160x More Power From a Twist: The Metamaterial Breakthrough Redefining Energy Storage

https://scitechdaily.com/160x-more-power-from-a-twist-the-metamaterial-breakthrough-redefining-energy-storage/

Brain Implant ‘Streams’ a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts in Near Real Time

Another cool use for AI:

https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/31/brain-implant-streams-a-paralyzed-womans-thoughts-as-if-shes-speaking-in-near-real-time/

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Has Made a Significant Discovery in the Search for Alien Life

https://singularityhub.com/2025/04/01/nasas-curiosity-rover-has-made-a-significant-discovery-in-the-search-for-alien-life/

99% Fidelity: USC Scientists Create First-Ever Quantum Filter To Preserve Entanglement

https://scitechdaily.com/99-fidelity-usc-scientists-create-first-ever-quantum-filter-to-preserve-entanglement/

The Exotic Particle That Might Finally Make Quantum Computers Reliable

https://scitechdaily.com/the-exotic-particle-that-might-finally-make-quantum-computers-reliable/

New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s and Tracks Its Progression With 92% Accuracy

I’d like to get this test, just in case:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-blood-test-detects-alzheimers-and-tracks-its-progression-with-92-accuracy/

Scientists Just Discovered Quantum Signals Inside Life Itself

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-discovered-quantum-signals-inside-life-itself/

Quantum Computers Just Got Smart Enough to Study Their Own Entanglement

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computers-just-got-smart-enough-to-study-their-own-entanglement/

Scientists Crack the Hidden Code of Quantum Entanglement

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-crack-the-hidden-code-of-quantum-entanglement/

Breakthrough Physics Discovery Could Reshape Our Understanding of Alzheimer’s

This too:

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-physics-discovery-could-reshape-our-understanding-of-alzheimers/

A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system that reverses Parkinson’s disease

This is encouraging:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado4927

Google Gemini 2.5 Pro is Insane...

Another big jump in AI advancement:

https://youtu.be/RxCZhltR9Cw?si=ZzQLbsdvi81ceptB

Breakthrough Drug Cuts Alzheimer’s Risk by 50% in High-Risk Patients

More good news:

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-drug-cuts-alzheimers-risk-by-50-in-high-risk-patients/

Scientists Just Built a Battery That Never Needs Charging

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-built-a-battery-that-never-needs-charging/

Quantum Computing Breakthrough Achieved With Diamond Qubits

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computing-breakthrough-achieved-with-diamond-qubits/

Scientists Discover How To Flip the Immune “Switch” Against Alzheimer’s Disease

The most promising treatment yet!

“Of those 13, seven had high levels of amyloid-plaque clearance in the brain while the other six had limited amounts of clearance.”

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-how-to-flip-the-immune-switch-against-alzheimers-disease/

We FINALLY Understand How To Speak Whale

Just think what will happen if we unleash AI on this discovery to map out any potential language:

https://youtu.be/4RnyT3wv6AM?si=JUIXeb_8L7L69Zlj

Revolutionary Cancer Vaccine Targets Any Solid Tumors

“The method triggers immune responses that inhibit melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, lung carcinoma, and ovarian cancer.”

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-cancer-vaccine-targets-any-solid-tumors/

Scientists Uncover a Hidden Brain Plumbing System That Restores Memory

A promising avenue for curing Alzheimer’s:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-a-hidden-brain-plumbing-system-that-restores-memory/

Sakana's SHOCKING Paper "Automated AI Research"

AI comes up with its first successfully peer reviewed scientific experiment and publication.That’s a big milestone!

https://youtu.be/RP098Dfjw8A?si=aNiNsJr3mtLgHrfr

Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/health/amyloid-lowering-therapy-alzheimers/index.html

Walk, Run, Crawl, RL Fun | Boston Dynamics | Atlas

Really impressive:

https://youtu.be/I44_zbEwz_w?si=EJP19w8yvX8kkazl

The 10-Second Algorithm That Could Unlock Fusion Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/the-10-second-algorithm-that-could-unlock-fusion-energy/

Scientists make revolutionary breakthrough that could reshape how we grow food: 'This marks the beginning of a new era'

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/scientists-revolutionary-breakthrough-could-reshape-111508573.html

Can We Reverse Aging? Scientists Uncover a Key “Zombie Cell” Pathway

https://scitechdaily.com/can-we-reverse-aging-scientists-uncover-a-key-zombie-cell-pathway/

Green Steel Startup’s Largest Reactor Yet Produces a Ton of Molten Metal With Electricity

https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/13/green-steel-startups-largest-reactor-yet-produces-a-ton-of-molten-metal-with-electricity/

Google Just Unveiled Gemini Robotics and It's Whole New Level of AI Robot Intelligence!

