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Cosmic test confirms quantum weirdness COSMIC BELL Scientists used light from stars, including HIP 2876 (shown), to perform a cosmic Bell test, verifying the weird nature of quantum mechanics. The scientists used variations in the color of the light emitted from the star to randomly select measurement settings in the experiment. The spookiness of quantum mechanics has gone cosmic. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience

A first-of-its-kind HIV vaccine will move to phase II trials in 2017 A brand new type of HIV vaccine will move onto phase II clinical trials in 2017, after phase I trials showed that it was safe to use in humans. The potential new vaccine will be tested on 600 people in North America, to see how well it can prevent them from getting the virus. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience

One simple algorithm could explain human intelligence This is big A simple algorithm could explain the inner workings of human intelligence, and it could one day be encoded into artificial intelligence (AI) systems, researchers suggest. It's a mind-bending idea: that all the complex thoughts running through our heads are the product of a set of definable sums. But scientists have identified clear patterns in the brains of mice and hamsters, and if a similar phenomenon could be found in human brains, it could form the basis of such an algorithm for intelligence. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience

Lookin' Good, Mars! ExoMars' First High-Res Photos Are Incredible Behold! The European Space Agency's new Mars orbiter just sent back its first high-resolution images of the Red Planet, and the view is amazing. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) arrived at Mars on Oct. 19, when its companion spacecraft Schiaparelli crash-landed on the planet's surface. Since then, TGO has been circling Mars, testing out its machinery, and taking spectacularly sharp pictures of the landscape using its Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS). ESA stitched together the best of these photos in a cool new flyover video. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience

Soon, We May Be Able to Access Our Memories From Early Childhood Scientists are looking for ways to tap into memories from early childhood that have previously been thought to be lost forever. The research could potentially lead to methods of blocking traumatic memories that have a negative impact on adults. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience

Team combines quantum physics and photosynthesis to make discovery that could lead to highly efficient solar cells Physicists at UC Riverside, addressed the problem by designing a new type of quantum heat engine photocell, which helps manipulate the flow of energy in solar cells. The design incorporates a heat engine photocell that absorbs photons from the sun and converts the photon energy into electricity. Surprisingly, the researchers found that the quantum heat engine photocell could regulate solar power conversion without requiring active feedback or adaptive control mechanisms. In conventional photovoltaic technology, which is used on rooftops and solar farms today, fluctuations in solar power must be suppressed by voltage converters and feedback controllers, which dramatically reduce the overall efficiency. The basic operating principle is that one channel absorbs at a wavelength for which the average input power is high, while the other absorbs at low power. The photocell switches between high and low power to convert varying levels of solar power into a steady-state output. REX for @Fizikx & @Everythingscience

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This forgotten WWI antiseptic could be the key to fighting antibiotic resistance An antiseptic used in WWI hospitals has been revived after seven decades, and is showing great promise in preventing the common cold, and could be the key to fighting antibiotic resistance - one of the biggest ever threats to global health. ──────────────── Article @EverythingScience