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Jan 28, 2020

New Theory Could Solve Universe’s Biggest Paradox

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

She is now hopeful that advances in gravitational wave astronomy will make it possible to test the predictions of massive gravity theory within the decade.

“It would be amazing if it was shown to be right,” De Rham told The Guardian. “That may or may not happen, but what will happen is that we’ll have a much better fundamental understanding of gravity and that’s just something so deep, it’s one of the big questions today.”

READ MORE: Has physicist’s gravity theory solved ‘impossible’ dark energy riddle? [The Guardian].

Jan 28, 2020

The U.S. Marines Plan to Use Powerful Robots to Move Around Equipment and Weapons

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

Key point: Washington knows it needs high-tech weapons and machines to win future wars. That includes robots to haul supplies and assist the Marines in winning any fight.

The U.S. Navy is moving quickly to develop robotic warships that could hunt submarines and other ships, screen aircraft carriers and convoys from air attack and sweep away enemy mines.

But there’s another mission the Navy should consider assigning to unmanned surface vessels, Neil Zerbe, a retired Navy officer, argued for the Center for International Maritime Security: shuttling supplies from ship to shore in the aftermath of an amphibious assault by U.S. Marines.

Jan 28, 2020

This Cheap “Polypill” Could Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

It combines four medications into a once-daily pill.

Jan 28, 2020

How to Levitate Objects With Sound (and Break Your Mind)

Posted by in categories: chemistry, robotics/AI

Along with personal jetpacks for every man, woman, and child (sure, why not), levitation is one of those conveniences that sci-fi has long promised us but has yet to deliver, other than magnetically levitating trains. But at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, physicist Chris Benmore and his colleagues are levitating objects with an unlikely tool: sound. It’s called acoustic levitation, and after breaking your brain with what seems to be an optical illusion, it’s poised to deliver advances in pharmacology, chemistry more broadly, and even robotics.

Jan 28, 2020

U.S. charges target alleged Chinese spying at Harvard, Boston institutions

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government

(Reuters) — A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government.

Jan 28, 2020

‘Ageotypes’ provide window into how individuals age, Stanford study reports

Posted by in category: biological

Stanford scientists have identified specific biological pathways along which individuals age over time.

Jan 28, 2020

Researchers Transplant Lab-Grown Heart Muscle Cells Into Patient

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

They now plan to do the same thing with nine more patients.

Jan 28, 2020

The Pacific Ocean is so acidic that it’s dissolving Dungeness crabs’ shells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics, habitats

The Pacific Ocean is becoming more acidic, and the cash-crabs that live in its coastal waters are some of its first inhabitants to feel its effects.

The Dungeness crab is vital to commercial fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, but lower pH levels in its habitat are dissolving parts of its shell and damaging its sensory organs, a new study found.

Their injuries could impact coastal economies and forebode the obstacles in a changing sea. And while the results aren’t unexpected, the study’s authors said the damage to the crabs is premature: The acidity wasn’t predicted to damage the crabs this quickly.

Jan 28, 2020

Decoding the Brain Goes Global With the International Brain Initiative

Posted by in categories: health, neuroscience

Rather than each country formulating their own brain projects independently, the project argues, it’s high time for the world to come together and share their findings, resources, and expertise across borders. By uniting efforts, the IBI can help shape the future of neuroscience research at a global scale—for promoting brain and mental health, for stimulating international collaboration, for ethical neuroscience practices, and for crafting future generations of scientists.

“It takes a world to understand the brain,” said Caroline Montojo of the Kavli Foundation, which offered support to the project. “When we have the best brains and the best minds working together, sharing information and research that could benefit us all.”

The initiative, at the time of writing, includes Japan’s Brain/Minds, Australian Brain Alliance, the EU’s Human Brain Project (HBP), Canadian Brain Research Strategy, the US’ BRAIN Initiative (BRAINI), the Korea Brain Initiative, and the China Brain Project.

Jan 28, 2020

What is quantum cognition? Physics theory could predict human behavior

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

Some scientists think quantum mechanics can help explain human decision-making.