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LILIAN NAVARRO PEREZ 301 2P1T
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IBM unveils world's largest quantum computer
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IBM has built the largest quantum computer yet. Dubbed Osprey, it has 433 qubits, or quantum bits, which is more than triple the size of the company’s previously record-breaking 127-qubit computer and more than eight times larger than Google’s 53-qubit computer Sycamore.
Though quantum computers hold the promise of eventually solving problems that conventional computers could never tackle, there is no consensus on the best way to make one. IBM and Google base their qubits on circuits made from superconductors that conduct electricity perfectly.
Quantum computers :Quantum computers are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations. This can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.
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techproject301 · 1 year
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Meditation headbands
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Being the antithesis of today's instant-gratification culture, it's certainly hard to still your mind and body, especially when results are not immediate. 
The Muse S (2nd Gen) turns a traditionally abstract practice into a performance-driven culture.
InteraXon's Muse (2nd Gen) headband has the fix; it integrates a mix of employed electroencephalography (EEG) technology for built-in brain sensors that provide after-meditation feedback. Combined with the app's goal-based meditation exercises, the accessory has the potential to turn the abstract practice of meditating into a more concrete exercise. I've been testing the wearable for the past week and while the Muse has no doubt kept me accountable, I still wonder if the sensors are legit or simply an expensive placebo.
The muse headband also comes with an app to control it unlike other wearable apps, you can also access the app without the headband being connected to your phone. So, you can look at the well-organized graphs to see your physiological trends at any time. 
So do you think this meditating headband is right for you.
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techproject301 · 1 year
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France mandates solar panels in all parking lots.
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The French Senate has voted to require that all parking lots in France above a certain size be covered with solar panels. This is forecast to generate 11 gigawatts, adding to France’s 160 gW capacity and nearly doubling the amount of solar. What’s particularly interesting is the relationship between these panels and the electric cars that will park under them.
The law requires lots with more than 80 spaces to comply in 5 years, lots over 400 spaces have less time. This is rather aggressive, and will no doubt get pushback from lot owners.
Solar panels only provide power during the day, of course. While solar power is the cheapest form of electricity today, this time variability presents challenges for most uses of power, where people want power when they want it. EVs don’t care a lot about when they charge, and when they are parked is the ideal time for them. EVs are very happy to take power any time they are asked, and the best way to ask them is to offer the power at a low price during times of surplus supply. That’s exactly what solar panels do — produce a surplus in the morning, and then get fully used in the afternoon power grid peak.
To be most effective, the lots with the panels should be lots where people park in the morning. Apartment building lots need charging too, but may not need quite as much in the morning if many of the cars belong to commuters. You want the solar charging where the cars are going to park for the day, however this is great to help combat climate change.
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techproject301 · 1 year
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The Living ö pod
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THIS TRANSPARENT GLAMPING POD ROTATES 360° FOR A LUXURIOUS PANORAMIC VIEW OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS
The Living O’Pod is a stunning outdoor getaway residence designed for Repovesi, Finland. Located in the woods, the home hopes to bring nature and humans closer, removing the boundaries between them through the use of literal transparent glass panels.  The house comes with two levels, featuring a master bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom, a living room, and a terrace spread across the entire property. The interiors and flooring are made of plywood, continuing the earthy, wooden theme of the forest around the pod, with panoramic views no matter what floor you’re on.
The Living O’Pod even sports a 360° rotation feature that allows the entire cabin to turn on its own vertical axis. This helps maximize the amount of natural light entering different parts of the house, while also giving you the exact view you want, during sunny days or starry nights.
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techproject301 · 1 year
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Sondors new electric motorbike
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Just a quick refresher to set the stage: SONDORS is an electric bicycle company that unveiled a$5,000 electric motorcycle set to drastically expand the brand’s market reach. The bike claimed impressive specs including an 80 mph (130 km/h) top speed and an 80-mile (130 km) range to match.
With so much of the bike’s weight mounted down south with that low-slung battery and rear hub motor, the bike is quick to lean and quicker to stand back up, making for a nimble ride in traffic. And the SONDORS Metacycle is so easy to ride that it feels like a great starter bike.
The 14.5 kW peak-rated motor puts out 20 horsepower, which is sufficient for this type of commuter riding but isn’t going to leave you slipping off that narrow seat. Speaking of which, I was expecting the seat to be an issue, but I found it to be surprisingly comfortable. I’m not a big guy myself, and I don’t have an American-sized rear end, so perhaps that’s part of it, but I felt like I could sit on that bike for hours without an issue. The hour or so I spent on it was perfectly comfortable.
