MRI Uncovers Brain’s Hidden Waste-Removal System, Paving the Way for Alzheimer’s Prevention

https://scitechdaily.com/mri-uncovers-brains-hidden-waste-removal-system-paving-the-way-for-alzheimers-prevention/

Scientists Discover Common Eye Medication Could Outsmart Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-common-eye-medication-could-outsmart-alzheimers/

Promising New Treatment Extends Lifespan by Blocking Brain Waste Buildup

https://scitechdaily.com/promising-new-treatment-extends-lifespan-by-blocking-brain-waste-buildup/

Game-Changing Tech Turns Dry Desert Air Into Lifesaving Water

Pretty amazing:

“If I have one square meter, which is around three feet by three feet, we can generate about a gallon of water per day in Las Vegas, and up to three times more in humid environments.”

https://scitechdaily.com/game-changing-tech-turns-dry-desert-air-into-lifesaving-water/

Atlas Goes Hands On

The new Atlas is definitely impressive, looking and working like a proper science fiction robot...but the way it moves is a bit creepy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_7IPm7f1vI

Berkeley’s Magic Material: Capturing Carbon From the Air Just Got Easier

Promising:

https://scitechdaily.com/berkeleys-magic-material-capturing-carbon-from-the-air-just-got-easier/

Alzheimer’s Game Changer: Dual-Action Drug Attacks Disease at Its Core

https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-game-changer-dual-action-drug-attacks-disease-at-its-core/

Zero Resistance Breakthrough: Meet the Quantum Sandwich Powering the Future

https://scitechdaily.com/zero-resistance-breakthrough-meet-the-quantum-sandwich-powering-the-future/

This Radical New Farming Method Would Replace Photosynthesis With Solar Power

Grow plants in the dark?

https://singularityhub.com/2024/10/24/this-radical-new-farming-method-would-replace-photosynthesis-with-solar-power/

Breakthrough Discovery: Freezing Alzheimer’s Progress by Pausing Amyloid Fibrils

Another encouraging possibility:

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-discovery-freezing-alzheimers-progress-by-pausing-amyloid-fibrils/

Lithium Supply Crisis Averted: New Technology Doubles Extraction Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/lithium-supply-crisis-averted-new-technology-doubles-extraction-efficiency/

Shattering Efficiency Limits: New Material Outperforms Traditional Solar Cells

https://scitechdaily.com/shattering-efficiency-limits-new-material-outperforms-traditional-solar-cells/

Record-Breaking New Solar cells with 60% energy conversion created by Spanish researchers

Game changing…if it pans out:

https://youtu.be/xlHU1vJzhXo?si=W9FoNg6XEG_zTkts

New Discovery Preserves mRNA To Combat Cancer and Aging

https://scitechdaily.com/new-discovery-preserves-mrna-to-combat-cancer-and-aging/

Cloud-Powered Chemistry: Accelerating Discoveries Beyond Limits

https://scitechdaily.com/cloud-powered-chemistry-accelerating-discoveries-beyond-limits/

Blood for the Blood God

The last post was a surprisingly philosophical AI discussion. This one is just seriously creepy:

https://youtu.be/TpzG_aAUTsg?si=PH0yFkd0PKkpilMU&t=359

Google's UNREAL AI Gets an UPGRADE...

This is truly fascinating! An AI that can create realistic podcasts (with video and voice synched to mouths, even) that will discuss any article you prompt them with. Someone sent in many pages with only the words “poop” and “fart” all over them…and the result is rather amazingly philosophical:

https://youtu.be/oSuXs0w1PPY?si=6wjCzB0eWpjmntHD&t=664

Next-Gen Electronics Breakthrough: Harnessing the “Edge of Chaos” for High-Performance, Efficient Microchips

https://scitechdaily.com/next-gen-electronics-breakthrough-harnessing-the-edge-of-chaos-for-high-performance-efficient-microchips/

96% Accuracy: Harvard Scientists Unveil Revolutionary ChatGPT-Like AI for Cancer Diagnosis

https://scitechdaily.com/96-accuracy-harvard-scientists-unveil-revolutionary-chatgpt-like-ai-for-cancer-diagnosis/

