Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
Consultant, Engineer, Scientist, Educator, Change Agent, Futurist, (and escapee from Twitter -X)
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Blueskye - Day 1 = 2nd December 2024
Engineering
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Political science
22%
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Mar 31
Electrons DO NOT Spin
YouTube video by PBS Space Time
www.youtube.com
Electron Spin; a convenient assumption that is fundamentally wrong, but a 'useful' the same time! This video is one comprehensive (?) explanation of why. It is also an exemplar description of the vagaries of quantum mechanics and what we don't understand yet...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlk...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Mar 26
This looks like a significant advance toward leading edge chip production.
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/adv...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Mar 16
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
LIFE WITOUT OXYGEN IS POSSIBLE - a parasite living in salsmon!
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Not my field but prompts the question: Does this parasite need a host that lives and breaths oxygen?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains
Why AI is Needed Procurement and Supply Chains - Download as a PDF or view online for free
www.slideshare.net
A presentation delivered to a mixed sector industrial audience to provide a balanced view of why AI is necessary in many working environments and further, how it can advantage the individual and organisation...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/wh...
Microsoft’s Topological Qubits Probably Don’t Exist, Researchers Warn
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
Truth really matters, but it is increasingly embattled from all sides by those wishing, rather than'solidly' proving, something really is so! Each day it seems harder to sort the BS from proven facts! See what you think...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTs...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Feb 20
This just popped on my screen and made me smile - you couldn't write this script, you really couldn't...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Feb 20
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source
Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture
news.microsoft.com
I'm not sure I have seen a publication/paper with so many fundamental breakthroughs and claims. This technology could be a game changer for Quantum Computing!!
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Feb 16
I saw this and I had to smile - and the more so as I know Yorkshire well :-)
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Feb 16
I was asked to keep this confidential
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
I think the profundity of this posting is (just about) in sync with the politically driven turbulence about to hit academia. I recommend watching...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows
New research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack. New research has found that data cen...
www.techrepublic.com
A revelation, but no big surprise, a lot of code out there appears to be poorly configured.
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
www.techrepublic.com/article/data...
Being Liberal ® (@beingliberal) on Threads
The best, most cogent and elegantly simple explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University.
Everybody I know should re...
www.threads.net
Here is a thread I just stumbled across - really worth a read:
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
A cogent explanation into the inexplicably destructive negotiating processes of the president, by Prof. David Honig of Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law
www.threads.net/@beinglibera...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
www.bbc.co.uk
A rational and reasoned assessment of Brexit impact on the UK. No surprise, it is not a pretty picture!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 28
GEP WorldwideGEP Worldwide
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
Keynote Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Cochrane OBE, a pioneer in technology, innovation, and transformation, as the keynote speaker at our Amsterdam event on February 4th! 🚀
📍 See you at our GEP Europe Tour in Amsterdam!
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 27
A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging | CNN Business
US stocks were set for a steep selloff Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s ...
edition.cnn.com
Such a rapid reaction! Panic seldom sees a positive outcome - I wish I could get to the truth!
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 27
AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it
Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.
www.technologyreview.com
Increasingly my experience using AI search:
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
"The way AI can put together a well-reasoned answer to just about any kind of question, drawing on real-time data from across the web, just offers a better experience”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 27
How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions
With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation.
www.technologyreview.com
This will be interesting: I'm not sure that 'Joe Public' will give a fig about political, commercial, or security concerns...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Why it’s so hard to use AI to diagnose cancer
The latest effort, from the Mayo Clinic, holds some clues.
www.technologyreview.com
An interesting 'state of play report' that might suggest that global collaboration is needed along with something more than 'raw AI pattern recognition'.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Two Nuclear Microreactors Reach Milestone
Westinghouse and Radiant are developing some of the world’s smallest reactors
spectrum.ieee.org
Potentially viable reactor designs are heading for test and assessment!
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
spectrum.ieee.org/microreactor...
Small Nuclear Reactors Have A Big Problem
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
A useful perspective on a technology that was supposed to be delivering already!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECq...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Age against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysis
Objective To evaluate the cognitive abilities of the leading large language models and identify their susceptibility to cognitive impairment, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and additio...
www.bmj.com
Another Human/AI intelligence test with interesting results! BUT until we give machines sensor/actuator/mobility systems the big differences will persist. Imagine a human incarcerated and decoupled from the world for life and how they might perform!
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 20
Cutting-edge AI technology solves 500 year old art mystery
Explore how AI revolutionizes art authentication, decoding the secrets of Renaissance masterpieces with precision and scholarly rigor.
www.thebrighterside.news
For me, the defining base property of AI is pattern recognition. This example is novel and profound!
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
www.thebrighterside.news/post/cutting...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 18
Could typing on your laptop help charge it as well? Scientists develop material that generates electricity when compressed
Lead-free material produces electricity by simply squeezing or pressing
www.techradar.com
I do wish these people would attend a course on thermodynamics! Just read the headline—believe me—you can guess the rest!
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
www.techradar.com/pro/Could-ty...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 18
Drones With Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump Into the Air
Birds use their legs for all kinds of clever things, and now drones can too
spectrum.ieee.org
One small step for man, one giant leap for dronekind! (with apologies to Neil Armstrong)
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...
spectrum.ieee.org/bird-drone?u...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 16
But technology defines every culture!
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 16
The keeper of Moore’s Law
The 2024 IEDM meeting in San Francisco this week has not only shown the latest 2nm CMOS process technologies, but way beyond.
www.eenewseurope.com
Predictions of the death of Moore's Law are somewhat exaggerated (With apologies to Mark Twain).
A war of geometry and materials science; innovation and invention ongoing for most of my professional career - worth a read!
www.eenewseurope.com/en/the-keepe...
A war of geometry and materials science; innovation and invention ongoing for most of my professional career - worth a read!
www.eenewseurope.com/en/the-keepe...
Peter Cochrane
@petercochrane.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Aqua Comms Achieves World-Leading Performance in WaveLogic 6 Trial, Setting New Standards for Subsea Connectivity
Aqua Comms (“Aqua Comms”), a global leader in subsea telecommunications solutions, and Ciena, a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, today announced the first-ever 1.3 Tb/s wav...
www.ciena.com
In 1966 TAT-8 achieved 565Mbit/s on the first fibre cable across the Atlantic with technologies created by the USA, UK, France and Japan. Just 38 years on, and we have this:
www.ciena.com/about/newsro...
www.ciena.com/about/newsro...
Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine
"No other existing technology can see inside a concrete block."
www.space.com
This free source of dense radiation is a good starting point, but overall success depends on the size, portability, and fidelity of the detectors, proceeding and display units.
www.space.com/the-universe...?
www.space.com/the-universe...?