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Mar 17, 2023

‘BritGPT’: UK plans ChatGPT-like superpower to counter China’s AI influence

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, supercomputing

The new AI strategy, which includes the construction of a supercomputer, will cost the UK £900 million ($1.2 billion).

The United Kingdom (U.K.) has announced plans to develop its own ChatGPT version, “BritGPT” as part of a new artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.

“These investments will provide scientists with access to cutting-edge computing power and bring a significant uplift in computing capacity to the AI community,” reads the Spring Budget 2023 plan.

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Mar 17, 2023

China nears completion of its highest hydroelectric project at 16,404 feet

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, solar power

The Maerdang plant will have a total installed capacity of around 2.2 million kW.

In an effort to ramp up its renewable energy production, China is on course to begin operations of its highest-altitude hydropower.


A clean energy initiative to optimize resources

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Mar 17, 2023

New research on solid-state batteries could lead to longer-lasting batteries

Posted by in category: energy

The researchers hope to develop strategies to stop or at least restrict growth at the negative pole.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have focused on the life cycle of solid-state batteries, and their research could lead to longer-lasting batteries.

The so-called “solid-state batteries” are considered the “Holy Grail” of battery development. They no longer have a liquid core, like modern batteries, but rather a solid substance. This has various benefits, including the fact that these batteries may be produced on a smaller scale and are trickier to ignite.

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Mar 17, 2023

Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, sustainability

“The goal is for community groups or individual citizens anywhere to be able to measure local air pollution.”

As per an estimation by WHO, air pollution causes around 4 million annual premature deaths all over the globe. Considering this issue, an MIT research team launched an open-source version of an economical, mobile pollution detector through which individuals can track the air-quality more broadly.

The detector, named Flatburn, can be fabricated through 3D printing or by ordering cheap parts. The researchers have now conducted tests and calibrated the detector concerning existing ultra-modern machines and are making people aware of how to assemble, use, and interpret the data.

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Mar 17, 2023

Revolutionary 3D-printed devices utilize advanced sensing technology

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, electronics

Up until now, it was still infamously difficult to include sensors in 3D designs.

Engineers might be able to create smart hinges that can detect when a door has been opened or gears inside motors that can communicate their rotational speed to a mechanic by integrating sensors into rotational systems.

Even while improvements in 3D printing allow for the quick manufacture of rotational devices, it is still infamously difficult to include sensors in the designs.

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Mar 17, 2023

New Horizons gives new insight about Pluto, finds bladed terrain

Posted by in category: space

Scientists found large swaths of jagged landforms on Pluto’s surface.

In July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft had its first close encounter with Pluto and its moons. It went on to explore the icy edge of the solar system, generating a wealth of data in the process.

The formation of Arrokoth.

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Mar 17, 2023

Scientists restore sight in mice using a new gene-editing technique

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

The research team used a new CRISPR-based genome editing system named PESpRY.

Scientists in China have effectively treated retinitis pigmentosa.

The research team utilized a novel form of CRISPR-based genome editing that is exceptionally adaptable and could potentially remedy numerous genetic mutations responsible for causing different diseases.

Mar 17, 2023

Ex-Uber employee designs new approach to evaluating AI capabilities

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The Turing Test, developed in 1950 has become quite obsolete.

Chris Saad, the former head of product development at Uber, has designed a new framework to benchmark the intelligence of artificial intelligence (AI), which is currently undergoing a sea change. The framework, based on a theory that intelligence is not a monolithic construction, was recently shared on Tech Crunch.

AI has been the trending topic for the past few months after OpenAI made public their conversational chatbot, ChatGPT. Users have tested the chatbot in many different areas varying from writing poetry to code and even sales pitches, and the bot hasn’t disappointed.

Mar 17, 2023

Chat GPT is NOT generative AI: Intel scientist

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Is generative AI the beginning of the end for humans… or the end of the beginning?

And, did you know generative AI has been around since 1972?

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Mar 17, 2023

GPT-4 Has the Memory of a Goldfish

Posted by in category: futurism

Large language models know a lot but can’t remember much at all.