Inside the Tokamak: Scientists Crack the Code to Stable Fusion Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/inside-the-tokamak-scientists-crack-the-code-to-stable-fusion-energy/

Are Machines Truly Thinking? Modern AI Systems Have Finally Achieved Turing’s Vision

Indeed, the Turing test has definitely been passed:

https://scitechdaily.com/are-machines-truly-thinking-modern-ai-systems-have-finally-achieved-turings-vision/

Researchers STUNNED As A.I Improves ITSELF Towards Superintelligence (BEATS o1)

Another step that was predicted for the technological singularity!

https://youtu.be/Bhoy_arJvaE

Fully Charged in Just 12 Minutes! Korean Scientists Develop Next-Gen Lithium–Sulfur Battery

https://scitechdaily.com/fully-charged-in-just-12-minutes-korean-scientists-develop-next-gen-lithium-sulfur-battery/

AI’s Strange Chip Designs Are Faster, Smarter, and Game-Changing

This is exactly how the technological singularity is supposed to unfold!

https://scitechdaily.com/ais-strange-chip-designs-are-faster-smarter-and-game-changing/

AI Breakthrough Solves Supercomputer Math on Desktop PCs in Seconds

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-breakthrough-solves-supercomputer-math-on-desktop-pcs-in-seconds/

Could This Be the Cure? Targeting Protein Imbalances To Stop Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/could-this-be-the-cure-targeting-protein-imbalances-to-stop-alzheimers/

Storing Thousands of Terabytes in a Single Gram of DNA

https://scitechdaily.com/storing-thousands-of-terabytes-in-a-single-gram-of-dna/

Thin, Fast, and Powerful: MIT’s “Stacked” 3D Chips Shatter Industry Constraints

https://scitechdaily.com/thin-fast-and-powerful-mits-stacked-3d-chips-shatter-industry-constraints/

How a Common Virus Could Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease

Oh, great.

https://scitechdaily.com/how-a-common-virus-could-trigger-alzheimers-disease/

Next-Gen Zinc-I2 Batteries: High Capacity Meets Long-Term Durability

https://scitechdaily.com/next-gen-zinc-i2-batteries-high-capacity-meets-long-term-durability/

Scientists Develop “Triple-Layer” Battery That Is Safer and Lasts Longer

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-triple-layer-battery-that-is-safer-and-lasts-longer/

Light-Switching Nanocrystals Ignite the Future of AI and Computing

https://scitechdaily.com/light-switching-nanocrystals-ignite-the-future-of-ai-and-computing/

Can We Stop Brain Aging? Scientists Uncover Mitochondrial Key

https://scitechdaily.com/can-we-stop-brain-aging-scientists-uncover-mitochondrial-key/

From Sunlight to Power: Korea Unveils Revolutionary Self-Charging Supercapacitors

https://scitechdaily.com/from-sunlight-to-power-korea-unveils-revolutionary-self-charging-supercapacitors/

Scientists Built the Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage

It just makes such a lot of sense:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63312135/structural-battery-unlock-massless-energy-storage/

Scientists Unveil World’s Smallest Molecular Machine

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-unveil-worlds-smallest-molecular-machine/

Scientists Control Atoms With Light and It Could Change Chemistry and Physics Forever

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-control-atoms-with-light-and-it-could-change-chemistry-and-physics-forever/

The Simple 5-Degree Fix Transforming Fusion Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/the-simple-5-degree-fix-transforming-fusion-energy/

Watch: “Ant-Like” Robot Swarms Lift Heavy Objects With Herculean Strength

https://scitechdaily.com/watch-ant-like-robot-swarms-lift-heavy-objects-with-herculean-strength/

How Scientists Are Finally Revealing AI’s Hidden Thoughts

It’s weird to think that the scientists and engineers creating AI don’t know how they think. But it’s critical to figure it out to catch error-making design.

https://scitechdaily.com/how-scientists-are-finally-revealing-ais-hidden-thoughts/

Revolutionizing Clean Energy: Researchers Develop Breakthrough Hydrogen Nanoreactor

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionizing-clean-energy-researchers-develop-breakthrough-hydrogen-nanoreactor/

The Hidden Culprit Behind Alzheimer’s Revealed: Microglia Under the Microscope

https://scitechdaily.com/the-hidden-culprit-behind-alzheimers-revealed-microglia-under-the-microscope/

