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At the ongoing Build 2023 event, Microsoft has launched a new data and analytical tool called the Microsoft Fabric. It comes with built-in SaaS, multi-cloud data lake called OneLake. All Fabric workloads are automatically wired into OneLake, just…

"Customers can purchase a single pool of compute that powers all Fabric workloads," says Microsoft. "The universal compute capacities significantly reduce costs, as any unused compute capacity in one workload can be utilized by any of the workloads."Also: Microsoft Build 2023: How to watch and why you shouldA new data lake is offered, called OneLake, which is a parallel to the OneDrive used for file upload across Microsoft applications. OneLake, claims Microsoft, allows developers to tap into a pool of storage…

Black holes just got a lot more intriguing. According to new research, some black holes found in the universe may be kinks in space-time, tangles of light that aren’t actually black holes, but instead are theoretical objects known as “topological solitons.” These theoretical kinks in the fabric of space-time could be lurking all around our universe, new research published in Physical Review D suggests. This new research was published in April and aims to push our understanding of quantum physics to new places.…

In a World Economic Forum piece, tech magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates cited AI as one of only two revolutionary demonstrations of technology he witnessed. The rapid progress of AI development and the unprecedented capabilities it showcased awed the tech visionary. Gates fondly recalled how he gave the OpenAI team the challenge of creating an AI system capable of passing an Advanced Placement biology examination and answering questions it was not specifically trained for. He thought the team would be busy working on…

Science continues to advance smart fabrics that respond to environmental changes, and provide more ‘services’ to their wearers. Now, a team of international researchers has created a wearable textile that repairs itself, is antibacterial, and could even be used to monitor a person’s heart rhythm. Researchers from the US, Australia, and South Korea created the highly conductive textile by dipping it in liquid metal (LM) particles.LM particles have many advantages: high heat and electrical conductivity, low toxicity, and…

UK researchers have created the first smart fabric that can change shape and color in response to two different stimuli: heat and electricity. The development opens up new possibilities in various fields, including virtual reality and robotics.Stimuli-responsive materials (SRMs) react to the presence of or changes in external stimuli such as light, temperature, magnetic fields, or electricity. Being exposed to these stimuli causes the SRM to change its shape, molecular makeup or mechanical properties.Until now, research…

DuPont has debuted a new version of its famous bulletproof Kevlar fabric called EXO at this year's United States Army Rangers' Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning Georgia. The company says it is the most significant aramid fiber innovation in over 50 years with not only better ballistic protection, but it's also lighter, more flexible, and more heat resistant.Mention Kevlar and it's likely to bring up images of bulletproof vests, but the material has many more applications. Blankets of it protect the International…

Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a synthetic textile inspired by polar bear fur, which efficiently conducts light and traps warmth, making it effective in cold environments.A group of engineers from UMass Amherst has created a bilayered fabric that is 30% lighter than cotton yet provides greater warmth.Three engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have successfully completed an 80-year endeavor to create a synthetic textile modeled on polar bear fur. The results of their…

Bundling up in a puffy Canada Goose jacket isn’t just a fashion statement; the coats are filled with goose down that helps trap and retain body heat when temperatures plummet. But engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have drawn inspiration from another animal that calls Canada home, and have now created a new insulating fabric that copies how polar bears are able to survive extreme colds.Rare Polar Bear Attack in Canada | Extreme EarthDifferentiating a polar bear from a grizzly bear is easy thanks to…

Artistic view. Curvature of the space fabric due to the superposition of spin and orbital states at the interface between lanthanum aluminate (LaAlO3) and strontium titanate (SrTiO3). Credit: Xavier Ravinet – UNIGEAn international team, headed by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has created a quantum material that allows the fabric of the space inhabited by electrons to be curved on demand.The advent of cutting-edge information and communication technologies presents scientists and industry with new hurdles to overcome.…