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University of Chicago researchers have discovered how HIV’s capsid structure enables the virus to enter a cell’s nucleus, providing new insights into the virus’s replication mechanism and potential targets for drug development. This study emphasizes the importance of the capsid’s elasticity and the nuclear pore’s role, marking a significant advancement in the understanding of HIV and offering new strategies for combating the virus.Chemists from the University of Chicago have successfully assembled a massive model of the…

NASA wants volunteers for its second year-long simulated Mars mission, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2). For the mission’s duration, starting spring 2025, the four selected crew members will live in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat in Houston. It’s paid, but we don’t know how much. At least living costs will be nil.The Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center simulates life for future explorers on the red planet, where the environment is harsh and resources…

NASA is seeking four people with dreams of Mars for a year-long simulated red planet experience.The space agency's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) involves being confined to a 158 square-meter (1,700 square-foot) habitat called Mars Dune Alpha, with limited resources and facing challenges such as environmental stressors and equipment failures."During the mission, the crew will conduct simulated spacewalks and provide data on a variety of factors, which may include physical and behavioral health…

If extreme challenges are your cup of tea, has the perfect opportunity for you. The space agency put out a call on Friday for volunteers to participate in its second yearlong simulated Mars mission, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2). For the duration of the mission, which will start in spring 2025, the four selected crew members will be housed in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat in Houston. NASA is accepting applications on the from now through April 2. It’s a paid gig, but NASA hasn’t…

Design, modelling, and simulation of real-world AI systems to improve performance on object detection tasks using finite state machines.Image by authorBackgroundProblem understandingRecently, I came across one of the great cases of using Raspberry Pi and Python for creating a computer vision-based system for object detection. In short, one guy created a device that keeps the neighbor's chickens away from his property. After following the Reddit thread, it became apparent that the problem is quite pervasive and not…

Protestors advocating for nuclear disarmament.Photo: John MACDOUGALL / AFP (Getty Images)The United States military is one of many organizations embracing AI in our modern age, but it may want to pump the brakes a bit. A new study using AI in foreign policy decision-making found how quickly the tech would call for war instead of finding peaceful resolutions. Some AI in the study even launched nuclear warfare with little to no warning, giving strange explanations for doing so.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future…

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022, on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission before automatically docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. The orbiting lab was flying 268 miles above the south Pacific at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASASuccessful completion of a crew exercise simulation by NASA astronauts brings Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft closer to its first manned flight to the International Space Station.NASA astronauts Suni Williams and…

The cult hit Prison Architect and it's actually releasing pretty soon. The franchise follow-up launches on March 26 for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. There’s even a trailer, posted below. Of note, Prison Architect 2 brings the series to 3D, as the original was a strictly top-down affair. The sequel has a cartoonish look that’s slightly reminiscent of newer Dragon Quest games, but the gameplay is anything but a JRPG.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiymA3jw0fQAs the name suggests, it’s a robust prison-building…

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has struck a deal with safety-focused software company Foretellix to help with virtual testing of its automated driving system, in a bid to cut R&D costs while still pushing the technology forward. The partnership, which the companies are set to announce later Thursday, comes in the wake of a tumultuous stretch for Nuro. The delivery startup, once a buzzy darling of the AV industry that raised more than $2 billion from high-profile investors such as Baillie…

The notion that we live as characters in someone else’s video game is irresistible to many, even outside of science fiction bookshelves. Googling the term “simulation hypothesis” returns numerous results that debate whether the universe is a computer simulation—a concept that some scientists actually take seriously. Since a pivotal 2016 debate at the American Museum of Natural History, the idea has bounced from the scientific realm to the sphere of pop culture.Unfortunately, this is not a scientific question; there is no…