Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Nail a Tricky Gymnastics Routine

It seems like only a year or two ago Atlas was just walking. My, how fast they grow up:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/boston-dynamics-humanoid-gymnastics-routine

"First they came for Simone Biles, and I did not speak out because I was not a gymnast...."

Monday, September 23, 2019

Google Says It's Achieved Quantum Supremacy, a World-First

Impressive if true: "the company’s quantum processor can perform a calculation “in three minutes and 20 seconds that would take today’s most advanced classical computer, known as Summit, approximately 10,000 years”":

https://gizmodo.com/google-says-its-achieved-quantum-supremacy-a-world-fir-1838299829

Monday, September 9, 2019

What did Earth look like ______ years ago?

This is just a very cool way to view the world over the past up to 750 million years, and to see where the place you live used to be:

http://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#0

Quantum Teleportation Becomes Reality on Active Internet Cables

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-teleportation-becomes-reality-on-active-internet-cables/