Did you know pythons can grow back their major organs post fasting ? In some instances their organs increase in volume from 40% to 100%. A research team has found the genetic markers in pythons responsible for various biological activities which are unique to these species. The most interesting aspect of the research is how…
New way of harnessing solar energy
For those who are thinking of turning “green” when it comes to their energy consumption – my advice is to wait. Existing silicon-chips based solar panels use thermal energy to produce electricity. In other words, the heat from the sun warms up the solar panels and stimulates electrodes to generate electricity. That’s why these panels…
My first foray into astronomy
I am a budding/amateur astronomer. These shots of the moon were taken from my Celesteon casegrain 11′ refractor telescope with iPhone as the eyepiece. More to come as I improve. Girish
Breakthrough Yields Wireless Charging, Shows Potential for Electric Cars
Not for lovers of gas guzzlers like me, but for all the tree-huggers out there, there is a hope of charging your “Teslas” while you just cruise on the road. A new discovery from MIT could overcome a major obstacle preventing widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Read on. For more interesting news bits go to…
A.I. Predicts Lifespan With 69% Accuracy
Using pictures of their organs, a new computer program can predict patients’ lifespans. Another example of deep learning in which the algorithms learn recurring patterns to predict outcomes with good hit rates. Better than doctors casting an eye on the reports and incorrectly diagnosing health issues ! Source: A.I. Predicts Lifespan With 69% Accuracy
Hydrogen-Power is back
Toyota’s Prius was the first commercially successful foray into electric cars Now Toyota is putting its pioneering capabilities to introduce another zero-emission energy to power our cars – Hydrogen. Hopefully this time they will make it good-looking. A proof-of-concept truck powered by this fuel cell will be part of a feasibility study held at the…
Maya Collapsed Under Heat from Climate Change, Study Says
Yes, that is correct. Today’s climate change and the cause of rising temperature is incorrectly attributed to use of fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, the big SUV you are driving and hippies, because the same thing happened 2000 years ago – without any of these. Read on. Source: Maya Collapsed Under Heat from Climate…
First chess, then jeopardy and now AI System Beats Humans in Poker
What makes poker much more challenging for artificial intelligence to master is that each player has asymmetrical information about the state of the game. Source: AI System Beats Humans at the Poker Table, In Complex Game
Fit 35 million songs in your pocket !
Currently it takes 100k atoms to fit one bit of data. IBM has just invented a way to store one bit of data on one atom ! Big data into small storage ? The computing giant announced it has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom. Source: IBM Makes Data Storage Breakthrough
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