https://singularityhub.com/2023/01/20/affordable-cultured-meat-is-a-step-closer-with-new-approval/
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Monday, January 23, 2023
18 Times More Power: MIT Researchers Have Developed Ultrathin Lightweight Solar Cells
Wow!
“They are one-hundredth the weight of conventional solar panels, generate 18 times more power-per-kilogram, and are made from semiconducting inks using printing processes that can be scaled in the future to large-area manufacturing.”
Friday, January 20, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Scientists Have Reached a Key Milestone in Learning How to Reverse Aging
VERY interesting:
“We’re not making stem cells, but turning back the clock so they can regain their identity,” says Sinclair. “I’ve been really surprised by how universally it works. We haven’t found a cell type yet that we can’t age forward and backward.”
“But in some cases the existing cells are just not functioning, so if you reboot them, they are fine. It’s a new way to think about medicine.”
That could mean that a host of diseases—including chronic conditions such as heart disease and even neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s—could be treated in large part by reversing the aging process that leads to them.”
https://time.com/6246864/reverse-aging-scientists-discover-milestone/
Friday, January 13, 2023
Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing
Great potential, though vulnerable:
Monday, January 9, 2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Friday, January 6, 2023
Friday, December 30, 2022
The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: The World Has Changed Fast—What Might Be Next?
This is pretty breathtaking:
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
New Research: This Activity Can Reduce the Risk of Metastatic Cancer by 72%
“We assume that this happens because the organs must compete for sugar resources with the muscles, known to burn large quantities of glucose during physical exercise. Consequently, if cancer develops, the fierce competition over glucose reduces the availability of energy that is critical to metastasis. Moreover, when a person exercises regularly, this condition becomes permanent: the tissues of internal organs change and become similar to muscle tissue. We all know that sports and physical exercise are good for our health. Our study, examining the internal organs, discovered that exercise changes the whole body so that the cancer cannot spread, and the primary tumor also shrinks in size.”
https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-this-activity-can-reduce-the-risk-of-metastatic-cancer-by-72/
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
U.S. Government Scientists Confirm Major Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion Energy
This is an extremely important milestone, even if commercial fusion reactors are still decades away:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nuclear-fusion-energy-breakthrough_n_63989b16e4b019c69625fa4d
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
New AI chatbot is scary good
A.I. is coming to fruition…but when will it become sapient? Or will that be unnecessary and unknowable?
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/05/chatgpt-scary-good-ai-chatbot
Friday, December 2, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Wormhole simulated in quantum computer could bolster theory that the universe is a hologram
One of the weirdest things about quantum physics:
https://www.livescience.com/physicists-create-holographic-wormhole
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Friday, November 18, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Friday, November 4, 2022
“Unexpected” – Scientists Discover an Anti-Aging Mechanism
“It is possible that aging may be slowed down or cured simply by transferring telomeres.”
https://scitechdaily.com/unexpected-scientists-discover-an-anti-aging-mechanism/
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Friday, October 21, 2022
These Mini Wind Generators With No Spinning Blades Can Power Homes and Buildings
“The average US household uses about 9,000 kWh of electricity each year, which requires a 6.6 kW array of solar panels (about 21 standard panels). That means one Aeromine could meet the needs of an energy-conserving home, and two would be more than enough for an energy-gobbling home.”
“Aeromine says its system can generate up to 50 percent more energy than rooftop solar panels at the same cost.”
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Shocking Study Finds Decreased Proteins – Not Amyloid Plaques – Cause Alzheimer’s Disease
Well, this looks promising!
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Alzheimer’s Progression Slowed by Drug in Major Trial
“Lecanemab reduced the pace of cognitive decline in people with early disease by 27% over 18 months when compared with a placebo, meeting the main goal of the trial, the companies said in a statement. The benefit came with side effects, including brain swelling and bleeding, though severe cases were rare.”
Well, it’s a start….
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Super-Earths Are Bigger and More Habitable Than Earth, and Astronomers Are Discovering More of the Billions They Think Are Out There
Some highly interesting updates:
Friday, September 23, 2022
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
They Put GPT-3 Into That Robot With Creepily Realistic Facial Expressions and Yikes
Play the video. A.I. for companionship and conversation has come a long way since Eliza. I see robot friends soon becoming a regular thing, perhaps starting with babysitters/nannies and elderly caretakers:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/gpt-3-ameca-robot-facial-expressions
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Europe Is Getting Serious About Making Space-Based Solar Power a Reality
Great concept, but likely way too expensive and vulnerable:
An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Scientists Have Created Microrobots That Can Automatically Brush and Floss Your Teeth
I’d love to see this:
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: A New Genetic Link Confirmed
“Dr. Adewuyi said abnormal levels of cholesterol were shown to be a risk for both AD and gut disorders.”
https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-a-new-genetic-link-confirmed/
Monday, August 29, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Quantum Computing Will Be Bigger Than the Discovery of Fire!
This is an investor come-on, but it has some useful info:
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time
More bizarreness from the quantum world:
Research Fraud: Is Everything We Think We Know About Alzheimer’s Disease Wrong?
Bad and good-ish news:
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022
Introducing CopterPack Gen2
Similar to the Jetpack (?), only far too light on details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib4krC8Qf0o&feature=youtu.be
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Monday, August 1, 2022
A SINGLE-ATOM THICK MATERIAL COULD MAKE A 127-YEAR-OLD SPACE TRAVEL IDEA A REALITY
I’ve loved this concept ever since I heard about it in the 1980s:
ChatGPT nuance and banter
I had a picture of a character in my Western named Karen McIntyre whom I wanted to look more arrogant, so I asked GPT to that. It did the pi...
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Microchip manufacturers are working with different materials to carry Moore's Law beyond silicon: http://www.technologyreview.com/comput...
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"A computer chip that performs calculations using probabilities, instead of binary logic, could accelerate everything from online bank...