futurism – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:20:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Supercharging the future: India’s Scientists design fast-charging & long-lasting sodium-ion battery https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/supercharging-the-future-indias-scientists-design-fast-charging-long-lasting-sodium-ion-battery https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/supercharging-the-future-indias-scientists-design-fast-charging-long-lasting-sodium-ion-battery#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:20:11 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/supercharging-the-future-indias-scientists-design-fast-charging-long-lasting-sodium-ion-battery

In a world racing towards electrification—from cars to villages—one thing remains crucial: affordabl

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Shifting research focus comes with the risk of reduced impact https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/shifting-research-focus-comes-with-the-risk-of-reduced-impact https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/shifting-research-focus-comes-with-the-risk-of-reduced-impact#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:03:39 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/shifting-research-focus-comes-with-the-risk-of-reduced-impact

An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents shows that the further a researcher or inventor moves from their previous work, the less cited their latest work will be.

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China to ease rare earth export restrictions to benefit domestic and European semiconductor firms https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/china-to-ease-rare-earth-export-restrictions-to-benefit-domestic-and-european-semiconductor-firms https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/china-to-ease-rare-earth-export-restrictions-to-benefit-domestic-and-european-semiconductor-firms#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:09:13 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/china-to-ease-rare-earth-export-restrictions-to-benefit-domestic-and-european-semiconductor-firms

Previous measures meant all exporters faced lengthy approval processes.

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A new type of X-point radiator that prevents tokamaks from overheating https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/a-new-type-of-x-point-radiator-that-prevents-tokamaks-from-overheating https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/a-new-type-of-x-point-radiator-that-prevents-tokamaks-from-overheating#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:08:36 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/a-new-type-of-x-point-radiator-that-prevents-tokamaks-from-overheating

Nuclear fusion reactors are highly powerful technologies that can generate energy by fusing (i.e., joining) two light atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus. These fusion reactions release large amounts of energy, which can then be converted into electrical power without emitting greenhouse gases.

One of the most reliable and promising fusion reactor designs is the so-called tokamak. Tokamaks are devices that use a doughnut-shaped magnetic field to confine and heat plasma (i.e., superhot, electrically charged gas) for the time necessary for fusion reactions to take place.

Despite their potential for the generation of large amounts of clean energy, future reactor tokamaks may face huge challenges in managing the intense heat produced by . Specifically, some of the confined plasma can interact with the walls of the reactors, damaging them and adversely impacting both their durability and performance.

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Roads that shine by themselves — This U.S. state just copied Malaysia’s night driving tech https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/roads-that-shine-by-themselves-this-u-s-state-just-copied-malaysias-night-driving-tech https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/roads-that-shine-by-themselves-this-u-s-state-just-copied-malaysias-night-driving-tech#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:04:19 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/roads-that-shine-by-themselves-this-u-s-state-just-copied-malaysias-night-driving-tech

A glow-in-the-dark road surprised drivers around the world after pictures went viral on the internet. Now, this US state is implementing night driving tech.

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World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/worlds-oldest-fingerprint-may-be-a-clue-that-neanderthals-created-art https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/worlds-oldest-fingerprint-may-be-a-clue-that-neanderthals-created-art#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 10:10:02 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/worlds-oldest-fingerprint-may-be-a-clue-that-neanderthals-created-art

A man 43,000 years ago dipped a finger in red pigment and made a nose on a face-like pebble in Spain, scientists say

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The Humans of The Culture https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/the-humans-of-the-culture https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/the-humans-of-the-culture#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 22:07:42 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/the-humans-of-the-culture

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AI: Is This Humanity’s Future? https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/ai-is-this-humanitys-future https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/ai-is-this-humanitys-future#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 15:13:09 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/ai-is-this-humanitys-future

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Origami structures unfold into seamless surfaces for deployable applications https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/origami-structures-unfold-into-seamless-surfaces-for-deployable-applications https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/origami-structures-unfold-into-seamless-surfaces-for-deployable-applications#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 15:02:53 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/origami-structures-unfold-into-seamless-surfaces-for-deployable-applications

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

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Supercapacitor-assisted catalytic system strips fluorine from PTFE and PFAS at low temperatures https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/supercapacitor-assisted-catalytic-system-strips-fluorine-from-ptfe-and-pfas-at-low-temperatures https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/supercapacitor-assisted-catalytic-system-strips-fluorine-from-ptfe-and-pfas-at-low-temperatures#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 11:10:26 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/05/supercapacitor-assisted-catalytic-system-strips-fluorine-from-ptfe-and-pfas-at-low-temperatures

A research team led by Prof. Kang Yanbiao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a supercapacitor (SC)-assisted electrophotocatalysis for the efficient defluorination of the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at low temperatures.

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