Artificial Intelligence Will Predict how Scenes Will Play Out

A new artificial intelligence system can take still images and generate short videos that simulate what happens next similar to how humans can visually imagine how a scene will evolve, according to a new study.Humans intuitively understand how the world works, which makes it easier for people, as opposed to machines, to envision how a scene will play out. But objects in a still image could move and interact in a multitude of different ways, making it very hard for machines to accomplish this feat, the researchers said. But a new, so-called deep learning system was able to trick humans 20 per cent of the time when compared to real footage.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pitted two neural network against each other, with one trying to distinguish real videos from machine-generated ones, and the other trying to create videos that were realistic enough to trick the first system.

Early Stages

Still, film directors probably don’t need to be too concerned about machines taking over their jobs yet — the videos were only 1 to 1.5 seconds long and were made at a resolution of 64 x 64 pixels. But the researchers said that the approach could eventually help robots and self driving cars navigation dynamic environments and interact with humans, or let Facebook automatically tag videos with labels describing what is happening.

The system is also able to learn unsupervised, the researchers said. This means that the two million videos — equivalent to about a year's worth of footage — that the system was trained on did not have to be labeled by a human, which dramatically reduces development time and makes it adaptable to new data.

AI Filmmakers

The MIT team is not the first to attempt to use Artificial Intelligence  to generate video from scratch. But, previous approaches have tended to build video up frame by frame, the researchers said, which allows errors to accumulate at each stage. Instead, the new method processes the entire scene at once — normally 32 frames in one go.

The results are far from perfect, though. Often, objects in the foreground appear larger than they should, and humans can appear in the footage as blurry blobs, the researchers said. Objects can also disappear from a scene and others can appear out of nowhere, they added.

"The computer model starts off knowing nothing about the world. It has to learn what people look like, how objects move and what might happen," Vondrick said. "The model hasn't completely learned these things yet. Expanding its ability to understand high-level concepts like objects will dramatically improve the generations."

Another big challenge moving forward will be to create longer videos, because that will require the system to track more relationships between objects in the scene and for a longer time, according to Vondrick.

"To overcome this, it might be good to add human input to help the system understand elements of the scene that would be difficult for it to learn on its own," he said.

Digital Currency

Nowadays the World is moving towards the Digitalization. Some countries are rapidly entering into the world of Digitalization in various field.  Digital Currency is one of the technology which will going to take an important role in future. Recently Sweden's Central Bank considers Digital currency as well as Singapore to Test Digital Currency in latest Fintech Inetiative. Digital currency or digital money is an Internet-based medium of exchange distinct from physical (such as banknotes and coins) that exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but allows for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Both virtual currencies and cryptocurrencies are types of digital currencies, but the converse is incorrect. Like traditional money these currencies may be used to buy physical goods and services but could also be restricted to certain communities such as for example for use inside an on-line game or social network.

According to the European Central Bank's "Virtual currency schemes – a further analysis" report of February 2015, virtual currency is a digital representation of value, not issued by a central bank, credit institution or e-money institution, which, in some circumstances, can be used as an alternative to money. In the previous report of October 2012, the virtual currency was defined as a type of unregulated, digital money, which is issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and accepted among the members of a specific virtual community. According to the Bank For International Settlements' "Digital currencies" report of November 2015, digital currency is an asset represented in digital form and having some monetary characteristics. Digital currency can be denominated to a sovereign currency and issued by the issuer responsible to redeem digital money for cash. In that case, digital currency represents electronic money (e-money). Digital currency denominated in its own units of value or with decentralized or automatic issuance will be considered as a virtual currency. As such, bitcoin is a digital currency but also a type of virtual currency. Bitcoin and its alternatives are based on cryptographic algorithms, so these kinds of virtual currencies are also called cryptocurrencies.

Types of Digital Currencies

Virtual Currency :A virtual currency has been defined in 2012 by the European Central Bank as "a type of unregulated, digital money, which is issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and accepted among the members of a specific virtual community". The US Department Treasury in 2013 defined it more tersely as "a medium of exchange that operates like a currency in some environments, but does not have all the attributes of real currency". The key attribute a virtual currency does not have according to these definitions, is the status as legal tender.

Cryptocurrency : A cryptocurrency is a type of digital token that relies on cryptography for chaining together digital signatures of token transfers, peer to peer networking and decentralization. In some cases a proof of work scheme is used to create and manage the currency.

Digital currencies have introduced, a competition to government backed legal tender. Though the architecture of digital currencies is still unstable. We need to understand this new medium in the context of our regulatory framework in much more holistic manner.    

Solar Power Tree: A New Era of Renewable Energy Sources

Sometimes it seems like a new week, a new solar technology record achieved. It's an exciting time in solar technology. Researchers are constantly looking for a more efficient solar cell - one that can convert the most amount of sunlight into electricity so that the technology can not just compete with fossil fuels, but blow them out of the water.

In India, The Ministry of Science and Technology has come up with a 'Solar Power Tree', an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. Developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, a laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the solar power tree model is actually designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panel.

"It takes less land of only 4 sq ft for a 5 kW solar power tree as compared to 400 sq ft of land required in case of the conventional solar photovoltaic layout. "It holds the panels at a higher height - thus gets more sun (by 1 hour) in a day in comparison to that of conventional layout on ground. This could also be rotated so that the photovoltaic panel get more sunlight. Thus, it is possible to harness 10-15 per cent more power. It has a water sprinkler at the top for self-cleaning of panels.The solar power tree has a capacity to generate 5 KW with a battery backup for 2 hours when under full load.

The minister said the solar power tree has no urban or rural barrier for its usage and is also cost effective.He said, in future, it would be possible to harness 10 per cent more power by rotating panel direction twice in a day by using a module that aligns itself with the movement of sun. Also, aesthetic aspects would be incorporated in the design of solar tree for landscaping. Therefore it's a great step from Government of India in Renewable Energy sector.

Third World War

Since last 2-3 months everyday we are hearing one word 'Third World War'.The situation of the entire world is very critical. The world is moving towards the demolition. Everyday many people's are dying due to terrorist attack. We should thank to our God that we are not in syria or in Iraq.

But exactly before 10 years ago no one was said about the Third World War except one my Sadguru my Mentor, my Dad Dr.Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi (M.D. Medicine & Consulting Rheumatologist).He wrote the book on Third World War and published it in 2006. He gave us the basic identification of war. What exactly the war is? Which countries will participate in Third World War? what will be the effects of war on entire world?...Now after 10 years the scenario of entire world is exactly same as he mentioned in his book...so its my humble request to you all wake up & read this book once...You can also buy this book from aanjaneya publication website:
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The Future Of Your PC's Hardware:Memristor

Since the dawn of electronics, we've had only three types of circuit components--resistors,inductors & capacitors.But in 1971, UC Berkeley researcher Leon Chua theorized the possibility of a fourth type of component,one that would be able to measure the flow of electric current: the Memristor. Now, just 37 years later, Hewlett-Packard has built one.

What Is It?

As its name implies,the memristor can "remember" how much current has passed through it.And by alternating the amount of current that passes through it,a memristor can also become a one-element circuit component with unique properties.Most notably,it can save its electronic state even when the current is turned off,making it a great candidate to replace today's flash memory.

Memristor will theoretically be cheaper & far faster than flash memory & allow far greater memory densities.They could also replace RAM chips as we know them,so that,after you turn off your computer,it will remember exactly what it was doing when you turn it back on & return to work instantly.This lowering of cost & consolidating of components may lead to affordable,solid state computes that fit in your pocket & run many times faster than today's PC's. 

Someday the memristor could spawn a whole new type of computer,thanks to its ability to remember a range of electrical states rather than the simplistic "on"&"off" states that today's digital processors recognize.By working with a dynamic range of data states in an analog mode,memristor-based computers could be capable of far more complex tasks than just shuttling ones and zeroes around

When is it coming?

