Links for 2023-08-13
How Dead is Moore's Law? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTnpy7sw2g
Photonic (light-based) computing uses photons instead of electric voltage to operate. These Analog iterative machines (AIM) offer up to 100x the data throughput of traditional digital architectures & could be the near future of computing. https://www.pcgamer.com/microsofts-light-based-computer-marks-the-unravelling-of-moores-law/
Getting the Ball Rolling: Learning a Dexterous Policy for a Biomimetic Tendon-Driven Hand with Rolling Contact Joints https://srl-ethz.github.io/get-ball-rolling/
AI's Next Frontier: Are Brain-Computer Interfaces The Future Of Communication? https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/08/11/ais-next-frontier-are-brain-computer-interfaces-the-future-of-communication/ [https://archive.is/VfDfK]
Scientists Uncover a Surprising Link Between Pure Mathematics and Genetics https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/number-theory-and-evolutionary-genetics
New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis https://www.cityu.edu.hk/research/stories/2023/08/03/new-photocatalytic-system-converts-carbon-dioxide-valuable-fuel-more-efficiently-natural-photosynthesis
Japanese Scientists Develop Novel, Completely Solid, Rechargeable Air Battery https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/78001
Rogue “planets are six times more abundant than worlds orbiting their own suns,” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/science/space/our-galaxy-is-home-to-trillions-of-worlds-gone-rogue.html [https://archive.is/1sB0B]
Canada Turns to Nuclear Power After 30-Year Pause to Meet Demand Surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-31/canada-turns-to-nuclear-power-after-30-year-pause-to-meet-demand-surge [https://archive.is/wgjDL]
“Incredible 3D visualization of a human embryo in the fifth week of life. Note the tail and fishlike appearance. All vertebrate embryos look roughly like this; we start from the same place, then diverge as we develop. Humans are modified fish.” https://twitter.com/SteveStuWill/status/1690075745518002176
Ukraine links:
“The reported Ukrainian presence near Kozachi Laheri on the left bank of the Dnipro River is likely not a bridgehead. At least not yet.” https://twitter.com/georgewbarros/status/1690496508364267520
Urozhaine might now be completely under Ukrainian control https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1690647124202172416
Russian Telegram-based sources are concerned about improvements in Ukraine's UAV tactics: "As soon as they notice a worthy Rus target from a Fury-type drone, they try to hit it with Excalibur or Himars rockets. Himars have become an integral part of counter-battery combat." https://twitter.com/sambendett/status/1690335516384702464
Ukraine released a compilation of USV footage today. https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1690526475114496000
“After assaulting the Russian positions, wounded occupiers waited for evacuation all day. No one came for them except for the 3rd Assault Brigade.” https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1690646919402356736