3D-printed composite is lighter than wood and stiffer than concrete

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-strong-composite/32738/

The secret to human limb and organ regeneration?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/limb-regeneration-do-salamanders-hold-the-key?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aa5916e08b-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-aa5916e08b-281903081

Microsoft is pursuing research into quantum computers

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/technology/microsoft-makes-a-bet-on-quantum-computing-research.html?_r=0

Single dose reverses autism-like symptoms in mice

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uoc--sdr061114.php

Elon Musk plans to build one of the single largest solar panel production plants in the world and send people in Mars in ten years

http://www.kurzweilai.net/musk-announces-plans-to-build-one-of-the-single-largest-solar-panel-production-plants-in-the-world?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=637110a742-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-637110a742-281903081

I hope all the great projects he's doing isn't because he has a small penis.

On second thought...I don't really care about the reason!

More:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-17/solarcity-to-acquire-silevo-to-become-pv-panel-manufacturer.html?cmpid=yhoo

Leukemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/ucl-ldf061114.php

New Type Of Computer Capable Of Calculating 640TBs Of Data In One Billionth Of A Second, Could Revolutionize Computing

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-type-computer-capable-calculating-640tbs-data-one-billionth-second-could

"...if the technology was scaled down, smartphones could be fabricated with 100 terabytes of memory."

Damn impressive!

200 years that changed the world (with Hans Rosling)

Here's that active chart Ray Kurzweil used in his talk (posted here a few days ago):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPt8ElTQMIg

A gene that stimulates growth of new brain cells in adults

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/coh-coh060614.php

Kurzweil talk on what the future will be like

Long, but that gives Kurzweil enough time to give a compelling overview of the Law of Accelerating Returns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7hG1NXVdw&feature=youtu.be

Kurzweil says not so fast on the claim the Turing Test has been passed

http://www.kurzweilai.net/response-by-ray-kurzweil-to-the-announcement-of-chatbot-eugene-goostman-passing-the-turing-test?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3dc32041-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-9e3dc32041-281903081

Seeing Kurzweil's test of the chatbot makes it clear the Turing Test has definitely NOT been passed.

Computer becomes first to pass Turing Test in artificial intelligence milestone

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/computer-becomes-first-to-pass-turing-test-in-artificial-intelligence-milestone-but-academics-warn-of-dangerous-future-9508370.html

Fooling people into thinking you're a 13 y.o. Ukrainian boy who speaks English as a second language isn't the biggest challenge...but it's still a big one!

New Supercapacitor NanoTech May Provide Power Storage in Cables, Clothes

http://today.ucf.edu/new-nanotech-may-provide-power-storage-cables-clothes/

Improved Supercapacitors Double in Capacity for Super Batteries, Electric Vehicles

http://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/22587

Scientists Find Stronger 3-D Material that Behaves Like Graphene

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2014-06-02-scientists-find-stronger-3-d-material-behaves-graphene.aspx

The fuel cell for home

Cheaply and simply converting chemical energy into electrical energy:

http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2014/june/the-fuel-cell-for-home.html

2D Transistors Promise a Faster Electronics Future

http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/06/03/2d-transistors-promise-a-faster-electronics-future/

Robot dancer inhabits the Uncanny Valley

Creepy, yes, but some of those motions are so human-like:

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3028268/how-did-this-happen-the-terrifying-fascinating-dancing-woman-thats-giving-the-internet-the-w

Kurzweil TED Talk on the expansion of the neocortex

http://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_get_ready_for_hybrid_thinking

Printed robot parts self-assemble when heated

http://www.kurzweilai.net/self-assembling-printable-robotic-components?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=554a4574ea-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-554a4574ea-281903081

Today's 3-cylinder engines output as much power as V8s from the 1970s

http://time.com/money/2795469/3-cylinder-engine-fuel-efficiency-horsepower/

Robot Velociraptor Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt

Faster and stronger and more enduring...I have to laugh at those who point to today's limits as if there won't be continuing and dramatic improvements.

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/robot-velociraptor-runs-faster-usain-bolt

U.S. Residential Solar Just Beat Commercial Installations For the First Time

http://www.nationofchange.org/us-residential-solar-just-beat-commercial-installations-first-time-1401641611