Quantum Teleportation Becomes Reality on Active Internet Cables

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-teleportation-becomes-reality-on-active-internet-cables/

Scientists Have Discovered a Cancer “Fingerprint,” Revolutionizing Early Detection

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-cancer-fingerprint-revolutionizing-early-detection/

From Gut to Brain: How a Common Virus May Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease

https://scitechdaily.com/from-gut-to-brain-how-a-common-virus-may-trigger-alzheimers-disease/

Simple Blood Test To Detect Dementia Before Symptoms Appear

https://scitechdaily.com/simple-blood-test-to-detect-dementia-before-symptoms-appear/

Smashing Solar Barriers: Low-Carbon Tandem Cells Hit 25.7% Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/smashing-solar-barriers-low-carbon-tandem-cells-hit-25-7-efficiency/

Electric Firebricks: Decarbonizing Heavy Industry With Thermal Batteries

https://scitechdaily.com/electric-firebricks-decarbonizing-heavy-industry-with-thermal-batteries/

AI's spooky "scheming" skill

AI can now lie…which is both disturbing and something to be expected if true AGI is to be achieved:

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/13/ai-reasoning-models-scheme-skills

Scientists Crack the Blood-Brain Barrier, Paving Way for New Alzheimer’s Treatments

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-crack-the-blood-brain-barrier-paving-way-for-new-alzheimers-treatments/

Google's new quantum chip cuts key error rate

In case that doesn’t sound exciting:

“Their 105-qubit quantum processor, Willow, performed in less than five minutes a computation that would take one of today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years — about a quadrillion times longer than the universe has been around.”

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/google-quantum-computer-errors

Tesla STUNS With Optimus Robot Update

Optimus can avoid falling better than we can!

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

Scientists Identify Protein That Could Alleviate Parkinson’s Disease

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-protein-that-could-alleviate-parkinsons-disease/

Needle-Free: New Nano-Vaccine Effective Against All COVID-19 Variants

Nice,

https://scitechdaily.com/needle-free-new-nano-vaccine-effective-against-all-covid-19-variants/

Battery prices fall 51% to $53 per kilowatt-hour; "EV prices will keep falling"

Prices halved in a year!

https://youtu.be/wra0Zpw1EaA?si=lxvynhbRcCIuLRFS

Carbon Nanotubes Store Triple the Energy of Lithium Batteries

Really great...if it can be scaled up:

https://scitechdaily.com/carbon-nanotubes-store-triple-the-energy-of-lithium-batteries/

Outsmarting Time Itself: Scientists Propose Groundbreaking New Theory of Aging

Eventually, perhaps...

https://scitechdaily.com/outsmarting-time-itself-scientists-propose-groundbreaking-new-theory-of-aging/

Some cases of dementia can be cured, researchers say, because they’re caused by fungus and bacteria in brain

Not that it’s likely to be a factor for those with the APOE4 gene:

https://futurism.com/neoscope/dementia-alzheimers-bacteria-fungus

Record-Breaking Catalyst Turns CO2 Into Fuel With Incredible Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/record-breaking-catalyst-turns-co2-into-fuel-with-incredible-efficiency/

Tiny DNA Tool Detects Viruses Faster Than Ever – and Blocks Infections

Nanotechnology didn’t arrive before AI as expected, and it’s still not here, but there are advances in nanobots being made:

https://scitechdaily.com/tiny-dna-tool-detects-viruses-faster-than-ever-and-blocks-infections/

Alzheimer’s may not actually be a "brain disease"

https://www.earth.com/news/alzheimers-may-not-be-a-brain-disease/

Six-Month HIV Prevention Shot Achieves 99% Efficacy in Major Study

Let the unprotected fucking re-commence!

https://scitechdaily.com/six-month-hiv-prevention-shot-achieves-99-efficacy-in-major-study/

Revolutionary Low-Cost Method Identifies Dementia Risk Early for Under $1

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-low-cost-method-identifies-dementia-risk-early-for-under-1/

Solar Cell Breakthrough: Scientists Boost Efficiency and Longevity With Miracle Material

https://scitechdaily.com/solar-cell-breakthrough-scientists-boost-efficiency-and-longevity-with-miracle-material/

Revolutionary New Material Harvests Water From Thin Air Without Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-new-material-harvests-water-from-thin-air-without-energy/

