A biosensor that’s 1 million times more sensitive

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-biosensor-thats-1-million-times-more-sensitive

Eric Drexler talks about Cambrian Explosion in AI and Safe Access to Super Intelligence tools

http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/03/eric-drexler-talks-about-cambrian.html?m=1

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and IBM build brain-inspired supercomputer

http://www.kurzweilai.net/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory-and-ibm-build-brain-inspired-supercomputer

Craig Venter’s team designs, builds first minimal synthetic bacterial cell

http://www.kurzweilai.net/craig-venters-team-designs-builds-first-minimal-synthetic-bacterial-cell

Automated lip-reading invented

http://www.kurzweilai.net/automated-lip-reading-invented?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=82b15a2677-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-82b15a2677-281903081

New type of molecular tag makes MRI 10,000 times more sensitive

http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-type-of-molecular-tag-makes-mri-10000-times-more-sensitive?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4090fe3689-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-4090fe3689-281903081

New 2D material could upstage graphene

http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-2d-material-could-upstage-graphene?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4090fe3689-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-4090fe3689-281903081

One Of The World's Top Aging Researchers Has A Pill To Keep You Feeling Young

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3041800/one-of-the-worlds-top-aging-researchers-has-a-pill-to-keep-you-feeling-young

Why Your Electricity Will Be Greener in 2016

http://time.com/4242371/renewable-electricity-2016/?xid=newsletter-brief

Google’s Big Bet: Old People Will Love Self-Driving Cars

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/self-driving-cars-seniors-old-people?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003#2

Solar energy is poised for an unforgettable year

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/02/solar-energy-is-poised-for-an-unforgettable-year/

A new nontoxic way to generate portable power

Yet another promising battery technology:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-nontoxic-way-to-generate-portable-power?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=eb945e2c20-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-eb945e2c20-281903081

When the World Is Wired: The Magic of the Internet of Everything

http://singularityhub.com/2016/02/09/when-the-world-is-wired-the-magic-of-the-internet-of-everything/

Physicists Unleash AI to Devise Unthinkable Experiments

http://www.livescience.com/54138-artificial-intelligence-devises-unthinkable-experiments.html?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2016-3-23

Transdermal implant releases antibodies to trigger immune system to clear Alzheimer’s plaques

http://www.kurzweilai.net/transdermal-implant-releases-antibodies-to-trigger-immune-system-to-clear-alzheimers-plaques?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7021910322-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-7021910322-281903081

In Just 72 Hours, a Computer Learned How to Beat Nearly Anyone at Chess

http://futurism.com/just-72-hours-computer-learned-beat-nearly-anyone-chess/

Google pressures government to fast-track its self-driving cars

http://www.slashgear.com/google-pressures-government-to-fast-track-its-self-driving-cars-18432370/

AlphaGo's competition with Lee Sedol improved both artificial intelligence and the human player

http://www.wired.com/2016/03/two-moves-alphago-lee-sedol-redefined-future/

Blockchain-based microgrid gives power to consumers in New York

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079334-blockchain-based-microgrid-gives-power-to-consumers-in-new-york/

Meron Gribetz: A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset

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

As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing

I hope this is a death knell for the coal industry:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/21/business/dealbook/as-coals-future-grows-murkier-banks-pull-financing.html?_r=0

New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function

For surviving with viable minds until immortality is achievable:

http://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimer-s-treatment-fully-restores-memory-function

Could you fall in love with this robot?

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/16/could-you-fall-in-love-with-this-robot.html

Everything You Know About Artificial Intelligence is Wrong

Addressing a few of the myths:

http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-know-about-artificial-intelligence-is-wr-1764020220?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Experiments show magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing’s energy efficiency

http://www.kurzweilai.net/experiments-show-magnetic-chips-could-dramatically-increase-computings-energy-efficiency?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e872f3a020-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-e872f3a020-281903081

"That means dramatic reductions in power consumption are possible — down to as little as one-millionth the amount of energy per operation used by transistors in modern computers."

How to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable concrete

Something has to be done with CO2 produced as waste:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-sustainable-concrete?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4863b5627f-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-4863b5627f-281903081

Watch this video of six tiny robots working together to pull a 2-ton car

http://www.techspot.com/news/64092-watch-video-six-tiny-robots-working-together-pull.html

Solarcity gigafactory for solar cells could make solar plus batteries cheaper than fossil fuels

http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/03/solarcity-gigafactory-for-solar-cells.html

We Just Discovered Bacteria That Can Eat Our Plastic

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3057700/we-just-discovered-bacteria-that-can-eat-our-plastic

This Brilliant Bionic Fingertip Just Changed An Amputee's Life

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-amputee-bionic-finger-video_us_56defe79e4b0000de406093f

IoT Won’t Work Without Artificial Intelligence

http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/iot-wont-work-without-artificial-intelligence/

Jeff Bezos Lifts Veil on His Rocket Company, Blue Origin

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/science/space/jeff-bezos-lifts-veil-on-his-rocket-company-blue-origin.html?_r=1&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003&referer=

How Will Autonomous Cars Transform Our Lives? Brad Templeton Counts the Ways.

http://bigthink.com/videos/autonomous-cars-101-with-brad-templeton-2?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1457544982

Google's DeepMind defeats legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in historic victory

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11184362/google-alphago-go-deepmind-result

Spanish company Graphenano claims Graphene Polymer batteries with triple the energy density of lithium ion and commercialization by end of 2016

http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/03/spanish-company-graphenano-claims.html

3 Big Records in Solar Energy This Week

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/02/27/3-big-records-in-solar-energy-this-week.aspx?source=yahoo-2&utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=yahoo-2