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Nov 23, 2020

The human brain inspires RMIT researchers to develop a light-powered AI chip

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, drones, robotics/AI, transhumanism

The chip could potentially be used to power drones, robotics, smart watches, and bionic implants.

Nov 23, 2020

Nanobots Will Be Flowing Through Your Body by 2030

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

In 10 years, tiny nanobots in your blood might help keep you from getting sick or even transmit your thoughts to a wireless cloud.

Nov 23, 2020

Futuristic device from Israeli firm puts music in your head, without headphones

Posted by in categories: futurism, media & arts

‘Sound beaming’ 3D technology from Noveto Systems tracks ear and sends it audio using ultrasonic waves, creating personal listening pockets.

Nov 23, 2020

Chemical reactions high in Mars’ atmosphere rip apart water molecules

Posted by in categories: chemistry, space

Mars is so dry because its water constant escapes into space. A new study suggests this process occurs in the ionosphere and faster than thought.

Nov 23, 2020

New Recycling Process Could Cut Down on Millions of Tons of Plastic Waste

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

Multilayer plastic materials are ubiquitous in food and medical supply packaging, particularly since layering polymers can give those films specific properties, like heat resistance or oxygen and moisture control. But despite their utility, those ever-present plastics are impossible to recycle using conventional methods.

About 100 million tons of multilayer thermoplastics — each composed of as many as 12 layers of varying polymers — are produced globally every year. Forty percent of that total is waste from the manufacturing process itself, and because there has been no way to separate the polymers, almost all of that plastic ends up in landfills or incinerators.

Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have pioneered a method for reclaiming the polymers in these materials using solvents, a technique they’ve dubbed Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) processing. Their proof-of-concept is detailed today (November 20, 2020) in the journal Science Advances.

Nov 23, 2020

Robots invade the construction site

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Builder eBob —

A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.

Nov 23, 2020

The Trillion-Transistor Chip That Just Left a Supercomputer in the Dust

Posted by in category: supercomputing

Researchers pitted the biggest computer chip in the world against a supercomputer to simulate combustion—and the megachip won the race by a mile.

Nov 23, 2020

This inkless metal pen can write forever, and it’s on sale

Posted by in category: futurism

Your hand will give up before this pen does.

Nov 23, 2020

BMW’s Mini created a futuristic concept electric car that looks like a living room inside and has seats that can turn into a daybed

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

When the Mini Vision Urbanaut is parked, the dashboard can turn into a daybed among other lounging-related abilities in the concept car.

Nov 23, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic Stands to Force Changes in U.S. Spy Services

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, climatology, security, sustainability

After years of underplaying soft threats like disease and climate change, the national-security establishment faces calls for a new approach in light of Covid-19 crisis.