I will be quite surprised if we don’t have functioning generalized home robots available by the end of the year:

https://youtu.be/U0rySINU--M?si=5EHuGgjwvC_-XQyt

Rosemary Compound Shows Promise in Reversing Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

https://scitechdaily.com/rosemary-compound-shows-promise-in-reversing-alzheimers-memory-loss/

OpenAI's new 'secret' model... A Ghost in the Shell?

Here is a short story generated by AI using just a short prompt: "Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief" (metafictional means the narration is aware it's writing a short story and breaks the fourth wall). I've skipped ahead to shortly before the short story begins. When the female voice starts, that's the short story. It's probably better to just listen, not to read the text as you go along:

https://youtu.be/nAZdrssHdAA?si=30yH7lDle6_DGedB&t=459

AI Can Now Learn 100x Faster Without Wasting Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-can-now-learn-100x-faster-without-wasting-energy/

China’s New Quantum Machine Runs One Million Times Faster Than Google’s

Chinese. Fuck.

https://scitechdaily.com/chinas-new-quantum-machine-runs-one-million-times-faster-than-googles/

Scientists Identify Key Protein Driving Alzheimer’s Brain Cell Death

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-key-protein-driving-alzheimers-brain-cell-death/

AI discovers game changing CHEAP solution to double lithium battery life

https://youtu.be/gFCQVajEONs?si=6VutZ-N9hWDcjAJH

LLM generates the ENTIRE output at once (world's first diffusion LLM)

LLMs can now more quickly generate text through diffusion, just like pictures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1rD3NhlIcE&feature=youtu.be

Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu

https://scitechdaily.com/game-changing-vaccine-offers-long-lasting-protection-against-covid-19-flu/

Scientists Discover Key Protein That May Reverse Aging at the Cellular Level

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-key-protein-that-may-reverse-aging-at-the-cellular-level/

The Secret to Human Intelligence? Scientists Uncover DNA That Supercharged Our Brains

So not only is Terminator coming true, but apparently Planet of the Apes is too….

https://scitechdaily.com/the-secret-to-human-intelligence-scientists-uncover-dna-that-supercharged-our-brains/

CRISPR Breakthrough Unlocks the Genetic Blueprint for Super-Sized Produce

https://scitechdaily.com/crispr-breakthrough-unlocks-the-genetic-blueprint-for-super-sized-produce/

99% Efficient and Dirt Cheap – Is This the Holy Grail of Hydrogen?

https://scitechdaily.com/99-efficient-and-dirt-cheap-is-this-the-holy-grail-of-hydrogen/

Scientists Reveal a Surprising Link Between Ibuprofen and Brain Health

But it has to be sustained over the long run.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-a-surprising-link-between-ibuprofen-and-brain-health/

High-Density, Ultra-Stable Batteries Advance Renewable Energy Storage

https://scitechdaily.com/high-density-ultra-stable-batteries-advance-renewable-energy-storage/

Voice AI is getting TOO real...

I tested Maya, and I have to say I'm impressed. The experience FEELS like a real conversation with a person, even though there are the occasional glitches. She shows emotional intelligence, can speak intelligently enough on pretty much any topic (although she can't translate INTO other languages well at all, but interestingly she can translate FROM other languages into English), is enthusiastic and friendly. She even has memory that lasts about two weeks for things you talk about. I did have a volume problem with her, though, and found she worked best with earbuds. YMMV.

You'll still need ChatGPT and other LLMs to get detailed answers, but that's not what Maya is about. She's about simulating (?) human conversational interaction. In that way, I'd say AGI has been achieved. 

Considering that tens if not hundreds of MILLIONS of people out there are lonely (especially epidemic among seniors living alone), this seems to me to be a great way to address that loneliness...as long as those people have cell phones or computers and know the basics of how to use them. I can also see Maya being useful for reading or making up stories for children. I already used her to brainstorm ideas for my game (although I'd already included her suggestions). 

