𝐑𝐓/ Soft robot detects damage, heals itself
— Engineers have created a soft robot capable of detecting when and where it was damaged — and then healing itself on the spot.
— Researchers have developed a synthetic system that responds to environmental changes in the same way as living organisms, using a feedback loop to maintain its internal conditions. This not only keeps the material’s conditions stable but also makes it possible to build mechanisms that react dynamically to their environment, an important trait for interactive materials and soft robotics.
— AI shows potential in creating literary art rivaling that of humans without human help. AI-generated haiku without human intervention was compared with a contrasting method. The evaluators found it challenging to distinguish between the haiku penned by humans and those generated by AI. Evaluators showed algorithm aversion when unconsciously giving lower scores to those they felt were AI-generated.
— Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders — real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth in a warehouse space, picking items for shipping to the customer. This could become a reality sooner than later, thanks to researchers who are working to speed up the online delivery process by developing a software model designed to make ‘transport’ robots smarter.
— A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Researchers created OmniWheg, a robotic system that can adapt its configuration while navigating its surrounding environment, seamlessly changing from a wheeled to a legged robot.
— Researchers has developed a very simple, small, soft-bodied robot based on hair-clip technology.
— Researchers used deep reinforcement learning to steer atoms into a lattice shape, with a view to building new materials or nanodevices.
— Lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicates the biomechanics of the knee, ankle and toe joint.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-soft-robot-detects-damage-heals-itself-463fbbea98d
Robotics biweekly vol.64, 29th November — 15th DecemberTL;DR
— Engineers have created a soft robot capable of detecting when and where it was damaged — and then healing itself on the spot.
— Researchers have developed a synthetic system that responds to environmental changes in the same way as living organisms, using a feedback loop to maintain its internal conditions. This not only keeps the material’s conditions stable but also makes it possible to build mechanisms that react dynamically to their environment, an important trait for interactive materials and soft robotics.
— AI shows potential in creating literary art rivaling that of humans without human help. AI-generated haiku without human intervention was compared with a contrasting method. The evaluators found it challenging to distinguish between the haiku penned by humans and those generated by AI. Evaluators showed algorithm aversion when unconsciously giving lower scores to those they felt were AI-generated.
— Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders — real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth in a warehouse space, picking items for shipping to the customer. This could become a reality sooner than later, thanks to researchers who are working to speed up the online delivery process by developing a software model designed to make ‘transport’ robots smarter.
— A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Researchers created OmniWheg, a robotic system that can adapt its configuration while navigating its surrounding environment, seamlessly changing from a wheeled to a legged robot.
— Researchers has developed a very simple, small, soft-bodied robot based on hair-clip technology.
— Researchers used deep reinforcement learning to steer atoms into a lattice shape, with a view to building new materials or nanodevices.
— Lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicates the biomechanics of the knee, ankle and toe joint.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-soft-robot-detects-damage-heals-itself-463fbbea98d
Medium
RT/ Soft robot detects damage, heals itself
Robotics biweekly vol.64, 29th November — 15th December
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𝗚𝗧/ Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
— MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells are only one-hundredth the weight of conventional cells while producing about 18 times more power-per-kilogram.
— High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. In this regard, solution-processed copper indium gallium sulfur diselenide solar cells (CIGSSe) have generated significant interest owing to their excellent photovoltaic properties, such as high absorption of visible light, stability, and tunable bandgap. However, large scale, practical applications are limited by a two-fold challenge.
— Researchers have demonstrated a new way to create stable perovskite solar cells, with fewer defects and the potential to finally rival silicon’s durability.
— Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion efficiency. To overcome this, a SnS interface exhibiting large band bending was necessary, something a research group has recently achieved.
— The energy and health challenges of the human population require the development of advanced materials. In this regard, 3D COFs with their net-like structures and unprecedented porosity show promise. But their synthesis from pre-designed building units is extremely challenging. To this end, researchers have now developed TUS-84, the first 3D COF with a unique scu-c network structure, with enormous potential in drug delivery and clean energy.
— Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
— Electric cars — and their continued sales growth — are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas.
— An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth’s oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new study suggests an investment in new infrastructure capable of harvesting oceanic water vapor as a solution to limited supplies of fresh water in various locations around the world.
— By assessing so-called ‘flavors’ of El Nino events in past climate records and model simulations, researchers have a clearer picture of El Nino patterns over the past 12,000 years and are able to more accurately project future changes and impacts of this powerful force.
— A new study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple if operators turned down output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available. However, compared to wealthier communities, disadvantaged communities would reap a smaller share of these benefits.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-paper-thin-solar-cell-can-turn-any-surface-into-a-power-source-954b090bf74a
Energy & Green technology biweekly vol.39, 2nd December — 16th DecemberTL;DR
— MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells are only one-hundredth the weight of conventional cells while producing about 18 times more power-per-kilogram.
— High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. In this regard, solution-processed copper indium gallium sulfur diselenide solar cells (CIGSSe) have generated significant interest owing to their excellent photovoltaic properties, such as high absorption of visible light, stability, and tunable bandgap. However, large scale, practical applications are limited by a two-fold challenge.
— Researchers have demonstrated a new way to create stable perovskite solar cells, with fewer defects and the potential to finally rival silicon’s durability.
— Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion efficiency. To overcome this, a SnS interface exhibiting large band bending was necessary, something a research group has recently achieved.
— The energy and health challenges of the human population require the development of advanced materials. In this regard, 3D COFs with their net-like structures and unprecedented porosity show promise. But their synthesis from pre-designed building units is extremely challenging. To this end, researchers have now developed TUS-84, the first 3D COF with a unique scu-c network structure, with enormous potential in drug delivery and clean energy.
— Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
— Electric cars — and their continued sales growth — are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas.
— An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth’s oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new study suggests an investment in new infrastructure capable of harvesting oceanic water vapor as a solution to limited supplies of fresh water in various locations around the world.
— By assessing so-called ‘flavors’ of El Nino events in past climate records and model simulations, researchers have a clearer picture of El Nino patterns over the past 12,000 years and are able to more accurately project future changes and impacts of this powerful force.
— A new study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple if operators turned down output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available. However, compared to wealthier communities, disadvantaged communities would reap a smaller share of these benefits.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-paper-thin-solar-cell-can-turn-any-surface-into-a-power-source-954b090bf74a
Medium
GT/ Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
Energy & green technology biweekly vol.39, 2nd December — 16th December
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How to add unlockable content to your NFT collection
Looking to add value to your NFT collection? Unlockable content could be for you. Learn more about the feature and how it can expand functionality in nonfungible tokens in our new article via @Cointelegraph.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-add-unlockable-content-to-your-nft-collection
Looking to add value to your NFT collection? Unlockable content could be for you. Learn more about the feature and how it can expand functionality in nonfungible tokens in our new article via @Cointelegraph.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-add-unlockable-content-to-your-nft-collection
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How to add unlockable content to your NFT collection
In this article, we describe what unlockable content is, how it works, and how to add it to your NFT collection correctly.
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BT/ Liveness detection is coming to Apple, and gesture recognition on Google devices
—Intellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
—Gesture recognition lives on for Google devices. The Soli radar sensor found in Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone before fading from the product line is working much more effectively in the Nest Hub
—Hyundai unveils gesture-controlled door handle for automotive applications
—Beta for the Google mobile driver’s license app is out
—Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
—Jumio and Keyless partner to use selfie biometrics for passwordless authentication
—Id3 biometric liveness detection startup Face-Alive emerges with planned CES appearance
—ID R&D demystifies biometric PAD terminology with a new paper to help educate customers, public
—Tech5 extends AirSnap face biometrics to webcams
—Biometric PAD developed by ITL, upgraded by ROC, tested by Israeli govt lab
—New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
—SiLC Technologies unveils new vision system for robotics, autonomous vehicles, cameras
—BIO-key brings its identity-bound biometrics to US govt integrator
—EU pilot funded to test biometric payments from digital wallets
—Secret Double Octopus release addresses phishing with passwordless MFA
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Privacy-preserving HR data-sharing tools developed by TrustBuilder, launched by Indicio
—NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access control
—Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
—Onfido research shows ID documents’ targeted as Experian certified, OCR Labs partners
—Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Vert One integrates Smart Engines mobile ID document scanning and detection
—Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
—Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
—ID cards face delays in the Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
—Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
—Mandatory SIM-ID link fever spreads as Namibia unveils registration dates
—Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
—Half of Brazilians now using mobile ID, and biometrics use up
—Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
—Japanese researchers say they have registered for the United States patent on using electrocardiogram waveforms as a biometric identifier, but at almost the same time, a South —Korea-U.S. research team is warning that “incautious” ECG system design can leak personal data
—A small academic and corporate team of researchers say they have created a way to preserve the biometric privacy of people whose faces are posted on social media
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Biometrics #BT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-liveness-detection-is-coming-to-apple-and-gesture-recognition-on-google-devices-828df00a4b6b
Biometrics biweekly vol. 54, 5th December — 19th DecemberTL;DR
—Intellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
—Gesture recognition lives on for Google devices. The Soli radar sensor found in Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone before fading from the product line is working much more effectively in the Nest Hub
—Hyundai unveils gesture-controlled door handle for automotive applications
—Beta for the Google mobile driver’s license app is out
—Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
—Jumio and Keyless partner to use selfie biometrics for passwordless authentication
—Id3 biometric liveness detection startup Face-Alive emerges with planned CES appearance
—ID R&D demystifies biometric PAD terminology with a new paper to help educate customers, public
—Tech5 extends AirSnap face biometrics to webcams
—Biometric PAD developed by ITL, upgraded by ROC, tested by Israeli govt lab
—New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
—SiLC Technologies unveils new vision system for robotics, autonomous vehicles, cameras
—BIO-key brings its identity-bound biometrics to US govt integrator
—EU pilot funded to test biometric payments from digital wallets
—Secret Double Octopus release addresses phishing with passwordless MFA
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Privacy-preserving HR data-sharing tools developed by TrustBuilder, launched by Indicio
—NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access control
—Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
—Onfido research shows ID documents’ targeted as Experian certified, OCR Labs partners
—Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Vert One integrates Smart Engines mobile ID document scanning and detection
—Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
—Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
—ID cards face delays in the Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
—Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
—Mandatory SIM-ID link fever spreads as Namibia unveils registration dates
—Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
—Half of Brazilians now using mobile ID, and biometrics use up
—Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
—Japanese researchers say they have registered for the United States patent on using electrocardiogram waveforms as a biometric identifier, but at almost the same time, a South —Korea-U.S. research team is warning that “incautious” ECG system design can leak personal data
—A small academic and corporate team of researchers say they have created a way to preserve the biometric privacy of people whose faces are posted on social media
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Biometrics #BT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-liveness-detection-is-coming-to-apple-and-gesture-recognition-on-google-devices-828df00a4b6b
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DeFi in Ether vol.65
TL;DR
—$40B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 14.97%.