Researchers say that no real barrier prevents implementing the memristor in circuitry immediately. But it's up to the business side to push products through to commercial reality.Memristors made to replace flash memory (at a lower cost and lower power consumption) will likely appear first; HP's goal is to offer them by 2012.Beyond that, memristors will likely replace both DRAM  & Hard Disks in the 2014-to-2016 time frame As for memristor-based analog computers, that step may take 20-plus years.

Nanotechnology In Agriculture

Nanotechnology is science of manipulating materials at nano-scale. Among the latest technological advancements, nanotechnology occupies a central position. It has many applications in all stages of production, processing, storing, packaging and transport of agricultural products. The reduced use of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers with increased efficiency, controlled release and targeted delivery will lead to precision farming. Dream of automated, centrally controlled agriculture can become reality now. Modern agriculture is need of hour because conventional agricultural will not be able to feed an ever increasing population with changing climate, depleting resources and shrinking landscape. But at the same time application of nano-materials in agri-food sector has to be evaluated for public acceptance.

Thanks to nanotechnology that the future food will be designed according to consumer’s choice with a better taste, texture, nutrient contents and a longer shelf life. It can offer compelling value and prove to be the "the next big thing" in future agriculture. The food will be wrapped in “smart” safety packaging that can detect contaminants and spoilage agents.Nanotechnology is a novel, innovative, interdisciplinary scientific approach that involves designing, development and application of materials & devices at molecular level in nanometre scale i.e. at least one dimension ranges in size from 1 to 100 nanometres,a billionth of meter. Graph 1 indicates an exponential increase in research publications in field of nanotechnology.The use of nanotechnology in agriculture is getting importance because it is possible advantages vary from enhanced food values, reduced agricultural inputs, improved nutrient contents and longer shelf life.For developing countries, agriculture sector is backbone of their economy including more than 60% of the population which depends upon agriculture to earn their livelihood directly or indirectly.Among the latest line of technological innovations in the field of agriculture, nanotechnology occupies a distinguished position in remodelling agriculture and food production to fulfill the demands in an efficient and cost-effective way.

Nano-pesticide

Plant pests are major factors in limiting crop yields. Conventional pest controlling methods include the use of over-the-counter pesticides in large quantity which consequently add an additional cost in crop production. Excess amount of pesticides also cause environmental and water pollution. There is a need to use as much as minimum amount of pesticides to save the environment and reduce the cost in crop production.It can be achieved by increasing the retention time of pesticides with required efficiency. Persistence of pesticides in the initial stage of crop growth helps in bringing down the pest population below the threshold level, leading to an effective control for a longer period of time.

Disinfectants

It is estimated that 30 to 40% of the food produced on earth goes to waste before it can be consumed. The situation is even worse in case of fruits and vegetables. These losses can be reduced up to great extent by increasing the shelf life of perishable commodities. Nano- particles can also be used as disinfectants in food packaging and food engineering to increase the shelf life of food product.

Nano Lamination

Other significant factors include moisture, gases and lipids accumulation that cause the food to be perished. To protect the food from these agents, another workable option is nano-lamination. Nano-lamination is applied by coating foods with nanolaminates or simply by spraying it on the food surface. Along with preservation of food they can improve the texture, preserve flavour and colour of the food. Nanolaminates are thin, harmless food grade protective films which are prepared from edible polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids.

In agriculture sector, Nanotechnology has phenomenal potential to facilitate and frame the next stage of precision farming techniques. It will increase agricultural potential to harvest higher yields in ecofriendly way even in challenging environment. Globally many countries have recognized the potential of nanotechnology in the agri-food sector and are investing a significant amount on it. The adoption of nanotechnology would play a crucial role to feed the ever increasing population with declining natural resources.Extensive studies are required to understand the mechanism for nano-materials toxicity and their impacts on natural environment. If we overcome these considerations, the bright and beneficial future is at doorstep of developing nations.

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