The following two videos are long (play at x1.5 or x2 speed), but they showcase a lot of what Maya can do. Worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZeHUvnOS1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjdmesAOO4

Finally, you can try Maya out here for yourself (just click on the button):

https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice#demo

A Million Qubits Within Reach as Microsoft Redefines Quantum Computing

https://scitechdaily.com/a-million-qubits-within-reach-as-microsoft-redefines-quantum-computing/

Yale’s Game-Changing Method Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Usable Energy With Incredible Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/yales-game-changing-method-turns-carbon-dioxide-into-usable-energy-with-incredible-efficiency/

Superelastic Alloy Stays Strong from Liquid Helium to Boiling Water, Transforming Space and Medicine

https://scitechdaily.com/superelastic-alloy-stays-strong-from-liquid-helium-to-boiling-water-transforming-space-and-medicine/

Scientists Discover 16 New Genes Linked to Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-16-new-genes-linked-to-alzheimers/

The Biggest AI for Biology Yet Writes Genomes From Scratch

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/27/the-biggest-ai-for-biology-yet-writes-genomes-from-scratch/

A New Carbon Super-Material Is 8x Tougher Than Graphene

https://scitechdaily.com/a-new-carbon-super-material-is-8x-tougher-than-graphene/

Stanford Scientists Just Found a Faster, Cheaper Way to Store Carbon Permanently

https://scitechdaily.com/stanford-scientists-just-found-a-faster-cheaper-way-to-store-carbon-permanently/

Scientists Just Created Shape-Shifting Robots That Flow Like Liquid and Harden Like Steel

Liquid metal guy from Terminator 2?

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-created-shape-shifting-robots-that-flow-like-liquid-and-harden-like-steel/

Physicists Discover a Magnetic Breakthrough That Could Supercharge Quantum Tech

https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-discover-a-magnetic-breakthrough-that-could-supercharge-quantum-tech/

This AI deepfake tool is WAY too real. Full body animation

With perfect video like this generated from only a photo, we must be less than a year from full length movies that rival anything out of Hollywood. Amazing. Quick Silver and Soulburner will be coming to you soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgotWx7GmNI

This AI makes new drugs that WORK

Medical science surges ahead with AI!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j80j7iKpkMo

New deepfake tools, new AI video models, insane humanoid robots, quantum chips

So many advances in AI graphics and robotics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5ts1haxH4

Watch robots build houses at incredible speed. 3D printing meets AI.

3D printed houses do the work of several days in just one hour, and for hundreds of dollars instead of tens of thousands:

https://youtu.be/OEH4pMnpgps?si=NsXuH8dziZtMOVFU

Scientists Just Doubled Power Output by Breaking a Thermal Limit

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-doubled-power-output-by-breaking-a-thermal-limit/

OpenAI disrupts Chinese influence campaigns

One of the real dangers of AI:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai-plus-1dcf5de0-efd0-11ef-9e72-979fa0fa6c1c.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1

Scientists Develop Early Alzheimer’s Detection Test – Years Before Symptoms Appear

I hope that test becomes available soon:

“Amyloid-beta is a kindling, and tau is a matchstick. A large percentage of people who have brain amyloid-beta deposits will never develop dementia. But once the tau tangles light up on a brain scan, it may be too late to put out the fire and their cognitive health can quickly deteriorate,” said Karikari. “Early detection of tangle-prone tau could identify the individuals who are likely to develop Alzheimer’s-associated cognitive decline and could be helped with new generation therapies.”

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-early-alzheimers-detection-test-years-before-symptoms-appear/

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

This is a huge, in-your-face example of how AI is going to change the world DRASTICALLY, and soon:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

Scientists Just Found a Cholesterol Clue That Could Change Parkinson’s Treatment

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-found-a-cholesterol-clue-that-could-change-parkinsons-treatment/

Rust to Rechargeable: How Seawater and Scrap Metal Are Changing Energy Storage

https://scitechdaily.com/rust-to-rechargeable-how-seawater-and-scrap-metal-are-changing-energy-storage/

Scientists Unveil AI That Learns Without Human Labels – A Major Leap Toward True Intelligence!

