Quantum computers could make very powerful pattern recognizers

Here is a research paper that discusses using adiabatic quantum computation using liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computers for pattern recognition. UPDATE:Pattern recognition is a critical aspect of artificial intelligence. I have a new article “Artificial Intelligence: You are soaking in it”, which discusses mostly ignored penetration of artificial intellience and its future with …

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Large sheets of Carbon nanotubes produced

Nanocomp Technologies of Concord, is producing sheets of carbon nanotubes that measure three feet by six feet and promising slabs 100 square feet in area as soon as this summer. The first applications will probably be as electrical conductors in planes and satellites to replace copper wire and save weight. Saving weight would save fuel. …

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Nanodynamics cancels another IPO

Nanodynamics pulls another stock listing This time Nanodynamics pulled there stock from listing on the Dubai exchange. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, …

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Lasers could used to scan for a broad range of disease and health Biomarkers

Laser light can be used to detect molecules in breath that may be markers for diseases like asthma or cancer. Although it has yet to be tested in clinical trials, a new apparatus may allow doctors to screen people for certain diseases simply by sampling their breath, according to JILA, a joint institute of the …

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New error correction in chips will allow 32 percent more performance or 35% less power

New error correction circuitry will enable 32% more performance or 35% less power usage or a mix of those gains in new computer processors within 3 years. Basically the new circuits make overclocking safe and reliable. On the chip, next to certain ubiquitous circuits called flip-flops, they placed similar circuits called latches. Though both the …

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Carnival of Space Week 40

Carnival of Space #40 is up at orbiting frog I contributed my article on SpaceX’s progress on the Falcon 9 rocket Hobby space updates the activites of Bigelow Aerospace who are making an inflatable space hotel Centauri Dreams lives up to its siet name with a talk about the Longshot space mission. It was a …

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Hypersonic vehicles designs and progress

From the designers of Skylon, a fairly practical spaceplane designs, comes the Mach 5 A2 commercial Concorde replacement. The A2 and the Scimitar engine are more affordable and longer lasting versions of the Skylon spaceplane and Sabre engine. Analysis of the Development, Production and Operating costs suggests that the average ticket price would be comparable …

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China is passing the USA in technology development

According to a worldwide technology competiveness study by the Georgia Institute of Technology China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world’s economy and become the technology development leader. 1993-2007 world technology competitiveness The study’s indicators predict that China will soon pass the United States in the critical ability to …

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