single Photon Detector will enables long distance space...
Long-distance communications in space may be easier now that researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have designed a clever detector...
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Harold Ramis - Ghostbuster, Director of Groundhog day and SCTV alumni has...
The actor and writer-director, known for playing Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters films and for directing comedies such as Groundhog Day and Caddyshack.He also wrote Animal House and Meatballs.He had...
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G20 pledge to increase world economic growth by 10% over current World GDP...
Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 have said they will work to grow their collective gross domestic product (GDP) by an additional two percent of world GDP or about $2 trillion...
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Another promising nanoparticle approach to fighting cancer
Boston University is developing a targeted method for delivering drugs directly to cancer tumor cells. Colby and Ekladious are working with polymer-based nanoparticles, originally crafted by Aaron...
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Artificial muscles with a hundred times higher mechanical power than the same...
An international team led by The University of Texas at Dallas has discovered that ordinary fishing line and sewing thread can be cheaply converted to powerful artificial muscles. The new muscles can...
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Carnival of Nuclear Energy 197
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 197 is up at Hiroshima SyndromeANS Nuclear Cafe - Persistent Prejudice Against Nuclear - Can Anything Be Done? Part 2The second of a series by guest writer Jim Hopf....
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G20 and IMF predict world GDP growth of 3.7% in 2014 and 4.0% in 2015
Global growth has strengthened as expected in recent months, largely driven by advanced economies, where easier financial market conditions and gradually improving consumer and business confidence have...
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Next generation Super eggs made from plant proteins
Startup Hampton Creek’s mission is to find plant proteins that can replace eggs in spreads, sauces, baked goods, and breakfast favorites. With the help of a few million in venture funding, and an...
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Stem cell therapy could be used to help older patients recover from muscular...
Singularity Hub - Stem cell therapy could be used to help older patients recover from muscular injuries, for example from falls, or perhaps even weakness following surgery.Nature Medicine -...
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Final Olympic Medal Count Compared to Predictions
Three weeks ago we covered some predictions for the 2014 Winter Olympics medal count. The Olympics are doneThe distribution of events did make it tougher to extrapolate as Russia did far better in the...
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Space Elevators: An Assessment of the Technological Feasibility and the Way...
The International Academy of Astronautics has just published its 300+page multi-year study about Space Elevators. The conclusion was “Space Elevators Seem Feasible”.With carbon nanotubes or graphene...
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Robot Cargo Ships could have 20-50% lower operating costs
Rolls-Royce is designing unmanned cargo ships. Dontrol centers will command hundreds of crewless ships.Drone ships would be safer, cheaper and less polluting for the $375 billion shipping industry that...
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Google Eric Schmidt talks to Glenn Beck about Ray Kurzweil and Artificial...
Glenn Beck has read Ray Kurzweil's books and Eric Schmidt's new book.Glenn expects Eric to defend or discuss the broader goals of human level or greater than human level Artificial General...
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Plans for the US Army to shrink to 440-450,000 soldiers which would be the...
The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps. The military...
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China and Japans conflict over five small islands
Japan argues that the islands were vacant until 1895, when the Japanese government laid claim to them. Japanese nationals used and lived on them in the following decades—a fish-processing plant owned...
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Elon Musk could disrupt battery market while it enables higher electric car...
Telsa will be making a Model X crossover SUV available late this year or early 2015, followed in 2016 by the entry-level “Gen 3” platform, which Musk has said will retail for about $35,000, or half the...
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