—ConsenSys has collaborated with PayPal, aiming to integrate PayPal seamlessly with the MetaMask wallet.
—MetaMask has integrated with Connext.
—Yearn is now on Ledger. st-yCRV depositors have gained 1M yCRV in profit since October.
—0x is launching Price Impact Protection to make it easier to protect users from getting rekt by illiquid markets.
—1inch integrated with Commonwealth to use its all-in-one governance platform.
—Latest Aave News: Beta test with Warden Finance, revamped Gauntlet renewal Snapshot, Chainlink proof of reserve for Avalanche, liquidity mining on the Polygon V3 pool, vote to retain aCRV and more.
—Balancer introduces Holdr, the next-generation AMM built on Balancer, pushing the capabilities of the Balancer’s technology to its full extent.
—Compound DAO was sued by plaintiffs who held only $100 in COMP tokens. Compound Proposals 138 ‘Reserve Maintenance’ and 139 ‘OpenZeppelin Security Partnership — 2023 Q1 Compensation’ have passed successfully. Proposal 140 ‘Risk Parameter Updates for USDC Comet Market’ has been queued.
—Just hours after the Gnosis Merge last week on December 8th, 2022 Gnosis Chain went from being secured by 20 entities ever producing blocks on the legacy Proof-of-Authority consensus to over 200 validators participating in the new Proof-of-Stake consensus. The GnosisDAO and MakerDAO announced a strategic alliance.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2.
—Nominations for the next epoch’s Synthetix Councils (Spartan, Grants, Treasury, and Ambassador Council) will open later this week, Dec 17th.
—Native ETH staking with Kiln is now available on Enzyme.
—Betswap is diversifying its Treasury & deepening liquidity for BSGG token with KyberSwap.
— Independent review of Nexus tokenomics, premiums, and capital pool management.
—Reminder that Ren assets need to be bridged back to the respective native chains ASAP.
—Sense Finance announced its own integration with Idle Finance.
—SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities and served a lawsuit by the CFTC.
—A US Judge in the Ooki DAO trial ordered the CFTC to serve its original founders with the lawsuit.
—Vitalik’s EOF proposal to ban code introspection: automate code conversion to the latest EVM version and make adding EVM features easier.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether #DeFi https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-consensys-collaborates-with-paypal-metamask-integrates-with-connext-34f379686325
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.65, 6th December - 20th December
$40B in DeFi, ConsenSys collaborates with PayPal, MetaMask integrates with Connext, Gnosis executes its own Merge in shift to PoS, LRC staking is coming to Loopring L2, Enzyme x Kiln, Balancer introduces Holdr AMM, 0x launches Price Impact Protection, Yearn is now on Ledger, SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities, and much more!TL;DR
—$40B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 14.97%.
—ConsenSys has collaborated with PayPal, aiming to integrate PayPal seamlessly with the MetaMask wallet.
—MetaMask has integrated with Connext.
—Yearn is now on Ledger. st-yCRV depositors have gained 1M yCRV in profit since October.
—0x is launching Price Impact Protection to make it easier to protect users from getting rekt by illiquid markets.
—1inch integrated with Commonwealth to use its all-in-one governance platform.
—Latest Aave News: Beta test with Warden Finance, revamped Gauntlet renewal Snapshot, Chainlink proof of reserve for Avalanche, liquidity mining on the Polygon V3 pool, vote to retain aCRV and more.
—Balancer introduces Holdr, the next-generation AMM built on Balancer, pushing the capabilities of the Balancer’s technology to its full extent.
—Compound DAO was sued by plaintiffs who held only $100 in COMP tokens. Compound Proposals 138 ‘Reserve Maintenance’ and 139 ‘OpenZeppelin Security Partnership — 2023 Q1 Compensation’ have passed successfully. Proposal 140 ‘Risk Parameter Updates for USDC Comet Market’ has been queued.
—Just hours after the Gnosis Merge last week on December 8th, 2022 Gnosis Chain went from being secured by 20 entities ever producing blocks on the legacy Proof-of-Authority consensus to over 200 validators participating in the new Proof-of-Stake consensus. The GnosisDAO and MakerDAO announced a strategic alliance.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2.
—Nominations for the next epoch’s Synthetix Councils (Spartan, Grants, Treasury, and Ambassador Council) will open later this week, Dec 17th.
—Native ETH staking with Kiln is now available on Enzyme.
—Betswap is diversifying its Treasury & deepening liquidity for BSGG token with KyberSwap.
— Independent review of Nexus tokenomics, premiums, and capital pool management.
—Reminder that Ren assets need to be bridged back to the respective native chains ASAP.
—Sense Finance announced its own integration with Idle Finance.
—SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities and served a lawsuit by the CFTC.
—A US Judge in the Ooki DAO trial ordered the CFTC to serve its original founders with the lawsuit.
—Vitalik’s EOF proposal to ban code introspection: automate code conversion to the latest EVM version and make adding EVM features easier.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether #DeFi https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-consensys-collaborates-with-paypal-metamask-integrates-with-connext-34f379686325
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NS/ Memory problems can be improved with laser therapy
—Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short-term memory, according to a new study. Scientists demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-term, or working memory, in people by up to 25 percent.
—A new study has unraveled the neural circuits that explain how green light can relieve some cases of chronic pain. The neurons ultimately activate the brain’s own opioid system.
—Researchers have identified a variant of the gene in some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, subsequent investigations revealed this variant excessively recruited RNA-binding proteins and disrupted the synaptic formation, which is considered the early impairment in ALS. When excessive binding was blocked, the synaptic formation was recovered. These findings describe one of the mechanisms that cause ALS and offer new insights for treatment.
—An interdisciplinary research team has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These have an interface with the nervous system and are intended to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.
—When neurons are damaged by degenerative disease or injury, they have little, if any, ability to heal on their own. Restoring neural networks and their normal function is therefore a significant challenge in the field of tissue engineering. Researchers have developed a novel technique to overcome this challenge using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations, one of the most innovative approaches to creating neural networks.
—Researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. Neurologists have revealed changes to a brain mechanism used for learning and survival may play a role in how someone responds to a threat following a traumatic experience. Another study found that another mechanism responsible for emotion and memory is impacted and may make it difficult for someone with PTSD to discriminate between safety, danger, or reward. It overgeneralizes danger. These findings could significantly advance future treatments.
—Scientists have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to the hospital with brain abscesses and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have oral bacteria present in their samples.
—A recent study details the neuronal response to excessive iron accumulation, which is associated with age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in the aged human brain is a major risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, but not everyone. This is because our body has plans to respond specifically to iron overloading.
—Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter our visual perception. That is, pair birdsong with a bird and we see a bird — but replace that birdsong with a squirrel’s chatter, and we’re not quite so sure what we’re looking at.
—New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul — or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions. New findings from mechanical engineers could, one day, help doctors screen patients for illnesses like depression or Parkinson’s Disease.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-memory-problems-can-be-improved-with-laser-therapy-21b345318759
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 73, 7th December — 21st December
TL;DR—Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short-term memory, according to a new study. Scientists demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-term, or working memory, in people by up to 25 percent.