Supercharging Scientific Discovery With FAIR AI Models

“By integrating AI with datasets, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have dramatically accelerated material analysis, paving the way for advanced, AI-powered scientific breakthroughs.”

https://scitechdaily.com/supercharging-scientific-discovery-with-fair-ai-models/

92% Survival Rate: Immunotherapy Boosts Survival of Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

Not mine but encouraging:

https://scitechdaily.com/92-survival-rate-immunotherapy-boosts-survival-of-advanced-hodgkin-lymphoma/

New Study Reveals Why Alzheimer’s Hits Women Harder

https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-reveals-why-alzheimers-hits-women-harder/

Harnessing Hellfire: The Geothermal Breakthrough Set to Transform Clean Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/harnessing-hellfire-the-geothermal-breakthrough-set-to-transform-clean-energy/

UCI Scientists Discover Game-Changing Molecule for Parkinson’s Treatment

https://scitechdaily.com/uci-scientists-discover-game-changing-molecule-for-parkinsons-treatment/

Recent Alzheimer’s studies

Restoring hippocampal glucose metabolism rescues cognition across Alzheimer’s disease pathologies: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm6131

APOE-Genotype and Insulin Modulate Estimated Effect of Dietary Macronutrients on Cognitive Performance: Panel Analyses in Nondiabetic Older Adults at Risk of Dementia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37778510/

Precision Nutrition for Alzheimer's Prevention in ApoE4 Carriers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33921683/

These Mini AI Models Match OpenAI With 1,000 Times Less Data

Cutting down on energy consumption is critical in AI:

https://singularityhub.com/2024/10/04/these-mini-ai-models-match-openai-with-1000-times-less-data

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Discovery: Scientists Discover New Treatment Path

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-alzheimers-discovery-scientists-discover-new-treatment-path/

Breakthrough Discovery Links Immune System to Parkinson’s Progression

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-discovery-links-immune-system-to-parkinsons-progression/

First-Ever Images of Brain’s Secret Cleaning System Unlocks New Hope Against Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/first-ever-images-of-brains-secret-cleaning-system-unlocks-new-hope-against-alzheimers/

Scientists Overcome Key Barrier to Safer, More Efficient EV Batteries

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-overcome-key-barrier-to-safer-more-efficient-ev-batteries/

Stanford Breakthrough: Reviving Brain Stem Cells To Combat Aging

https://scitechdaily.com/stanford-breakthrough-reviving-brain-stem-cells-to-combat-aging/

Workout in a Pill: Scientists Develop Molecule That Mimics the Benefits of Exercise and Fasting

Cheating, but okay:

“In practice, the molecule brings the body into a metabolic state corresponding to running 10 kilometers at high speed on an empty stomach.”

https://scitechdaily.com/workout-in-a-pill-scientists-develop-molecule-that-mimics-the-benefits-of-exercise-and-fasting/

Researchers Say They Are Close To Reversing Aging

Sounds very promising!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPARs7mL_7Q

The future of AI looks like THIS (& it can learn infinitely)

A good explanation of how AI currently works and will eventually work:

https://youtu.be/biz-Bgsw6eE?si=U7n39apefe-FQlcr

Smart Proteins: The Next Frontier in Targeted Cancer Drug Delivery

AI will accelerate this:

https://scitechdaily.com/smart-proteins-the-next-frontier-in-targeted-cancer-drug-delivery/

Scientists Have Discovered a Dietary Compound That Increases Longevity

“Specifically, increases in longevity of between 10 and 18.6% and decreases in the proteotoxic effect of plaques of between 30 and 40% were observed.”

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-dietary-compound-that-increases-longevity/

Shielding the Brain: A Breakthrough in Preventing Cancer’s Spread

It would be great if this obviates the need for prophylactic brain radiation:

https://scitechdaily.com/shielding-the-brain-a-breakthrough-in-preventing-cancers-spread/

Breakthrough Study Reveals Molecular Clues to Dementia Origins

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-study-reveals-molecular-clues-to-dementia-origins/

A Breakthrough in Anti-Aging: Korean Scientists Discover Lifespan-Extending Drug

https://scitechdaily.com/a-breakthrough-in-anti-aging-korean-scientists-discover-lifespan-extending-drug/

Aging Research Exposed: IL-11 vs. Telomir - Science or Hype?

