AI Breakthrough in Detecting New Particles at the Large Hadron Collider
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Scitech Daily ^
| July 4, 2024 | CERN
The ATLAS and CMS collaborations are using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to search for exotic-looking collisions that could indicate new physics. Credit:
S Sioni/CMS-PHO-EVENTS-2021-004-2/M Rayner ======================================== Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how new particles are detected in LHC experiments. By training AI to recognize and differentiate between typical and atypical jets, researchers can identify potential new physics hidden within particle collisions. Recent advancements were highlighted at a physics conference, showing the progress and potential of these AI applications. One of the primary goals of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments is to look for signs of new particles, which could explain...
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U.S. sees promising 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks
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NBC News ^
| 5 July 2024 | By Andrea Mitchell and Chantal Da Silva
A "breakthrough" has been made in efforts to negotiate a framework agreement for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that might end months of fighting in Gaza and lead to the release of hostages, a senior Biden administration official said Thursday. "We've had a breakthrough on a critical impasse," the official
said on a media briefing call, attributing the development to a shift in Hamas' stance on a framework deal, which the official said was now "fully consistent" with the U.S.-drafted agreement passed by the United Nations Security Council last month. "Now we’re on to the implementation steps," the...
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News Summary-Intelligence Report Thursday 7/4/2024 Independence Day Newsdump*"Very Significant Breakthrough" In Israel-Hamas Talks*Manure Policy Pressure In The Netherlands*China-Russia Naval Maneuvers Off South Korea*
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Nextrush Free ^
| 7/4/2024 | Nextrush/Self
In Coeur d'Alene, Idaho today people with crosses parading today following a controversy when the local Chamber of Commerce banned... US politics on this Independence Day holiday mainstream media reporting on doubts about Joe Biden's performance... Russian air defenses active over the southern city of Rostov late tonight... One dead and seven
wounded in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa... The negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire and release of hostages...appear to be making progress... Russian President Vladimir Putin cynical about a mediator settling the conflict in Ukraine... The British Election a win for...
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Scientists Develop Breakthrough "DNA ORIGAMI" Nanobots That Can Precisely Target and Kill Cancer Cells
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The Debrief ^
| July 2, 2024 | TIM MCMILLAN
In a groundbreaking advancement in cancer research, scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have engineered nanorobots made from “DNA origami” capable of specifically targeting and eliminating cancer cells in mice. This
remarkable breakthrough, detailed in a study published today in Nature Nanotechnology, showcases the potential of nanotechnology to revolutionize cancer treatment and offers hope for future human applications. Interestingly, the announcement follows renowned futurist Raymond Kurzweil’s recent bold prediction that advancements in nanorobot technology will soon extend the human lifespan to 1,000 years. In his latest book, The Singularity is Nearer, released June 25, Kurzweil forecasts that by the...
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TRUE CRIME
South Carolina true crime podcast helps police make breakthrough in 50-year-old murder of ‘Mr. X’
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foxnews ^
| 06/14/2024 | Audrey Conklin
South Carolina authorities are crediting a local reporter with helping them make a major breakthrough in a 1975 cold-case murder. The
Greenville County Sheriff's Office on Monday revealed the identity of a murder victim named Oscar James Nedd, who was previously known only as Mr. X after a hunter found his body near Highway 20 and Blakely Road "wrapped in a sheet and smoldering, indicating it had been set on fire" in 1975. "Sheriff Hobart Lewis credits Brad Willis' podcast ‘Murder, Etc.’ for drawing attention to this case," the sheriff's office said in a Monday press release. Willis, a former...
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Breakthrough Study Uncovers Brain Network Key to Human Consciousness
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The Debrief ^
| June 04, 2024 | TIM MCMILLAN
In a pioneering study, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital have identified a brain network essential for human consciousness. Aided
by advances in ultrahigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, researchers discovered previously unknown pathways connecting various brain regions, forming what they termed the “default ascending arousal network” (DAAN). In findings published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers propose that this brain network plays a pivotal role in maintaining wakefulness and integrating arousal with awareness in the resting human brain. The discovery could be a significant breakthrough in understanding a range of neurological disorders while shedding...
