Cool Stuff

[sobo]

for the record, I want Pluto to be a planet.

Same!

 

[RicInOR]

The Pig-Human Heart Transplant's Secret Weapon? Cocaine – Futurism

"THE COCAINE NAME POPS OUT BECAUSE EVERYBODY THINKS, 'OH MY GOD, WHAT IS COCAINE DOING IN HERE?'"

The Muslim Doctor Behind the First Cocaine-laced Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant

Sometimes, what’s taboo and controversial is exactly what can save human lives.

www.vice.com

 

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Fusion Milestone

Researchers detailed yesterday the generation of a so-called burning plasma, a key milestone toward self-sustaining fusion power. The paper covers the results of a series of experiments carried out over the past two years. Unlike traditional nuclear power, which relies on fission—energy released when a heavy atom splits into lighter atoms—fusion power harnesses energy released when lighter atoms combine (watch 101). A burning plasma is one where fused atoms provide the majority of heat, a critical step toward the ultimate goal of creating a fusion reaction with enough power to sustain itself. Fusion reactions create millions of times more energy than sources like coal and natural gas, and many researchers consider the commercialization of fusion plants a holy grail of power generation. The experiments took place at the National Ignition Facility at Livermore Lab in Livermore, California, a facility that focuses nearly 200 lasers onto a single fuel pellet. Go inside the facility here.

 

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OpenAI rolls out newest iteration of its language generation platform; InstructGPT is said to be less toxic and offensive, and less prone to misinformation (More) | GPT3 explained (More)

OpenAI rolls out new text-generating models that it claims are less toxic

OpenAI claims to have created language models that are less toxic using a technique known as reinforcement learning.

venturebeat.com

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Researchers demonstrate artificial intelligence platforms can be constructed using the mechanical and optical properties of everyday objects as opposed to computer chips (More)

Science | AAAS

www.science.org

 

[RicInOR]

https://hiconsumption.com/scuderia-cameron-glickenhaus-hydrogen-boot-baja-1000-racer/

Hydrogen fuel - Baja 1000

 

[Flopsweat]

https://hiconsumption.com/scuderia-cameron-glickenhaus-hydrogen-boot-baja-1000-racer/

Hydrogen fuel - Baja 1000

Wait, it's got a cooling system? So it emits heat. That's just a shortcut straight to global warming!

 

[RicInOR]

Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP And 443 LB-FT Of Torque; weighs only 63 pounds – Road and Track




Does that say it's a Flux Capacitor? My Koeniggggesggggescgggggg is a bit rusty.
(top one)

 

[Flopsweat]

Costume and prop shop.

 

[RicInOR]

3d Printed Nuclear Reactor. Not quite the Mr. Fusion, but getting there.

How to Make an Impossible Nuclear Reactor (3D Printer Sold Separately)

USNC is making micro modular reactors that the company says should cost tens of millions of dollars to deploy as opposed to billions needed for today’s large reactors, with plans to deploy its first two reactors by 2026.

spectrum.ieee.org

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.

 

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5 Seconds !


"On Wednesday, however, scientists working in the United Kingdom announced that they more than doubled the previous record for generating and sustaining nuclear fusion, "
"The JET tokamak near Oxford, England, produced a record amount of sustained energy from nuclear fusion.
"English village of Culham, near Oxford, were able to generate a record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy over five seconds on December 21 last year."

A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible

Scientists working in the UK announced that they more than doubled the previous record for generating and sustaining nuclear fusion, the same process that allows the sun and stars to shine so brightly.

www.cnn.com

 

[RicInOR]

https://www.fastcompany.com/9071893...r-plastic-thats-two-times-stronger-than-steel

Irreversible synthesis of an ultrastrong two-dimensional polymeric material - Nature

The solution-phase irreversible synthesis of a two-dimensional polymer with excellent elastic modulus and yield strength is reported.

www.nature.com

" It's two times stronger than steel under load tests, with just one-sixth the material bulk."

What does the author mean? IF I make a beam, I can support 2x the weight with 1/6 the size (height/width)?
Or is this a pull test - if we had to pull your truck out of the mud, ?

I need an article between the 2 above.


edit to add:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220202111732.htm
" Light but strong
"The researchers found that the new material's elastic modulus -- a measure of how much force it takes to deform a material -- is between four and six times greater than that of bulletproof glass. They also found that its yield strength, or how much force it takes to break the material, is twice that of steel, even though the material has only about one-sixth the density of steel."

So, maybe if I make a steel beam, and one of this material, the 2DPA-1 would be 1/6 the weight of the beam for the same size
and able to support a greater load.

