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Mar 28, 2024

OpenAi Sora Short Film First Impression

Posted by in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI

@OpenAI #sora #sorai #openai #openaisora

Mar 28, 2024

Elusive 3D Printed Nanoparticles Could Lead to New Shapeshifting Materials

Posted by in categories: materials, nanotechnology

Stanford materials engineers have 3D printed tens of thousands of hard-to-manufacture nanoparticles long predicted to yield promising new materials that change form in an instant.

Mar 28, 2024

Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, transportation

VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight.

The tube is the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that opens Tuesday and will be a proving ground in coming years for developers of the evolving technology.

Hyperloop, once trumpeted by Elon Musk, involves capsules floating on magnetic fields zipping at speeds of arund 700 kph (435 mph) through low-pressure tubes. Its advocates tout it as far more efficient than short haul flights, high-speed rail and freight trucks.

Mar 28, 2024

The Evolving Battlefield: How AI And Drones Redefine Modern Warfare

Posted by in categories: drones, economics, military, robotics/AI

Mr. Xia further noted the expanding utility of unmanned technologies across various domains, including aerial, maritime, underwater, and terrestrial operations, underscoring their revolutionary impact on future military engagements.

“A drone costing just a few thousand dollars can effectively neutralize an advanced tank worth over 5 million dollars,” Mr. Xia said, illustrating a remarkable disparity in warfare economics.

Drones’ ease of manufacture, low detection and radar interception rates, and precision targeting via satellite data further accentuate their tactical viability. Importantly, drones facilitate offensive operations without compromising soldier safety, marking a significant evolution in how military objectives are pursued.

Mar 28, 2024

NSF Paid Universities To Develop AI Censorship Tools For Social Media

Posted by in categories: government, robotics/AI

University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MIT are among the universities cited in the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government interim report.

It details the foundation’s “funding of AI-powered censorship and propaganda tools, and its repeated efforts to hide its actions and avoid political and media scrutiny.”

“NSF has been issuing multi-million-dollar grants to university and non-profit research teams” for the purpose of developing AI-powered technologies “that can be used by governments and Big Tech to shape public opinion by restricting certain viewpoints or promoting others,” states the report, released last month.

Mar 28, 2024

Chandelier Cities

Posted by in category: futurism

While we sometimes imagine vast structures rising above the sky, it is possible to have equally vast structures hang down from the sky, and on world’s whose atmospheres are far larger than earth’s, this may be where people choose to live.

Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik, Katie Byrne

Mar 28, 2024

Depleting myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells rejuvenates aged immunity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Antibody-mediated depletion of myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells in aged mice restores characteristic features of a more youthful immune system.

Mar 28, 2024

The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS — podcast

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

On 28 March it’s the 60th anniversary of the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus, the most common viral infection in humans. The virus was first discovered in association with a rare type of cancer located in Africa, but is now understood to be implicated in 1% of cancers, as well as the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. Ian Sample meets Lawrence Young, professor of molecular oncology at Warwick Medical School, to hear the story of this virus, and how it might help us prevent and treat cancer and other illnesses.

Mar 28, 2024

Solar-powered emission-free technology converts saltwater into drinking water

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous waterborne diseases like cholera.

Mar 28, 2024

This new bifacial solar cell tech can deliver 3X power!

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Ambient Photonics will debut its revolutionary indoor solar cells at CES 2024, challenging conventional solar tech and disposable batteries.

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