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Sep 11, 2021

Trove of CRISPR-like gene-cutting enzymes found in microbes

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The search for a CRISPR enzyme’s ancestors has revealed more than one million potential genome-editing tools.

Sep 11, 2021

A spoonful of sugar opens a path to longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries

Posted by in categories: drones, energy, engineering, food, sustainability

Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the lithium-ion batteries that are essential for aviation, electric vehicles and submarines.

The Monash team, assisted by CSIRO, report in today’s edition of Nature Communications that using a glucose-based additive on the positive electrode they have managed to stabilize lithium-sulfur battery technology, long touted as the basis for the next generation of batteries.

“In less than a decade, this technology could lead to vehicles including electric busses and trucks that can travel from Melbourne to Sydney without recharging. It could also enable innovation in delivery and agricultural drones where light weight is paramount,” says lead author Professor Mainak Majumder, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Director of the Monash Energy Institute.

Sep 11, 2021

AI Can Make Better Clinical Decisions Than Humans

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI

Summary: Machine learning algorithm produced fewer decision-making errors than professionals when it came to clinical diagnosis of patients.

Source: University of Montreal.

It’s an old adage: there’s no harm in getting a second opinion. But what if that second opinion could be generated by a computer, using artificial intelligence? Would it come up with better treatment recommendations than your professional proposes?

Sep 11, 2021

TSMC Price Hikes to Result in Higher Retail Pricing For Pretty Much Everything

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

Chip shortage should last until mid-2023.


Low-end smartphones and PCs to get more expensive because of chip prices.

Sep 11, 2021

World’s strongest fusion magnet achieves record-breaking magnetic field

Posted by in categories: innovation, nuclear energy

That successful demonstration paves the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power.

Sep 11, 2021

How Worried Should the U.S. Navy Be About China’s Type 055 Destroyers?

Posted by in category: military

https://youtube.com/watch?v=N8jpFvwE6F4

The PLAN’s Type 55 has been compared to American Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers.

Does the United States have an answer to China’s new Type 55 destroyers? Does it need one?

Sep 11, 2021

Engineers to develop autonomous robot swarms to mine lunar resources

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

They received NASA funding for a new project to advance space-mining methods that use autonomous robot swarms.

Sep 11, 2021

Brain-Inspired AI Will Enable Future Medical Implants

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Biocompatible AI could one day monitor body’s electrical signals in real time.

Sep 11, 2021

#TransVision Future Summit 2021 • Welcome to Madrid 8 — 12 October • Dinners & UNESCO site tours

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, bitcoin, cryonics, geopolitics, life extension, lifeboat, nanotechnology, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity, transhumanism

Check out our second promo for #transvision #future Summit 2021 (#madrid Oct. 8 — 12), featuring the optional dinner/cocktails we are scheduling, and 2 full-day #tours of several #unescoworldheritage sites and historical places near Madrid: Segovia, Ávila, Monsaterio de El Escorial & Valley of the Fallen on Oct. 11 and Alcalá de Henares, Aranjuez & Toledo on Oct. 12. It’s going to be espectacular! You don’t wanna miss those, so get your tickets now! 😊 Get your tickets here -> www.TransVisionMadrid.com.

The event itself will be a lot of fun, so make sure to register to come to Madrid in person, or to watch it via streaming (at a reduced price). There will be talks about #longevity #artificialintelligence #cryonics and much much more.

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Sep 11, 2021

CRISPR: A guide to the health revolution that will define the 21st century

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Scientists will soon have the tools to rewrite the book of life, and in doing so, edit out sections that cause disease, piece by piece. But is the technology safe and will all of us get the benefits, or will it be the preserve of those who can afford it?