Michelin and GM have partnered up to create a prototype for a new puncture-proof tire that will eliminate blowouts and flatshttps://cnn.it/32ep0bd
2019年8月31日 星期六
宣傳與實際：今日中國科技 vs 日本通產省1980年代：似曾相識：
宣傳與實際：今日中國科技 vs 日本通產省1980年代：似曾相識：
China has quickly moved up the value chain, creating world-class industries in everything from 5G and artificial intelligence to biotechnology and quantum computing.
China has quickly moved up the value chain, creating world-class industries in everything from 5G and artificial intelligence to biotechnology and quantum computing.
iPS細胞所製的眼角膜治「角膜上皮幹細胞缺乏症」
日本大阪大學的研究團隊，成功將誘導性多功能幹細胞，也就是iPS細胞所製的眼角膜，移植到一名女性患者的左眼，創下全球首例。這位患者年約40歲，因為「角膜上皮幹細胞缺乏症」幾近失明，研究團隊先利用健康第三者的血液，製成iPS細胞，再培養成厚度約0.03至0.05毫米的透明薄膜，移植之後，患者沒有出現排斥反應，順利恢復視力，研究團隊會持續追蹤一年。
https://www.nippon.com/hk/currents/d00358/
Lasers can weld ceramics without a furnace
A new ceramic-welding laser technology, created by engineers at#UCRiverside and @UCSD, offers hope for advancements in electronics, such as better pacemakers and crack-proof cellphone screens. https://atu.cr/3435XSV
Messaging app Telegram；蘋果 A13 處理器
除了Telegram，還有哪些加密通訊工具受到香港示威者的青睞？ (反正不是WeChat~)
The planned Telegram App update will allow Hong Kong protesters to block Chinese authorities from discovering their identities in the platform’s large group chats.
相對新款 iPhone 討論度不高，蘋果手機搭載的 A 系列處理器得到廣泛討論，A13 處理器絕對是不可小看啊。
TECHNEWS.TW|作者：TECHNEWS 科技新報
電晶體百億個，AI 運算每秒 20 兆次，這都將是蘋果 A13 處理器效能
2019年8月2日 星期五
Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s, up to two years out
A model developed in the Media Lab can predict cognitive declines in patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, up to two years out. The system may help speed the search for drug treatments, by zeroing in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials.
2019年8月1日 星期四
想像的因果關係：'長壽未婚'、大數據無因？The New Science of Cause and Effect
想像的因果關係：長壽未婚
The Bronx woman, born on July 31, 1912, celebrated her 107th birthday this week with family and friends at the JASA Bartow Senior Center.
***** 想像的因果關係：大數據無因？
此書中譯已出版。我半年前研究它對Herbert Simon 的論文處理，覺得"很失望"，沒抓到重點。
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect [Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie] on Amazon.com. A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality ...