𝐒𝐓/ Neutrino factories in deep outer space
- Highly energetic and difficult to detect, neutrinos travel billions of light years before reaching our planet. Although it is known that these elementary particles come from the depths of our Universe, their precise origin is still unknown. Researchers are now shedding light on one aspect of this mystery: neutrinos are thought to be born in blazars, galactic nuclei fed by supermassive black holes.
- An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape as we look out further and further from Earth. Based on new data from an interactive tool that exploits data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission and other space science data sets, astronomers have created an animation to model dust in the Milky Way.
- Astronomers have discovered a mysterious short-duration astronomical event that was as bright as a superluminous supernova, but evolving much faster.
- New COMAP radio survey will peer beneath the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of galaxies to unveil a hidden era of star formation.
- Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to flash with surprising regularity. Named FRB 20191221A, this fast radio burst, or FRB, is currently the longest-lasting FRB, with the clearest periodic pattern, detected to date.
- A team of physicists has developed a method for predicting the composition of dark matter - invisible matter detected only by its gravitational pull on ordinary matter and whose discovery has been long sought by scientists.
- A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
- In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or ‘spaghettified,’ after approaching too close to a massive black hole. That tidal disruption of a sun-like star by a black hole 1 million times more massive than itself took place 215 million light years from Earth. Luckily, this was the first such event bright enough that astronomers could study the optical light from the stellar death, specifically the light’s polarization, to learn more about what happened after the star was torn apart.
- When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Bennu, scientists discovered something surprising: The asteroid’s surface wasn’t smooth like many were expecting but was covered in large boulders. Now, a team of physicists think they know why.
- What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. This discovery, hidden in the oldest martian fragments found on Earth, could provide information about our planet that was lost over billions of years of geological movement and could help explain why the Earth developed into a planet that sustains a broad diversity of life and Mars did not.
- Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-neutrino-factories-in-deep-outer-space-bf841433c9a8
Space biweekly vol.56, 6th July — 20th JulyTL;DR
- Highly energetic and difficult to detect, neutrinos travel billions of light years before reaching our planet. Although it is known that these elementary particles come from the depths of our Universe, their precise origin is still unknown. Researchers are now shedding light on one aspect of this mystery: neutrinos are thought to be born in blazars, galactic nuclei fed by supermassive black holes.
- An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape as we look out further and further from Earth. Based on new data from an interactive tool that exploits data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission and other space science data sets, astronomers have created an animation to model dust in the Milky Way.
- Astronomers have discovered a mysterious short-duration astronomical event that was as bright as a superluminous supernova, but evolving much faster.
- New COMAP radio survey will peer beneath the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of galaxies to unveil a hidden era of star formation.
- Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to flash with surprising regularity. Named FRB 20191221A, this fast radio burst, or FRB, is currently the longest-lasting FRB, with the clearest periodic pattern, detected to date.
- A team of physicists has developed a method for predicting the composition of dark matter - invisible matter detected only by its gravitational pull on ordinary matter and whose discovery has been long sought by scientists.
- A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
- In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or ‘spaghettified,’ after approaching too close to a massive black hole. That tidal disruption of a sun-like star by a black hole 1 million times more massive than itself took place 215 million light years from Earth. Luckily, this was the first such event bright enough that astronomers could study the optical light from the stellar death, specifically the light’s polarization, to learn more about what happened after the star was torn apart.
- When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Bennu, scientists discovered something surprising: The asteroid’s surface wasn’t smooth like many were expecting but was covered in large boulders. Now, a team of physicists think they know why.
- What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. This discovery, hidden in the oldest martian fragments found on Earth, could provide information about our planet that was lost over billions of years of geological movement and could help explain why the Earth developed into a planet that sustains a broad diversity of life and Mars did not.
- Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-neutrino-factories-in-deep-outer-space-bf841433c9a8
Medium
ST/ Neutrino factories in deep outer space
Space biweekly vol.56, 6th July — 20th July
DAOs biweekly vol.30
TL;DR
- Aragon announces new smart contracts. Main DAO delegated voting procedure proposal is under discussion. DAO transition roadmap released. CIPs are open to vote till 5th August
- Aave’s proposal to adjust the governance requirements (proposition power, quorum vote differential) for Level 2 proposals is live. The proposal to freeze all reserves on the Aave V3 deployment on Harmony passed
- Balancer’s BIPs 26, 27 & 28 passed. Governance voted to deactivate CREAM/WETH gauge. Messari’s State of Balancer Q2 2022 report
- Aave DAO carries out $1M treasury swap with Balancer
- Bancor’s proposal to set the V3 Vortex to 90% passed successfully. The DAO continued developing recovery plans aimed at restoring token reserves on the protocol
- GitcoinDAO begins executing its treasury diversification efforts. Gitcoin Product Collective proposal moves to snapshot
- Public Goods Alliance to be formed between Radicle and Gitcoin
- Gnosis Guild anounces a new DAO publishing tool Tabula. GnosisDAO’s GIPs 54, 55, 57 & 58 approved
- Gnosis Safe raises $100M, rebrands to Safe
- MolochDAO to direct 500 WETH to Protocol Guild to support the Ethereum core protocol contributors
- Compound’s proposals 112 & 113 executed. Getty Hill says goodbye to Compound
- Index Coop’s IIP-159, 160 & 161 passed
- Lido discussing selling its native token to help cover operational expenses. Lido is launching stETH on Layer 2
- The Idle community is voting to add IDLE Gauges to Euler Finance & Angle Protocol pools has been successful
- Curve’s proposal to whitelist Redacted Cartel
- Kleros announces new product Moderate
- MakerDAO Greenlight Poll for adding Backed Short-Term Bond ETF (bIBTA) as new collateral has started. Ratification Poll for Governance Facilitator Onboarding GOV-001 is live
- The Uniswap community discussing “Fee Switch” Design Space & Next Steps. Uniswap LPs fell for a phishing scam, there was no exploit
- mStable’s TDPs 45 and 46 approved
- PieDAO’s Treasury Committee Yearly Revision. The DAO closed the BasketDAO BDI migration
- Yam Finance governance attacked. YIP-110: The re-vote for the treasury redemption proposal is up on snapshot
- The Nexus Mutual community is considering whether to withdraw the Nexus Treasury deposit of wNXM from Bancor v3, and whether to reimburse Risk Assessors for undue loss from Claim 113
- Synthetix 2022 release milestones — halfway review and deep dive. Synthetix DAO and Jump Crypto renewed partnership
- API3’s dAPIs are now available on 4 mainnets: Polygon, BNB chain, Avalanche & RSK
- PoolTogether on Optimism
- Colony’s 10-day community challenge
- New app “Boost” by Hedgey & DAOhaus
- KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism
- CityDAO’s proposal to acquire Baby Parcel for NFT leases
- Swap tokens between SuperRareDAO and BottoDAO
- JokeDAO officially launches on-chain governance
- FWB’s Leadership Vision + Results proposal
- Alchemix’s [AIP-55] Set rETH and stETH Deposit Caps to Zero
- A StarkNet announced plans to launch its native token, which will be used for governance, payment of transaction fees, and staking
- ENS DAO’s proposal for funding True Names Ltd approved
- Snapshot adds Shielded Voting
- The Constitutions of Web3
- Active proposals: Aave, GitcoinDAO, LidoDAO, MakerDAO, Nexus Mutual, Synthetix, Yam Finance
- New & ongoing discussions: Compound, Balancer, PieDAO, Uniswap, mStable, Curve, Yearn Finance, Nexus Mutual, BancorDAO, Akropolis, Index Coop, GnosisDAO, PoolTogether, API3, Idle, KyberDAO, Kleros, Badger DAO
- And more!
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-aragon-announces-new-smart-contracts-gitcoindao-diversifies-its-treasury-gnosis-guild-1dc5c6a3ba8f
8th July — 22th JulyAragon announces new smart contracts, GitcoinDAO diversifies its treasury, Gnosis Guild announces Tabula, Aave’s proposal to adjust L2 requirements is live, Uniswap continues exploring a fee switch, Getty Hill says goodbye to Compound, Yam governance attacked, Snapshot adds shielded voting, and more!
TL;DR
- Aragon announces new smart contracts. Main DAO delegated voting procedure proposal is under discussion. DAO transition roadmap released. CIPs are open to vote till 5th August
- Aave’s proposal to adjust the governance requirements (proposition power, quorum vote differential) for Level 2 proposals is live. The proposal to freeze all reserves on the Aave V3 deployment on Harmony passed
- Balancer’s BIPs 26, 27 & 28 passed. Governance voted to deactivate CREAM/WETH gauge. Messari’s State of Balancer Q2 2022 report
- Aave DAO carries out $1M treasury swap with Balancer
- Bancor’s proposal to set the V3 Vortex to 90% passed successfully. The DAO continued developing recovery plans aimed at restoring token reserves on the protocol
- GitcoinDAO begins executing its treasury diversification efforts. Gitcoin Product Collective proposal moves to snapshot
- Public Goods Alliance to be formed between Radicle and Gitcoin
- Gnosis Guild anounces a new DAO publishing tool Tabula. GnosisDAO’s GIPs 54, 55, 57 & 58 approved
- Gnosis Safe raises $100M, rebrands to Safe
- MolochDAO to direct 500 WETH to Protocol Guild to support the Ethereum core protocol contributors
- Compound’s proposals 112 & 113 executed. Getty Hill says goodbye to Compound
- Index Coop’s IIP-159, 160 & 161 passed
- Lido discussing selling its native token to help cover operational expenses. Lido is launching stETH on Layer 2
- The Idle community is voting to add IDLE Gauges to Euler Finance & Angle Protocol pools has been successful
- Curve’s proposal to whitelist Redacted Cartel
- Kleros announces new product Moderate
- MakerDAO Greenlight Poll for adding Backed Short-Term Bond ETF (bIBTA) as new collateral has started. Ratification Poll for Governance Facilitator Onboarding GOV-001 is live
- The Uniswap community discussing “Fee Switch” Design Space & Next Steps. Uniswap LPs fell for a phishing scam, there was no exploit
- mStable’s TDPs 45 and 46 approved
- PieDAO’s Treasury Committee Yearly Revision. The DAO closed the BasketDAO BDI migration
- Yam Finance governance attacked. YIP-110: The re-vote for the treasury redemption proposal is up on snapshot
- The Nexus Mutual community is considering whether to withdraw the Nexus Treasury deposit of wNXM from Bancor v3, and whether to reimburse Risk Assessors for undue loss from Claim 113
- Synthetix 2022 release milestones — halfway review and deep dive. Synthetix DAO and Jump Crypto renewed partnership
- API3’s dAPIs are now available on 4 mainnets: Polygon, BNB chain, Avalanche & RSK
- PoolTogether on Optimism
- Colony’s 10-day community challenge
- New app “Boost” by Hedgey & DAOhaus
- KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism
- CityDAO’s proposal to acquire Baby Parcel for NFT leases
- Swap tokens between SuperRareDAO and BottoDAO
- JokeDAO officially launches on-chain governance
- FWB’s Leadership Vision + Results proposal
- Alchemix’s [AIP-55] Set rETH and stETH Deposit Caps to Zero
- A StarkNet announced plans to launch its native token, which will be used for governance, payment of transaction fees, and staking
- ENS DAO’s proposal for funding True Names Ltd approved
- Snapshot adds Shielded Voting
- The Constitutions of Web3
- Active proposals: Aave, GitcoinDAO, LidoDAO, MakerDAO, Nexus Mutual, Synthetix, Yam Finance
- New & ongoing discussions: Compound, Balancer, PieDAO, Uniswap, mStable, Curve, Yearn Finance, Nexus Mutual, BancorDAO, Akropolis, Index Coop, GnosisDAO, PoolTogether, API3, Idle, KyberDAO, Kleros, Badger DAO
- And more!
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-aragon-announces-new-smart-contracts-gitcoindao-diversifies-its-treasury-gnosis-guild-1dc5c6a3ba8f
Medium
DAOs: Aragon announces new smart contracts, GitcoinDAO diversifies its treasury, Gnosis Guild…
Biweekly report on decentralized autonomous organizations vol.30, 8th July — 22th July
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𝐍𝐓/ Nanoparticles can save historic buildings
—Buildings made of porous rock can weather over the years. Now scientists have studied in detail how silicate nanoparticles can help save them. Many historical buildings were built of sandstone. It is easy to work with, but does not withstand weathering well. It consists of sand grains that are relatively weakly bonded to each other. However, it is possible to increase the resistance of the stone by treating it with special silicate nanoparticles.
—Researchers announced that they have built a nanowire that is 2.6 nanometers long, shows an unusual increase in conductance as the wire length increases, and has quasi-metallic properties. Its excellent conductivity holds great promise for the field of molecular electronics, enabling electronic devices to become even tinier.
—Solar-powered synthesis gas could recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and useful chemicals, an international team of researchers has shown.
—Researchers have discovered thousands of biological traits that influence whether cancer cells take up nanoparticles. Researchers analyzed interactions between 35 different types of nanoparticles and nearly 500 types of cancer cells.
—A research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method. The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction.
—Optical nano-imaging techniques find immense applications in nanotechnology for visualizing nanoscale defects in samples. However, it is challenging to image large micron-sized samples at nanoscale resolution owing to signal distortions resulting from unavoidable thermal and mechanical drifts of the system over time. Now, researchers from Japan have developed an ultrastable nano-imaging system that successfully detects unique nanoscale defects not observed in conventional nano-imaging in micron-scale tungsten disulfide samples, widening the technique’s scope to biological samples.
—KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a new platform for guiding the compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals. Their method to guide the mid-infrared light with minimal loss will provide a breakthrough for the practical applications of ultra-thin dielectric crystals in next-generation optoelectronic devices based on strong light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.
—A new research effort is accelerating imaging techniques to visualize structures of small molecules clearly — a process once thought impossible. Their discovery unleashes the endless potential in improving everyday life applications — from plastics to pharmaceuticals.
—The smaller plastic particles are, the more easily they can be taken up by cells. In addition, the shape, surface and chemical properties play an important role in answering the question of how the particles could affect human tissue. This is the result of a study by researchers at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics.
—Researchers led by Dr. José Sánchez-Costa and Dr. Ana Espinosa at IMDEA Nanociencia have demonstrated that molecular materials can be applied for thermal regulation purposes in a novel approach. In their latest work, published in Advanced Science, the group tested molecular-based coordination polymers embedded in plastic matrices against several heating-cooling cycles.
—And more!
#Nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #NT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/nt-nanoparticles-can-save-historic-buildings-7ae58b02cc3b
Nanotechnology & nanomaterials biweekly vol.27, 11th July — 25th JulyTL;DR
—Buildings made of porous rock can weather over the years. Now scientists have studied in detail how silicate nanoparticles can help save them. Many historical buildings were built of sandstone. It is easy to work with, but does not withstand weathering well. It consists of sand grains that are relatively weakly bonded to each other. However, it is possible to increase the resistance of the stone by treating it with special silicate nanoparticles.
—Researchers announced that they have built a nanowire that is 2.6 nanometers long, shows an unusual increase in conductance as the wire length increases, and has quasi-metallic properties. Its excellent conductivity holds great promise for the field of molecular electronics, enabling electronic devices to become even tinier.
—Solar-powered synthesis gas could recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and useful chemicals, an international team of researchers has shown.
—Researchers have discovered thousands of biological traits that influence whether cancer cells take up nanoparticles. Researchers analyzed interactions between 35 different types of nanoparticles and nearly 500 types of cancer cells.
—A research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method. The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction.
—Optical nano-imaging techniques find immense applications in nanotechnology for visualizing nanoscale defects in samples. However, it is challenging to image large micron-sized samples at nanoscale resolution owing to signal distortions resulting from unavoidable thermal and mechanical drifts of the system over time. Now, researchers from Japan have developed an ultrastable nano-imaging system that successfully detects unique nanoscale defects not observed in conventional nano-imaging in micron-scale tungsten disulfide samples, widening the technique’s scope to biological samples.
—KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a new platform for guiding the compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals. Their method to guide the mid-infrared light with minimal loss will provide a breakthrough for the practical applications of ultra-thin dielectric crystals in next-generation optoelectronic devices based on strong light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.
—A new research effort is accelerating imaging techniques to visualize structures of small molecules clearly — a process once thought impossible. Their discovery unleashes the endless potential in improving everyday life applications — from plastics to pharmaceuticals.
—The smaller plastic particles are, the more easily they can be taken up by cells. In addition, the shape, surface and chemical properties play an important role in answering the question of how the particles could affect human tissue. This is the result of a study by researchers at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics.
—Researchers led by Dr. José Sánchez-Costa and Dr. Ana Espinosa at IMDEA Nanociencia have demonstrated that molecular materials can be applied for thermal regulation purposes in a novel approach. In their latest work, published in Advanced Science, the group tested molecular-based coordination polymers embedded in plastic matrices against several heating-cooling cycles.
—And more!
#Nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #NT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/nt-nanoparticles-can-save-historic-buildings-7ae58b02cc3b
Medium
NT/ Nanoparticles can save historic buildings
Nanotechnology & nanomaterials biweekly vol.27, 11th July — 25th July
𝐑𝐓/ Using AI to train teams of robots to work together
- Researchers have developed a method to train multiple agents such as robots or drones to work together using multi-agent reinforcement learning, a type of artificial intelligence.
- Like a newborn animal, a four-legged robot stumbles around during its first walking attempts. But while a foal or a giraffe needs much longer to master walking, the robot learns to move forward fluently in just one hour. A computer program acts as the artificial presentation of the animal’s spinal cord, and learns to optimize the robot’s movement in a short time. The artificial neural network is not yet ideally adjusted at the beginning, but rapidly self-adjusts.
- Researchers have leveraged hydrodynamic and magnetic forces to drive a rubbery, deformable pump that can provide soft robots with a circulatory system, in effect mimicking the biology of animals.
- Researchers have developed a technology to increase data storage by intentionally generating defects.
- Researchers have created a robot that is able to learn a model of its entire body from scratch, without any human assistance. In a new study, the researchers demonstrate how their robot created a kinematic model of itself, and then used its self-model to plan motion, reach goals, and avoid obstacles in a variety of situations. It even automatically recognized and then compensated for damage to its body.
- Theoretical physicists put Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaFold to the test and find the most complex protein knots so far.
- Researchers developed a new approach using artificial intelligence to automate the design of individualised dentures, in order to enhance the treatment efficiency and improve patient experience.
- Development of a precision medicine technology based on artificial intelligence that predicts immunotherapy response in cancer patients
- In a new proof-of-concept study researchers are pioneering the use of a unique artificial intelligence-based deep learning model as an assistive tool for the rapid and accurate reading of ultrasound images.
- Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to help protect bees from pesticides.
- Robotics upcoming events. And more!
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-using-ai-to-train-teams-of-robots-to-work-together-b092bdb1e7d0
Robotics biweekly vol.55, 12th July — 26th JulyTL;DR
- Researchers have developed a method to train multiple agents such as robots or drones to work together using multi-agent reinforcement learning, a type of artificial intelligence.
- Like a newborn animal, a four-legged robot stumbles around during its first walking attempts. But while a foal or a giraffe needs much longer to master walking, the robot learns to move forward fluently in just one hour. A computer program acts as the artificial presentation of the animal’s spinal cord, and learns to optimize the robot’s movement in a short time. The artificial neural network is not yet ideally adjusted at the beginning, but rapidly self-adjusts.
- Researchers have leveraged hydrodynamic and magnetic forces to drive a rubbery, deformable pump that can provide soft robots with a circulatory system, in effect mimicking the biology of animals.
- Researchers have developed a technology to increase data storage by intentionally generating defects.
- Researchers have created a robot that is able to learn a model of its entire body from scratch, without any human assistance. In a new study, the researchers demonstrate how their robot created a kinematic model of itself, and then used its self-model to plan motion, reach goals, and avoid obstacles in a variety of situations. It even automatically recognized and then compensated for damage to its body.
- Theoretical physicists put Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaFold to the test and find the most complex protein knots so far.
- Researchers developed a new approach using artificial intelligence to automate the design of individualised dentures, in order to enhance the treatment efficiency and improve patient experience.
- Development of a precision medicine technology based on artificial intelligence that predicts immunotherapy response in cancer patients
- In a new proof-of-concept study researchers are pioneering the use of a unique artificial intelligence-based deep learning model as an assistive tool for the rapid and accurate reading of ultrasound images.
- Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to help protect bees from pesticides.
- Robotics upcoming events. And more!
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-using-ai-to-train-teams-of-robots-to-work-together-b092bdb1e7d0
Medium
RT/ Using AI to train teams of robots to work together
Robotics biweekly vol.55, 12th July — 26th July
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 vol. 71
—Goerli-shadow-fork-5 merged successfully. EthCC videos including Vitalik on the longer-term future of the protocol are out
—Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction. Kintsugi won the last Kusama auction
—According to Bloomberg, Polkadot has the smallest carbon footprint among proof-of-stake blockchains
—Just one week till HackATOM Seoul
—The new and improved stats page on Avalanche Explorer enables easy exploration and comparison of network stats across not only the C-chain, but also Avalanche Subnets
—The official list of MVBV Incubation Program participants has been announced
—Algorand’s biggest event of the year is back for 2022! Decipher is coming to Dubai on November 28–30
—Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced
—Last few days to complete the Cardano Developer Survey
—Internet Computer updates: NNS dapp release, BTC integration effects, Cubetopia & GameFi
—Brave’s Web3 wallet released its new version 1.41, which now supports Solana
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 release milestones
—Latest Aave news: Ghosts in Paris, GHO, JustCause Spotlight + ecosystem, and governance updates
—Band Protocol partners with BitTorrent Chain and integrates with OKC
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain
—Dock launches Web3 ID
—Elrond’s Jungle DEX takes a life of its own, with a fully automatic & permissionless listing process
—Filecoin introduced Filgram, the newest SP discovery tool
—The CosmWasm Smart Contract layer is now live on Injective
—Confidential EVM ParaTime Sapphire is now on testnet
—Zilliqa integrates into WEYU’s diverse NFT ecosystem in a strategic push toward Web3 adoption
—0x introduces Slippage Protection, a new feature in 0x API that enables MEV-aware smart order routing for DEX trades
—THORChain’s next phase: adoption, growth, & scaling
—Kava 11 is officially set to launch on August 31
—Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon on September 11–14
—And much more!
#State_of_Stake https://medium.com/paradigm-research/state-of-stake-vol-71-d60bb205f49c
Biweekly update on the PoS ecosystem
TL;DR—Goerli-shadow-fork-5 merged successfully. EthCC videos including Vitalik on the longer-term future of the protocol are out
—Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction. Kintsugi won the last Kusama auction
—According to Bloomberg, Polkadot has the smallest carbon footprint among proof-of-stake blockchains
—Just one week till HackATOM Seoul
—The new and improved stats page on Avalanche Explorer enables easy exploration and comparison of network stats across not only the C-chain, but also Avalanche Subnets
—The official list of MVBV Incubation Program participants has been announced
—Algorand’s biggest event of the year is back for 2022! Decipher is coming to Dubai on November 28–30
—Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced
—Last few days to complete the Cardano Developer Survey
—Internet Computer updates: NNS dapp release, BTC integration effects, Cubetopia & GameFi
—Brave’s Web3 wallet released its new version 1.41, which now supports Solana
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 release milestones
—Latest Aave news: Ghosts in Paris, GHO, JustCause Spotlight + ecosystem, and governance updates
—Band Protocol partners with BitTorrent Chain and integrates with OKC
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain
—Dock launches Web3 ID
—Elrond’s Jungle DEX takes a life of its own, with a fully automatic & permissionless listing process
—Filecoin introduced Filgram, the newest SP discovery tool
—The CosmWasm Smart Contract layer is now live on Injective
—Confidential EVM ParaTime Sapphire is now on testnet
—Zilliqa integrates into WEYU’s diverse NFT ecosystem in a strategic push toward Web3 adoption
—0x introduces Slippage Protection, a new feature in 0x API that enables MEV-aware smart order routing for DEX trades
—THORChain’s next phase: adoption, growth, & scaling
—Kava 11 is officially set to launch on August 31
—Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon on September 11–14
—And much more!
#State_of_Stake https://medium.com/paradigm-research/state-of-stake-vol-71-d60bb205f49c
Medium
State of Stake vol. 71
Paradigm’s biweekly update on the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem, 11th July — 26th July
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Human nodes and friends!
We have come a long way since we have started this journey together. A bit more than a year ago there was an idea and a couple of hundred pioneers but as of today we are technologically ready to deploy version one mainnet in the upcoming months with more than 10k people that went through the testnets. For that we would like to thank you all. We know that folk in our community are quite enthusiastic about Humanode and idea-driven and have proven it many times over. Today we wanted to share some long-awaited news about where we are headed.
Whitelisting and address mapping
As you have already guessed from the banner to this post we are announcing the whitelist for our public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why we decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Logically those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave.
To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet we have created a special address mapper that will help to connect your substrate address used for testnets with your eth address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the ETH address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave.
To know more about various waves and eligibility read this guide.
Wave 1 for validators : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/testnet-validators
*Only if you ran a node on either of the testnets*
Wave 1 for non-validators : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-1
Wave 2 for the community : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-2
Wave 3 for the public : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-3
Additional Info:
Public sale details
Whitelist details
Whitepaper
We have come a long way since we have started this journey together. A bit more than a year ago there was an idea and a couple of hundred pioneers but as of today we are technologically ready to deploy version one mainnet in the upcoming months with more than 10k people that went through the testnets. For that we would like to thank you all. We know that folk in our community are quite enthusiastic about Humanode and idea-driven and have proven it many times over. Today we wanted to share some long-awaited news about where we are headed.
Whitelisting and address mapping
As you have already guessed from the banner to this post we are announcing the whitelist for our public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why we decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Logically those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave.
To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet we have created a special address mapper that will help to connect your substrate address used for testnets with your eth address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the ETH address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave.
To know more about various waves and eligibility read this guide.
Wave 1 for validators : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/testnet-validators
*Only if you ran a node on either of the testnets*
Wave 1 for non-validators : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-1
Wave 2 for the community : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-2
Wave 3 for the public : https://link.humanode.io/public-sale-whitelist/wave-3
Additional Info:
Public sale details
Whitelist details
Whitepaper
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𝗚𝗡/ A novel COVID-19 vaccine using modified bacterial DNA
- Researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.
- Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process, with the traits of species shaped by chance mutations and environmental events - and therefore largely unpredictable. But an international team of scientists has found that a particular plant lineage independently evolved three similar leaf types over and over again in mountainous regions scattered throughout the neotropics.
- Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a new study.
- For the first time, researchers have characterized the genome arrangement of tree ferns, which sheds new insight into how ferns evolved.
- A new study suggests that stem cells are able to integrate cues from their surroundings and coordinate their behavior across tissue through networks of vasculature in their close vicinity.
- A set of genes that promote sweet taste sensation is also crucial for protein management during fly development, according to a new study. The finding expands the understanding of a key process in successful development, and suggests a connection between taste-related genes and disorders of protein aggregation.
- A research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method. The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction.
- Genetic mutations could be predicted before they occur using a new law of physics, according to a new study.
- SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spike proteins, which allow the virus to enter host cells once in the body. Researchers have developed a membrane that includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to the protein spikes and deactivate them.
- Researchers have developed a work-flow method, called Fanflow4Insects, that annotates gene functions in insects. In functional annotation, scientists collect information about a gene’s biological identity. The team’s new method uses transcribed sequence information as well as genome and protein sequence databases. With Fanflow4Insects, the team has annotated the functional information of the Japanese stick insect and the silkworm, including gene expression as well as sequence analysis. The functional annotation information that their workflow provides will greatly expand the possibilities of entomological research using genome editing.
- And more!
#GN #Genetics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gn-a-novel-covid-19-vaccine-using-modified-bacterial-dna-ad3394cb4e65
Genetics biweekly vol.33, 13th July — 27th JulyTL;DR
- Researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.
- Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process, with the traits of species shaped by chance mutations and environmental events - and therefore largely unpredictable. But an international team of scientists has found that a particular plant lineage independently evolved three similar leaf types over and over again in mountainous regions scattered throughout the neotropics.
- Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a new study.
- For the first time, researchers have characterized the genome arrangement of tree ferns, which sheds new insight into how ferns evolved.
- A new study suggests that stem cells are able to integrate cues from their surroundings and coordinate their behavior across tissue through networks of vasculature in their close vicinity.
- A set of genes that promote sweet taste sensation is also crucial for protein management during fly development, according to a new study. The finding expands the understanding of a key process in successful development, and suggests a connection between taste-related genes and disorders of protein aggregation.
- A research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method. The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction.
- Genetic mutations could be predicted before they occur using a new law of physics, according to a new study.
- SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spike proteins, which allow the virus to enter host cells once in the body. Researchers have developed a membrane that includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to the protein spikes and deactivate them.
- Researchers have developed a work-flow method, called Fanflow4Insects, that annotates gene functions in insects. In functional annotation, scientists collect information about a gene’s biological identity. The team’s new method uses transcribed sequence information as well as genome and protein sequence databases. With Fanflow4Insects, the team has annotated the functional information of the Japanese stick insect and the silkworm, including gene expression as well as sequence analysis. The functional annotation information that their workflow provides will greatly expand the possibilities of entomological research using genome editing.
- And more!
#GN #Genetics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gn-a-novel-covid-19-vaccine-using-modified-bacterial-dna-ad3394cb4e65
Medium
GN/ A novel COVID-19 vaccine using modified bacterial DNA
Genetics biweekly vol.33, 13th July — 27th July
Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.28
TL;DR
Hello to the amazing crypto fans and tech enthusiasts! The last two weeks have been extremely intense and fruitful for the Humanode team, and we can’t wait to share some of the most significant news with you!
The great news is, that Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public! Ramiel is the next major step towards the launch of the Humanode Mainnet this summer. The team is focusing on brushing up the system, moving from permissioned Proof of Authority where nodes are supposed to trust each other, to a trustless permissionless system, and bringing EVM compatibility to the Humanode testnet. Test it out!
Moreover, yesterday, the Humanode team shared some long-awaited news about where they are headed. First of all, they announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why they decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave. To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet the team has created a special address mapper that will help to connect your Substrate address used for testnets with your Ethereum address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the Ethereum address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave!
Furthermore, they announced the Fire Element NFT and HMND tokens drop. The team will reward Testnet 1 “Sachiel” human nodes with a special NFT that will resemble their achievement in becoming the first wave of human nodes to run as validators. Every week the Fire Element will be sent out to those who mapped their addresses until everyone receives them. Furthermore, the team decided to reward Humanode testers with some HMND tokens for their efforts! They will be distributed randomly throughout the first month after TGE. But only to those who ran nodes on Humanode testnets before yesterday’s announcement was posted.
During these weeks, Humanode teams were working tirelessly to make significant progress with current tasks. The progress was minutely shared in their regular development update. As for the network development, the team integrated the pots into the humanode runtime, moved crypto helper functions from chainspec to humanode-runtime crate as a separate mod, fixed Run-time supply, conducted tests for Fixed Run-time Supply, bumped rust to the latest version, and converted the bioauth pallet events to the structured form. Considering the Web App, they implemented TestScan for FaceTec (Dev tool for collecting face scan data). Also, the team has been working on off-chain mapping of Substrate addresses for Humanode Public Sale.
While most of the Humanode team members are working on the mainnet, some of them were happy enough to meet human nodes IRL at EthCC Week in Paris last week, where Humanode researcher Sasha gave a talk on biometric-based NFTs and EthCC 5. Watch the recording! And don’t hesitate to read how biometrics (and Humanode) can solve the issues with NFTs in the freshly-published article on Hackernoon.
Also, Humanode weekend community contest winners were announced on Humanode Discord. Winners will get 100 USDT each. Thank everyone for your participation!
That’s a wrap! As of now, the Humanode team is making the final preparations to head to the public sale and the subsequent mainnet release in the upcoming months. Stay tuned, this is just the beginning!
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-testnet-3-ramiel-is-now-public-the-public-sale-whitelist-is-here-the-fire-element-bf56bb7bcfe3
13th July — 27th July
Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public, the Public Sale whitelist is here, The Fire Element NFT and HMND tokens drop announced, Dev updates are out, Humanode at EthCC, Weekend community contest winners, and more!TL;DR
Hello to the amazing crypto fans and tech enthusiasts! The last two weeks have been extremely intense and fruitful for the Humanode team, and we can’t wait to share some of the most significant news with you!
The great news is, that Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public! Ramiel is the next major step towards the launch of the Humanode Mainnet this summer. The team is focusing on brushing up the system, moving from permissioned Proof of Authority where nodes are supposed to trust each other, to a trustless permissionless system, and bringing EVM compatibility to the Humanode testnet. Test it out!
Moreover, yesterday, the Humanode team shared some long-awaited news about where they are headed. First of all, they announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why they decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave. To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet the team has created a special address mapper that will help to connect your Substrate address used for testnets with your Ethereum address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the Ethereum address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave!
Furthermore, they announced the Fire Element NFT and HMND tokens drop. The team will reward Testnet 1 “Sachiel” human nodes with a special NFT that will resemble their achievement in becoming the first wave of human nodes to run as validators. Every week the Fire Element will be sent out to those who mapped their addresses until everyone receives them. Furthermore, the team decided to reward Humanode testers with some HMND tokens for their efforts! They will be distributed randomly throughout the first month after TGE. But only to those who ran nodes on Humanode testnets before yesterday’s announcement was posted.
During these weeks, Humanode teams were working tirelessly to make significant progress with current tasks. The progress was minutely shared in their regular development update. As for the network development, the team integrated the pots into the humanode runtime, moved crypto helper functions from chainspec to humanode-runtime crate as a separate mod, fixed Run-time supply, conducted tests for Fixed Run-time Supply, bumped rust to the latest version, and converted the bioauth pallet events to the structured form. Considering the Web App, they implemented TestScan for FaceTec (Dev tool for collecting face scan data). Also, the team has been working on off-chain mapping of Substrate addresses for Humanode Public Sale.
While most of the Humanode team members are working on the mainnet, some of them were happy enough to meet human nodes IRL at EthCC Week in Paris last week, where Humanode researcher Sasha gave a talk on biometric-based NFTs and EthCC 5. Watch the recording! And don’t hesitate to read how biometrics (and Humanode) can solve the issues with NFTs in the freshly-published article on Hackernoon.
Also, Humanode weekend community contest winners were announced on Humanode Discord. Winners will get 100 USDT each. Thank everyone for your participation!
That’s a wrap! As of now, the Humanode team is making the final preparations to head to the public sale and the subsequent mainnet release in the upcoming months. Stay tuned, this is just the beginning!
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-testnet-3-ramiel-is-now-public-the-public-sale-whitelist-is-here-the-fire-element-bf56bb7bcfe3
Medium
Humanode: Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public, the Public Sale whitelist is here, The Fire Element…
Biweekly update vol.28, 13th July — 27th July
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Biweekly update on the Polkadot ecosystem vol. 42
TL;DR
—Gov2: Polkadot’s next generation of decentralized governance
—Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction
—Polkadot 0.9.26 has been released with medium upgrade priority
—Motion 235, funding a Treasury Proposal for the Omni Enterprise application, is under consideration by the Polkadot Council
—Congratulations to Kintsugi on winning the last Kusama auction in this batch
—With 3 days left in the current parachain lease auction, Snow Network has been in the lead for the entirety of the Ending Period so far
—You can now connect your Talisman wallet to the Moonbeam & Moonriver app. Moonbeam x Axelar. Moonbeam — Osmosis cross-chain integration is now live. Project Galaxy x Moonbeam
—Astar shares they have been working on Swanky: the all-in-one WASM tool. Astar integrates with Ledger to secure user wallets. Algem launched nASTR on Astar Network
—Zenlink launched on the Astar network. The 9th cycle of trade mining has ended and the 10th cycle is live
—cBridge has successfully implemented bridging support for Zenlink. It’s Celer cBridge’s 1-year mainnet launch anniversary
—Acala’s Interprotocol aUSD Distribution Scheme (IADS) has launched
—Basilisk launches DEX on Kusama with aUSD as its parachain’s stablecoin of choice
—The CLV Multichain wallet & cross-chain bridge have undergone an upgrade. CLV collaborates with Wanchain
—Darwinia introduced EVM-Compatible Darwinia Smart Chain. Darwinia 1230 runtime has been upgraded
—Genshiro is officially distributing GENS rewards to former MM pool contributors
—Ledger Wallet support is available in dev mode. Parallel’s Crowdloan Platform 2.0 is live
—Efinity will power Final Fantasy NFT collectibles by Square Enix
—Robonomics & Crust Networks’ strategic partnership announced. Crust partners with Meson Network. Computecoin joins forces with Crust to make decentralized cloud services easier to use
—Dock’s Web3 IDs are now live, a blockchain-based authentication and authorization system that puts user privacy first
—Kilt protocol successfully swapped parachain slots on Kusama, and is now running on its second lease period
—Polkadot-based NFT project Moonsama has announced that it integrated KILT’s SocialKYC on its Multiverse Bridge
—Acentrik, a decentralized data marketplace for enterprises, built on Ocean Protocol — is now in Enterprise Release
—Kylin Network partners with Onfinality. The latest Kylin weekly is here
—Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public. The team announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The Public Sale whitelist is here
—Litmus’ first democracy referendum has successfully passed. Litentry Crowdloan rewards have been distributed. The XCM bi-channel between Litmus and Karura was launched
—The Interlay team shares iBTC launch status
—A weekly newsletter discussing progress updates, events, and governance proposals within the Edgeware ecosystem
—SORA wallet on Android v2.5.0 beta has been released. Ecosystem updates are out
—The Manta team published their ecosystem update for Q1/Q2 of 2022
—Phala Network monthly call will be happening this Friday
—ParisDotComm took place
—Polkadot is a sponsor of RustConf, the official Rust conference
—Tune the Polkadot Community Call
—And more!
#Polkadot https://medium.com/paradigm-research/polkadot-gov2-introduced-bridgeport-got-the-22nd-parachain-slot-on-polkadot-kintsugi-will-be-c8c3cfc056a1
14th July - 28th July
Gov2 introduced, BridgePort got the 22nd parachain slot on Polkadot, Kintsugi will be onboarded as Kusama’s parachain, Acala’s IADS has launched, Zenlink is live on Astar, Moonsama integrates Social KYC, Efinity will power Final Fantasy NFT collectibles, Dock’s Web3 IDs are now live, Robonomics x Crust Network, Humanode testnet is now public & public sale whitelist is here, and more!TL;DR
—Gov2: Polkadot’s next generation of decentralized governance
—Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction
—Polkadot 0.9.26 has been released with medium upgrade priority
—Motion 235, funding a Treasury Proposal for the Omni Enterprise application, is under consideration by the Polkadot Council
—Congratulations to Kintsugi on winning the last Kusama auction in this batch
—With 3 days left in the current parachain lease auction, Snow Network has been in the lead for the entirety of the Ending Period so far
—You can now connect your Talisman wallet to the Moonbeam & Moonriver app. Moonbeam x Axelar. Moonbeam — Osmosis cross-chain integration is now live. Project Galaxy x Moonbeam
—Astar shares they have been working on Swanky: the all-in-one WASM tool. Astar integrates with Ledger to secure user wallets. Algem launched nASTR on Astar Network
—Zenlink launched on the Astar network. The 9th cycle of trade mining has ended and the 10th cycle is live
—cBridge has successfully implemented bridging support for Zenlink. It’s Celer cBridge’s 1-year mainnet launch anniversary
—Acala’s Interprotocol aUSD Distribution Scheme (IADS) has launched
—Basilisk launches DEX on Kusama with aUSD as its parachain’s stablecoin of choice
—The CLV Multichain wallet & cross-chain bridge have undergone an upgrade. CLV collaborates with Wanchain
—Darwinia introduced EVM-Compatible Darwinia Smart Chain. Darwinia 1230 runtime has been upgraded
—Genshiro is officially distributing GENS rewards to former MM pool contributors
—Ledger Wallet support is available in dev mode. Parallel’s Crowdloan Platform 2.0 is live
—Efinity will power Final Fantasy NFT collectibles by Square Enix
—Robonomics & Crust Networks’ strategic partnership announced. Crust partners with Meson Network. Computecoin joins forces with Crust to make decentralized cloud services easier to use
—Dock’s Web3 IDs are now live, a blockchain-based authentication and authorization system that puts user privacy first
—Kilt protocol successfully swapped parachain slots on Kusama, and is now running on its second lease period
—Polkadot-based NFT project Moonsama has announced that it integrated KILT’s SocialKYC on its Multiverse Bridge
—Acentrik, a decentralized data marketplace for enterprises, built on Ocean Protocol — is now in Enterprise Release
—Kylin Network partners with Onfinality. The latest Kylin weekly is here
—Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public. The team announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The Public Sale whitelist is here
—Litmus’ first democracy referendum has successfully passed. Litentry Crowdloan rewards have been distributed. The XCM bi-channel between Litmus and Karura was launched
—The Interlay team shares iBTC launch status
—A weekly newsletter discussing progress updates, events, and governance proposals within the Edgeware ecosystem
—SORA wallet on Android v2.5.0 beta has been released. Ecosystem updates are out
—The Manta team published their ecosystem update for Q1/Q2 of 2022
—Phala Network monthly call will be happening this Friday
—ParisDotComm took place
—Polkadot is a sponsor of RustConf, the official Rust conference
—Tune the Polkadot Community Call
—And more!
#Polkadot https://medium.com/paradigm-research/polkadot-gov2-introduced-bridgeport-got-the-22nd-parachain-slot-on-polkadot-kintsugi-will-be-c8c3cfc056a1
𝗚𝗧/ All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuel
- Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.
- Passive day cooling is a promising technology for the sustainable reduction of energy consumption. Researchers have now created a test system with which the materials used for passive cooling can be reliably characterized and compared - regardless of weather conditions and environmental conditions.
- In an important step toward bringing transparent solar cells to home windows, researchers have developed a way to manufacture their highly efficient and semitransparent solar cells.
- Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.
- As more and more wind turbines are installed in the course of the energy transition and distance regulations to human settlements are tightened, suitable locations are becoming increasingly difficult to find. As a result, wind turbines are increasingly being erected in forests - to the detriment of forest specialists among bats.
- A groundbreaking new study comprehensively accounts for the hydrological impact of lithium mining. Since lithium is the key component of the lithium-ion batteries that are crucial for the transition away from fossil fuels and towards green energy, it is critical to fully understand how to responsibly obtain the precious element.
- Air pollution, climate change, and public health are closely linked, as a new study shows. The report details on a town-by-town basis the deaths and illnesses caused by air pollution in Massachusetts, and also outlines steps to curb fine particulate pollutants. Nationally, the study offers a model that can be followed by other states using public data and open-source software, according to a public health expert and practitioner.
- A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.
- To save the world’s fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae. New research has discovered a simple, low-cost and effective way to extract high-value bioactives from single-cell algae oil - using waste sulfur from industries such as petrochemical production.
- New research offers a second life for CDs: Turn them into flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.
- And more!
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-all-in-one-solar-powered-tower-makes-carbon-neutral-jet-fuel-bfd80ba1c232
Energy & Green technology biweekly vol.29, 15th July — 29th JulyTL;DR
- Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.
- Passive day cooling is a promising technology for the sustainable reduction of energy consumption. Researchers have now created a test system with which the materials used for passive cooling can be reliably characterized and compared - regardless of weather conditions and environmental conditions.
- In an important step toward bringing transparent solar cells to home windows, researchers have developed a way to manufacture their highly efficient and semitransparent solar cells.
- Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.
- As more and more wind turbines are installed in the course of the energy transition and distance regulations to human settlements are tightened, suitable locations are becoming increasingly difficult to find. As a result, wind turbines are increasingly being erected in forests - to the detriment of forest specialists among bats.
- A groundbreaking new study comprehensively accounts for the hydrological impact of lithium mining. Since lithium is the key component of the lithium-ion batteries that are crucial for the transition away from fossil fuels and towards green energy, it is critical to fully understand how to responsibly obtain the precious element.
- Air pollution, climate change, and public health are closely linked, as a new study shows. The report details on a town-by-town basis the deaths and illnesses caused by air pollution in Massachusetts, and also outlines steps to curb fine particulate pollutants. Nationally, the study offers a model that can be followed by other states using public data and open-source software, according to a public health expert and practitioner.
- A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.
- To save the world’s fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae. New research has discovered a simple, low-cost and effective way to extract high-value bioactives from single-cell algae oil - using waste sulfur from industries such as petrochemical production.
- New research offers a second life for CDs: Turn them into flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.
- And more!
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-all-in-one-solar-powered-tower-makes-carbon-neutral-jet-fuel-bfd80ba1c232
Medium
GT/ All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuel
Energy & green technology biweekly vol.29, 15th July — 29th July
𝐐𝐓/ Quantum cryptography: Hacking is futile
- An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the first time. Moreover, encryption is independent of the quantum device used and therefore even more secure against hacking attempts.
- Researchers discover that nickel oxide superconductors contain a phase of quantum matter, known as charge density waves, that's common in other unconventional superconductors. In other ways, though, they're surprisingly unique. Unconventional superconductors contain a mix of weird quantum states. Researchers found one of them - frozen electron ripples known as charge density waves - in a nickelate superconductor they discovered three years ago.
- Physicists are claiming significant progress in using quantum computers to study and predict how the state of a large number of interacting quantum particles evolves over time. This was done by developing a quantum algorithm that they run on an IBM quantum computer.
- Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies. A team of quantum physicists have devised new approaches that not only reduce the size of their clock, but also make it robust enough to be transported out of the laboratory and employed in the 'real world'.
- Scientists have used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material's atomic structure could host a novel state of matter called a spiral spin liquid. By tracking tiny magnetic moments known as 'spins' on the honeycomb lattice of a layered iron trichloride magnet, the team found the first 2D system to host a spiral spin liquid.
- A method known as quantum key distribution has long held the promise of communication security unattainable in conventional cryptography. An international team of scientists has now demonstrated experimentally, for the first time, an approach to quantum key distribution that is based on high-quality quantum entanglement - offering much broader security guarantees than previous schemes.
- For decades computers have been synonymous with binary information - zeros and ones. Now a team has realized a quantum computer that breaks out of this paradigm and unlocks additional computational resources, hidden in almost all of today's quantum devices.
- Physicists have demonstrated how simulations using quantum computing can enable observation of a distinctive state of matter taken out of its normal equilibrium. Such novel states of matter could one day lead to developments in fast, powerful quantum information storage and precision measurement science.
- About three years ago, a team of astronomers went looking for the universe's missing mass, better known as dark matter, in the heart of an atom. Their expedition didn't lead them to dark matter, but they still found something that had never been seen before, something that defied explanation. Well, at least an explanation that everyone could agree on.
- Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.
- And more!
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-quantum-cryptography-hacking-is-futile-18ff7005858b
Quantum news biweekly vol.32, 18th July - 31st JulyTL;DR
- An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the first time. Moreover, encryption is independent of the quantum device used and therefore even more secure against hacking attempts.
- Researchers discover that nickel oxide superconductors contain a phase of quantum matter, known as charge density waves, that's common in other unconventional superconductors. In other ways, though, they're surprisingly unique. Unconventional superconductors contain a mix of weird quantum states. Researchers found one of them - frozen electron ripples known as charge density waves - in a nickelate superconductor they discovered three years ago.
- Physicists are claiming significant progress in using quantum computers to study and predict how the state of a large number of interacting quantum particles evolves over time. This was done by developing a quantum algorithm that they run on an IBM quantum computer.
- Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies. A team of quantum physicists have devised new approaches that not only reduce the size of their clock, but also make it robust enough to be transported out of the laboratory and employed in the 'real world'.
- Scientists have used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material's atomic structure could host a novel state of matter called a spiral spin liquid. By tracking tiny magnetic moments known as 'spins' on the honeycomb lattice of a layered iron trichloride magnet, the team found the first 2D system to host a spiral spin liquid.
- A method known as quantum key distribution has long held the promise of communication security unattainable in conventional cryptography. An international team of scientists has now demonstrated experimentally, for the first time, an approach to quantum key distribution that is based on high-quality quantum entanglement - offering much broader security guarantees than previous schemes.
- For decades computers have been synonymous with binary information - zeros and ones. Now a team has realized a quantum computer that breaks out of this paradigm and unlocks additional computational resources, hidden in almost all of today's quantum devices.
- Physicists have demonstrated how simulations using quantum computing can enable observation of a distinctive state of matter taken out of its normal equilibrium. Such novel states of matter could one day lead to developments in fast, powerful quantum information storage and precision measurement science.
- About three years ago, a team of astronomers went looking for the universe's missing mass, better known as dark matter, in the heart of an atom. Their expedition didn't lead them to dark matter, but they still found something that had never been seen before, something that defied explanation. Well, at least an explanation that everyone could agree on.
- Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.
- And more!
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-quantum-cryptography-hacking-is-futile-18ff7005858b
Medium
QT/ Quantum cryptography: Hacking is futile
Quantum news biweekly vol.32, 18th July — 31th July
𝐁𝐓/ Details behind Apple’s ‘Skin-Detect Sensor’ introduced with their 3rd Gen AirPods have been revealed
—Apple introduces new Skin-Detect Sensors with their 3rd gen AirPods as listed on their sensors list. Among the biometric or biometric-adjacent features available in new models are also motion detection, speech detection, and force sensor
—Microsoft touts a new biometrics-based contact center platform
—FaceTec says the use of its biometric liveness solution grew nearly 60% in Q2
—Xydus, Mastercard gain digital ID trust accreditations in UK, Australia
—Iris biometrics specialist IriTech and the South Korean Institute of Blockchain Technology (IBCT), which specializes in decentralized data platforms for blockchain, have established a joint venture to create a self-sovereign storage solution that they call the “most secured system in blockchain/metaverse application”
—Humanode announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. Moreover, Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public, test it out!
—Onfido launches bug bounty to ensure the security of selfie biometrics, an identity verification platform
—Proptech provider Credas certified as a digital identity provider for UK background checks
—Turant launches text-agnostic voice biometric login tool built for India
—Persona launches engine to automate custom digital ID checks based on risk
—Frontex wants information about tools for manually sorting immense biometric databases
—Tech5 partners with a secure substrate-maker to produce biometric ID documents with no chip
—VinCSS launches FIDO2 biometric ecosystem at Vietnamese passwordless authentication event
—NIST seeks feedback on the measurement of biometric bias
—Telpo upgrades biometric tablet for a variety of outdoor ID verification applications
—Cybernetech developing AI system to find kids left in vehicles
—UIDAI launches a program to identify, and block vulnerabilities in Aadhaar biometric database
—Integrated Biometrics product range now iBeta compliant, aces biometric PAD testing
—Another AI security company creates an ethics policy for code development and use
—A new data protection bill currently being drafted in Montana could see law enforcement in the State restrict access to facial recognition technology
—Daon multi-factor biometric authentication launches on Ping Identity network
—Touchless access control, and future tech support prioritized upgrades in HID Global survey
—Warrant served on US suspect forcing him to unlock the phone with biometric lock
—Metasphere biometric check-in hub approved for Singapore’s E-Visitor Authentication System
—iProov joins GDS Digital Identity Programme
—Jumio sales hot streak for biometrics, KYX services continues with another record quarter
—Winning.I to tackle the global gov’t contactless biometrics market following local recognition
—Strong demand for selfie biometrics in financial services prompts Acuant partnership
—Reltime raises $50M to bring Web3 biometric card with cold storage to market
—Nigeria issues 700K biometric bank verification numbers between April and July
—Cote d’Ivoire unveils biometric verification terminal from Semlex
—Andorra selects Pangea and partner for biometric passport delivery
—Zimbabwean start-up lands €250K award with biometric verification solution
—UK’s first look at biometrics self-enrollment systems didn’t wow, but new trials planned
—Australia outsourcing biometrics capture aspect of visa issuance
—Philippines president calls for speedier issuance of biometric PhilID cards
—HID Global mobile biometrics certified for use by Florida police
—State of Access Control Report 2022: Expectations raised since the pandemic
—Biometrics researchers say master face attacks pose “a severe security threat” for under-protected facial recognition algorithms
—Biometric industry events. And more!
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-details-behind-apples-skin-detect-sensor-introduced-with-their-3rd-gen-airpods-have-been-9841b6d472d9
Biometrics biweekly vol. 43, 18h July — 1st August
TL;DR—Apple introduces new Skin-Detect Sensors with their 3rd gen AirPods as listed on their sensors list. Among the biometric or biometric-adjacent features available in new models are also motion detection, speech detection, and force sensor
—Microsoft touts a new biometrics-based contact center platform
—FaceTec says the use of its biometric liveness solution grew nearly 60% in Q2
—Xydus, Mastercard gain digital ID trust accreditations in UK, Australia
—Iris biometrics specialist IriTech and the South Korean Institute of Blockchain Technology (IBCT), which specializes in decentralized data platforms for blockchain, have established a joint venture to create a self-sovereign storage solution that they call the “most secured system in blockchain/metaverse application”
—Humanode announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. Moreover, Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public, test it out!
—Onfido launches bug bounty to ensure the security of selfie biometrics, an identity verification platform
—Proptech provider Credas certified as a digital identity provider for UK background checks
—Turant launches text-agnostic voice biometric login tool built for India
—Persona launches engine to automate custom digital ID checks based on risk
—Frontex wants information about tools for manually sorting immense biometric databases
—Tech5 partners with a secure substrate-maker to produce biometric ID documents with no chip
—VinCSS launches FIDO2 biometric ecosystem at Vietnamese passwordless authentication event
—NIST seeks feedback on the measurement of biometric bias
—Telpo upgrades biometric tablet for a variety of outdoor ID verification applications
—Cybernetech developing AI system to find kids left in vehicles
—UIDAI launches a program to identify, and block vulnerabilities in Aadhaar biometric database
—Integrated Biometrics product range now iBeta compliant, aces biometric PAD testing
—Another AI security company creates an ethics policy for code development and use
—A new data protection bill currently being drafted in Montana could see law enforcement in the State restrict access to facial recognition technology
—Daon multi-factor biometric authentication launches on Ping Identity network
—Touchless access control, and future tech support prioritized upgrades in HID Global survey
—Warrant served on US suspect forcing him to unlock the phone with biometric lock
—Metasphere biometric check-in hub approved for Singapore’s E-Visitor Authentication System
—iProov joins GDS Digital Identity Programme
—Jumio sales hot streak for biometrics, KYX services continues with another record quarter
—Winning.I to tackle the global gov’t contactless biometrics market following local recognition
—Strong demand for selfie biometrics in financial services prompts Acuant partnership
—Reltime raises $50M to bring Web3 biometric card with cold storage to market
—Nigeria issues 700K biometric bank verification numbers between April and July
—Cote d’Ivoire unveils biometric verification terminal from Semlex
—Andorra selects Pangea and partner for biometric passport delivery
—Zimbabwean start-up lands €250K award with biometric verification solution
—UK’s first look at biometrics self-enrollment systems didn’t wow, but new trials planned
—Australia outsourcing biometrics capture aspect of visa issuance
—Philippines president calls for speedier issuance of biometric PhilID cards
—HID Global mobile biometrics certified for use by Florida police
—State of Access Control Report 2022: Expectations raised since the pandemic
—Biometrics researchers say master face attacks pose “a severe security threat” for under-protected facial recognition algorithms
—Biometric industry events. And more!
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-details-behind-apples-skin-detect-sensor-introduced-with-their-3rd-gen-airpods-have-been-9841b6d472d9
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 vol.57
TL;DR
—$40.2B in DeFi this week, currently at ~ $40.68B, with Maker dominance 19.63%.
—Latest Aave News: July community call, extend safety module protection, 1INCH AIP & more. Follow the Aave governance forum. “GHO is the Next Big Stablecoin” — Stani Kulechov on EthCC 2022.
—One of the most relevant Executive Proposals in the history of MakerDAO is ready to be voted in: Maker DAO voting to onboard Societe Generale.
—Gnosis Chain Weekly · 22 July 2022.
—dYdX v4 AMA with Antonio: Antonio touches on v4 product features, company plans, Android app, governance, and much more. Temporary Downtime on August 3rd
—0x introduces Slippage Protection, a new feature in 0x API that enables MEV-aware smart order routing for DEX trades.
—Nexus Mutual ETH staking cover to hedge against penalties, slashing & missed rewards.
—Hugh Karp was on this week’s episode of the EY FinTech Beyond Borders Podcast
—Enzyme User Representatives Elections are now live. ‘Mona El Isa: Enzyme — The Future of Asset Management #452’ on Epicenter.
—Curve is to launch an over-collateralized stablecoin, according to its founder.
—Circle, the issuer of USDC, layed out their wishes for the stablecoin policy.
—mStable Governance Updates are out.
—Compound Proposal 113 ‘End Getty’s Contributor Grant’ has passed successfully. Proposal 115 ‘Enable Sending ETH from Timelock (Revised)’ is in the voting period.
—1inch Weekly Recap #24 is out. 1INCH was added as collateral to an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol Aave.
—Balancer disclosed DoS vulnerability via flash loans on both entry points of a double entry-point ERC20, $50k bounty paid.
—Bancor Update — Week of July 25, 2022
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 Release Milestones. Many key features have been released this year, such as Synthetix Futures, and Atomic Swaps, and many more are coming such as: Future of Atomic Swaps, Perps V2, Synthetix V3. The sUSD Bridge has been enabled.
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain.
Coinbase to support new KNC.
—Watch Uniswap COO Mary-Catherine Lader discuss the difference between CeFi and DeFi. Will Ruben joins Uniswap Labs as VP of Product.
—UMA’s powerful and flexible Optimistic Governor contract has passed an audit by Open Zeppelin and is ready for use in production.
—Dark Forest Nightmarket introduced
—stETH, by Lido, is expanding to L2, revealing their plans in a post.
—Coinbase is still facing issues from the SEC, as they continue their investigation into Coinbase’ listings.
—Sushiswap is going through the process of electing a new Head Chef, with Jonathan Howard being nominated as a candidate.
—a16z Danny Ryan Q&A on the Merge and beyond.
—And more!
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-gamestop-nft-is-live-on-loopring-l2-nexus-mutual-eth-staking-cover-fd80df0661c1
Biweekly update on Ethereum DeFi ecosystem, 19th July - 2nd August
$40B in DeFi, GameStop NFT is live on Loopring L2, Nexus Mutual ETH staking cover, Synthetix shares the SNX release milestones, 0x introduces Slippage Protection, Maker DAO voting to onboard Societe Generale, Enzyme EURs are now live, KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism, and more!TL;DR
—$40.2B in DeFi this week, currently at ~ $40.68B, with Maker dominance 19.63%.
—Latest Aave News: July community call, extend safety module protection, 1INCH AIP & more. Follow the Aave governance forum. “GHO is the Next Big Stablecoin” — Stani Kulechov on EthCC 2022.
—One of the most relevant Executive Proposals in the history of MakerDAO is ready to be voted in: Maker DAO voting to onboard Societe Generale.
—Gnosis Chain Weekly · 22 July 2022.
—dYdX v4 AMA with Antonio: Antonio touches on v4 product features, company plans, Android app, governance, and much more. Temporary Downtime on August 3rd
—0x introduces Slippage Protection, a new feature in 0x API that enables MEV-aware smart order routing for DEX trades.
—Nexus Mutual ETH staking cover to hedge against penalties, slashing & missed rewards.
—Hugh Karp was on this week’s episode of the EY FinTech Beyond Borders Podcast
—Enzyme User Representatives Elections are now live. ‘Mona El Isa: Enzyme — The Future of Asset Management #452’ on Epicenter.
—Curve is to launch an over-collateralized stablecoin, according to its founder.
—Circle, the issuer of USDC, layed out their wishes for the stablecoin policy.
—mStable Governance Updates are out.
—Compound Proposal 113 ‘End Getty’s Contributor Grant’ has passed successfully. Proposal 115 ‘Enable Sending ETH from Timelock (Revised)’ is in the voting period.
—1inch Weekly Recap #24 is out. 1INCH was added as collateral to an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol Aave.
—Balancer disclosed DoS vulnerability via flash loans on both entry points of a double entry-point ERC20, $50k bounty paid.
—Bancor Update — Week of July 25, 2022
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 Release Milestones. Many key features have been released this year, such as Synthetix Futures, and Atomic Swaps, and many more are coming such as: Future of Atomic Swaps, Perps V2, Synthetix V3. The sUSD Bridge has been enabled.
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain.
Coinbase to support new KNC.
—Watch Uniswap COO Mary-Catherine Lader discuss the difference between CeFi and DeFi. Will Ruben joins Uniswap Labs as VP of Product.
—UMA’s powerful and flexible Optimistic Governor contract has passed an audit by Open Zeppelin and is ready for use in production.
—Dark Forest Nightmarket introduced
—stETH, by Lido, is expanding to L2, revealing their plans in a post.
—Coinbase is still facing issues from the SEC, as they continue their investigation into Coinbase’ listings.
—Sushiswap is going through the process of electing a new Head Chef, with Jonathan Howard being nominated as a candidate.
—a16z Danny Ryan Q&A on the Merge and beyond.
—And more!
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-gamestop-nft-is-live-on-loopring-l2-nexus-mutual-eth-staking-cover-fd80df0661c1
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𝗡𝗦/ SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes between neurons to infect them, study finds
—Scientists have used state-of-the-art electron microscopy approaches to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes, tiny bridges that link infected cells with neurons. The virus is therefore able to penetrate neurons despite the fact that they are lacking the ACE2 receptor that the virus usually binds to when infecting cells.
—Your new apartment is just a couple of blocks down the street from the bus stop but today you are late and you see the bus roll past you. You break into a full sprint. Your goal is to get to the bus as fast as possible and then to stop exactly in front of the doors (which are never in exactly the same place along the curb) to enter before they close. To stop quickly and precisely enough, a new MIT study in mice finds, the mammalian brain is niftily wired to implement principles of calculus.
—It may feel like an anvil hanging over your head, but that looming deadline stressing you out at work may actually be beneficial for your brain, according to new research. The study found that low to moderate levels of stress can help individuals develop resilience and reduce the risk of developing mental health disorders, like depression and antisocial behaviors. Low to moderate stress can also help individuals to cope with future stressful encounters.
—Researchers have produced definitive evidence that a specific region in the brain, called the subthalamic nucleus, is critical to governing the mind's communication with the body's motor control system. The findings, stemming from innovative experiments with humans, could yield advances in treatment for Parkinson's disease.
—New research by Georgia State University's TReNDS Center may lead to early diagnosis of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and autism -- in time to help prevent and more easily treat these disorders. In a new study published in Scientific Reports a team of seven scientists from Georgia State built a sophisticated computer program that was able to comb through massive amounts of brain imaging data and discover novel patterns linked to mental health conditions. The brain imaging data came from scans using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures dynamic brain activity by detecting tiny changes in blood flow.
—Researchers have identified the brain regions responsible for the increased aggression that occurs when male mice spend time with other male mice before an aggressive encounter -- a concept known as social instigation. When social instigation occurs, cells in the lateral habenula signal to the dorsal raphe nucleus, which then communicates with the ventral tegmental area, leading to heightened aggression. These findings may have applications for socially provoked anger or violence.
—Non-invasive brain stimulation can restore optimal motor skill acquisition in people with diminished learning capabilities, e.g. due to age, according to a new study.
—What's the best way to improve your memory as you age? Turns out, it depends, a new study comparing mnemonic and rehearsal-based memorization in people with mild cognitive impairment suggests.
—A new groundbreaking study from the University of Cincinnati shows promise that a new drug may help repair damage caused by strokes.
—CU Anschutz researchers have identified a new mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated, making more sense of how our hearing is so precise -- and providing insight into how we can better protect auditory sensitivity from damage.
—And more!
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-sars-cov-2-hijacks-nanotubes-between-neurons-to-infect-them-study-finds-df15777e4cb4
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 63, 27th July - 10th August
TL;DR—Scientists have used state-of-the-art electron microscopy approaches to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes, tiny bridges that link infected cells with neurons. The virus is therefore able to penetrate neurons despite the fact that they are lacking the ACE2 receptor that the virus usually binds to when infecting cells.
—Your new apartment is just a couple of blocks down the street from the bus stop but today you are late and you see the bus roll past you. You break into a full sprint. Your goal is to get to the bus as fast as possible and then to stop exactly in front of the doors (which are never in exactly the same place along the curb) to enter before they close. To stop quickly and precisely enough, a new MIT study in mice finds, the mammalian brain is niftily wired to implement principles of calculus.
—It may feel like an anvil hanging over your head, but that looming deadline stressing you out at work may actually be beneficial for your brain, according to new research. The study found that low to moderate levels of stress can help individuals develop resilience and reduce the risk of developing mental health disorders, like depression and antisocial behaviors. Low to moderate stress can also help individuals to cope with future stressful encounters.
—Researchers have produced definitive evidence that a specific region in the brain, called the subthalamic nucleus, is critical to governing the mind's communication with the body's motor control system. The findings, stemming from innovative experiments with humans, could yield advances in treatment for Parkinson's disease.
—New research by Georgia State University's TReNDS Center may lead to early diagnosis of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and autism -- in time to help prevent and more easily treat these disorders. In a new study published in Scientific Reports a team of seven scientists from Georgia State built a sophisticated computer program that was able to comb through massive amounts of brain imaging data and discover novel patterns linked to mental health conditions. The brain imaging data came from scans using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures dynamic brain activity by detecting tiny changes in blood flow.
—Researchers have identified the brain regions responsible for the increased aggression that occurs when male mice spend time with other male mice before an aggressive encounter -- a concept known as social instigation. When social instigation occurs, cells in the lateral habenula signal to the dorsal raphe nucleus, which then communicates with the ventral tegmental area, leading to heightened aggression. These findings may have applications for socially provoked anger or violence.
—Non-invasive brain stimulation can restore optimal motor skill acquisition in people with diminished learning capabilities, e.g. due to age, according to a new study.
—What's the best way to improve your memory as you age? Turns out, it depends, a new study comparing mnemonic and rehearsal-based memorization in people with mild cognitive impairment suggests.
—A new groundbreaking study from the University of Cincinnati shows promise that a new drug may help repair damage caused by strokes.
—CU Anschutz researchers have identified a new mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated, making more sense of how our hearing is so precise -- and providing insight into how we can better protect auditory sensitivity from damage.
—And more!
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-sars-cov-2-hijacks-nanotubes-between-neurons-to-infect-them-study-finds-df15777e4cb4
Medium
NS/ SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes between neurons to infect them, study finds
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 63, 20th July — 3rd August
L2 report vol. 5📚
—EIP4844 (proto-danksharding) will drastically decrease rollup fees, enabling Ethereum to scale without sacrificing decentralization. Researchers and devs from Optimism, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Prysmatic labs, and the EF recently joined the second community call coordinating these efforts.
—Arbitrum Rinkeby testnet upgraded to Nitro. Arbitrum Nitro is the most advanced rollup stack ever built, and it enables massively higher throughput and lower fees. Arbitrum included in Sushi Swap’s new crosschain swap AMM.
—Optimism Bedrock is coming soon. It will lay the protocol’s foundation for years to come and serve as THE model for rollup architecture. A recap of all things Optimism at EthCC Paris, with links to presentations on Bedrock, EIP-4844, Cannon, and more.
—MetisDAO Foundation announces “Metis Marathon” Builder Incentive Program
—Congratulations to all the winners of the Boba Network x DoraHacks hackathon
—GameStop NFT is live on Loopring L2. oopring HQ 2 in Decentraland is finally almost here.
—Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced. Reddit launched a Polygon-based NFT avatar marketplace.
— zkSync 2.0 will be launching to Mainnet in about 75 days (at the time of writing), and unveil the public roadmap.
—After over a year of building the zkEVM-based zkRollup in close collaboration with the PSE (Privacy and Scaling Explorations) group at the Ethereum Foundation, the Scroll team is releasing the pre-alpha version of Scroll for external testers.
—Starknet.js v4 is released with RPC support. A new version of starknet.py (v.0.4.3-alpha) has been released. Orbiter has been integrated into StarkGate of StarkWare. StarkNet Community Call #19.
—ZKSpace Monthly Dev & Operation Report — — July 2022
DeversiFi becomes rhino.fi: the first multi-chain platform to bring you all the best DeFi opportunities in one place.
—dYdX to be the first crypto exchange to offer truly free trading for up to $100k in volume per month to all users, across all markets. dYdX v4 AMA with Antonio
—Immutable X enables gasless, carbon-neutral NFTs and transactions for ‘Deviants’ Factions’ trading card game
—Rainbow mobile wallet adds NFTs on Arbitrum & Optimism.
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism.
—Sushi launches on Metis.
—Draft proposal for BLS transaction type.
—Layer 2 fixed and variable actual gas costs.
—Mental models for L1 and L2 by Patrick McCorry.
—The zkWars on ‘Bankless’.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer-2.
—And more!
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-5-abded3fc29b2
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 21st July — 4th AugustTL;DR
—EIP4844 (proto-danksharding) will drastically decrease rollup fees, enabling Ethereum to scale without sacrificing decentralization. Researchers and devs from Optimism, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Prysmatic labs, and the EF recently joined the second community call coordinating these efforts.
—Arbitrum Rinkeby testnet upgraded to Nitro. Arbitrum Nitro is the most advanced rollup stack ever built, and it enables massively higher throughput and lower fees. Arbitrum included in Sushi Swap’s new crosschain swap AMM.
—Optimism Bedrock is coming soon. It will lay the protocol’s foundation for years to come and serve as THE model for rollup architecture. A recap of all things Optimism at EthCC Paris, with links to presentations on Bedrock, EIP-4844, Cannon, and more.
—MetisDAO Foundation announces “Metis Marathon” Builder Incentive Program
—Congratulations to all the winners of the Boba Network x DoraHacks hackathon
—GameStop NFT is live on Loopring L2. oopring HQ 2 in Decentraland is finally almost here.
—Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced. Reddit launched a Polygon-based NFT avatar marketplace.
— zkSync 2.0 will be launching to Mainnet in about 75 days (at the time of writing), and unveil the public roadmap.
—After over a year of building the zkEVM-based zkRollup in close collaboration with the PSE (Privacy and Scaling Explorations) group at the Ethereum Foundation, the Scroll team is releasing the pre-alpha version of Scroll for external testers.
—Starknet.js v4 is released with RPC support. A new version of starknet.py (v.0.4.3-alpha) has been released. Orbiter has been integrated into StarkGate of StarkWare. StarkNet Community Call #19.
—ZKSpace Monthly Dev & Operation Report — — July 2022
DeversiFi becomes rhino.fi: the first multi-chain platform to bring you all the best DeFi opportunities in one place.
—dYdX to be the first crypto exchange to offer truly free trading for up to $100k in volume per month to all users, across all markets. dYdX v4 AMA with Antonio
—Immutable X enables gasless, carbon-neutral NFTs and transactions for ‘Deviants’ Factions’ trading card game
—Rainbow mobile wallet adds NFTs on Arbitrum & Optimism.
—KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism.
—Sushi launches on Metis.
—Draft proposal for BLS transaction type.
—Layer 2 fixed and variable actual gas costs.
—Mental models for L1 and L2 by Patrick McCorry.
—The zkWars on ‘Bankless’.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer-2.
—And more!
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-5-abded3fc29b2
Medium
L2 report vol. 5
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 21st July — 4th August
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𝐒𝐓/ Supermassive blackhole influences star formation
- Powerful jets of a supermassive black hole change the conditions for star formation in interstellar clouds.
- Supermassive black holes with varying light signatures are actually in different stages of the life cycle.
- Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.
- Millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly than expected for a collapsed star. The best chance to study these neutron stars is to find a black widow system where the pulsar has evaporated and eaten much of its companion star. The Keck I telescope was just able to capture spectra of one such companion, allowing astronomers to weigh its pulsar. It's the heaviest found to date, and perhaps near the upper limit for a neutron star.
- In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single 'normal' stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers suggest a new way of detecting dim bodies, including planets, orbiting exotic binary stars known as Cataclysmic Variables (CVs).
- Planetary scientists have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater in 2016.
- Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists have compiled the first complete map of hydrogen abundances on the Moon's surface. The map identifies two types of lunar materials containing enhanced hydrogen and corroborates previous ideas about lunar hydrogen and water, including findings that water likely played a role in the Moon's original magma-ocean formation and solidification.
- A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
- Astronomers have analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant Universe.
- Researchers demonstrated a 3D-printed plasma sensor for satellites that works just as well as the expensive semiconductor sensors that take weeks of intricate fabrication in a cleanroom. These durable, precise sensors could be used on CubeSats, which are commonly utilized for environmental monitoring or weather prediction.
- Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-supermassive-blackhole-influences-star-formation-3368fabac10e
Space biweekly vol.57, 20th July - 3d AugustTL;DR
- Powerful jets of a supermassive black hole change the conditions for star formation in interstellar clouds.
- Supermassive black holes with varying light signatures are actually in different stages of the life cycle.
- Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.
- Millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly than expected for a collapsed star. The best chance to study these neutron stars is to find a black widow system where the pulsar has evaporated and eaten much of its companion star. The Keck I telescope was just able to capture spectra of one such companion, allowing astronomers to weigh its pulsar. It's the heaviest found to date, and perhaps near the upper limit for a neutron star.
- In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single 'normal' stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers suggest a new way of detecting dim bodies, including planets, orbiting exotic binary stars known as Cataclysmic Variables (CVs).
- Planetary scientists have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater in 2016.
- Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists have compiled the first complete map of hydrogen abundances on the Moon's surface. The map identifies two types of lunar materials containing enhanced hydrogen and corroborates previous ideas about lunar hydrogen and water, including findings that water likely played a role in the Moon's original magma-ocean formation and solidification.
- A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
- Astronomers have analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant Universe.
- Researchers demonstrated a 3D-printed plasma sensor for satellites that works just as well as the expensive semiconductor sensors that take weeks of intricate fabrication in a cleanroom. These durable, precise sensors could be used on CubeSats, which are commonly utilized for environmental monitoring or weather prediction.
- Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-supermassive-blackhole-influences-star-formation-3368fabac10e
Medium
ST/ Supermassive blackhole influences star formation
Space biweekly vol.57, 20th July — 5thAugust
𝐍𝐓/ Researchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles
—Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger — an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.
—Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineering materials that would revolutionize electronics.
—Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye… You would be forgiven for thinking it is science fiction, but it is in fact the subject of serious research. This highly innovative ‘nano-robot’ should enable a closer study of the mechanical forces applied at microscopic levels, which are crucial for many biological and pathological processes.
—Graphene scientists from The University of Manchester have created a novel ‘nano-petri dish’ using two-dimensional (2D) materials to create a new method of observing how atoms move in liquid.
—Carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a form of carbon nanostructure with excellent electrical and thermal conductivities, find several applications in biomedicine, bioimaging, energy conversion, and electronics. However, conventional methods to produce them suffer from high complexity, toxicity, and energy consumption. Fortunately, scientists have now found a convenient and eco-friendly way to synthesize high-quality CNOs using scales from fish waste and microwave pulses. This novel approach could open doors to the adoption of CNOs in next-generation technologies.
—A team of researchers has developed a new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AFM technology allows scientists to observe, measure, and manipulate samples and micro and nanoscale entities with unprecedented precision. The new 3DTIPs, which are manufactured using a single-step 3D printing process, can be utilized for a wider variety of applications — and potential observations and discoveries — than standard, more limited silicon-based probes that are considered state-of-the-art in our current time.
—Knowledge of the atomic-level structures of materials is extremely important for correlating the properties and functions of material in any scientific discipline, including chemistry, biology, and physics. However, the determination of the structures of the magic-sized nanoclusters, which typically serve as nuclei of the semiconductor nanocrystals, remains highly challenging largely due to instability and inhomogeneity. In a recent finding, the researchers identified that the tertiary diamine and halide ligands can overcome these hurdles together, and revealed the core-cage structure in a subnanometer-sized 27-atom semiconductor cadmium selenide nanocluster, Cd14Se13.
—Researchers have designed smart, color-controllable white light devices from quantum dots — tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a meter in size — which are more efficient and have better color saturation than standard LEDs, and can dynamically reproduce daylight conditions in a single light.
—An international team of researchers has developed a new type of strong and elastic two-dimensional (2D) membrane. The invention could prove useful, for instance, in detecting remnants of antibiotics from water.
—Nanodiamonds’ repertoire of applications expands constantly, including everything from ultra-fine coatings to precise drug delivery.nNow, Kyoto University and Daicel Corporation have developed nanodiamonds to detect temperatures on the nanoscale inside cells and organelles.
—And more!
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/nt-researchers-improve-cement-with-shrimp-shell-nanoparticles-b278ec5dde58
Nanotechnology & nanomaterials biweekly vol.28, 25th July — 8th AugustTL;DR
—Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger — an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.
—Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineering materials that would revolutionize electronics.
—Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye… You would be forgiven for thinking it is science fiction, but it is in fact the subject of serious research. This highly innovative ‘nano-robot’ should enable a closer study of the mechanical forces applied at microscopic levels, which are crucial for many biological and pathological processes.
—Graphene scientists from The University of Manchester have created a novel ‘nano-petri dish’ using two-dimensional (2D) materials to create a new method of observing how atoms move in liquid.
—Carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a form of carbon nanostructure with excellent electrical and thermal conductivities, find several applications in biomedicine, bioimaging, energy conversion, and electronics. However, conventional methods to produce them suffer from high complexity, toxicity, and energy consumption. Fortunately, scientists have now found a convenient and eco-friendly way to synthesize high-quality CNOs using scales from fish waste and microwave pulses. This novel approach could open doors to the adoption of CNOs in next-generation technologies.
—A team of researchers has developed a new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AFM technology allows scientists to observe, measure, and manipulate samples and micro and nanoscale entities with unprecedented precision. The new 3DTIPs, which are manufactured using a single-step 3D printing process, can be utilized for a wider variety of applications — and potential observations and discoveries — than standard, more limited silicon-based probes that are considered state-of-the-art in our current time.
—Knowledge of the atomic-level structures of materials is extremely important for correlating the properties and functions of material in any scientific discipline, including chemistry, biology, and physics. However, the determination of the structures of the magic-sized nanoclusters, which typically serve as nuclei of the semiconductor nanocrystals, remains highly challenging largely due to instability and inhomogeneity. In a recent finding, the researchers identified that the tertiary diamine and halide ligands can overcome these hurdles together, and revealed the core-cage structure in a subnanometer-sized 27-atom semiconductor cadmium selenide nanocluster, Cd14Se13.
—Researchers have designed smart, color-controllable white light devices from quantum dots — tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a meter in size — which are more efficient and have better color saturation than standard LEDs, and can dynamically reproduce daylight conditions in a single light.
—An international team of researchers has developed a new type of strong and elastic two-dimensional (2D) membrane. The invention could prove useful, for instance, in detecting remnants of antibiotics from water.
—Nanodiamonds’ repertoire of applications expands constantly, including everything from ultra-fine coatings to precise drug delivery.nNow, Kyoto University and Daicel Corporation have developed nanodiamonds to detect temperatures on the nanoscale inside cells and organelles.
—And more!
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/nt-researchers-improve-cement-with-shrimp-shell-nanoparticles-b278ec5dde58
Medium
NT/ Researchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles
Nanotechnology & nanomaterials biweekly vol.28, 25th July — 8th August
Forwarded from Humanode Announcements
Humanode is excited to announce a partnership with Ink Finance - a leading DAO governance protocol that enables businesses to easily set up and organize as DAOs across multiple blockchains.
Read to know How Humanode's Crypto-biometrics will augment INK Finance network: https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-partners-with-ink-finance/
Read to know How Humanode's Crypto-biometrics will augment INK Finance network: https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-partners-with-ink-finance/
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Humanode Partners with INK Finance
Humanode - the first-ever crypto biometrics network - is excited to announce a
partnership with Ink Finance - a leading DAO governance protocol that enables
businesses to easily set up and organize as DAOs across multiple blockchains.
The partnership signifies…
partnership with Ink Finance - a leading DAO governance protocol that enables
businesses to easily set up and organize as DAOs across multiple blockchains.
The partnership signifies…
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𝗚𝗡/ Speeding up evolution at genome-level
—A research team led by André Marques at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, has uncovered the profound effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement on genome organization and evolution. Their findings are published in the journal Cell.
—Genetic analyses of baboons in Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes from another, closely-related species. Fifty years of observations turned up no obvious signs that hybrids fare any worse than their counterparts. But the new findings suggest that appearances can be deceiving.
—Researchers generated rat sperm cells inside sterile mice using a technique called blastocyst complementation. The advance appears in the journal Stem Cell Reports.
Scientists have found that muscle fibers in Japanese Fire-bellied Newts have an intrinsic ability to dedifferentiate, or reprogram, and contribute to limb regeneration. The results indicate that changes in the niche (the environment outside the cell) during metamorphosis and body growth are needed to unleash this ability. This study provides a key basis for future research on dedifferentiation, and could contribute to medical treatments for muscle damage and disease.
—New research shows that one fruit fly species contains whole genomes of a kind of bacteria, making this finding the largest bacteria-to-animal transfer of genetic material ever discovered. The new research also sheds light on how this happens.
—Scientists have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
—Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) have used elastic shell theory to describe how the stiffness of plant cell walls depends on their elasticity and internal turgor pressure. By utilizing atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with finite element computer simulations, they were able to show that cell stiffness is very sensitive to internal turgor pressure.
—An international research team has deciphered the mechanism by which the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is resistant to fungus-specific drugs. It is a yeast-like fungus that can infect humans. Specific drugs, named antifungals, are available for treatment, but they don’t always work — a phenomenon similar to antibiotic resistance. A team from Duke University in the USA and Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has used genetic, bioinformatic and microbiological techniques to decipher the mechanism underlying this resistance.
—Scientists have published new research showing light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells. The technique helps naturally balance mitochondria.
—Plant biologists have defined the high-efficiency ‘hacks’ that cannabis cells use to make cannabinoids (THC/CBD). Although many biotechnology companies are currently trying to engineer THC/CBD outside the plant in yeast or cell cultures, it is largely unknown how the plant does it naturally.
—And more!
#GN #Genetics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gn-speeding-up-evolution-at-genome-level-6e6416306558
Genetics biweekly vol.34, 26th July — 9th AugustTL;DR
—A research team led by André Marques at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, has uncovered the profound effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement on genome organization and evolution. Their findings are published in the journal Cell.