Good, properly skeptical:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFqc0YQ38vc

Igniting a Revolution: The Spintronics Breakthrough Advancing Future Tech

https://scitechdaily.com/igniting-a-revolution-the-spintronics-breakthrough-advancing-future-tech/

Georgia Tech’s New Cathode Technology Could Revolutionize Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage

“This could not only make EVs much cheaper than internal combustion cars, but it provides a new and promising form of large-scale energy storage, enhancing the resilience of the electrical grid,” Chen said. “In addition, our cathode would greatly improve the sustainability and supply chain stability of the EV market.”

https://scitechdaily.com/georgia-techs-new-cathode-technology-could-revolutionize-electric-vehicles-and-energy-storage/

Promising New Alzheimer’s Treatment Eradicates Tau Tangles

Yet another promising possibility:

https://scitechdaily.com/promising-new-alzheimers-treatment-eradicates-tau-tangles/

Revolutionary Anti-Aging Therapy Could Extend Lifespan by 25%

This looks very promising!

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-anti-aging-therapy-could-extend-lifespan-by-25/

Study: Diabetes Drug May Cut Risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by 20%

https://scitechdaily.com/study-diabetes-drug-may-cut-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-by-20/

Revolutionary “Massless” Battery Technology Could Extend EV Range by 70%

Structural material that is ALSO a battery, saving weight on the main battery and increasing EV driving range by 70%. Brilliant!

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-massless-battery-technology-could-extend-ev-range-by-70/

“It Feels Like I’m Moving My Own Hand” – Science Fiction Comes to Life With Magnetic Prosthetic Hands

Bionics are coming along nicely:

https://scitechdaily.com/it-feels-like-im-moving-my-own-hand-science-fiction-comes-to-life-with-magnetic-prosthetic-hands/

How a Simple Worm May Hold the Key to Stopping Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/how-a-simple-worm-may-hold-the-key-to-stopping-parkinsons-and-alzheimers/

5.6x More Damage-Resistant: Princeton Engineers Develop New Super-Tough Cement

https://scitechdaily.com/5-6x-more-damage-resistant-princeton-engineers-develop-new-super-tough-cement/

The microRNA Blood Test That Might Outsmart Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/the-microrna-blood-test-that-might-outsmart-alzheimers/

Sam Altman Teases Orion (GPT-5) 🍓 o1 tests at 120 IQ 🍓 1 year of PHD work done in 1 hour...

This is stunning: It appears AI took an hour to write a program based on a scientific paper that took the PhD author a year to do the same thing! 

https://youtu.be/nZHGYGUjo9Q?si=-rA0DqiYrM-SBpsF

Revolutionary Catalyst Uses Sunlight To Turn Greenhouse Gases Into Valuable Chemicals

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-catalyst-uses-sunlight-to-turn-greenhouse-gases-into-valuable-chemicals/

Harnessing the Helix: First-of-Its-Kind “Springy” Chiral Interface Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/harnessing-the-helix-first-of-its-kind-springy-chiral-interface-boosts-solar-cell-efficiency/

Goodbye Traditional Farming? German Scientists Harvest Protein From Air and Water

https://scitechdaily.com/goodbye-traditional-farming-german-scientists-harvest-protein-from-air-and-water/

Unlocking AI’s Future With a New Molecular Computing Breakthrough

https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-ais-future-with-a-new-molecular-computing-breakthrough/

AGI is Almost Here! What comes next? What's left to do? How do we adapt and prepare?

David Shapiro is one of those guys who has his finger on the pulse of AI development, and here he is noting that we are just a stones throw away from AGI:

https://youtu.be/gVrffIcxH-0?si=rw1ixBDLpZQi4irN

Unlocking 1000x Faster Computer Chips With Plasmonic Resonators

https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-1000x-faster-computer-chips-with-plasmonic-resonators/

New Research Reveals That Cannabis Can Reverse Brain Aging

Ugh, really?

https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-reveals-that-cannabis-can-reverse-brain-aging/

CREME: A New AI-Powered Virtual Lab to Help Cure Genetic Diseases

https://scitechdaily.com/creme-a-new-ai-powered-virtual-lab-to-help-cure-genetic-diseases/

