So this time actually on time. This is a summary of the, to me at least, most important stories of week 5 in 2017.
Shooting in a mosque, Quebec City
The most important topic of the week is definitely the shooting in the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. As many people fear Muslims, Donald Trump, and many US Americans being quite a significant number of those, the Muslims now are the ones in fear, as on the 30th of January an armed man entered the mosque and killed 6 Muslims and injured even more.
Many people say Muslims have the tendency to be more violent, but I don't really count extremists as part of them. As I work with Muslims every day, I can only say that they are kind and helpful most of the time. But of course there are some black sheep among them, but this applies to every group of people. I don't think we should fear one another but rather stay strong in times of the refugee crisis and the IS terrorizing every spot of land they come to. This crime is still being investigated, and two students have already been arrested by the police.
Control Netflix with your brain
At a Netflix hackathon in January, a device called Mindflix was created. It uses a Muse headband for the sensor part and a Netflix employee made the sensor outputs compatible with the Netflix front-end. Now, after ages, the problem with searching for the remote is now solved. Just think of the movie you want to watch, and the Mindflix will get you going.
Quantum computers for your home
A new quantum computer design could enable normal users to have one in their home PC. Researchers proposed a design, in which the individual atoms are controlled with microwaves. This simplifies the process of building a quantum computer tremendously, so the researchers say. This new design proposes to use junctions, which control the movement of ions. On a conventional 9 centimeters silicon wafer, there could be fit up to 1,296 junctions. Many of those wafers could be fit together to allow as many qubits as needed. Conventional quantum computers only have a dozen bits at most.
I hope you found this article interesting. I hope that you like this summary, and I also hope I will see you next week.