Scientists Create Ultrastrong Polymeric Material | Sci.News

The new 2D polymer, named 2DPA-1, is stronger than steel and as light as plastic; it self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form spaghetti-like 1D chains.

www.sci-news.com

 

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https://www.fastcompany.com/9071893...r-plastic-thats-two-times-stronger-than-steel

Irreversible synthesis of an ultrastrong two-dimensional polymeric material - Nature

The solution-phase irreversible synthesis of a two-dimensional polymer with excellent elastic modulus and yield strength is reported.

www.nature.com

" It's two times stronger than steel under load tests, with just one-sixth the material bulk."

What does the author mean? IF I make a beam, I can support 2x the weight with 1/6 the size (height/width)?
Or is this a pull test - if we had to pull your truck out of the mud, ?

I need an article between the 2 above.


edit to add:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220202111732.htm
" Light but strong
"The researchers found that the new material's elastic modulus -- a measure of how much force it takes to deform a material -- is between four and six times greater than that of bulletproof glass. They also found that its yield strength, or how much force it takes to break the material, is twice that of steel, even though the material has only about one-sixth the density of steel."

So, maybe if I make a steel beam, and one of this material, the 2DPA-1 would be 1/6 the weight of the beam for the same size
and able to support a greater load.

Scientists Create Ultrastrong Polymeric Material | Sci.News

The new 2D polymer, named 2DPA-1, is stronger than steel and as light as plastic; it self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form spaghetti-like 1D chains.

www.sci-news.com

 

[bionic knees]

any chess players?

 

[Flopsweat]

Massive Genetic Study Reveals 90 Percent Of Earth’s Animals Appeared At The Same Time

The latest research is debunking current knowledge about evolution. After studying 5 million genetic barcodes, scientists found 90 percent of species on Earth may have emerged around the same time as humans.

www.techtimes.com

This doesn't mean that evolution doesn't happen. Instead, it probably means that it can happen very rapidly when forced in particular ways. The study is also probably evidence of a mass-extinction event.


EDIT: I no longer trust Tech Times. Here's an article that claims to be a review. If you read it, it's clearly a scam. If you search for "echochip scam", you'll find they've got fake "reviews" all over the net.

Ecochip Reviews - Eco chip (Scam or Legit) Read This NOW Before Buying!

Ecochip can be used as a performance chip in your vehicle's engine. You can increase your vehicle's fuel efficiency and performance by plugging Ecochip into your vehicle.

www.techtimes.com

But I did find this (first video has cursing in it):

EEVblog #1181 - Car ECO OBD2 Fuel Saver SCAM - Page 1

EEVblog #1181 - Car ECO OBD2 Fuel Saver SCAM - Page 1

www.eevblog.com

It's about $2 worth of hardware that makes 3 led lights blink.


EDIT 2: While the site cannot be trusted, the gene survey story is published on phys.org too, so it may be legit:

Sweeping gene survey reveals new facets of evolution

Who would have suspected that a handheld genetic test used to unmask sushi bars pawning off tilapia for tuna could deliver deep insights into evolution, including how new species emerge?

phys.org

 

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https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/first-woman-cured-of-hiv-thanks-to-stem-cells-from-newborns/

First woman cured of HIV thanks to stem cells from newborns

The mRNA also is interesting.

There is the original NYTimes, but it is paywalled

A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment (Published 2022)

She’s the third person ever to be cured. Researchers announced that the new approach holds the potential for curing more people of racially diverse backgrounds.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Gut bacteriophages associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice and humans

A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in Spain has found evidence of the presence of certain bacteriophages in the gut promoting better executive function and memory in flies, mice and humans. In their paper published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, the group...

medicalxpress.com

Gut Biome

 

[RicInOR]

How many monuments are built to honor critics?

Nuclear reactor developed in Oregon ‘too expensive, too risky,’ says study; supporters dispute findings

The NuScale design is the only small-scale reactor to win U.S. safety approval.

www.oregonlive.com

 

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https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-want-to-create-universal-donor-lungs/

Other organs too?

 

[RicInOR]

The first link has some good images of what is going on

Physics Breakthrough as AI Successfully Controls Plasma in Nuclear Fusion Experiment

Successfully achieving nuclear fusion holds the promise of delivering a limitless, sustainable source of clean energy, but we can only realize this incredible dream if we can master the complex physics taking place inside the reactor.

www.sciencealert.com

Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning - Nature

A newly designed control architecture uses deep reinforcement learning to learn to command the coils of a tokamak, and successfully stabilizes a wide variety of fusion plasma configurations.

www.nature.com

 

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https://instapundit.com/505087/

"Researchers unlock the keys to designing an interstellar sail. "Breakthrough Starshot aims to develop a light sail that would carry a microchip-sized probe at 20% the speed of light. This high-speed pace would see the probe reach Alpha Centauri In just about 20 years."

"For reference, Alpha Centauri is about 4 light-years away from Earth, and some experts estimate it would take at least 6,300 years to reach the system with existing technology."