Monday, September 7, 2020

Nano diamond batteries have one company all charged-up

 This sounds like it would blow pretty much all other battery technology out of the water:

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/nano-diamond-battery

Brain-Inspired Electronic System Could Make Artificial Intelligence 1,000 Times More Energy Efficient

 This is a big deal because:

"Existing AI is extremely energy-intensive — training one AI model can generate 284 tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the lifetime emissions of five cars. Replacing the transistors that make up all digital devices with memristors, a novel electronic device first built in 2008, could reduce this to a fraction of a tonne of carbon dioxide — equivalent to emissions generated in an afternoon’s drive."

https://scitechdaily.com/brain-inspired-electronic-system-could-make-artificial-intelligence-1000-times-more-energy-efficient/

'We have combined two marvels of modern medicine': Woman gets pig kidney and heart pump in groundbreaking procedures

Perhaps this could help FF: https://www.livescience.com/health/surgery/we-have-combined-two-marvels-of-modern-medicine-woman-gets-pig-kidney...