For the 1st time ever, astronomers have photographed more than one giant exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star. The planetary system is similar to our solar system, but younger. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/1st-photos-gas-giant-exoplanets-tyc-8998-760-1…
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Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing
Analogue computers were abandoned half a century ago. But to push past the limits of modern day devices, it may be time for a blast from the past Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732924-000-why-old-school-technology-could-shape-the-future-of-digital-computing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Honda Bucks Industry Trend By Removing Touchscreen Controls
Honda has done what no other car maker is doing, and returned to analogue controls for some functions on the new Honda Jazz. Autocar reports: While most manufacturers are moving to touchscreen controls, identifying smartphone use as their inspiration – most recently seen in Audi’s latest A3 – Honda has decided to reintroduce heating and air conditioning controls via a dial…
Former US Regulator and Accenture Exploring Digital Currency for US Central Banks
A former chair of America’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission is working with Accenture to explore what Computerworld calls “a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency” — a cash-backed stablecoin, issued and controlled by America’s central bank, where one token represents one dollar. Long-time Slashdot reader Lucas123 writes: A cryptocurrency based on a blockchain ledger would be a cheaper, faster and more inclusive…
Analogue Announces Game Boy Clone Dubbed ‘Analogue Pocket’
Analogue is set to announce a new Game Boy clone. From a report: Analogue, known for their FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)-based hardware clones of the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis/Megadrive, will be launching a handheld addition to their lineup called the “Analogue Pocket.” The unit will be compatible with the entire library of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games,…
New approach for the simulation of quantum chemistry—modelling the molecular architecture
Searching for new substances and developing new techniques in the chemical industry: tasks that are often accelerated using computer simulations of molecules or reactions. But even supercomputers quickly reach their limits. Now researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching (MPQ) have developed an alternative, analogue approach. An international team around Javier Argüello-Luengo, Ph.D. candidate at the Institute…
Santorini volcano, a new terrestrial analogue of Mars
The Greek island of Santorini is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, but 3,600 years ago it suffered one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. Among the material that was exposed, scientists have now found rocks similar to those of Mars. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-santorini-volcano-terrestrial-analogue-mars.html…
Researchers demonstrate new path to reliable quantum computation
Researchers at the University of Chicago published a novel technique for improving the reliability of quantum computers by accessing higher energy levels than traditionally considered. Most prior work in quantum computation deals with “qubits,” the quantum analogue of binary bits that encode either zero or one. The new work instead leverages “qutrits,” quantum analogues of three-level trits capable of representing zero,…