‘Artificial synapse’ points the way toward portable AI devices

Existing designs that typically use non-crystalline solid or amorphous materials have difficulties controlling that flow of ions, which means they’re not that successful in moving info from neuron to neuron. To solve that issue, the team created synapses using silicon wafer and silicon germanium, a […]

Half-Assed Solar Geoengineering Is Worse Than Climate Change Itself

Half-Assed Solar Geoengineering Is Worse Than Climate Change Itself Published on January 24, 2018 at 08:00AM New submitter beccaf writes: Ecologists and climate scientists investigated the consequences of rapid initiation of solar geoengineering (pumping sulfuric aerosols into the atmosphere) in 2020 and then rapid termination […]

Berlin’s Blacklane raises $40-45M for its high-end transport on demand service

Transportation-on-demand startups betting on growth by honing in on specific market segments continue to play strong with both investors and customers looking for alternatives to traditional taxis and Uber. Today, Blacklane, a Berlin-based business that offers limousines and other high-end cars for airport and other […]