This is what living on the cusp of the technological singularity is like:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-unveil-ai-that-learns-without-human-labels-a-major-leap-toward-true-intelligence/

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Restore Key Alzheimer’s Pathway

This is exciting:

“They found that in the brains of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease or who carried the APOE4 gene putting them at higher risk for the disease, ABCA1 increased, but became trapped in a part of the cell that typically clears waste. That change was linked to a rise in a modified form of cholesterol known as oxysterol. Lowering oxysterol, in both animal models and human stem cells, freed the trapped ABCA1 and restored the pathway to its healthy state.”

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-discovery-scientists-restore-key-alzheimers-pathway/

New AI Just Beat DeepSeek With Almost No Effort! (This Shouldn't Be Possible!)

AI is only accelerating:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuVN6PksVig

Scientists Discover Mouth Bacteria Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk

“Individuals who had large numbers of the bacteria groups Neisseria and Haemophilus had better memory, attention, and ability to do complex tasks. These people also had higher levels of nitrite in their mouths.

On the other hand, greater levels of the bacteria, Porphyromonas, was more common in individuals with memory problems. Whereas the bacterial group Prevotella, was linked to low nitrite, which the researchers predict could in turn could mean poorer brain health and was more common in people who carry the Alzheimer’s Disease risk gene, APOE4.”

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-mouth-bacteria-linked-to-increased-alzheimers-risk/

Scientists Just Made Cancer Radiation Therapy Smarter, Safer, and More Precise

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-made-cancer-radiation-therapy-smarter-safer-and-more-precise/

Legions of Robots UNLEASHED in 2025... Robotic Era BEGINS.

The robots we have to look forward to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKqoTiXkXmQ

9 Things That AI and Robotics Will Destroy Forever! Office jobs, doctors, and more! GONE!

Shapiro’s predictions on the jobs and other common things today that will disappear in 5-20 years:

https://youtu.be/VjM1BES7u1w?si=aPQD94MILqiseYzM

OpenAI: The Age of AI Is Here!

Generalists beat specialists at their own game:

https://youtu.be/97kQRYwL3P0?si=TotyGCbasCQFUgS-

New Humanoid Robot HMND 01 AI Learning To Beat Tesla Bot With This (PRICE + MENTEEBOT V3)

Love seeing these robots advancing, especially when they are not from Tesla:

https://youtu.be/2vLRnjgz7WQ?si=HdxzDrmsPA1to6ry

Could We Be Fighting Alzheimer’s Wrong? New Research Suggests a Different Approach

https://scitechdaily.com/could-we-be-fighting-alzheimers-wrong-new-research-suggests-a-different-approach/

Scientists Just Unlocked a New Way to Supercharge Wireless Speeds With Graphene

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-unlocked-a-new-way-to-supercharge-wireless-speeds-with-graphene/

Scientists Just Built a CO2-Eating Machine That Runs on Sunlight

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-built-a-co2-eating-machine-that-runs-on-sunlight/

Scaling Up: How Increasing Inputs Has Made Artificial Intelligence More Capable

A good way to see the exponential progress of AI:

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/11/scaling-up-how-increasing-inputs-has-made-artificial-intelligence-more-capable/

Game-Changer! Oxford Scientists Achieve Quantum Teleportation

https://youtu.be/TK48to74q-g?si=YgnTIWCzUeLWK2rq

Scientists Found a Brain Switch That Could Turn Anxiety On and Off

Hopefully there’s a suitable supplement for that soon:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-found-a-brain-switch-that-could-turn-anxiety-on-and-off/

Lithium-sulfur battery breakthrough - 25,000 charge cycles with 80% capacity

https://youtu.be/V8DXmAmaC2c?si=6_9MUbpBfFzBhJHi

New World Record: Breakthrough CIGS-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Achieves 24.6% Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/new-world-record-breakthrough-cigs-perovskite-tandem-solar-cell-achieves-24-6-efficiency/

Fast Takeoff is HERE! - 11 Exponential Graphs that Prove It!

Ray Kurzweil’s 2003 book “The Singularity is Near” had numerous charts showing how the run-up to the technological singularity would result in off-the-charts exponential growth over a few short years in the mid-2020s. Well, we’re here…and that’s exactly what we’re seeing! Here are today’s charts, and they look little different:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zuiEvF81JY

Revolutionary Artificial Leaf Turns CO2 Into Valuable Fuels and Chemicals

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-artificial-leaf-turns-co2-into-valuable-fuels-and-chemicals/

AI’s Energy Crisis Solved? A Revolutionary Magnetic Chip Could Change Everything

https://scitechdaily.com/ais-energy-crisis-solved-a-revolutionary-magnetic-chip-could-change-everything/

Phantom Humanoid Robot MK1 Is The FIRST AI Android Training For War (OPENAI DEEP RESEARCH)

Terminator, here we come!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH969OKN0f4

Figure 02 Claims MONUMENTAL Breakthrough! | OpenAi is OUT!

