Futurism – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Mar 4
2023

ATM thieves use glue and ‘tap’ function to drain accounts at Chase Bank

Do you use the “tap” function on your debit card at ATMs? There’s now a new kind of scam — here’s how to avoid it:

Mar 3
2023

Simple techniques to quantify Li plating and speed up the charging of Li-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are among the most widespread rechargeable battery technologies, due to their high energy densities and performances. Despite their versatility and advantageous characteristics, these batteries often require specific times to charge and speeding up these charging times has so far proved challenging.

The main reason for this is that during fast charging, lithium plating could form on the batteries’ graphite anode, which could pose safety risks. In fact, lithium plating reactions on graphite anodes, which can also occur at low temperatures, during overcharging or following battery malfunctions, can lead to the formation of non-cyclable lithium metal and salts, which could ignite causing fires or battery explosions.

Researchers at University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently carried out a study investigating potential ways to reduce these risks and enable the creation of safe fast-charging LiBs. Their paper, published in Nature Energy, outlines a series of simple techniques for quantifying irreversible Li plating on the graphite anodes inside LiBs.

Mar 3
2023

I’m speechless

Not peer-reviewed yet but a submitted paper.

The ‘presented images’ were shown to a group of humans. The ‘reconstructed images’ were the result of an fMRI output to Stable Diffusion.

In other words, #stablediffusion literally read people’s minds.

Source 👇

Mar 3
2023

Most detailed geological model of the Earth’s surface over the past 100 million years

The digital tool can help us understand the past, and predict Earth’s future.

Mar 3
2023

By 2035, over 50% of the global population will be overweight or obese

That’s if no ‘significant actions’ are taken.

According to a recent report, if no significant actions are taken, half the world’s population will be obese or overweight by 2035. Globally, 38 percent of the Earth’s population— almost 2.6 billion people —are overweight or obese. If situations do not alter in the future, the rate is expected to rise to 51 percent in just twelve years’ time, as per new reports published by World Obesity Federation.

Furthermore, the obesity rate is particularly rising among children and countries with low-income rates.

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Globally, 38 percent of the Earth’s population— almost 2.6 billion people —are overweight or obese. If situations do not alter in the future, the rate is expected to rise to 51 percent in just twelve years’ time, as per new reports published by World Obesity Federation.