—A new study has unraveled the neural circuits that explain how green light can relieve some cases of chronic pain. The neurons ultimately activate the brain’s own opioid system.
—Researchers have identified a variant of the gene in some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, subsequent investigations revealed this variant excessively recruited RNA-binding proteins and disrupted the synaptic formation, which is considered the early impairment in ALS. When excessive binding was blocked, the synaptic formation was recovered. These findings describe one of the mechanisms that cause ALS and offer new insights for treatment.
—An interdisciplinary research team has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These have an interface with the nervous system and are intended to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.
—When neurons are damaged by degenerative disease or injury, they have little, if any, ability to heal on their own. Restoring neural networks and their normal function is therefore a significant challenge in the field of tissue engineering. Researchers have developed a novel technique to overcome this challenge using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations, one of the most innovative approaches to creating neural networks.
—Researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. Neurologists have revealed changes to a brain mechanism used for learning and survival may play a role in how someone responds to a threat following a traumatic experience. Another study found that another mechanism responsible for emotion and memory is impacted and may make it difficult for someone with PTSD to discriminate between safety, danger, or reward. It overgeneralizes danger. These findings could significantly advance future treatments.
—Scientists have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to the hospital with brain abscesses and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have oral bacteria present in their samples.
—A recent study details the neuronal response to excessive iron accumulation, which is associated with age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in the aged human brain is a major risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, but not everyone. This is because our body has plans to respond specifically to iron overloading.
—Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter our visual perception. That is, pair birdsong with a bird and we see a bird — but replace that birdsong with a squirrel’s chatter, and we’re not quite so sure what we’re looking at.
—New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul — or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions. New findings from mechanical engineers could, one day, help doctors screen patients for illnesses like depression or Parkinson’s Disease.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-memory-problems-can-be-improved-with-laser-therapy-21b345318759
Medium
NS/ Memory problems can be improved with laser therapy
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 73, 7th December — 21st December
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𝐒𝐓/ Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
— Astronomers have found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are ‘water worlds,’ planets where water makes up a large fraction of the volume.
— Astronomers took a ‘deep dive’ into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope launched and successfully completed commissioning. For astronomers, the universe is now revealed in a new way never imagined by the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.
— Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes.
— Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middled corona in ultraviolet (UV) wavelength. The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins and its interactions with the rest of the solar system.
— A study finds that, for now, the catalog of known black hole binaries does not reveal anything fundamental about how black holes form. More data will be needed to determine whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
— Morphology of galaxies contain important information about the process of galaxy formation and evolution. With its state-of-the-art resolution, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now captured several red spiral galaxies in its first image at an unprecedented resolution. Researchers have now analyzed these galaxies, revealing that these are among the furthest known spiral galaxies till date. The analysis further detected a passive red spiral galaxy in the early universe, a surprising discovery.
— When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet’s surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
— Researchers design and analyze droplet experiments that were done on the International Space Station. The researchers sent four different surfaces with various roughness properties to the station, where they were mounted to a lab table. Cameras recorded the droplets as they spread and merged. The experimental results confirmed and expanded the parameter space of the Davis-Hocking model, a simple way to simulate droplets.
— A research team has now measured the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy — a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-find-that-two-exoplanets-may-be-mostly-water-70af8a57098
Space biweekly vol.67, 9th December — 22nd DecemberTL;DR
— Astronomers have found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are ‘water worlds,’ planets where water makes up a large fraction of the volume.
— Astronomers took a ‘deep dive’ into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope launched and successfully completed commissioning. For astronomers, the universe is now revealed in a new way never imagined by the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.
— Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes.
— Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middled corona in ultraviolet (UV) wavelength. The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins and its interactions with the rest of the solar system.
— A study finds that, for now, the catalog of known black hole binaries does not reveal anything fundamental about how black holes form. More data will be needed to determine whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
— Morphology of galaxies contain important information about the process of galaxy formation and evolution. With its state-of-the-art resolution, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now captured several red spiral galaxies in its first image at an unprecedented resolution. Researchers have now analyzed these galaxies, revealing that these are among the furthest known spiral galaxies till date. The analysis further detected a passive red spiral galaxy in the early universe, a surprising discovery.
— When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet’s surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
— Researchers design and analyze droplet experiments that were done on the International Space Station. The researchers sent four different surfaces with various roughness properties to the station, where they were mounted to a lab table. Cameras recorded the droplets as they spread and merged. The experimental results confirmed and expanded the parameter space of the Davis-Hocking model, a simple way to simulate droplets.
— A research team has now measured the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy — a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-find-that-two-exoplanets-may-be-mostly-water-70af8a57098
Medium
ST/ Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
Space biweekly vol.67, 9th December — 22nd December
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DAOs biweekly vol.37
TL;DR
— Uniswap Foundation proposes changes to crypto DEX’s governance, voting processes: The proposal aims to reduce friction in governance by reframing the steps that bring proposals to votes
— MakerDAO passed a proposal to form a strategic alliance with GnosisDAO. MakerDAO’s Gasless Poll Voting introduced
— GnosisDAO’s GIP 74: Allow sGNO holders to vote and be included in the upcoming airdrops is live. The zodiac governor mod introduced
— Gitcoin announced the results of its first-ever quadratically elected DAO Stewards Council. The newly elected council will serve until June 2023
— Aave’s [ARFC] Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal looks to confirm the transfer of Gauntlet’s Insolvency Fund over to the Aave Ecosystem Reserve. Proposal to launch Aave v3 on Celo is under discussion
— IdleDAO announces the adoption of the new ERC-4626 standard, expanding composability on Ethereum
— Compound’s proposals 138–140 passed. Compound Extensions are now live
— Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’ — Validator & Node Operator metrics for Lido on Ethereum. Lido observing cross-chain incentives
— Synthetix SCCP-265: Update ETH Wrapper Parameters is active. V2 Staking App is live
— PoolTogether’s Protocol Constitution proposal is live
— CFTC again labeled Ether as a commodity. While the SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, previously suggested Ether was a security after its ICO
— Optimism begins voting on key changes for its upcoming season: The proposal outlines the creation of a delegation program within Optimism’s Token House. Optimism awards badges to ten delegates
— StarkNet announces the initial phase of its governance process
— NounsDAO votes to continue funding Prop House
— ENS kicks off Stewards Elections: The stewards will be responsible for the Meta-Governance, ENS ecosystem, and the Public Goods working groups for 2023
— dYdX’s Operations subDAO proposal aims to launch the Operations Trust
— Paladin DAO’sTreasury Management #2 proposal looks to transfer a select number of assets from the DAO treasury over to a separate community multisig
— Hop DAO discusses the future of the Bridge Protocol
— Element DAO publishes a draft of its governance process
— SafeDAO’s EIP 35 aims to claim SAFE tokens from the recent SafeDAO airdrop
— BanklessDAO explores implementing shielded voting. Delegate DAO SAFE tokens to DAOstewards.eth proposal
— SushiSwap: Sushi Vesting Merkle Tree Clawback proposal
— 1inch Staking Pods proposal is live
— Inspired by ConstitutionDAO’s attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 received $34,000 in public contributions on its first day
— Active proposals: Aave, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, PoolTogether, Synthetix
— New & ongoing discussions: Compound, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap, MakerDAO, Curve, Idle, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-makerdao-forms-strategic-alliance-with-gnosisdao-uniswap-proposes-changes-to-its-governance-65f005b3961c
8th December — 23rd DecemberMakerDAO forms strategic alliance with GnosisDAO, Uniswap proposes changes to its governance process, Optimism votes on key changes for its upcoming season, ENS votes on stewards for 3 working groups, StarkNet’s Governance 1st phase launches, Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’, Aave’s Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal approved, and more!
