Lithium-lined tokamaks can help keep the plasma hot and stable while also providing more room for it to move inside the donut-shaped vessel.
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CSIR-NIIST unveils innovative technology for safe biomedical waste management
Thiruvananthapuram: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) has pioneered a groundbreaking technology for the safe, sustainable, and cost-effective management of biomedical waste, marking a significant milestone as the first of its kind in the country.
This innovative technology was unveiled at the Biomedical Waste Management Conclave, a one-day event hosted at the CSIR-NIIST campus in the city on March 26.
According to UNI, Dr M Srinivas, Director, AIIMS New Delhi, inaugurated the meet, which was presided over by Dr N Kalaiselvi, Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR, through videoconferencing.
Japanese scientists discover clue to erasing traumatic memories
Can light be a factor in eliminating traumatic memories? Japanese scientists found that the long-term memory of flies can be affected if they are kept in the dark. This is the first discovery of the role of environmental light on such memories. The scientists hope to extend this approach to human victims of life-affecting traumas.
Events that are shocking can become a part of our long-term memory (LTM), with new proteins synthesized and the neuronal circuits in our brain becoming altered, explains the press release from researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, who made the breakthrough. These memories can be hard to erase and may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Through their research, the team led by Professor Takaomi Sakai from Tokyo Metropolitan University discovered a particular molecular mechanism in Drosophilia flies that affects LTM. To find this, they set up a trauma for male flies by placing them with females who already mated. According to the courtship conditioning paradigm, in such situations mated females stress the unmated males to such an extent that they remember the experience, unwilling to ever mate with any more females – even if they were to be exposed to those that are unmated.
Researchers overcome lattice mismatch issue to advance optoelectronic applications
A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently successfully achieved lattice-mismatch-free construction of III-V/chalcogenide core-shell heterostructure nanowires for electronic and optoelectronic applications. This breakthrough addresses crucial technological challenges related to the lattice mismatch problem in the growth of high-quality heterostructure semiconductors, leading to enhanced carrier transport and photoelectric properties.
Two Revolutionary AI Chips Can Control Robots Through Thought
These two chips might be the key to developing sophisticated brain-computer interfacing.
Scientists from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China claim to have developed the world’s most energy-efficient artificial intelligence AI microchips that are small enough to fit inside smart devices and could open doors for innovative offline functions like voice and even mind control.
Generally, AI chips that are designed for heavy tasks often require significant power because of high computational demands, which limits their use in real-world scenarios. Professor Zhou Jun and his team managed to significantly reduce power consumption through algorithm and architectural optimization.
Time warp at the top: London’s tallest skyscraper validates Einstein’s theory
Without understanding how gravity affects time, the GPS location in your phone would get progressively less accurate until you end up in the wrong location.
The demonstration at 22 Bishopsgate was part of the Lord Mayor of London Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli’s mayoral theme, ‘Connect to Prosper’
The demonstration was the first in a series of showpiece exercises, which will run for the duration of the Lord Mayor’s tenure. The Experiment Series seeks to showcase innovation and invention in the City of London and promote and celebrate the many ‘knowledge miles’ within the Square Mile.
MacGyver: Are Large Language Models Creative Problem Solvers?
💡Can LLMs like GPT-4 reason creatively?
On #AI and #creativity.
📝Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.09682.pdf 🛠️Code and Data: https://github.com/allenai/MacGyver.
🚀 Introducing a new playground for everyday #innovation and physical #reasoning —we collect problems to trigger…
Code and Data for the NAACL 24 paper:
LimX Dynamics’ Biped Robot P1 Conquers the Wild Based on Reinforcement Learning
Ok, that was an unexpected turn on my feed. Just had to share. Cool, portable robot that fits in a backpack.
Conquer the Wild | LimX Dynamics’ Biped Robot P1 ventured into Tanglang Mountain Based on Reinforcement Learning ⛰️
⛳️ With Zero-shot Learning, non-protected and fully open testing conditions, P1 successfully navigated the completely strange wilderness of the forest, demonstrating exceptional control and stability post reinforcement learning by dynamically locomoting over various complex terrains.
⛳️ P1 is LimX Dynamics’ innovative point-foot biped robot, serving as an important platform for the systematic development and modular testing of reinforcement learning. It is utilized to advance the research and iteration of basic biped locomotion abilities. The success of P1 in conquering forest terrain is a testament to LimX Dynamics’ systematic R\&D in reinforcement learning.
⛳️ Beyond locomotion, LimX Dynamics continues to make breakthroughs in manipulation and loco-manipulation on humanoid robots, with more developments to be shared in the future.