Beyond Moore’s Law: Revolutionary Hot Carrier Transistors Overcome Efficiency Challenges

https://scitechdaily.com/beyond-moores-law-revolutionary-hot-carrier-transistors-overcome-efficiency-challenges/

Amyloid Plaques May Not Cause Alzheimer’s: New Research Challenges Decades-Old Theories

https://scitechdaily.com/amyloid-plaques-may-not-cause-alzheimers-new-research-challenges-decades-old-theories/

Long-Standing Alzheimer’s Mystery Solved: New Study Reveals Two Paths of Brain Aging

https://scitechdaily.com/long-standing-alzheimers-mystery-solved-new-study-reveals-two-paths-of-brain-aging/

New Alzheimer’s Study Unlocks the Secrets of Aging Brain Cells

https://scitechdaily.com/new-alzheimers-study-unlocks-the-secrets-of-aging-brain-cells/

Reversing Alzheimer’s Early Defects? Scientists Discover Key Treatment Target

https://scitechdaily.com/reversing-alzheimers-early-defects-scientists-discover-key-treatment-target/

Researchers discover a very simple way to make batteries last 70% longer

https://youtu.be/sJ7KONcXzXc?si=Gs-YS_UyDwyf9_8r

Revolutionizing Data Storage: Antiferromagnets Promise 1,000x Faster Speed and Energy Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionizing-data-storage-antiferromagnets-promise-1000x-faster-speed-and-energy-efficiency/

Oxford begins mass production of game changing solar panels in the US

FINALLY perovskite solar panels come to market:

https://youtu.be/7WRNmsRPS34?si=YLOv43x9n9emOQiT

Waymo Robotaxis Are Giving 100,000 Rides a Week. It’ll Soon Be More.

Robotaxis are essentially here already:

https://singularityhub.com/2024/09/05/waymo-robotaxis-are-giving-100000-rides-a-week-itll-soon-be-more/

I WAS WRONG: Tesla Optimus Robot worth $$$ TRILLIONS!

There are at least four major robotics manufacturers, so Tesla doesn’t have a lock on this…but the robots are coming, and soon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRES8NCc9V4

DeepMind AlphaProteo AI: A Gift To Humanity! 🧬

I’ll never use this AI, but it’s more exciting to me than the upcoming GPT5:

https://youtu.be/lI3EoCjWC2E?si=8Kq0q3f-9ojBF0KU

Figure 02 — humanoid robot

And here is one of the competitors:

https://youtu.be/I90sMjZI0go?si=djLRiYVPzmiaK6gh

OpenAI's Newest "NEO Beta" AI Robot Humanoids Debut This New 20 Axes Tech

This home robot is already being tested in real-world homes! It’s so smooth it looks like someone in a costume, but the hands give it away. Supposed to be available early in 2025 for under $20,000, I think:

https://youtu.be/sr4TPtxLRc4?si=GdxINqHTCXiMKzCQ

New MIT Discovery Just Solved Water's BIGGEST Mystery!

Potential desalination breakthrough:

https://youtu.be/17Y82tJDk2o?si=bCQ4_C9bxtOzOaq-

Ex-Google CEO's BANNED Interview LEAKED: "You Have No Idea What's Coming"

Some interesting insights into what’s going on in the AI industry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeryhp8HSQ

AI Models Scaled Up 10,000x Are Possible by 2030, Report Says

https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/29/ai-models-scaled-up-10000x-are-possible-by-2030-report-says/

The Genius of 'Waterless' Hydro Energy Storage

https://youtu.be/LxRJb036i_0?si=noZKgRvutWU7qs9T

AI Cracks the Chemistry Code to Better, Longer-lasting Solar Panels

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-cracks-the-chemistry-code-to-better-longer-lasting-solar-panels/

Innovative New System Overcomes Key Quantum Computing Limitations

https://scitechdaily.com/innovative-new-system-overcomes-key-quantum-computing-limitations/

Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Cooling Device Shatters Performance World Record

An important innovation for a heating planet:

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-eco-friendly-cooling-device-shatters-performance-world-record/

Cheaper, Greener: Manganese-Based Li-Ion Batteries Set To Transform EVs

https://scitechdaily.com/cheaper-greener-manganese-based-li-ion-batteries-set-to-transform-evs/

STUDY: Age Reversal Pill WORKS In Dogs

Live a healthy 10% longer? I’ll take that, for starters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uHBa0aLAs4

AI Illuminates Pathways of Parkinson’s Subtypes for Targeted Treatment

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-illuminates-pathways-of-parkinsons-subtypes-for-targeted-treatment/

OpenAI's ChatGPT Does Research… And Breaks Itself!