TL;DR
— Uniswap Foundation proposes changes to crypto DEX’s governance, voting processes: The proposal aims to reduce friction in governance by reframing the steps that bring proposals to votes
— MakerDAO passed a proposal to form a strategic alliance with GnosisDAO. MakerDAO’s Gasless Poll Voting introduced
— GnosisDAO’s GIP 74: Allow sGNO holders to vote and be included in the upcoming airdrops is live. The zodiac governor mod introduced
— Gitcoin announced the results of its first-ever quadratically elected DAO Stewards Council. The newly elected council will serve until June 2023
— Aave’s [ARFC] Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal looks to confirm the transfer of Gauntlet’s Insolvency Fund over to the Aave Ecosystem Reserve. Proposal to launch Aave v3 on Celo is under discussion
— IdleDAO announces the adoption of the new ERC-4626 standard, expanding composability on Ethereum
— Compound’s proposals 138–140 passed. Compound Extensions are now live
— Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’ — Validator & Node Operator metrics for Lido on Ethereum. Lido observing cross-chain incentives
— Synthetix SCCP-265: Update ETH Wrapper Parameters is active. V2 Staking App is live
— PoolTogether’s Protocol Constitution proposal is live
— CFTC again labeled Ether as a commodity. While the SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, previously suggested Ether was a security after its ICO
— Optimism begins voting on key changes for its upcoming season: The proposal outlines the creation of a delegation program within Optimism’s Token House. Optimism awards badges to ten delegates
— StarkNet announces the initial phase of its governance process
— NounsDAO votes to continue funding Prop House
— ENS kicks off Stewards Elections: The stewards will be responsible for the Meta-Governance, ENS ecosystem, and the Public Goods working groups for 2023
— dYdX’s Operations subDAO proposal aims to launch the Operations Trust
— Paladin DAO’sTreasury Management #2 proposal looks to transfer a select number of assets from the DAO treasury over to a separate community multisig
— Hop DAO discusses the future of the Bridge Protocol
— Element DAO publishes a draft of its governance process
— SafeDAO’s EIP 35 aims to claim SAFE tokens from the recent SafeDAO airdrop
— BanklessDAO explores implementing shielded voting. Delegate DAO SAFE tokens to DAOstewards.eth proposal
— SushiSwap: Sushi Vesting Merkle Tree Clawback proposal
— 1inch Staking Pods proposal is live
— Inspired by ConstitutionDAO’s attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 received $34,000 in public contributions on its first day
— Active proposals: Aave, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, PoolTogether, Synthetix
— New & ongoing discussions: Compound, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap, MakerDAO, Curve, Idle, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-makerdao-forms-strategic-alliance-with-gnosisdao-uniswap-proposes-changes-to-its-governance-65f005b3961c
Medium
DAOs: MakerDAO forms strategic alliance with GnosisDAO, Uniswap proposes changes to its governance…
Biweekly report on decentralized autonomous organizations vol.37, 8th December — 23rd December
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L2 report vol. 12📚
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.22 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum: Solutions to delay attacks on rollups.
—The Graph — Arbitrum billing goes live.
—The Optimism Bedrock upgrade is coming in the first quarter of 2023. OP Labs announced the migration of the Optimism Goerli testnet to Bedrock on January 12th.
—MetaMask announced in-wallet swaps are now available for users on Optimism.
—Synthetix Perps v2 live on Optimism.
—Metis Community Highlights of 2022 are out. Aave v3 on Metis “Temp Check” vote has passed. Chainlink price feeds are now live on Metis.
—Boba Network now being available on a non-custodial cryptocurrency swap platform ChangeNOW & NOWTracker. Boba Voyage is here.
—Aztec raises $100 million to build encrypted Ethereum.
—Loopring introduced a new Contribute + Earn program into the Loopring L2 ecosystem.
—PolygonZK launches final testnet. Upgrades include 4 min proof-generation & EIP-155 support.
—Scroll: bottlenecks in proof generation with options to accelerate.
—Visa is proposing an automatic payments system on Ethereum using StarkNet. StarkWare and Outlier Ventures collaborate to launch Base Camp program for STARK-based validity proof builders. The second batch of tickets for StarkWare Sessions 23 is now open.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. The team created an LLVM-based set of compilers for Solidity and Vyper that pass the L1 conformance tests.
—Curve Finance to deploy on zkSync’s mainnet next year.
—ZKSpace Recap of 2022 will happen on December 29th.
—Immutable partnered with Gauntlet to improve efficient token spend, onboard mainstream users, and maximize trading volume. IMX rewards introduces new and improved Trading Rewards design.
—Rhino. fi just hit $1M in TVL within the Yearn finance USDT yVault strategy.
—Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launching January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—MoonPay and OpenSea partner to enable the direct buying of NFTs on Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche and BNB Chain via credit card.
—Intmax (zk-rollup) testnet, command line only.
—Batch posting strategy on mainnet by Akaki Mamageishvili, Edward W. Felten.
—Justin Drake: SGX as pragmatic hedge against zk-rollup SNARK vulnerabilities.
—Taiko: rollup decentralization, definitions & high-level ideas.
—Consensys Vortex zk prover: 30 million gas block in 5 minutes on AWS hpc6a.48xlarge.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Layer2 #L2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-12-e473d863b98f
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 12th December — 26th DecemberTL;DR
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.22 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum: Solutions to delay attacks on rollups.
—The Graph — Arbitrum billing goes live.
—The Optimism Bedrock upgrade is coming in the first quarter of 2023. OP Labs announced the migration of the Optimism Goerli testnet to Bedrock on January 12th.
—MetaMask announced in-wallet swaps are now available for users on Optimism.
—Synthetix Perps v2 live on Optimism.
—Metis Community Highlights of 2022 are out. Aave v3 on Metis “Temp Check” vote has passed. Chainlink price feeds are now live on Metis.
—Boba Network now being available on a non-custodial cryptocurrency swap platform ChangeNOW & NOWTracker. Boba Voyage is here.
—Aztec raises $100 million to build encrypted Ethereum.
—Loopring introduced a new Contribute + Earn program into the Loopring L2 ecosystem.
—PolygonZK launches final testnet. Upgrades include 4 min proof-generation & EIP-155 support.
—Scroll: bottlenecks in proof generation with options to accelerate.
—Visa is proposing an automatic payments system on Ethereum using StarkNet. StarkWare and Outlier Ventures collaborate to launch Base Camp program for STARK-based validity proof builders. The second batch of tickets for StarkWare Sessions 23 is now open.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. The team created an LLVM-based set of compilers for Solidity and Vyper that pass the L1 conformance tests.
—Curve Finance to deploy on zkSync’s mainnet next year.
—ZKSpace Recap of 2022 will happen on December 29th.
—Immutable partnered with Gauntlet to improve efficient token spend, onboard mainstream users, and maximize trading volume. IMX rewards introduces new and improved Trading Rewards design.
—Rhino. fi just hit $1M in TVL within the Yearn finance USDT yVault strategy.
—Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launching January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—MoonPay and OpenSea partner to enable the direct buying of NFTs on Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche and BNB Chain via credit card.
—Intmax (zk-rollup) testnet, command line only.
—Batch posting strategy on mainnet by Akaki Mamageishvili, Edward W. Felten.
—Justin Drake: SGX as pragmatic hedge against zk-rollup SNARK vulnerabilities.
—Taiko: rollup decentralization, definitions & high-level ideas.
—Consensys Vortex zk prover: 30 million gas block in 5 minutes on AWS hpc6a.48xlarge.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Layer2 #L2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-12-e473d863b98f
Medium
L2 report vol. 12
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 12th December — 26th December
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𝐐𝐓/ Particles of light may create fluid flow, data-theory comparison suggests
— A new computational analysis supports the idea that photons (a.k.a. particles of light) colliding with heavy ions can create a fluid of ‘strongly interacting’ particles. In a new paper, researchers show that calculations describing such a system match up with data collected by the ATLAS detector at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
— Researchers have pioneered a new imaging method that allows the capture of the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) with high spatial and temporal resolution.
— A new study exploring the connection between the quantum and classical worlds, have discovered a new and much more effective way to carry out interaction-free experiments. The team used transmon devices — superconducting circuits that are relatively large but still show quantum behavior — to detect the presence of microwave pulses generated by classical instruments.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive solvents — a process that is neither economical nor environmentally friendly. But researchers have now pulled off the process at the bench using water as a solvent, making a stable end-product at room temperature. Their work opens the door to making nanomaterials in a more sustainable way by demonstrating that protein sequences not derived from nature can be used to synthesize functional materials.
— A single particle has no temperature. It has a certain energy or a certain speed — but it is not possible to translate that into a temperature. Only when dealing with random velocity distributions of many particles, a well-defined temperature emerges.
— The two research teams discovered that the likelihood that an electron will undergo tunneling, the phase at which the electron tunnels out and the timing of the tunneling event depend on the chirality of the molecule.
— A recent study has confirmed that the light scalar mesons contain a significant four-quark component, a feature that puts scalar mesons in the challenging category of exotic hadron spectroscopy.
— A new technique reveals changing shapes of magnetic noise in space and time.
— The mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-particles-of-light-may-create-fluid-flow-data-theory-comparison-suggests-e6f8cbed03af
Quantum news biweekly vol.42, 13th December — 27th DecemberTL;DR
— A new computational analysis supports the idea that photons (a.k.a. particles of light) colliding with heavy ions can create a fluid of ‘strongly interacting’ particles. In a new paper, researchers show that calculations describing such a system match up with data collected by the ATLAS detector at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
— Researchers have pioneered a new imaging method that allows the capture of the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) with high spatial and temporal resolution.
— A new study exploring the connection between the quantum and classical worlds, have discovered a new and much more effective way to carry out interaction-free experiments. The team used transmon devices — superconducting circuits that are relatively large but still show quantum behavior — to detect the presence of microwave pulses generated by classical instruments.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive solvents — a process that is neither economical nor environmentally friendly. But researchers have now pulled off the process at the bench using water as a solvent, making a stable end-product at room temperature. Their work opens the door to making nanomaterials in a more sustainable way by demonstrating that protein sequences not derived from nature can be used to synthesize functional materials.
