How 3D-Printed Metamaterials Could Revolutionize Noise Reduction

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Unit cell design and analysis 3 Unit cell experimental and numerical characterization 4 Rainbow AM labyrinthine panel 4.1 Panel design and fabrication 4.2 FE model of the AM panel 4.3 AM panel characterization 4.4 AM panel sound absorption results 5 Numerical evaluation of different labyrinthine sound absorption … Read more

Your Lost Bitcoin Is Funding Quantum Computing Research

Ever wonder what happened to Satoshi’s 1 million Bitcoin? Or the thousands of BTC lost to forgotten passwords and dead hard drives? They’re about to become the most interesting treasure hunt in human history. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Quantum computing isn’t coming for your Bitcoin – it’s coming for the lost ones. Think about it. … Read more

Is Coinbase On Its Way to Replace the Federal Reserve as America’s Financial Backbone?

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is calling on federal banking regulators to establish standardized rules for crypto-related services within the banking sector. The company has submitted an official request to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), urging them to update … Read more

A Candian Scientist Is Trying to Inject Souls in AI, and It Looks Like It Could Work

There is a Canadian company with an ambitious goal: to give robots a soul. The company’s founder, Suzanne Gildert, holds a PhD in experimental quantum physics and previously sold her startup, Kindred AI, for 300 million Canadian dollars. While this may sound like science fiction, Suzanne is serious about her mission—and given her background, she … Read more

You Could Lose Your Crypto If You Copy-Paste Your Wallet Address—Here’s What You Could Do Instead

Crypto addresses aren’t exactly the simplest thing to memorize. No one does, indeed. We often just copy and paste our crypto addresses to send and receive funds, and that’s it. However, this tiny step of copy-pasting could turn out terribly wrong if you happen to copy an address that wasn’t the one you intended to … Read more

Macron unveils $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to US’ Stargate

Late Sunday local time the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem — or around $112 billion at current exchange rates. Paris is hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit this week — the third international summit focused on AI after earlier events in Bletchley Park … Read more

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet Achieves $35M Unrealized Gains in 2024 Thanks to BTC Treasury

Metaplanet (3350) announced full-year 2024 financial results and is now sitting on an unrealized gain of approximately $36 million (5.46 billion yen) on a total of 1,761 BTC, acquired for $137 million. The bitcoin investor said it increased its shareholder base by 500% to 50,000 in 2024. Metaplanet has several ways of increasing bitcoin holdings … Read more

How Virtual Learning Can Create Real-World Opportunities

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education 2.2 Incorporating Scratch into Tinker Learning for Computational Thinking 2.3 Using Polygon SDK for JavaScript to Interact with a Smart Contract 2.4 Challenges in Blockchain Education and the Need for User-friendly Tools 3 Methods 4 Results 5 … Read more

Bringing Blockchain to the Classroom with Blockly

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education 2.2 Incorporating Scratch into Tinker Learning for Computational Thinking 2.3 Using Polygon SDK for JavaScript to Interact with a Smart Contract 2.4 Challenges in Blockchain Education and the Need for User-friendly Tools 3 Methods 4 Results 5 … Read more

NFTs, Arduino, and a Plant That Knows More About Blockchain Than You

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education 2.2 Incorporating Scratch into Tinker Learning for Computational Thinking 2.3 Using Polygon SDK for JavaScript to Interact with a Smart Contract 2.4 Challenges in Blockchain Education and the Need for User-friendly Tools 3 Methods 4 Results 5 … Read more

Teaching K-12 Students About Blockchain with Google Blockly & NFT Metadata Updates

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education 2.2 Incorporating Scratch into Tinker Learning for Computational Thinking 2.3 Using Polygon SDK for JavaScript to Interact with a Smart Contract 2.4 Challenges in Blockchain Education and the Need for User-friendly Tools 3 Methods 4 Results 5 … Read more

Why Kids Should Learn Blockchain Tech (And How to Make It Easy!)

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education 2.2 Incorporating Scratch into Tinker Learning for Computational Thinking 2.3 Using Polygon SDK for JavaScript to Interact with a Smart Contract 2.4 Challenges in Blockchain Education and the Need for User-friendly Tools 3 Methods 4 Results 5 … Read more