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Rus Breakthrough Chasov Yar, Ukr Energy Crisis, Belgorod HIMARS Strike; Rus Economy Bigger Japan (My Notes on the first half hour of the video)
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YOUTUBE ^
| June 2, 2024 | Alexander Mercouris
ransomnote: the video at the link is 90 minutes in length. Below
I've recorded my notes on the first half our of the video.Rus Breakthrough Chasov Yar, Ukr Energy Crisis, Belgorod HIMARS Strike; Rus Economy Bigger JapanJune 2, 2024Alexander MercourisThe Ukraine bombed Belegorod with HIMAR missiles and this was cast as a powerful escalation of the war. As usual, this was apparently just optics (FAKE NEWS). It probably is fanned as NEW! IMPROVED! war to justify the most recent gift of taxpayer funds to the Ukrainian war effort.Mercouris says the Ukraine has been using other armaments to bomb Belegorod for...
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Report: Poland and Baltic Countries Prepare To Send Troops Into Ukraine if Russia Makes a Strategic Breakthrough
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The Gateway Pundit ^
| May 27, 2024 | Paul Serran
Against the backdrop of continuing Russian advances, some Western leaders have started to advocate missile strikes inside Russian territory, from NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg up to chief warmonger, former British Premier Boris Johnson: Now, some European neighboring countries have started preparing to introduce their troops into Ukraine in case of strategic
Russian advances in Eastern Ukraine. The Baltic states and Poland have warned Germany that they could send troops to Ukraine if the situation gets noticeably worse for Kiev due to its allies being reluctant to supply it with weapons.
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Ukraine forced to retreat to stop bloodbath over fears Putin has made major breakthrough
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Express UK ^
| 5/15/24 | Oli Smith
Russia looks set to seize the pivotal Kharkiv towns of Lukyantsi and Vovchansk after an abrupt Ukrainian retreat. The
Ukrainian military said that the decision was made to avoid a potential bloodbath on the streets. One spokesperson told the AFP that it withdrew soldiers from the towns "in response to enemy fire and assaults from ground troops, and to save the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses".The head of Vovchansk police Oleksii Kharkivskyi shared an update from the besieged village this morning, saying: "Russians are taking positions on the streets of the city, the situation is extremely difficult, but...
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WARP DRIVE Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team Says
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The Debrief ^
| May 15, 2024 | Micah Hanks
A novel warp drive concept that can function without any need for hypothesized exotic or negative forms of energy has been unveiled in a groundbreaking new study by leading propulsion researchers. Dubbed
the “Constant-Velocity Subluminal Warp Drive,” the concept, developed by physicists with the Advanced Propulsion Laboratory at the New York-based think tank Applied Physics and from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, offers a theoretical new means of propulsion for space travel that conforms to general relativity, allowing it to operate at constant subluminal speeds with no need for unphysical forms of matter outlined in past concepts. According to...
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Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear
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https://www.popsci.com ^
| MAY 9, 2024 1:03 PM EDT | BY TOM HAWKING
A British toddler born with a genetic condition resulting in deafness can now hear in one ear thanks to a pioneering new gene therapy treatment. The
case was reported at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy’s annual meeting which is taking place this week in Baltimore, MD. The girl—18-month-old Opal Sandy from Oxfordshire—received an experimental treatment for auditory neuropathy, a condition that results from a mutation in a gene called Biallelic otoferlin gene (OTOF), as part of an ongoing clinical trial. As the BBC reports, the mutation results in incorrect development of tiny hairs in the cochlea that...
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Helium discovery is the supply breakthrough science, medicine, and industry needed...This may be the largest helium reservoir in US history.
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FreeThink ^
| April 30, 2024 | Tony Morley
Arecent discovery in Minnesota has unveiled a helium reservoir with astonishingly high concentrations of the gas, surpassing initial estimations and potentially opening doors for commercial extraction. Pulsar
Helium, an exploration company, revealed the discovery of helium reserves in late February 2024, following drilling activities near Babbitt, northern Minnesota, reaching depths of 2,200 feet (670 meters). Initial findings displayed helium concentrations of 12.4%, described by Thomas Abraham-James, the president and CEO of Pulsar Helium, as “a dream” in an interview with CBS News.[1] The discovery represents an unprecedented opportunity to gain access to helium at concentration levels dramatically exceeding the normal...
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Pompeii breakthrough as ancient scroll finally deciphered after 2,000 years
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Express UK ^
| Apr 18, 2024 | Richard Ashmore
A £560,000 prize was on offer for scholars who could read the ancient Roman texts buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Scrolls cocooned in volcanic ash that consumed the Roman city of Pompeii have been deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years. Using
AI researchers were able to discern some meaning from the writings which were discovered in the doomed ancient Italian city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. ...In a statement the Vesuvius Challenge revealed some of the information hidden until now in the scrolls which appear to be philosophical treatises concerning...
