takyon writes:Apple, Google & Microsoft Have Teamed up to Block the Right-to-Repair LawApple, Google & Microsoft Have Teamed up to Block the Right-to-Repair Law:
As many of you noticed, we had a site crash today. From around 1300 until 2200 UTC (2021-05-20).A HUGE thank you goes to @mechanicjay: who spent the whole time trying to get our ndb (cluster) working again. It's an uncommon configuration, which made recovery especially challenging... there's just not a lot of documentation about it on the web.I reached out and got hold of @The Mighty Buzzard: on the phone. Then put him in touch with mechanicjay who got us back up and running using backups.Unfortunately, we had to go way back until April 14 to get a working backup. (I don't know all the details, but it appears something went sideways on neon).We're all wiped out right now. When we have rested and had a chance to discuss things, we'll post an update.In the meantime, please join me in thanking mechanicjay and TMB for all they did to get us up and running again!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Frosty Piss writes:Scientists have long studied the fallibility of human memory. False-memory research has been controversial. Cognitive scientists and psychologists often disagree on how easy it is to develop false memories and how often that occurs. It has also been controversial partly because police investigations and court proceedings rely on the quality of memories. Researchers in Germany and the U.K. said they were able to plant false memories and then help study volunteers root them out, work that suggests potential remedies to ease the problem of erroneous recollections. In this new study, researchers sought to prove what they said was a relatively unexplored area of research: how to undo false memories.New study finds false memories can be reversed:
Frosty Piss writes:Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that they have built what they say is the world's smallest single-chip system, consuming a total volume of less than 0.1 mm. The system is as small as a dust mite and visible only under a microscope. In order to achieve this, the team used ultrasound to both power and communicate with the device wirelessly. The study was published online May 7 in Science Advances. The chip, which is the entire implantable/injectable mote with no additional packaging, was fabricated at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company with additional process modifications performed in the Columbia Nano Initiative cleanroom and the City University of New York Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) Nanofabrication Facility.Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes.Journal Reference:
canopic jug writes:Low←Tech Magazine has an article on designing large-scale sail powered ships with the most recent engineering. Even with all the recent advancements, it will be difficult to acheive carbon neutral transporation.