China starts developing new-era exascale supercomputer
BEIJING: Chinese scientists are developing a sample machine that will play a part in the development of a new era supercomputer capable of a quintillion calculations per second, official media reported today. The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin is developing the exascale supercomputer with the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT), Meng Xiangfei, assistant director of the centre said. The aim is to make the computer, which will be capable of a quintillion calculati..>> view originalMicrochips May Need More Power than the World Can Generate by 2040
Western Power Summit – 3rd Annual09/19/2016 Convene with senior-level executives and policy makers to address vital issues and explore a range of strategies related to challenges facing Western electric power markets. Issues to be addressed include… Register Asian SBC Users’ Group Annual Conference – 6th Annual10/04/2016 This annual conference is the only event in Asia dedicated to the use of sub-bituminous coal, with a focus on coal-handling, boil..>> view originalMigaloo sighting confirmed as government warns vessels to respect distance
A complaint made to the Queensland government relating the proximity of a vessel to the infamous white whale Migaloo at the Gold Coast on Tuesday has prompted renewed warnings to steer clear of the marine mammal.Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service confirmed the white whale spotted in Queensland waters on Tuesday afternoon was Migaloo after photo identification on Wednesday. Migaloo off Yamba in 2016. Photo: Dan Burns, White Whale Research Centre, Facebook. Environment Minister Dr Steve..>> view originalAmazing Spider Silk Continues To Surprise Scientists
We already know that spider silk is something of a wonder material, but scientists are still discovering more awesome things that it can do. An international team of researchers has found that spider silk shares a useful property with semiconductors — except rather than exploiting this to manipulate electrons, it can be used to manipulate sound and heat. Image: papkin/Shutterstock As described in a new paper in Nature Materials, spider silk can block certain quasiparticles of sound (called “ph..>> view originalFrogs who have sex in private have smaller privates
Frogs are increasingly having more sex on dry land than in rivers and lakes. Previously thought to be an adaptation that prevents their eggs and tadpoles from being eaten by aquatic predators, new research says that the real reason might be for males to avoid competition from other males. In arriving at this theory, the researchers took a look at frog testes. Because frog sex often involves external fertilization, frog eggs are particularly prone to being gobbled by hungry fish or other predato..>> view originalNearly 300 koalas died near Qld rail works
More than 280 koalas died during the construction of Brisbane's troubled Moreton Bay Rail Link.Statistics released by the Department of Main Roads and Transport paint a damning portrait of poor planning around the relocation of the koala population.The Moreton Bay Rail Link project, currently delayed due to signalling problems, lopped trees and cleared the koala habitat, which was one of the most significant koala habitats in southeast Queensland.Since tagging began in March 2013, 481 koalas hav..>> view originalHas dwarf planet Ceres been erasing its craters?
Much like Star Trek's Starship Enterprise without its shields, when you're a planet without an atmosphere, space can be a dangerous place – especially in the earlier days of our Solar System's formation. With lots of asteroids floating around, chances are good that some doozies are going to smack into you. That is likely the case with dwarf planet Ceres, but its surface doesn't show any craters larger than 175 miles (280 kilometers) across. So what happened to the evidence? It looks like Ceres ..>> view originalMysterious 'purple blob' detected by Nautilus on ocean bed could be new nudibranch species
Researchers with the Ocean Exploration Trust are scratching their heads after Exploration Vessel Nautilus unearthed a purple-coloured orb underwater in the Channel Islands off the coast of California. The experts initially thought it was a shy little octopus but when the camera zoomed in the researchers speculated it could be a new species of nudibranch or soft-bodied marine mollusc. The main objective of the research vessel’s Channel Islands mission is to study deep sea corals. However, this w..>> view originalMulti-scale imaging technique brings the brain into focus
MIT scientists have developed a multi-scale imaging technique that allows them to examine brain tissue at close subcellular detail, as well as in terms of the long-range connectivity of neurons. The technique could improve the accuracy of efforts to map the connections within the human brain. The technique could also be used to aid in studies of other organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys. Called magnified analysis of proteome (MAP), the new technique (reversibly) expands tissue s..>> view originalScientists find Luca, a single-cell, bacterium-like organism that is the common ancestor of all life on Earth
Scientists might have found the common ancestor that unites all life on Earth – and it’s called Luca. Our ultimate relative was a single-cell, bacterium-like organism known as Last Universal Common Ancestor or Luca. And it could help establish how life on Earth began, at the very start. The findings could be a huge new contribution to arguments about how life actually got going on Earth. Researchers argue about whether life began somewhere extreme – like Luca’s apparent home near a deep sea ven..>> view original
Thursday, August 4, 2016
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