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Data Delivery Rates 4.5 MILLION TIMES FASTER Than Average Broadband Achieved In Major Fiber Optic Breakthrough
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The Debrief ^
| APRIL 8, 2024 | MICAH HANKS
The fastest data delivery rate ever achieved using specific wavelength bands in fiber optic technology has been reported by an international team of researchers, who say they sent information 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband will allow. According
to researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, England, who participated in the experiment, a series of new technologies they developed allowed them to successfully transfer data at an astonishing rate of 301 terabits (301,000,000 megabits) per second. Remarkably, the Aston team says the breakthrough that achieved these impressive data transfer rates used only standard optical fiber. The team says...
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Holographic Breakthrough: Scientists Create Full-Color 3D Holographic Displays With Ordinary Smartphone Screen
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The Debrief ^
| APRIL 3, 2024 | CHRISTOPHER PLAIN
A team of scientists from the University of Tokyo has revealed a major breakthrough that allows them to create realistic 3D holographic displays using an ordinary iPhone screen. While
conventional approaches to holography involve complex and expensive laser emitters that have limited their practical use, the researchers behind this novel approach say their work could lead to dramatic improvements in holographic displays for virtual reality applications, including gaming, training, and even advanced military applications. 3D HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS LIMITED BY COST AND COMPLEXITY In science fiction, holograms are used for anything from basic communications to advanced military weaponry. In the real...
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Blood tests could identify people with AFib at risk for 'breakthrough' stroke
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Medical Xpress / Am. Heart Assoc.’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle Conference ^
| March 22, 2024 | Laura Williamson / Dr. Samuel Short et al
Looking at specific substances in the blood of people with atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat, could help identify who's at risk for a stroke despite taking blood-thinning medication to prevent one, research suggests. The
researchers found biomarkers in the blood that reflect heart strain, inflammation and clotting raised stroke risk in people with AFib who are on blood thinners. AFib is a common type of arrhythmia in which the heart's two upper chambers quiver instead of fully contracting, interfering with their ability to pump blood to the heart's lower chambers. Blood left behind may pool and clot, raising...
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Biotech Company Reveals Breakthrough That Could Lead to Revival of Extinct Woolly Mammoth
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NPR ^
| March 6, 2024 | Rob Stein
A biotech company that hopes to resurrect extinct species said Wednesday that it has reached an important milestone: the creation of a long-sought kind of stem cell for the closest living relative of the woolly mammoth. "This
is probably the most significant step in the early stages of this project," said George Church, a geneticist at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who co-founded Colossal Biosciences in Dallas. The woolly mammoth was a big, shaggy species of elephant that roamed the tundra before going extinct thousands of years ago. Colossal has been working to bring the mammoth, the...
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Biotech company reveals breakthrough that could lead to revival of extinct woolly mammoth
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NYPOST ^
| 3/6/2024 | DAVID PROPPER
The woolly mammoth could roam the Earth once again. That’s
the goal of Colossal Biosciences as the biotech company announced a major breakthrough Wednesday in its mission to revive the 6-ton, 16-foot animal back from extinction. The Dallas-based company said it has created a set of stem cells from an Asian elephant in hopes of bringing back a creature that would be eerily similar to the woolly mammoth, according to reports. “This is probably the most significant step in the early stages of this project,” said geneticist and company co-founder George Church, a Harvard University professor, according to NPR. The...
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Hair-loss breakthrough found in keratin microspheres
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New Atlas ^
| March 03, 2024 | By Paul McClure
A gel of tiny keratin spheres has been found to promote hair follicle growth. Given
that our bodies naturally produce keratin, the research highlights the potential application of using keratin microspheres as a safe and effective hair-growth treatment. Keratin is added to shampoos and conditioners to strengthen and improve the appearance of hair. We also produce the protein, which does the same thing – it keeps hair, skin, and nails healthy and strong. Given their biocompatibility, keratin-based nanoparticles have been explored as carriers for anti-cancer, antimicrobial and wound-healing drugs. The skin’s top layer, or epidermis, is a barrier to penetration,...
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Feel-Good Friday: A Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Restores Hearing to Children
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Red State ^
| 02/23/2024 | Jennifer Oliver O'Connell
While medical science and the health community have huge problems and too often focus on death management rather than enhancing life, it is breakthroughs like this that give hope that all is not lost. A
medical miracle of hearing for this end-of-February Feel-Good Friday.A novel gene therapy approach has given five children who were born deaf the ability to hear. The method, which overcomes a roadblock presented by large genes, may be useful in other treatments, according to researchers.The work, conducted in Fudan, China, by a team co-led by Zheng-Yi Chen at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard...
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