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Jun 26, 2024

New technique gives robotic faces living human skin

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

Robots with human skin.


In a breakthrough that isn’t at all creepy, scientists have devised a method of anchoring living human skin to robots’ faces. The technology could actually have some valuable applications, beyond making Westworld-like scenarios a reality.

Two years ago, Prof. Shoji Takeuchi and colleagues at the University of Tokyo successfully covered a motorized robotic finger with a bioengineered skin made from live human cells.

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Jun 26, 2024

Japan hits jackpot, finds decades worth of EV battery metal deposits

Posted by in category: futurism

Japan has found metal deposits useful for EVs.

Researchers probe seabed remotely:


Manganese, cobalt, and nickel are important constituents of lithium-ion batteries, and therefore are considered essential for advancing EV production.

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Jun 26, 2024

New tech extracts drinking water from dry air with 5 times efficiency

Posted by in categories: materials, sustainability

10 fins harvest over liter daily:


Using a commercially available coating material and copper, US researchers have designed a water harvester that works even in desert-like conditions.

Jun 26, 2024

Comet will be visible in night sky for first time in nearly 70 years

Posted by in category: space

Astronomy lovers, a comet will be visible in the night sky this summer! Although you may need binoculars or a telescope to view it, it’ll be the first time this comet has been visible since 1956, according to Star Walk.

Comet 13P/Olbers will make its return to the night sky this July, marking the first time in 69 years that it’s been able to be seen from Earth. According to experts at Star Walk, while faint, its sky placement and distance to the sun will allow it to be best visible around June 30, which is this Sunday.

Those interested in seeing the comet will have to look west about two hours after sunset.

Jun 26, 2024

The last 6 decades of AI — and what comes next

Posted by in categories: Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity

How will AI improve our lives in the years to come? From its inception six decades ago to its recent exponential growth, futurist Ray Kurzweil highlights AI’s transformative impact on various fields and explains his prediction for the singularity: the point at which human intelligence merges with machine intelligence.

Jun 26, 2024

Exploring the Fabric of the Universe: Hadrons to Cosmological Constant

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

Within the vast tapestry of the universe, where the microscopic building blocks of matter intertwine with the cosmic dance of galaxies, lies a story of profound discovery. Venture into a realm where the laws of physics as we know them are both challenged and confirmed, where the invisible forces that hold the very fabric of our reality together are brought into the light. This narrative isn’t born from the pages of a science fiction novel but emerges from the cutting-edge explorations at the heart of quantum physics. At this frontier, scientists embark on a rigorous inquiry to understand the origins of particle mass, revealing insights that connect the infinitesimal to the immense, from the atoms in our bodies to the distant stars.

Jun 26, 2024

‘Bridge editing’ could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

The CRISPR gene-editing technique has revolutionised biology, but now an even more powerful system called bridge editing could let us completely reshape genomes.

By Michael Le Page

Jun 26, 2024

On quantum computing for artificial superintelligence

Posted by in categories: information science, quantum physics, robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence algorithms, fueled by continuous technological development and increased computing power, have proven effective across a variety of tasks. Concurrently, quantum computers have shown promise in solving problems beyond the reach of classical computers. These advancements have contributed to a misconception that quantum computers enable hypercomputation, sparking speculation about quantum supremacy leading to an intelligence explosion and the creation of superintelligent agents. We challenge this notion, arguing that current evidence does not support the idea that quantum technologies enable hypercomputation. Fundamental limitations on information storage within finite spaces and the accessibility of information from quantum states constrain quantum computers from surpassing the Turing computing barrier.

Jun 26, 2024

Book Review: ‘The Singularity Is Nearer,’ by Ray Kurzweil

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity

THE SINGULARITY IS NEARER: When We Merge With A.I., by Ray Kurzweil ______ A central conviction held by artificial intelligence boosters, but largely ignored in public discussions of the technology, is that the ultimate fulfillment of the A.I. revolution will require the deployment of microscopic robots into our veins. In the short term, A.I. may help us print clothing on demand, help prevent cancer and liberate half of the work force. But to…

Jun 26, 2024

Scientists develop highly efficient process technology for next-generation AI semiconductors

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

DGIST’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jang Jae-eun and Professor Kwon Hyuk-jun and their research team have developed a high-efficiency process technology for next-generation AI memory transistors. The work is published online in Advanced Science.

The team developed a nanosecond pulsed laser-based “selective heat treatment method” and “thermal energy minimization control process technology” to overcome the shortcomings of the high-temperature process of ferroelectric field-effect transistors, which have non-volatile memory characteristics, high-speed operation, low power consumption, long lifetime, and durability.

The new technology process enables the realization of heterojunction structures, which are the core technology of next-generation AI semiconductors.

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