A 3-year prediction happened in 1 month.

https://youtu.be/iC-wRBsAhEs?si=cCHBfVCtE6kSrZpl

Unprecedented Efficiency: New Manufacturing Method Could Make Cultivated Meat Cheaper Than Organic Chicken

https://scitechdaily.com/unprecedented-efficiency-new-manufacturing-method-could-make-cultivated-meat-cheaper-than-organic-chicken/

Revolutionary Solar Cells Set To Slash Costs and Boost Energy Production

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-solar-cells-set-to-slash-costs-and-boost-energy-production/

Revolutionary Superconductor Set to Turbocharge Quantum Computers

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-superconductor-set-to-turbocharge-quantum-computers/

This AI Learns Continuously From New Experiences—Without Forgetting Its Past

https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/22/this-ai-learns-continuously-from-new-experiences-without-forgetting-its-past/

AI can predict 'tipping points' for future disasters like pandemics or ecological collapse, scientists say

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/new-ai-algorithm-can-predict-the-tipping-points-for-future-disasters-scientists-say

Stanford Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s With Brain Metabolism Drug

This is big!

https://scitechdaily.com/stanford-reverses-cognitive-decline-in-alzheimers-with-brain-metabolism-drug/

The Next Frontier: DNA Emerges as a Powerhouse for Data Storage and Computing

https://scitechdaily.com/the-next-frontier-dna-emerges-as-a-powerhouse-for-data-storage-and-computing/

Slashing Carbon Emissions: Stanford Engineers Unveil Game-Changing Electrified Reactor

This is important:

https://scitechdaily.com/slashing-carbon-emissions-stanford-engineers-unveil-game-changing-electrified-reactor/

Fish oil supplements on heart and brain

An analysis of the studies on the risks and benefits of fish oil supplements:

Alzheimer’s: https://youtu.be/NScltXkIO44?si=BkDqBgO5q4j2a4VC

Heart health: https://youtu.be/T6HSAhG7p1M?si=V4QbVLVE86SsXbn3

The latter suggests 840 mg daily has no contraindications.

Reversing Alzheimer's: New Research Improves Cognition & Protects Brain Health | Dr.Heather Sandison

My woo meter is twitching, but this sounds encouraging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQSf_9l-uk

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Earthquakes With Unprecedented Accuracy

This line woke me up:

“Developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the AI algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened”

https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-intelligence-predicts-earthquakes-with-unprecedented-accuracy/

Revolutionizing Lens Design: AI Cuts Months of Work Down to a Single Day

The topic isn’t interesting, but it’s an example of how AI is accelerating technological development:

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionizing-lens-design-ai-cuts-months-of-work-down-to-a-single-day/

New Study: Aging Slows Brain Detox, but There’s a Drug That Can Help Fix It

https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-aging-slows-brain-detox-but-theres-a-drug-that-can-help-fix-it/

New Stanford Research Reveals Humans Age in Two Rapid Bursts: At 44 and 60

Very interesting. I think I skipped the mid-40s change but maybe not the 60s change:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-stanford-research-reveals-humans-age-in-two-rapid-bursts-at-44-and-60/

Korean company creates mind-blowing algorithm capable of reducing battery design time: 'A consistent level of design quality and speed'

This is what is meant by technological advancement passing the dogleg of the law of accelerating returns!

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/korean-company-creates-mind-blowing-120000344.html

Atomic Control Unleashes New Era in Single-Molecule Optoelectronics

A nanotech advance:

https://scitechdaily.com/atomic-control-unleashes-new-era-in-single-molecule-optoelectronics/

Revolutionizing Battery Tech: Helical Polymers Unlock Next-Gen Solid-State Electrolytes

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionizing-battery-tech-helical-polymers-unlock-next-gen-solid-state-electrolytes/