Losing is fun, FORM, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#49)

So much stuff and so little time! Really crawling through this last couple weeks before holidays. Let's start: Cyberpunk 2022 Back in February (time flies) I shared an article about people with cybernetic eye implants losing them when the company went bankrupt. To my surprise, this week I saw this article on Nature talking about …

Sigue leyendo Losing is fun, FORM, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#49)

Watering your watch, farewell to Nibel, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#44)

Not a lot going on lately (mostly centered on work these days), but still a couple cool links and some shocking news. Let's start: Watering your watch? Cute study that really made me think. A groupp of researchers designed simple wearables that, instead of being just made of electronics, required a living organism to properly …

Sigue leyendo Watering your watch, farewell to Nibel, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#44)

AI artists, postdoc scarcity, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#35)

Back to the routine, and even though the return has been a bit hard, I still had the energy to read some interesting stuff. This week we have some links on the effects of AI art generation and surveillance, and a few examples on how rotten the academic world is (but also some measurements that …

Sigue leyendo AI artists, postdoc scarcity, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#35)

Additive manufacturing for the development of optical/photonic systems and components

Earlier this year, I was at Photonics Europe 2022 in Strasbourg. I had a lot of fun with many talks, but there was one topic that really piqued my interest: additive manufacturing. I have always been interested in 3D printing, and I know from experience how useful they can be: printing mechanical pieces in the …

Sigue leyendo Additive manufacturing for the development of optical/photonic systems and components

The death of Google Search?, scientists saying goodbye to academia, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#25)

This week I want to share a few links regarding the way internet is changing, how good old-fashioned money can be superior to the latest crypto-coin, a bit of environmental science, and the hurdles of academia. Let's get to it: The end of an era This was a very nice read that made me think …

Sigue leyendo The death of Google Search?, scientists saying goodbye to academia, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#25)

Virtual realities, a GOTY contender, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#08)

So Russia ended up invading Ukraine. Seems like both Europe and the US will hastily react by doing... something useful? In a couple weeks? After the invasion ends? Everyone seems to have forgotten how history developed the last time a bully started invading European territories and diplomats did nothing that could break "peace". Economic sanctions …

Sigue leyendo Virtual realities, a GOTY contender, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#08)