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DeepMind Has Taught an AI to Control Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion. Credit: The Conversation. The reinforcement learning algorithm, which controls the scorching plasma within a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, was developed by an AI company backed by Google. The interior of a tokamak– the doughnut-shaped vessel created to include a nuclear fusion reaction– presents a unique type of chaos. Hydrogen atoms are shattered together at...

Scientists Develop Cement Completely Out of Waste Material

Scientists who discovered the biocement. Credit: bioplasticsnews. Creating renewable biocement entirely out of waste material Cement is a binder, a substance utilized while building that hardens, sets, and sticks to other materials to bind them together. When sand and gravel are blended with cement, concrete is made. Cement is classified as non-hydraulic or hydraulic. Hydraulic cement needs...

Bacteria with Recording Function Capture Gut Health Status

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our intestine is residence to plenty of bacteria, which help us digest food. However, just what do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they create, and when? And how do the bacteria metabolize health-promoting foods that aid us in minimizing disease? To obtain replies to such matters, researchers at...

How The Universe Acquired Its Magnetic Fields

Hidden magnetic field lines stretch millions of light years across the universe. Credit:  Quanta Magazine. When we look into space, all of the astrophysical objects seen are enclosed in magnetic fields. This holds not only in the neighborhood of stars and planets but likewise in the deep space between galaxies and galactic clusters. These fields are...

Research Examines Why the Memory of Fear is Seared Into Our Brains

Illustration of the brain. Credit: Capillary Technologies. Experiencing a frightening incident is likely something you will always remember. Why does it remain with you when other kinds of events become increasingly hard to remember with time? A mechanism for the formation of fear memories in the amygdala, the emotional center of the brains, has been identified...

Scientists Develop an Effective Method for Creating New-to-Nature Enzymes

Bacteria culture. Credit: John Wilkinson Engineering enzymes to execute reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in synthetic chemistry, such as transforming plant-based oils into helpful biochemicals. A team of scientists has developed an easy yet effective strategy for developing new enzymes with novel reactivity that can generate beneficial chemical compounds. Consequently, improving their...

Ramboll Selects New Global Wind Director

Tim Fischer takes over from Klaus Jacob Jensen who will leave in January 2023. Credit: Ramboll Ramboll has appointed Tim Fischer as the new administrator for the engineering consultancy's global wind division. So Fischer (pictured) replaces Klaus Jacob Jensen. Who, in joint administration with Fischer, has led Ramboll's wind company since 2011. Jacob Jensen will remain and...

Energy-Generating Fabrics Created by Specialists

A picture of the lightweight and thin TENG textile produced over 35V of energy using artificial movements. It could potentially power low-power health sensors, environmental sensors, and electronic devices in the near future. Credit: Innovationnewsnetwork. Technology experts develop groundbreaking energy-generating fabrics that can generate electricity by seizing energy from body movements. Clothing that can examine our health, communicate...

Designers Obtain the Secret of Ionic Skin

In the pursuit to develop smart skin that resembles the sensing capacities of all-natural skin, ionic skins have actually revealed considerable advantages. They're constructed from versatile, biocompatible hydrogels. That use ions to carry an electrical charge. As opposed to smart skins made of plastics and also steel, the hydrogels have the soft qualities of...

A Much Easier Way to Instruct Robots New Skills

Reprogramming robots With e-commerce orders pouring in, a warehouse robot chooses cups off a rack. As well as places them into boxes for shipping. Every little thing is humming along until the storehouse processes a modification. As well as the robot, has to now grasp taller, narrower cups that are kept upside-down. Reprogramming that robot involves...