—Genetic analyses of baboons in Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes from another, closely-related species. Fifty years of observations turned up no obvious signs that hybrids fare any worse than their counterparts. But the new findings suggest that appearances can be deceiving.
—Researchers generated rat sperm cells inside sterile mice using a technique called blastocyst complementation. The advance appears in the journal Stem Cell Reports.
Scientists have found that muscle fibers in Japanese Fire-bellied Newts have an intrinsic ability to dedifferentiate, or reprogram, and contribute to limb regeneration. The results indicate that changes in the niche (the environment outside the cell) during metamorphosis and body growth are needed to unleash this ability. This study provides a key basis for future research on dedifferentiation, and could contribute to medical treatments for muscle damage and disease.
—New research shows that one fruit fly species contains whole genomes of a kind of bacteria, making this finding the largest bacteria-to-animal transfer of genetic material ever discovered. The new research also sheds light on how this happens.
—Scientists have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
—Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) have used elastic shell theory to describe how the stiffness of plant cell walls depends on their elasticity and internal turgor pressure. By utilizing atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with finite element computer simulations, they were able to show that cell stiffness is very sensitive to internal turgor pressure.
—An international research team has deciphered the mechanism by which the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is resistant to fungus-specific drugs. It is a yeast-like fungus that can infect humans. Specific drugs, named antifungals, are available for treatment, but they don’t always work — a phenomenon similar to antibiotic resistance. A team from Duke University in the USA and Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has used genetic, bioinformatic and microbiological techniques to decipher the mechanism underlying this resistance.
—Scientists have published new research showing light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells. The technique helps naturally balance mitochondria.
—Plant biologists have defined the high-efficiency ‘hacks’ that cannabis cells use to make cannabinoids (THC/CBD). Although many biotechnology companies are currently trying to engineer THC/CBD outside the plant in yeast or cell cultures, it is largely unknown how the plant does it naturally.
—And more!
#GN #Genetics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gn-speeding-up-evolution-at-genome-level-6e6416306558
Medium
GN/ Speeding up evolution at genome-level
Genetics biweekly vol.34, 26th July — 9th August
Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.29
TL;DR
Hello to our community of crypto and tech enthusiasts! It’s time for our biweekly report on Humanode!
As of now, the Humanode team is making the final preparations to head to the public sale and the subsequent mainnet release in the upcoming months. They announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why they decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Logically those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave. To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet the team has created a special address mapper that will help to connect your Substrate address used for testnets with your Eth address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the Eth address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave!
A few days ago, the team announced a partnership with Ink Finance — a leading DAO governance protocol that enables businesses to easily set up and organize as DAOs across multiple blockchains. The partnership with Humanode will help Ink Finance to make the DAO ecosystem secure, transparent, and Sybil resistant.
Keep in mind, that Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public and you can easily test it out! Ramiel is the next major step towards the launch of the Humanode Mainnet this summer. The team is focusing on brushing up the system, moving from permissioned Proof of Authority where nodes are supposed to trust each other, to a trustless permissionless system, and bringing EVM compatibility to the Humanode testnet.
As was mentioned in the previous report, the Humanode team decided to reward Testnet 1 “Sachiel” human nodes with a special NFT that will resemble their achievement in becoming the first wave of human nodes to run as validators. Furthermore, the team decided to reward Humanode testers with some HMND tokens for their efforts! They will be distributed randomly throughout the first month after TGE. But only to those who ran nodes on Humanode testnets before yesterday’s announcement was posted.
During these weeks, Humanode teams were working tirelessly to make significant progress with current tasks. The progress was minutely shared in their regular dev update. As for the network development, the team added an RPC endpoint returning the validator public key, returned ValidatorPublicKey itself, implementation of Token Vesting, refactored the eip712 code to enable more reuse, and switches the codebase to the ethereum primitives crate. Considering the Bio-Auth, they updated the range for generating plaintext space size, converted the face detection model from torch to Caffe, integrated Fourier transform loss for the liveness detection model, and implemented CycleGAN and Autoencoder-based liveness detection model. And more!
That’s all for today! Stay in the loop!
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-partnership-with-ink-finance-announced-public-sale-on-tokensoft-soon-the-fire-element-4ba4c810fa20
27th July — 10th AugustPartnership with INK Finance announced, Public sale on Tokensoft soon, The Fire Element minted and sent to the first human nodes, Dev updates are out, and more!
TL;DR
Hello to our community of crypto and tech enthusiasts! It’s time for our biweekly report on Humanode!
As of now, the Humanode team is making the final preparations to head to the public sale and the subsequent mainnet release in the upcoming months. They announced the whitelist for Humanode public sale on Tokensoft in the upcoming months. The whitelist spots are limited that is why they decided to have three different waves so that more dedicated ecosystem members could get into an earlier wave. Logically those who partook in the testnets will be allocated to the first wave. To verify that one has indeed participated in the testnet the team has created a special address mapper that will help to connect your Substrate address used for testnets with your Eth address that will be used for the public sale. Once your address is mapped you will be considered whitelisted for the sale, but only if you have participated in the testnets. Save the Eth address to use it on the day of the actual sale and claim your spot in the first wave!
A few days ago, the team announced a partnership with Ink Finance — a leading DAO governance protocol that enables businesses to easily set up and organize as DAOs across multiple blockchains. The partnership with Humanode will help Ink Finance to make the DAO ecosystem secure, transparent, and Sybil resistant.
Keep in mind, that Humanode Testnet 3 “Ramiel” is now public and you can easily test it out! Ramiel is the next major step towards the launch of the Humanode Mainnet this summer. The team is focusing on brushing up the system, moving from permissioned Proof of Authority where nodes are supposed to trust each other, to a trustless permissionless system, and bringing EVM compatibility to the Humanode testnet.
As was mentioned in the previous report, the Humanode team decided to reward Testnet 1 “Sachiel” human nodes with a special NFT that will resemble their achievement in becoming the first wave of human nodes to run as validators. Furthermore, the team decided to reward Humanode testers with some HMND tokens for their efforts! They will be distributed randomly throughout the first month after TGE. But only to those who ran nodes on Humanode testnets before yesterday’s announcement was posted.
During these weeks, Humanode teams were working tirelessly to make significant progress with current tasks. The progress was minutely shared in their regular dev update. As for the network development, the team added an RPC endpoint returning the validator public key, returned ValidatorPublicKey itself, implementation of Token Vesting, refactored the eip712 code to enable more reuse, and switches the codebase to the ethereum primitives crate. Considering the Bio-Auth, they updated the range for generating plaintext space size, converted the face detection model from torch to Caffe, integrated Fourier transform loss for the liveness detection model, and implemented CycleGAN and Autoencoder-based liveness detection model. And more!
That’s all for today! Stay in the loop!
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-partnership-with-ink-finance-announced-public-sale-on-tokensoft-soon-the-fire-element-4ba4c810fa20
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 vol. 72
—The Ethereum Goerli testnet has been successfully merged and is now a full Proof of Stake chain
—Congratulations to Integritee Network on winning Polkadot’s 23rd parachain auction
—Basilisk has won the most recent Kusama parachain slot auction
—The Cardano Vasil hard fork, an upgrade that is expected to improve the network in terms of speed and scalability, was delayed for several weeks
—Algorand Foundation announces global winners for its $50M blockchain research and education programme
—Avalanche Hacks Summer 2022 has been announced, a virtual hackathon designed for builders around the world to solve key challenges in DeFi and GameFi, with $50K in prizes up for grabs
—A data-driven analysis of the health of the Solana validator network. The Solana Summer Camp Hackathon submission form is now live
—pStake is coming to BNB communities
—Cosmos plan for delivering ABCI++
—IC recently eclipsed a milestone of 100,000 canisters
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 Release Milestones. 0x API is now aggregating liquidity from Synthetix on Ethereum and Optimism
—The Aave V3 retroactive funding ARC is live
—Tezos hit 10,000 new smart contract deployments in July 2022
—BitTorrent Chain partners with Band Protocol to leverage its secure decentralized oracles
—Oasis partners with Meta to assess fairness for its ai models, while protecting people’s privacy
—Coca-Cola launched its first-of-a-kind, generative, sharable collectibles on Polygon
—Dock is now an Associate Member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
—Figment is now offering non-custodial EGLD delegation services. Bitpanda supports EGLD staking
—Regen Network partners with Shamba Network, a data Oracle that serves solutions on-chain and for use by ReFi
—In the recent Filecoin Network Upgrade, a new version of the SnarkPack proof aggregation library was released
—Immutable has partnered with Cross The Ages (CTA) to launch the initial trading card game (TCG) in development for nearly two years
—Injective has raised a brand new $40M round from some of the most renowned financial institutions to accelerate the adoption and growth of Web3 finance
—Gnosis Chain will merge with the Gnosis Beacon Chain exactly like Ethereum will merge with the Ethereum Beacon Chain. Take a look at the weekly validator updates
The Graph Foundation allocates nearly $1M in wave 6 of grants
—ATOM trading live on THORChain mainnet
—The ICON team continued making progress on ICON 2.0, BTP, and ICON Bridge
—Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon, Portugal from September 11–14
—Kava 11 is set to officially launch on September 8
—mStable Governance Updates are out
—Coinbase to support new KNC
—Zilliqa’s 5th birthday
—And much more!
#State_of_Stake https://medium.com/paradigm-research/state-of-stake-vol-72-c385f8e37e90
Biweekly update on the PoS ecosystem, 26th July — 11th AugustTL;DR
—The Ethereum Goerli testnet has been successfully merged and is now a full Proof of Stake chain
—Congratulations to Integritee Network on winning Polkadot’s 23rd parachain auction
—Basilisk has won the most recent Kusama parachain slot auction
—The Cardano Vasil hard fork, an upgrade that is expected to improve the network in terms of speed and scalability, was delayed for several weeks
—Algorand Foundation announces global winners for its $50M blockchain research and education programme
—Avalanche Hacks Summer 2022 has been announced, a virtual hackathon designed for builders around the world to solve key challenges in DeFi and GameFi, with $50K in prizes up for grabs
—A data-driven analysis of the health of the Solana validator network. The Solana Summer Camp Hackathon submission form is now live
—pStake is coming to BNB communities
—Cosmos plan for delivering ABCI++
—IC recently eclipsed a milestone of 100,000 canisters
—Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 Release Milestones. 0x API is now aggregating liquidity from Synthetix on Ethereum and Optimism
—The Aave V3 retroactive funding ARC is live
—Tezos hit 10,000 new smart contract deployments in July 2022
—BitTorrent Chain partners with Band Protocol to leverage its secure decentralized oracles
—Oasis partners with Meta to assess fairness for its ai models, while protecting people’s privacy
—Coca-Cola launched its first-of-a-kind, generative, sharable collectibles on Polygon
—Dock is now an Associate Member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
—Figment is now offering non-custodial EGLD delegation services. Bitpanda supports EGLD staking
—Regen Network partners with Shamba Network, a data Oracle that serves solutions on-chain and for use by ReFi
—In the recent Filecoin Network Upgrade, a new version of the SnarkPack proof aggregation library was released
—Immutable has partnered with Cross The Ages (CTA) to launch the initial trading card game (TCG) in development for nearly two years
—Injective has raised a brand new $40M round from some of the most renowned financial institutions to accelerate the adoption and growth of Web3 finance
—Gnosis Chain will merge with the Gnosis Beacon Chain exactly like Ethereum will merge with the Ethereum Beacon Chain. Take a look at the weekly validator updates
The Graph Foundation allocates nearly $1M in wave 6 of grants
—ATOM trading live on THORChain mainnet
—The ICON team continued making progress on ICON 2.0, BTP, and ICON Bridge
—Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon, Portugal from September 11–14
—Kava 11 is set to officially launch on September 8
—mStable Governance Updates are out
—Coinbase to support new KNC
—Zilliqa’s 5th birthday
—And much more!
#State_of_Stake https://medium.com/paradigm-research/state-of-stake-vol-72-c385f8e37e90