Peter Cochrane

YouTube video by PBS Space Time Electrons DO NOT Spin

Electron Spin; a convenient assumption that is fundamentally wrong, but a 'useful' the same time! This video is one comprehensive (?) explanation of why. It is also an exemplar description of the vagaries of quantum mechanics and what we don't understand yet...

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This looks like a significant advance toward leading edge chip production.

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YouTube video by The Intellectualist Black Saturday: The Day the U.S. Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy

The end of the USA we have all known?

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LIFE WITOUT OXYGEN IS POSSIBLE - a parasite living in salsmon!

Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?

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Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains - Download as a PDF or view online for free

A presentation delivered to a mixed sector industrial audience to provide a balanced view of why AI is necessary in many working environments and further, how it can advantage the individual and organisation...

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YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder Microsoft’s Topological Qubits Probably Don’t Exist, Researchers Warn

Truth really matters, but it is increasingly embattled from all sides by those wishing, rather than'solidly' proving, something really is so! Each day it seems harder to sort the BS from proven facts! See what you think...

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This just popped on my screen and made me smile - you couldn't write this script, you really couldn't...

Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture

I'm not sure I have seen a publication/paper with so many fundamental breakthroughs and claims. This technology could be a game changer for Quantum Computing!!

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I saw this and I had to smile - and the more so as I know Yorkshire well :-)

YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder I was asked to keep this confidential

I think the profundity of this posting is (just about) in sync with the politically driven turbulence about to hit academia. I recommend watching...

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Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows New research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack. New research has found that data cen...

A revelation, but no big surprise, a lot of code out there appears to be poorly configured.

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Being Liberal ® (@beingliberal) on Threads The best, most cogent and elegantly simple explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University. Everybody I know should re...

Here is a thread I just stumbled across - really worth a read:

A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law

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Five key impacts of Brexit five years on The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

A rational and reasoned assessment of Brexit impact on the UK. No surprise, it is not a pretty picture!

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Keynote Spotlight!

We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀

📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!

A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging | CNN Business US stocks were set for a steep selloff Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s ...

Such a rapid reaction! Panic seldom sees a positive outcome - I wish I could get to the truth!

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NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony "We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, follow their footsteps."

So vivid my remembrances: all of this seems like yesterday!

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AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.

Increasingly my experience using AI search:

"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”

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How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation.

This will be interesting: I'm not sure that 'Joe Public' will give a fig about political, commercial, or security concerns...

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Why it’s so hard to use AI to diagnose cancer The latest effort, from the Mayo Clinic, holds some clues.

An interesting 'state of play report' that might suggest that global collaboration is needed along with something more than 'raw AI pattern recognition'.

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Two Nuclear Microreactors Reach Milestone Westinghouse and Radiant are developing some of the world’s smallest reactors

Potentially viable reactor designs are heading for test and assessment!

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YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder Small Nuclear Reactors Have A Big Problem

A useful perspective on a technology that was supposed to be delivering already!

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Age against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysis Objective To evaluate the cognitive abilities of the leading large language models and identify their susceptibility to cognitive impairment, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and additio...

Another Human/AI intelligence test with interesting results! BUT until we give machines sensor/actuator/mobility systems the big differences will persist. Imagine a human incarcerated and decoupled from the world for life and how they might perform!

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Cutting-edge AI technology solves 500 year old art mystery Explore how AI revolutionizes art authentication, decoding the secrets of Renaissance masterpieces with precision and scholarly rigor.

For me, the defining base property of AI is pattern recognition. This example is novel and profound!

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Could typing on your laptop help charge it as well? Scientists develop material that generates electricity when compressed Lead-free material produces electricity by simply squeezing or pressing

I do wish these people would attend a course on thermodynamics! Just read the headline—believe me—you can guess the rest!

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Drones With Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump Into the Air Birds use their legs for all kinds of clever things, and now drones can too

One small step for man, one giant leap for dronekind! (with apologies to Neil Armstrong)

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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records Yifeng Chen has been at the helm of dozens of photovoltaic advances

Impressive history of solar panel advances.

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But technology defines every culture!

The keeper of Moore’s Law The 2024 IEDM meeting in San Francisco this week has not only shown the latest 2nm CMOS process technologies, but way beyond.

Predictions of the death of Moore's Law are somewhat exaggerated (With apologies to Mark Twain).

A war of geometry and materials science; innovation and invention ongoing for most of my professional career - worth a read!

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Aqua Comms Achieves World-Leading Performance in WaveLogic 6 Trial, Setting New Standards for Subsea Connectivity Aqua Comms (“Aqua Comms”), a global leader in subsea telecommunications solutions, and Ciena, a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, today announced the first-ever 1.3 Tb/s wav...

In 1966 TAT-8 achieved 565Mbit/s on the first fibre cable across the Atlantic with technologies created by the USA, UK, France and Japan. Just 38 years on, and we have this:

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Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine "No other existing technology can see inside a concrete block."

This free source of dense radiation is a good starting point, but overall success depends on the size, portability, and fidelity of the detectors, proceeding and display units.

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