A Graphene Aerogel Is 99.8% Air and as Strong as Steel

I imagine aerogels would make great insulating structural supports for houses and perhaps vehicles:

https://futurism.com/videos/near-indestructible-gel-air/

High-quality carbon nanotubes made from carbon dioxide in the air break the manufacturing cost barrier

http://www.kurzweilai.net/high-quality-carbon-nanotubes-made-from-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air-break-the-manufacturing-cost-barrier

Batteries Still Suck, But Researchers Are Working on It

https://www.wired.com/story/building-a-better-battery/

Research Shows Advanced Biofuels Can Be Produced Extremely Efficiently

https://scitechdaily.com/research-shows-advanced-biofuels-can-be-produced-extremely-efficiently/

Revolutionary 3D nanohybrid lithium-ion battery could allow for charging in just seconds

Another potential game-changer:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/revolutionary-3d-nanohybrid-lithium-ion-battery-could-allow-for-charging-in-just-seconds

Outperforming steel and spider silk: The world's strongest bio-material

If wood is a good building material, this should be far better:

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2018/5/16/outperforming-steel-and-spider-silk-the-worlds-strongest-bio-material/

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

The earliest steps of downloading memories to our brains?

https://futurism.com/memory-snail-human-brain/

Researchers Develop A Fuel Cell That Uses Lignin

A renewable fuel cell fuel:

https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-develop-fuel-cell-that-uses-lignin/

Why the Discovery of Room-Temperature Superconductors Would Unleash Amazing Technologies

https://singularityhub.com/2018/05/13/the-search-for-high-temperature-superconductors/

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

Mount a camera and a semi-automatic shotgun with a remote control trigger, and look out burglars, neighbors, and pretty much anyone else who might annoy you:

https://futurism.com/its-all-fun-and-games-until-private-security-turns-a-spotmini-into-a-killing-machine/

The LAPD’s Terrifying Palantir-Powered Policing Algorithm Was Just Uncovered and Yes It’s Basically ‘Minority Report’

This is concerning enough in the US. Imagine it used in an autocratic society to target dissent:

https://futurism.com/lapd-documents-show-their-policing-algorithms-continue-to-target-minorities-and-past-offenders/

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

More on California's mandate for new housing to go solar:

https://futurism.com/california-solar-mandate/

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Just Went For A Cool Jog In The Garden, Like It’s No Big Deal

These critters are getting more and more Terminator-esque:

https://futurism.com/boston-dynamics-atlas-jogging/

Every Google search results in CO2 emissions. This real-time data viz shows how much

"One study from 2015 suggests internet activity results in as much CO2 emissions as the global aviation industry."

Yikes:

https://qz.com/1267709/every-google-search-results-in-co2-emissions-this-real-time-dataviz-shows-how-much/

Holograms Can Now Program Brain Activity—Are Fake Experiences Next?

This could lead to some pretty creepy scenarios:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/05/09/holograms-can-now-program-brain-activity-are-fake-experiences-next/

First Look: Google Lens

Cell phones truly are magic wands:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oywp4Uerd-4

Leapfrogging Tech Is Changing Millions of Lives. Here’s How

Skipping over the steps advanced nations used to get where they are saves time, money, energy, the environment, etc.:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/05/06/leapfrogging-tech-is-changing-millions-of-lives-heres-how/

Everyone Is Flipping Out About Google’s AI Assistant That Just Booked A Haircut On The Phone

The next logical step in artificial assistants:

https://futurism.com/google-assistant-booked-haircut-duplex/

This NYC Luxury Building Has The Air-Purifying Power Of 500 Trees

Way too many cities desperately need technology like this:

https://quartzy.qz.com/1269569/this-nyc-luxury-building-has-the-air-purifying-power-of-500-trees/

Prediction machines: Why A.I.’s true potential is learning to read the future

One of the more effective uses of A.I.:

http://bigthink.com/videos/ajay-agrawal-why-predictive-ai-leads-to-better-decision-making

Stephen Hawking’s (almost) last paper: putting an end to the beginning of the universe

This hypothesis is pretty mind blowing. It also includes a good simple explanation of cosmic inflation:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/stephen-hawking-s-almost-last-paper-putting-end-beginning-universe

Delivering VR in Perfect Focus With Nanostructure Meta-lenses

An important step in the development of virtual worlds indistinguishable from reality:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/05/04/delivering-vr-in-perfect-focus-with-nanostructure-meta-lenses/

California to become first U.S. state mandating solar on new homes

Woot!

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/05/04/california-to-become-first-u-s-state-mandating-solar-on-new-homes/

Biology Will be the Next Great Computing Platform

How CRISPR is moving into services and products:

https://www.wired.com/story/biology-will-be-the-next-great-computing-platform/

Scientists Announce Plan to Create Virus-Proof Cells

A rather drastic cure for the common cold:

http://time.com/5261777/scientists-virus-proof-cells/

3 Major Shifts Are About to Transform Manufacturing as We Know It

I look forward to designing my own products:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/05/01/3-major-shifts-are-about-to-transform-manufacturing-as-we-know-it/

The future is about manufacturing.