— A single particle has no temperature. It has a certain energy or a certain speed — but it is not possible to translate that into a temperature. Only when dealing with random velocity distributions of many particles, a well-defined temperature emerges.
— The two research teams discovered that the likelihood that an electron will undergo tunneling, the phase at which the electron tunnels out and the timing of the tunneling event depend on the chirality of the molecule.
— A recent study has confirmed that the light scalar mesons contain a significant four-quark component, a feature that puts scalar mesons in the challenging category of exotic hadron spectroscopy.
— A new technique reveals changing shapes of magnetic noise in space and time.
— The mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-particles-of-light-may-create-fluid-flow-data-theory-comparison-suggests-e6f8cbed03af
Medium
QT/ Particles of light may create fluid flow, data-theory comparison suggests
Quantum news biweekly vol.42, 13th December — 27th December
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Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.39
TL;DR
Dear community, welcome to the last 2022 edition of Humanode biweekly! A lot has happened since the last report, spend a few moments with us for our quick recap.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. It’s been a month since the team launched the crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 350 validators (358 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing. It is always a pleasure to see the network grows!
The good news is, the third wave of mainnet rewards has been distributed. Check your balances!
The current Humanode’s development progress was minutely shared in the regular update. As for the network development, the team changed the default period for era at create_transaction at runtime, and added Alice bootnode to patch forked spec. Also, they implemented an initial HTTP server and manual validator compensation.
Moreover, The Humanode team has been working on integrations with Discord. During these weeks, they finalized the initial implementation, added Redis session store, docker support, protobuf structure, and allowed server listen address customization.
And last but not least, the Humanode Poetry Contest under the theme: “Biometric Evolution” has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Winners have been announced! Check the list in this report below.
Here are all the major updates. Merry Christmas and happy holidays! See you in 2023!🎅🎄
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-mainnet-hit-350-validators-the-third-wave-of-mainnet-rewards-have-been-distributed-979f1ac68fb0
14th December — 29th DecemberMainnet hit 350+ validators, The third wave of mainnet rewards has been distributed, Discord initial implementation finalized, The Humanode poetry contest winners announced, and more!
TL;DR
Dear community, welcome to the last 2022 edition of Humanode biweekly! A lot has happened since the last report, spend a few moments with us for our quick recap.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. It’s been a month since the team launched the crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 350 validators (358 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing. It is always a pleasure to see the network grows!
The good news is, the third wave of mainnet rewards has been distributed. Check your balances!
The current Humanode’s development progress was minutely shared in the regular update. As for the network development, the team changed the default period for era at create_transaction at runtime, and added Alice bootnode to patch forked spec. Also, they implemented an initial HTTP server and manual validator compensation.
Moreover, The Humanode team has been working on integrations with Discord. During these weeks, they finalized the initial implementation, added Redis session store, docker support, protobuf structure, and allowed server listen address customization.
And last but not least, the Humanode Poetry Contest under the theme: “Biometric Evolution” has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Winners have been announced! Check the list in this report below.
Here are all the major updates. Merry Christmas and happy holidays! See you in 2023!🎅🎄
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-mainnet-hit-350-validators-the-third-wave-of-mainnet-rewards-have-been-distributed-979f1ac68fb0
Medium
Humanode: Mainnet hit 350+ validators, The third wave of mainnet rewards has been distributed, Discord initial implementation finalized…
Biweekly update vol.39, 14th December — 29th December
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𝐑𝐓/ The physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives
— Researchers took inspiration from ants to design a team of relatively simple robots that can work collectively to perform complex tasks using only a few basic parameters.
— Artificial intelligence and robot-assisted labs could help speed the search for better battery materials. Scientists give the lay of the land in the quest for electrolytes that could enable revolutionary battery chemistries.
— A small tax on robots, as well as on trade generally, will help reduce income inequality in the U.S., according to economists.
— Researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism. The innovation could significantly expand the scope of robot-assisted tasks.
— Researchers have now developed an advanced wireless haptic interface system, called WeTac, worn on the hand, which has soft, ultrathin soft features, and collects personalized tactile sensation data to provide a vivid touch experience in the metaverse.
— A new gelatinous robot that crawls, powered by nothing more than temperature change and clever design, brings ‘a kind of intelligence’ to the field of soft robotics.
— A new model describes how biological or technical systems form complex structures equipped with signal-processing capabilities that allow the systems to respond to stimulus and perform functional tasks without external guidance.
— Self-driving cars need to implement efficient, effective, and accurate detection systems to provide a safe and reliable experience to its users. To this end, an international research team has now developed an end-to-end neural network that, in conjunction with the Internet-of-Things technology, detects object with high accuracy (> 96%) in both 2D and 3D. The new method outperforms the current state-of-the-art methods and the way to new 2D and 3D detection systems for autonomous vehicles.
— Experimental data is often not only highly dimensional, but also noisy and full of artefacts. This makes it difficult to interpret the data. Now a team has designed software that uses self-learning neural networks to compress the data in a smart way and reconstruct a low-noise version in the next step. This enables it to recognize correlations that would otherwise not be discernible. The software has now been successfully used in photon diagnostics at the FLASH free electron laser at DESY. But it is suitable for very different applications in science.
— Researchers recently created AstroSLAM, a SLAM-based algorithm that could allow spacecraft to navigate more autonomously. The new solution, could be particularly useful in instances where space systems are navigating around a small celestial body, such as an asteroid.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-the-physical-intelligence-of-ant-and-robot-collectives-694a2fc91b44
Robotics biweekly vol.65, 15th December — 30th DecemberTL;DR
— Researchers took inspiration from ants to design a team of relatively simple robots that can work collectively to perform complex tasks using only a few basic parameters.
— Artificial intelligence and robot-assisted labs could help speed the search for better battery materials. Scientists give the lay of the land in the quest for electrolytes that could enable revolutionary battery chemistries.
— A small tax on robots, as well as on trade generally, will help reduce income inequality in the U.S., according to economists.
— Researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism. The innovation could significantly expand the scope of robot-assisted tasks.
— Researchers have now developed an advanced wireless haptic interface system, called WeTac, worn on the hand, which has soft, ultrathin soft features, and collects personalized tactile sensation data to provide a vivid touch experience in the metaverse.
— A new gelatinous robot that crawls, powered by nothing more than temperature change and clever design, brings ‘a kind of intelligence’ to the field of soft robotics.
— A new model describes how biological or technical systems form complex structures equipped with signal-processing capabilities that allow the systems to respond to stimulus and perform functional tasks without external guidance.
— Self-driving cars need to implement efficient, effective, and accurate detection systems to provide a safe and reliable experience to its users. To this end, an international research team has now developed an end-to-end neural network that, in conjunction with the Internet-of-Things technology, detects object with high accuracy (> 96%) in both 2D and 3D. The new method outperforms the current state-of-the-art methods and the way to new 2D and 3D detection systems for autonomous vehicles.
— Experimental data is often not only highly dimensional, but also noisy and full of artefacts. This makes it difficult to interpret the data. Now a team has designed software that uses self-learning neural networks to compress the data in a smart way and reconstruct a low-noise version in the next step. This enables it to recognize correlations that would otherwise not be discernible. The software has now been successfully used in photon diagnostics at the FLASH free electron laser at DESY. But it is suitable for very different applications in science.
— Researchers recently created AstroSLAM, a SLAM-based algorithm that could allow spacecraft to navigate more autonomously. The new solution, could be particularly useful in instances where space systems are navigating around a small celestial body, such as an asteroid.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-the-physical-intelligence-of-ant-and-robot-collectives-694a2fc91b44
Medium
RT/ The physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives
Robotics biweekly vol.65, 15th December — 30th December
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🎙 METACAST: Top Crypto Podcasts of December 2022
Happy holidays, everyone!
Check a quick overview of what we’ve been listening to last month!
—Ethereum in 2023 with Vitalik Buterin.
—The bull case for Ethereum IV with Justin Drake, DCinvestor, & Anthony Sassano.
—Anna of Zero Knowledge explores the topic of Ultrasound Money with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation.
—Martin Shkreli, entrepreneur and investor, talks about what Sam Bankman-Fried’s potential life in prison could look like.
—Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, discusses all the charges that Sam Bankman-Fried is facing and their potential outcomes.
—How will the FTX collapse affect Silvergate? A bear and a bull debate.
—Coinbase’s VP of Business Development for Ecosystem and Listings, Dan Kim, leads a discussion on whether or not the United States is losing the battle to be the best place for crypto projects to list their tokens on exchanges like Coinbase.
—The bull case for modular blockchains with the co-founder of Fuel Labs and Celestia, John Adler.
—The future of decentralized social media with Stani Kulechov of Lens Protocol.
—Decentralized music platforms with Roneil Rumberg of Audius.
—Making ReFi real with Jahed Momand.
