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THz ELECTRONICS. "Terahertz metamaterials are a new class of composite; artificial materials still under development, which interact at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The terahertz frequency range used in materials research is usually defined as 0.1 to 10 THz. This bandwidth is also known as the terahertz gap because it is noticeably underutilized. This is because terahertz waves are electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than microwaves but lower than infrared radiation and visible light." https://lnkd.in/dD8nSe2 View in LinkedIn

WE START on an exploration of programmable metamaterials, a fascinating field that has advanced considerably in the past few decades after seemingly springing out of nowhere. As humans understand more about the physical world that they live in, it becomes apparent that intrinsic information is at the heart of simply everything. And if you can grab that information by the tail, you can manipulate it, and more. View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS the exploration of mind uploading. This remains a concept, and now multiple initiatives, too interesting to pass by. Indeed, one of the most bold and far-reaching ideas in biology today, coincident with the emerging interest in mind and consciousness itself as a legitimate field of study. Once considered not a scientific enquiry, but rather the domain of mystics, consciousness has attracted serious thinkers today. Only time will reveal how this will develop. View in LinkedIn

FINAL CAUTIONS. “How should we negotiate the singularity? Very carefully, by building appropriate values into machines, and by building the first AI and AI+ systems in virtual worlds.” https://lnkd.in/e335knp View in LinkedIn

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DYNAMIC COMPOSITES. "Butterfly wings, like exoskeletons of most insects, represent a form of biological composite made of chitin fibers in a protein matrix. Similar to many other polysaccharide-based biopolymers, chitin is reported to be piezoelectric." http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=physicsgruverman View in LinkedIn

ELECTROMECHANICAL BONE. "The biological significance of piezoelectricity in bone is that it suggests correlation between bone properties and its functionality. Subsequently, the electromechanical behavior of bone attracted significant attention due to possible clinical application of electrical stimulation to bone growth and repair." https://lnkd.in/ejQXn-P View in LinkedIn

CHIRAL ASYMMETRIES. "In recent years, even piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric effects in biological materials are the subject of investigations. Pasteur was probably the first to suggest over 100 years ago that biological systems have chiralic dissymmetric properties and that these properties are important for the functioning of biological systems." https://lnkd.in/dHfzDYk View in LinkedIn

CELLULOSE CHIRAL LIQUID CRYSTALS (CLC). "Biological materials, such as DNA in human cells, cellulose in plant cell walls, chitin in arthropod' cuticles and collagen in human compact bones, exhibit Bouligand's twisted plywood architecture, which is that of cholesteric liquid crystal." https://lnkd.in/dyyFFsB View in LinkedIn