The only uncomfortable part of the bike for me was how my ankles tended to rub on the wide battery case. By changing my stance a bit, I could mostly get away from it, but I think if the battery had stayed as slim as it looked in the original prototype photos, then that issue would have been avoided entirely.
Other than that though, the bike felt quite comfortable and confidence-inspiring. In fact, the SONDORS Metacycle largely feels like a scaled-up electric bicycle, which makes sense based on the company’s roots. You’re in a more upright riding position that gives you a better view of the road and the cars around you. It’s not a little City Slicker electric motorcycle, but it’s also not a big Energica either.
So maybe it really is the right motorbike for you.
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techproject301 · 1 year
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Your next car might not drive if you have been drinking.
by Joann Muller
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In a few years, your car is likely to know if you've been drinking too much and could block you from driving — even if you think you're sober enough to do so.
Why it matters: Drunk driving crashes kill 32 people per day in the U.S. That's one person every 45 minutes, and more than 10,000 per year.
Driving the news: Sophisticated alcohol detection technologies now in development could save most of those lives, experts say.
They'll soon be required in every new car: Last year's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act gave the federal government until November 2024 to create a rule guiding how these drunk driving prevention systems will be implemented.
What's happening: Automakers and federal safety regulators are researching two high-tech alcohol detection systems.
One automatically detects alcohol on a driver's breath; the other measures it through the driver's skin.
An early version of the breath sensor is currently being tested by truck and livery drivers in Virginia.
How it works: Both the breath and touch technologies are being designed as "passive," or noninvasive, safety systems.
The breath-based system is further along in development and could be ready by 2024.
Unlike existing breathalyzers, which require a person to blow forcefully into a mouthpiece, the new system automatically determines a driver's alcohol concentration with a sensor in the door or steering column that captures a person's breath.
A beam of infrared light is then directed at the molecules in the breath. If the system detects that the proportion of alcohol to carbon dioxide is above the legal limit, the vehicle won't move.
The system can distinguish between the breath of drivers and passengers, and parents can program it for zero-tolerance to keep their underage children from driving after consuming any alcohol.
The touch-based system could be ready by 2025.
It reads drivers' blood alcohol level below the skin surface using touch sensors in the car's ignition button or gear shifter.
The sensor shines a beam of light onto a person's finger and uses near-infrared tissue spectroscopy to take measurements.
Where it stands: A Swedish company, Senseair, has licensed the first iteration of the breath sensor technology, and could bring it to market as early as next year, Robert Strassburger, president and CEO of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, tells Axios.
The tech is still under development. One challenge: Engineers are trying to get the touch sensor to work even if the driver is wearing gloves.
And they're refining the breath sensor to eliminate "interference" from benign substances with alcohol, such as hand sanitizer, certain vaping liquids and even a monk fruit sweetener found in some energy bars.
Yes, but: Some liability lawyers wonder how such technologies would interact with other assisted-driving systems, and whether automakers could ultimately be held responsible for drunk driving accidents.
What to watch: Whether drivers accept this new tech as a vital safety measure or lambast it as a privacy overreach.
"We've taken an audacious idea and proven the concept," Strassburger says. "The last red flag is consumer acceptance and being able to explain to folks what the system does — how they benefit from it and why they shouldn't fear it."
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techproject301 · 1 year
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Dvorak keyboard in your iphone. Faster writing,better options.
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Enabling the Dvorak keyboard on iPhone is a great way to type more comfortably, while also speeding up your output. If you're regularly on your phone messaging, emailing or working — especially for long periods — it's well worth doing.
The Dvorak English keyboard layout is an alternative to the mainstream QWERTY layout used ubiquitously on English keyboards and devices. Dvorak is designed to make typing easier and faster. It does this by putting all vowels next to each other on the left, and placing consonants in order of the frequency they occur in English language, spread across both left and right. This results in a layout that requires less hand movements across the keyboard, making typing more comfortable and increasing output.
I don't know about you, but as I get older, my wrists and fingers are starting to feel the effects of constant rapid movement back and forth across my phone screen. To me, using the better designed Dvorak keyboard on iOS sounds like a pretty good idea. Thankfully, the Dvorak keyboard layout is built into iOS and is super easy to turn on. Here's how.
Open the Settings app and tap General
Tap Keyboard, then select Keyboards
Tap an English language keyboard
Tap Dvorak 
Choose your launguage 
That´s it :)
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