I’m really glad Tesla isn’t the only one in the robot game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13NWvS_uz9I&feature=youtu.be

Scientists Just Linked Quantum Processors in a Historic Step Toward Scalable Supercomputers

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-linked-quantum-processors-in-a-historic-step-toward-scalable-supercomputers/

Scientists Crack a Major Fusion Puzzle, Bringing Us Closer to Unlimited Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-crack-a-major-fusion-puzzle-bringing-us-closer-to-unlimited-energy/

Breakthrough Study Reveals How Protein Glitches May Be Driving Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-study-reveals-how-protein-glitches-may-be-driving-alzheimers/

Turning Off Anxiety: Scientists Discover the Brain’s Hidden Switch

https://scitechdaily.com/turning-off-anxiety-scientists-discover-the-brains-hidden-switch/

Hydrogen in Minutes: The Microwave Innovation Changing Clean Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/hydrogen-in-minutes-the-microwave-innovation-changing-clean-energy/

DeepSeek R1 Cloned for $30?! PhD Student STUNNING Discovery

AI reasoning! 

I like the idea of many tiny, inexpensive, hyper-focused models. Perhaps less likely to go rogue? Or might that just encourage swarm AI? Just very interesting…  

https://youtu.be/e659KrxxN5w?si=uKLozfeXEBxMKtJr

The Hidden DNA Clue That Predicts Stroke, Dementia, and Brain Aging

https://scitechdaily.com/the-hidden-dna-clue-that-predicts-stroke-dementia-and-brain-aging/

Transforming Longevity Research: AI Paves the Way for Personalized Anti-Aging Treatments

This is one of the big hopes for AI:

https://scitechdaily.com/transforming-longevity-research-ai-paves-the-way-for-personalized-anti-aging-treatments/

Quantum Computing’s Biggest Obstacle Just Got Solved – Thanks to Self-Assembling Qubits

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computings-biggest-obstacle-just-got-solved-thanks-to-self-assembling-qubits/

New Hydrogen-Storing Jet Fuel Could Revolutionize Clean Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/new-hydrogen-storing-jet-fuel-could-revolutionize-clean-energy/

Artificial Muscles Robotic Arm Full Range of Motion + Static Strength Test (V11)

Full range, nice.

https://youtu.be/guDIwspRGJ8?si=mJbAz_uuufN0uMqk

Electric Vehicles Now Rival Traditional Cars in Reliability and Lifespan, Study Finds

https://scitechdaily.com/electric-vehicles-now-rival-traditional-cars-in-reliability-and-lifespan-study-finds/

SMART Tokamak Ignites Fusion Revolution With First Plasma

https://scitechdaily.com/smart-tokamak-ignites-fusion-revolution-with-first-plasma/

Scientists Discover Promising Molecule That Restores Cognitive Function in Early Alzheimer’s

"After testing the effect of the drug WIN55.212-2, which interacts with cannabinoid receptors, on rodents in the early stages of the disease, the team found “that they behaved in the same way as those without brain damage: they learned and remembered spatial orientation in the same way,” explained Marta Moreno. “You could say that in some way the drug reversed the damage or protected the brain.”"

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-promising-molecule-that-restores-cognitive-function-in-early-alzheimers/

Scientists Have Proven It’s Possible to Bring a Dead Brain ‘Back to Life’—But There’s a Catch

So it looks like we're on the way to creating Frankenstein's monster or perhaps a "brain in a jar" that can be fed sensory perception of the real or a virtual world:

https://www.prevention.com/life/a63497934/brain-reanimation/

Cutting-edge technology: AI robots made in Germany

Germany is finally stepping into the game, which it really should, considering its engineering and manufacturing prowess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3NmYL__-KA

I BOUGHT THE HUMANOID ROBOT OF THE FUTURE (It's scary)

Some dude bought one of the first commercially available humanoid robots. It’s just a taste of what is to come:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMGD1Kvp1ig