China’s top science discoveries reveal research momentum, challenges in funding and innovation

China’s top science discoveries reveal research momentum, challenges in funding and innovation

Topping the latest table of achievements was an artificial intelligence model from tech giant Huawei that can forecast the weather – including temperature, humidity and wind speed – more accurately than traditional predictions based on computing power. The model, named Pangu-Weather, was trained on decades of observation data and is able to predict the weather …

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Korea to invest heavily in R&D, AI, digital transformation

Korea to invest heavily in R&D, AI, digital transformation

ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho, left, speaks during a briefing about major projects the ministry will promote this year at the Government Complex in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap By Baek Byung-yeul The government will actively recruit overseas researchers specialized in quantum computing, AI and bio this year to make the country a global R&D hub. Additionally, it …

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Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

Kepler recently launched two optical Pathfinder satellites equipped with not only its RF payloads but also two optical communications terminals compatible with the SDA’s constellation. (Illustration courtesy of Kepler Communications.) In this Q&A with Robert Conrad, Vice President of U.S. Business Development for Kepler Communications US, we discuss: Kepler’s Space Development Agency (SDA)-compliant space data …

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SpaceX Starlink constellation fuels historic launch year on Space Coast

SpaceX Starlink constellation fuels historic launch year on Space Coast

Brevard Space Coast launch sites rockets spaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets lift off from various Brevard launch sites. The high-tech race for SpaceX, Amazon and competitors to create mega-constellations of internet-beaming satellites is spurring record-shattering rocket launch activity on the Space Coast. Why? Worldwide broadband data delivery will become a new, …

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Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers, says people should live in giant space stations

Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers, says people should live in giant space stations

Artificial intelligence is more likely to save humanity than to destroy it, Jeff Bezos said recently. The billionaire also said he would like to see the human population grow to one trillion, with most people living in huge cylindrical space stations. In an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, the Amazon AMZN founder and former CEO …

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Could Colombian Edible Mushrooms Help Astronauts Have Healthier Bones?

Could Colombian Edible Mushrooms Help Astronauts Have Healthier Bones?

Colombian robotics expert Daniela Osorio Payan Daniela Osorio Payan A 19-year-old Colombian mechatronics prodigy has applied her talents to a edible mushroom project that could help future astronauts avoid vitamin D deficiency. Daniela Osorio “Dani” Payán, an analog astronaut and Mechatronics Engeering student at the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente in Cali, Colombia explains that she’s …

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