—Decentralized identity with Gregory Rocco of Spruce.
—Idena Network with its founder Andrew.
—Dune Analytics — the open data platform with Fredrik Haga.
—Quadratic Voting with Tim Daubenschütz.
—BitGo’s Mike Belshe on what’s next for WBTC & crypto custodians.
—Sam Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Arweave, on storing files on-chain for eternity.
—Juan Benet, the founder of Protocol Labs and the inventor of the InterPlanetary File System, was featured on the Defiant podcast.
—Cobie, crypto investor and host of UpOnly, and Chris Burniske, partner at Placeholder Ventures, sift through 2022’s rubble for clues as to what lies ahead in 2023.
—Epicenter hosts — The bear is back: Recollections from 2022.
—A special Bankless episode — the biggest moments in 2022 for crypto.
—And much more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#METACAST https://medium.com/paradigm-research/%EF%B8%8F-metacast-top-crypto-podcasts-of-december-2022-a1d0069d7ed4
Happy holidays, everyone!
Check a quick overview of what we’ve been listening to last month!
—Ethereum in 2023 with Vitalik Buterin.
—The bull case for Ethereum IV with Justin Drake, DCinvestor, & Anthony Sassano.
—Anna of Zero Knowledge explores the topic of Ultrasound Money with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation.
—Martin Shkreli, entrepreneur and investor, talks about what Sam Bankman-Fried’s potential life in prison could look like.
—Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, discusses all the charges that Sam Bankman-Fried is facing and their potential outcomes.
—How will the FTX collapse affect Silvergate? A bear and a bull debate.
—Coinbase’s VP of Business Development for Ecosystem and Listings, Dan Kim, leads a discussion on whether or not the United States is losing the battle to be the best place for crypto projects to list their tokens on exchanges like Coinbase.
—The bull case for modular blockchains with the co-founder of Fuel Labs and Celestia, John Adler.
—The future of decentralized social media with Stani Kulechov of Lens Protocol.
—Decentralized music platforms with Roneil Rumberg of Audius.
—Making ReFi real with Jahed Momand.
—Decentralized identity with Gregory Rocco of Spruce.
—Idena Network with its founder Andrew.
—Dune Analytics — the open data platform with Fredrik Haga.
—Quadratic Voting with Tim Daubenschütz.
—BitGo’s Mike Belshe on what’s next for WBTC & crypto custodians.
—Sam Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Arweave, on storing files on-chain for eternity.
—Juan Benet, the founder of Protocol Labs and the inventor of the InterPlanetary File System, was featured on the Defiant podcast.
—Cobie, crypto investor and host of UpOnly, and Chris Burniske, partner at Placeholder Ventures, sift through 2022’s rubble for clues as to what lies ahead in 2023.
—Epicenter hosts — The bear is back: Recollections from 2022.
—A special Bankless episode — the biggest moments in 2022 for crypto.
—And much more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#METACAST https://medium.com/paradigm-research/%EF%B8%8F-metacast-top-crypto-podcasts-of-december-2022-a1d0069d7ed4
Medium
🎙️ METACAST: Top Crypto Podcasts of December 2022
Happy holidays, everyone!
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NS/ Researchers crack mystery underpinning brain cancer vulnerability
—Researchers have identified a vulnerability in glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, which could lead to new treatment options. The CSHL team recently solved a decades-old mystery surrounding glioblastoma’s aggressiveness by linking the BRD8 protein to another protein, named P53. A staple in the body’s natural cancer defenses, P53 prevents cells from overgrowing and turning into tumors. Almost all cancers depend on P53 becoming mutated and thus disabled. But weirdly, in the majority of glioblastoma cases, P53 is unscathed. “So why does this cancer act like P53 is broken?” asked CSHL postdoctoral fellow Xueqin Sun. This critical question led Mills’ team to discover that BRD8 had gone rogue in glioblastoma, crippling P53 in a completely new way.
—Kickstarting the brain’s natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The investigation, researchers say, may help explain the extreme variation in hearing improvements experienced by implant recipients.
—The reason some people fail to recover their sense of smell after COVID-19 is linked to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells, scientists report.
—When the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry makes a free throw, his brain draws on motor memory. Now researchers have shown how this type of memory is consolidated during sleep when the brain processes the day’s learning to make the physical act of doing something subconsciously.
—Middle-aged smokers are far more likely to report having memory loss and confusion than nonsmokers, and the likelihood of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit, even recently, a new study has found.
—Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving ability in a variety of contexts, a trait known as general intelligence, researchers report.
—Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis — or, how the brain gives rise to craving — is not well understood. In a new study, researchers have identified a stable brain pattern, or neuromarker, for drug and food craving.
—People with chronic epilepsy often experience impaired memory. Researchers have now found a mechanism in mice that could explain these deficits.
—Psychologists had people learn words from two phonetically similar languages in virtual reality environments. Those who learned each language in its own unique context mixed up fewer words and were able to recall 92% of the words they had learned. In contrast, participants who had learned both sets of words in the same VR context were more likely to confuse terms between the two languages and retained only 76% of the words. Regardless of group, those participants who felt immersed in the VR world remembered more than those who did not feel immersed.
—After an intrepid, decade-long search, scientists say they have found a new role for a pair of enzymes that regulate genome function and, when missing or mutated, are linked to diseases such as brain tumors, blood cancers and Kleefstra syndrome — a rare genetic, neurocognitive disorder.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-researchers-crack-mystery-underpinning-brain-cancer-vulnerability-b5b1a3255e06
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 75, 21st December — 4th JanuaryTL;DR
—Researchers have identified a vulnerability in glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, which could lead to new treatment options. The CSHL team recently solved a decades-old mystery surrounding glioblastoma’s aggressiveness by linking the BRD8 protein to another protein, named P53. A staple in the body’s natural cancer defenses, P53 prevents cells from overgrowing and turning into tumors. Almost all cancers depend on P53 becoming mutated and thus disabled. But weirdly, in the majority of glioblastoma cases, P53 is unscathed. “So why does this cancer act like P53 is broken?” asked CSHL postdoctoral fellow Xueqin Sun. This critical question led Mills’ team to discover that BRD8 had gone rogue in glioblastoma, crippling P53 in a completely new way.
—Kickstarting the brain’s natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The investigation, researchers say, may help explain the extreme variation in hearing improvements experienced by implant recipients.
—The reason some people fail to recover their sense of smell after COVID-19 is linked to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells, scientists report.
—When the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry makes a free throw, his brain draws on motor memory. Now researchers have shown how this type of memory is consolidated during sleep when the brain processes the day’s learning to make the physical act of doing something subconsciously.
—Middle-aged smokers are far more likely to report having memory loss and confusion than nonsmokers, and the likelihood of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit, even recently, a new study has found.
—Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving ability in a variety of contexts, a trait known as general intelligence, researchers report.
—Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis — or, how the brain gives rise to craving — is not well understood. In a new study, researchers have identified a stable brain pattern, or neuromarker, for drug and food craving.
—People with chronic epilepsy often experience impaired memory. Researchers have now found a mechanism in mice that could explain these deficits.
—Psychologists had people learn words from two phonetically similar languages in virtual reality environments. Those who learned each language in its own unique context mixed up fewer words and were able to recall 92% of the words they had learned. In contrast, participants who had learned both sets of words in the same VR context were more likely to confuse terms between the two languages and retained only 76% of the words. Regardless of group, those participants who felt immersed in the VR world remembered more than those who did not feel immersed.
—After an intrepid, decade-long search, scientists say they have found a new role for a pair of enzymes that regulate genome function and, when missing or mutated, are linked to diseases such as brain tumors, blood cancers and Kleefstra syndrome — a rare genetic, neurocognitive disorder.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-researchers-crack-mystery-underpinning-brain-cancer-vulnerability-b5b1a3255e06
Medium
NS/ Researchers crack mystery underpinning brain cancer vulnerability
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 75, 21st December — 4th January
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𝗚𝗧/ Scientists enhance recyclability of post-consumer plastic
— Scientists have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
— Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are a promising, economical, next-generation solar cell technology for scalable clean energy and wearable electronics. But the energy conversion loss due to the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers in OPVs has hindered further enhancement of their power conversion efficiency (PCE). Recently, researchers overcame this obstacle by inventing a novel device-engineering strategy to successfully suppress energy conversion loss, resulting in record-breaking efficiency.
— A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate as a precursor in making formamidinium-caesium perovskite solar cells.
— Researchers have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably. This is necessary not only to protect the climate, but also to reduce dependence on imported natural gas and to increase food security.
— Though plants can serve as a source of food, oxygen and décor, they're not often considered to be a good source of electricity. But by collecting electrons naturally transported within plant cells, scientists can generate electricity as part of a 'green,' biological solar cell. Now, researchers have used a succulent plant to create a living 'bio-solar cell' that runs on photosynthesis.
— Consumers told that not recycling their batteries 'risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year' were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme, a new study has found.
— Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research.
— Engineers compare wastewater 'snapshots' to daylong composite samples and find snapshots lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes.
— An international team of scientists has studied the propagation of electromagnetic waves in near-Earth space for three years. The team has studied the waves in the area where the solar wind collides with Earth's magnetic field called foreshock region, and how the waves are transmitted to the other side of the shock.
— Researchers have developed accurate nation-wide mapping of the carbon content of trees based on aerial images.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-scientists-enhance-recyclability-of-post-consumer-plastic-d54c0f61f86c
Energy & Green technology biweekly vol.40, 16th December — 3rd JanuaryTL;DR
— Scientists have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
— Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are a promising, economical, next-generation solar cell technology for scalable clean energy and wearable electronics. But the energy conversion loss due to the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers in OPVs has hindered further enhancement of their power conversion efficiency (PCE). Recently, researchers overcame this obstacle by inventing a novel device-engineering strategy to successfully suppress energy conversion loss, resulting in record-breaking efficiency.
— A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate as a precursor in making formamidinium-caesium perovskite solar cells.
— Researchers have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably. This is necessary not only to protect the climate, but also to reduce dependence on imported natural gas and to increase food security.
— Though plants can serve as a source of food, oxygen and décor, they're not often considered to be a good source of electricity. But by collecting electrons naturally transported within plant cells, scientists can generate electricity as part of a 'green,' biological solar cell. Now, researchers have used a succulent plant to create a living 'bio-solar cell' that runs on photosynthesis.
— Consumers told that not recycling their batteries 'risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year' were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme, a new study has found.
— Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research.
— Engineers compare wastewater 'snapshots' to daylong composite samples and find snapshots lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes.
— An international team of scientists has studied the propagation of electromagnetic waves in near-Earth space for three years. The team has studied the waves in the area where the solar wind collides with Earth's magnetic field called foreshock region, and how the waves are transmitted to the other side of the shock.
— Researchers have developed accurate nation-wide mapping of the carbon content of trees based on aerial images.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-scientists-enhance-recyclability-of-post-consumer-plastic-d54c0f61f86c
Medium
GT/ Scientists enhance recyclability of post-consumer plastic
Energy & green technology biweekly vol.40, 16th December — 5thJanuary
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L2 report vol. 13📚
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.28 B at the time of writing.
—A recap of some of the biggest happenings within the Arbitrum ecosystem and community is out. 'Open Source Ethereum Infrastructure: A Beginner’s Guide to Essential Resources': This article in the Arbitrum blog covers essential resources for understanding the open-source software that runs the Ethereum network.
—OpenSea now supports Arbitrum Nova and joins Data Availability Committee.
—'Optimism 2022: Year in Review' is out. Optimism’s third round of Governance Fund Grants launches on January 26th, 2023. Clique announced its partnership with Optimism.
—'Metis: A Year in Retrospect, Moving Forward' has been published. Metis community highlights of 2022. Stargate is coming to Metis Andromeda.
—In late December, Boba Voyage was launched on Galxe to deliver an experience across multiple Layer-1 blockchains and their Boba Layer-2 instances.
—ChainSafe POC to bring privacy to ENS domains domain names via Aztec. A few Aztec Connect use-cases Aztec Grants is funding this year.
—Mastercard taps Polygon for Web3 Musical Artist Accelerator Program. Polygon is enhancing the staking tool for validators by providing a new framework to improve network decentralization & integrity.
—Scroll Pre-Alpha reset is scheduled for January 9th, 2023.
—StarkWare’s Cairo 1.0 is here: A Rust-inspired language that introduces Sierra (Safe Intermediate Representation). The StarkWare Sessions 2023 soon. India’s biggest STARK-bootcamp started on January 7th, StarkCon. Some of the best StarkNet-related Twitter Spaces/Podcasts of the week. Over 3200 ETH have been bridged to StarkNet so far.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. zkSync Hardhat plugin for smart contract verification released. Nansen released their latest report on zkSync.
—ZKSpace: 2022 year in review & 2023 outlook. ZKSpace Monthly Dev & Operation Report for December 2022.
—dYdX NPM Package Post Mortem. Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launched on January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—Rhinofi recap of 2022. What’s next? New wallet integrations, more L2 chains, support for non-EVM chains, more yield opportunities. Rhino. fi hosted a special end-of-year Twitter space with Yearn finance.
—Taiko launches ambassador program.
—Options for zkEVMs to price gas.
—L2beat: LayerZero bridge security is fundamentally a trusted model.
—A brief primer on Ethereum’s scaling solutions.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-13-1d91bb382acb
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 26th December — 9th JanuaryTL;DR
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.28 B at the time of writing.
—A recap of some of the biggest happenings within the Arbitrum ecosystem and community is out. 'Open Source Ethereum Infrastructure: A Beginner’s Guide to Essential Resources': This article in the Arbitrum blog covers essential resources for understanding the open-source software that runs the Ethereum network.
—OpenSea now supports Arbitrum Nova and joins Data Availability Committee.
—'Optimism 2022: Year in Review' is out. Optimism’s third round of Governance Fund Grants launches on January 26th, 2023. Clique announced its partnership with Optimism.
—'Metis: A Year in Retrospect, Moving Forward' has been published. Metis community highlights of 2022. Stargate is coming to Metis Andromeda.
—In late December, Boba Voyage was launched on Galxe to deliver an experience across multiple Layer-1 blockchains and their Boba Layer-2 instances.
—ChainSafe POC to bring privacy to ENS domains domain names via Aztec. A few Aztec Connect use-cases Aztec Grants is funding this year.
—Mastercard taps Polygon for Web3 Musical Artist Accelerator Program. Polygon is enhancing the staking tool for validators by providing a new framework to improve network decentralization & integrity.
—Scroll Pre-Alpha reset is scheduled for January 9th, 2023.
—StarkWare’s Cairo 1.0 is here: A Rust-inspired language that introduces Sierra (Safe Intermediate Representation). The StarkWare Sessions 2023 soon. India’s biggest STARK-bootcamp started on January 7th, StarkCon. Some of the best StarkNet-related Twitter Spaces/Podcasts of the week. Over 3200 ETH have been bridged to StarkNet so far.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. zkSync Hardhat plugin for smart contract verification released. Nansen released their latest report on zkSync.
—ZKSpace: 2022 year in review & 2023 outlook. ZKSpace Monthly Dev & Operation Report for December 2022.
—dYdX NPM Package Post Mortem. Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launched on January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—Rhinofi recap of 2022. What’s next? New wallet integrations, more L2 chains, support for non-EVM chains, more yield opportunities. Rhino. fi hosted a special end-of-year Twitter space with Yearn finance.
—Taiko launches ambassador program.
—Options for zkEVMs to price gas.
—L2beat: LayerZero bridge security is fundamentally a trusted model.
—A brief primer on Ethereum’s scaling solutions.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-13-1d91bb382acb
Medium
L2 report vol. 13
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 26th December — 9th January
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𝐒𝐓/ Alien planet found spiraling to its doom around an aging star
— For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star. The stricken world appears destined to spiral closer and closer to its maturing star until collision and ultimate obliteration.
— Researchers uncover the long-hidden process that helps explain why the Sun's corona can be vastly hotter than the solar surface that emits it.
— When NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters on Mars in 2014, the discovery sparked some scientists to suggest that the red planet might have once had more oxygen in its atmosphere billions of years ago. But a new experimental study upends this view. Scientists discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.
— The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to study grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid to further our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. Researchers brought a fragment of the Ryugu asteroid to Diamond's Nanoprobe beamline I14 where a special technique called X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES) was used to map out the chemical states of the elements within the asteroid material, to examine its composition in fine detail.
— Astronomers took a 'deep dive' into one of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— Researchers have discovered the presence of two planets with Earth-like masses in orbit around the star GJ 1002, a red dwarf not far from our solar system. Both planets are in the habitability zone of the star.
— ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a region of the atmosphere where other direct global wind measurements are relatively sparse. This is the result of a study for which data from the satellite were compared with wind observations from stratospheric balloons. Stratospheric balloons would provide highly accurate data on the horizontal wind speed and are therefore also suitable for the validation of future satellite missions.
— When stars die out, they emit gamma-ray bursts. Although scientist can calculate the explosion energy from dying stars, it is difficult to do when the conversion efficiency is low or unknown. Using light polarization, a research group has found a workaround for this, enabling astronomers to calculate the hidden energy of gamma-ray bursts.
— VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io's volcanoes.
— The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a massive object, such as a meteoroid. Previous data has suggested the past occurrence of a large impact, and the findings offer evidence that might support this hypothesis.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-alien-planet-found-spiraling-to-its-doom-around-an-aging-star-af146be5d48e
Space biweekly vol.68, 22nd December - 10th JanuaryTL;DR
— For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star. The stricken world appears destined to spiral closer and closer to its maturing star until collision and ultimate obliteration.