Scientists Discover a Way to Shrink Quantum Computer Components by 1,000x

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-a-way-to-shrink-quantum-computer-components-by-1000x/

Fast-Tracked Alzheimer’s Vaccine Seems to Work, But Phase 3 Trials Stalled

Finally a cure on the near horizon?

https://www.beingpatient.com/vaxxinity-fda-alzheimers-vaccine/

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: New Nasal Drug Could Prevent Cognitive Decline

https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-new-nasal-drug-could-prevent-cognitive-decline/

Clean Energy Breakthrough Turns Waste Heat Into Usable Electricity

https://scitechdaily.com/clean-energy-breakthrough-turns-waste-heat-into-usable-electricity/

Frontier Supercomputer Surges to 1.35 Exaflops, To Tackle the “Biggest Science Problems on the Planet”

https://scitechdaily.com/frontier-supercomputer-surges-to-1-35-exaflops-to-tackle-the-biggest-science-problems-on-the-planet/

Catalysis Reinvented: New Ultra-Thin Nanosheets To Drive Green Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/catalysis-reinvented-new-ultra-thin-nanosheets-to-drive-green-energy/

New non-flammable metal oxide battery revealed by US battery company

Impressive.

https://youtu.be/3d4_qgEvs4s?si=WuHYNbwAPHfCMNh_

OpenAI’s Figure “02” Humanoid Robot Exposes NEW 400% Faster AI Agents (BMW TECH LEAK)

I love seeing these rapid advances:

https://youtu.be/rIkYqI31opc?si=jSME5z3sCJUV4bh-

Unlocking AI’s Potential: MIT’s New Algorithm Boosts Efficiency by 50x

https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-ais-potential-mits-new-algorithm-boosts-efficiency-by-50x/

Unlocking the Nano Universe: A Quantum Leap in Magnetic Imaging

With all the advances in artificial intelligence coming out on an almost daily basis, it’s easy to forget that nanotechnology is propelling us to an era of material abundance. For example example:

https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-the-nano-universe-a-quantum-leap-in-magnetic-imaging/

Quantum Upgrade: Scientists May Have Just Solved Fusion’s Biggest Problem

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-upgrade-scientists-may-have-just-solved-fusions-biggest-problem/

Natural Remedy Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in New Study

This sounds like it could pan out:

https://scitechdaily.com/natural-remedy-reverses-alzheimers-symptoms-in-new-study/

New AI Video Update Generates MOVIES

Generating our own professional-level movies is clearly just around the corner! I'm looking to turn my novels into movies!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auXa-o-yL_8

Sam Altman: "We Know How to Build AGI by 2025"

I don't like most of her videos, but this is a good explanation of what may be just around the corner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz6cuGKR_Jo

Beyond Plaques and Tangles: Scientists Discover Key to Halting Brain Damage in Alzheimer’s

https://scitechdaily.com/beyond-plaques-and-tangles-scientists-discover-key-to-halting-brain-damage-in-alzheimers/

This New Energy Storage Idea Makes A Lot Of Sense

Yet another option:

https://youtu.be/x01Rfj12Xi0?si=98Z9KD06C_yzYNWT

New Target for Alzheimer’s: Researchers Discover Enzyme Behind Tau Protein Build-Up

https://scitechdaily.com/new-target-for-alzheimers-researchers-discover-enzyme-behind-tau-protein-build-up/

Scientists Develop Breakthrough Nasal Spray That Could Delay Alzheimer’s by Over a Decade

A decade!

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-breakthrough-nasal-spray-that-could-delay-alzheimers-by-over-a-decade/

Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough: Revolutionary Gel Turns Sunlight Directly Into Clean Fuel

https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-photosynthesis-breakthrough-revolutionary-gel-turns-sunlight-directly-into-clean-fuel/

The worlds biggest battery maker reveals solid state battery details

2 to 3 times energy density for solid state batteries in 2 years. That is definitely over the tipping point!

https://youtu.be/0W6BeL47GkI?si=DHdOi5CBE6-YHPiH

Shocking New Memory Tech: Crystal-to-Glass Transformation Using a Billion Times Less Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/shocking-new-memory-tech-crystal-to-glass-transformation-using-a-billion-times-less-energy/

Ameca the humanoid robot leaves man impressed & stunned with impeccable responses

You can get an inkling of where robots will be in a few years:

https://youtu.be/j_ozOYqD51M?si=-ojBnSRRGNO4N01Q

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/