— Researchers uncover the long-hidden process that helps explain why the Sun's corona can be vastly hotter than the solar surface that emits it.
— When NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters on Mars in 2014, the discovery sparked some scientists to suggest that the red planet might have once had more oxygen in its atmosphere billions of years ago. But a new experimental study upends this view. Scientists discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.
— The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to study grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid to further our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. Researchers brought a fragment of the Ryugu asteroid to Diamond's Nanoprobe beamline I14 where a special technique called X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES) was used to map out the chemical states of the elements within the asteroid material, to examine its composition in fine detail.
— Astronomers took a 'deep dive' into one of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— Researchers have discovered the presence of two planets with Earth-like masses in orbit around the star GJ 1002, a red dwarf not far from our solar system. Both planets are in the habitability zone of the star.
— ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a region of the atmosphere where other direct global wind measurements are relatively sparse. This is the result of a study for which data from the satellite were compared with wind observations from stratospheric balloons. Stratospheric balloons would provide highly accurate data on the horizontal wind speed and are therefore also suitable for the validation of future satellite missions.
— When stars die out, they emit gamma-ray bursts. Although scientist can calculate the explosion energy from dying stars, it is difficult to do when the conversion efficiency is low or unknown. Using light polarization, a research group has found a workaround for this, enabling astronomers to calculate the hidden energy of gamma-ray bursts.
— VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io's volcanoes.
— The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a massive object, such as a meteoroid. Previous data has suggested the past occurrence of a large impact, and the findings offer evidence that might support this hypothesis.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-alien-planet-found-spiraling-to-its-doom-around-an-aging-star-af146be5d48e
Medium
ST/ Alien planet found spiraling to its doom around an aging star
Space biweekly vol.68, 22nd December —10th January
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Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.40
TL;DR
2023, here we go! Crypto fans and tech enthusiasts, welcome to the first Humanode biweekly recap for the year! The last two weeks were full of hard work — so let’s point out some key updates.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. With it, Humanode became the first crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 360 validators (359 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing. It is always a pleasure to see the network grows!
The current Humanode’s development progress was minutely shared in the Huamnode regular update. As for the network development, they implemented more precise key type requirements at bioauth-keys and proper is_authority field at Eth rpc, as well as removed unused code related to frontier-api and primitives-frontier. Also, the team implemented smart contract interactions with eth contract.
Moreover, the Humanode team has been working on integration with Discord. During these weeks, they refactored and made logic corrections, added an extension creation clause to database-migrator and libpq to the database-migrator docker image, and switched to processing JWT via JWKS for Humanode.
In the freshly-published blog post, the Humanode team discusses the fee distribution and bootstrapping fund and their approach to handling them. A must-read!
That’s all for today. Join the team this week on the first of 2023 Humanode Hangout in Discord! And may this year bring you new happiness, new achievements, and a lot of new inspiration!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-the-number-of-mainnet-validators-hit-360-discord-initial-implementation-everything-you-ba5903aa089a
29th December — 11th JanuaryThe number of mainnet validators hit 360, Discord initial implementation, Everything you wanted to know about the Humanode Fee Distribution mechanism, Humanode Hangout is back, and more!
TL;DR
2023, here we go! Crypto fans and tech enthusiasts, welcome to the first Humanode biweekly recap for the year! The last two weeks were full of hard work — so let’s point out some key updates.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. With it, Humanode became the first crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 360 validators (359 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing. It is always a pleasure to see the network grows!
The current Humanode’s development progress was minutely shared in the Huamnode regular update. As for the network development, they implemented more precise key type requirements at bioauth-keys and proper is_authority field at Eth rpc, as well as removed unused code related to frontier-api and primitives-frontier. Also, the team implemented smart contract interactions with eth contract.
Moreover, the Humanode team has been working on integration with Discord. During these weeks, they refactored and made logic corrections, added an extension creation clause to database-migrator and libpq to the database-migrator docker image, and switched to processing JWT via JWKS for Humanode.
In the freshly-published blog post, the Humanode team discusses the fee distribution and bootstrapping fund and their approach to handling them. A must-read!
That’s all for today. Join the team this week on the first of 2023 Humanode Hangout in Discord! And may this year bring you new happiness, new achievements, and a lot of new inspiration!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-the-number-of-mainnet-validators-hit-360-discord-initial-implementation-everything-you-ba5903aa089a
Medium
Humanode: The number of mainnet validators hit 360, Discord initial implementation, Everything you wanted to know about the Humanode…
Biweekly update vol.40, 29th December — 11th January
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𝐐𝐓/ New type of entanglement lets scientists ‘see’ inside nuclei
— Nuclear physicists have found a new way to use the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to see the shape and details inside atomic nuclei. The method relies on particles of light that surround gold ions as they speed around the collider and a new type of quantum entanglement that’s never been seen before.
— Researchers have demonstrated an architecture that can enable high fidelity and scalable communication between superconducting quantum processors. Their technique can generate and route photons, which carry quantum information, in a user-specified direction. This method could be used to develop a large-scale network of quantum processors that could efficiently communicate with one another.
— Researchers have created visible lasers of very pure colors from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared that fit on a fingertip. The colors of the lasers can be precisely tuned and extremely fast — up to 267 petahertz per second, which is critical for applications such as quantum optics. The team is the first to demonstrate chip-scale narrow-linewidth and tunable lasers for colors of light below red — green, cyan, blue, and violet.
— Researchers have found a way to create much stronger interactions between photons and electrons, in the process producing a hundredfold increase in the emission of light from a phenomenon called Smith-Purcell radiation. The finding has potential implications for both commercial applications and fundamental scientific research.
— Much of modern electronic and computing technology is based on one idea: add chemical impurities, or defects, to semiconductors to change their ability to conduct electricity. These altered materials are then combined in different ways to produce the devices that form the basis for digital computing, transistors, and diodes. Indeed, some quantum information technologies are based on a similar principle: adding defects and specific atoms within materials can produce qubits, the fundamental information storage units of quantum computing.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— In a recent experimental breakthrough researchers demonstrated the ability to control the quantum states of individual molecules with an electrically controllable substrate. Their experiment showed how a specific two-dimensional material, known as SnTe, provides the instrumental strategy needed to control molecular states.
— A team of scientists has reviewed the basic concepts and optical responses of Weyl semimetals.
— A research team experimentally observed the phase transitions between triply degenerate points (TDPs) with different topological charges through highly controllable quantum simulations.
— Researchers have connected, on a single microchip, quantum dots — artificial atoms that generate individual photons rapidly and on-demand when illuminated by a laser — with miniature circuits that can guide the light without significant loss of intensity.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
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Quantum news biweekly vol.43, 27th December — 12ve JanuaryTL;DR
— Nuclear physicists have found a new way to use the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to see the shape and details inside atomic nuclei. The method relies on particles of light that surround gold ions as they speed around the collider and a new type of quantum entanglement that’s never been seen before.
— Researchers have demonstrated an architecture that can enable high fidelity and scalable communication between superconducting quantum processors. Their technique can generate and route photons, which carry quantum information, in a user-specified direction. This method could be used to develop a large-scale network of quantum processors that could efficiently communicate with one another.
— Researchers have created visible lasers of very pure colors from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared that fit on a fingertip. The colors of the lasers can be precisely tuned and extremely fast — up to 267 petahertz per second, which is critical for applications such as quantum optics. The team is the first to demonstrate chip-scale narrow-linewidth and tunable lasers for colors of light below red — green, cyan, blue, and violet.
— Researchers have found a way to create much stronger interactions between photons and electrons, in the process producing a hundredfold increase in the emission of light from a phenomenon called Smith-Purcell radiation. The finding has potential implications for both commercial applications and fundamental scientific research.
— Much of modern electronic and computing technology is based on one idea: add chemical impurities, or defects, to semiconductors to change their ability to conduct electricity. These altered materials are then combined in different ways to produce the devices that form the basis for digital computing, transistors, and diodes. Indeed, some quantum information technologies are based on a similar principle: adding defects and specific atoms within materials can produce qubits, the fundamental information storage units of quantum computing.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— In a recent experimental breakthrough researchers demonstrated the ability to control the quantum states of individual molecules with an electrically controllable substrate. Their experiment showed how a specific two-dimensional material, known as SnTe, provides the instrumental strategy needed to control molecular states.
— A team of scientists has reviewed the basic concepts and optical responses of Weyl semimetals.
— A research team experimentally observed the phase transitions between triply degenerate points (TDPs) with different topological charges through highly controllable quantum simulations.
— Researchers have connected, on a single microchip, quantum dots — artificial atoms that generate individual photons rapidly and on-demand when illuminated by a laser — with miniature circuits that can guide the light without significant loss of intensity.
— And more!
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#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-new-type-of-entanglement-lets-scientists-see-inside-nuclei-96891f8bf853
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Paradigm 2022: A Year in Review
The beginning of the year is always a time for reflection and planning. In this letter, I want to take a moment and focus on what Paradigm…
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