New Internet Speed World Record: 178 Terabits a Second

 Big numbers go over our heads. So here's some perspective:

"the research team led by Dr. Lidia Galdino (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering), achieved a data transmission rate of 178 terabits a second (178,000,000 megabits a second) – a speed at which it would be possible to download the entire Netflix library in less than a second."

https://scitechdaily.com/new-internet-speed-world-record-178-terabits-a-second/

Japanese Company Tests a Flying Car — With a Human On Board

No pics, though:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/flying-car-with-human-board?mc_eid=3fd10445cf&mc_cid=53ecc8a995

‘Cold Tube’ Invented to Beat the Summer Heat More Efficiently Than Air Conditioning

 Fascinating: "air conditioning" where you don't need to close windows:

https://scitechdaily.com/cold-tube-invented-to-beat-the-summer-heat-more-efficiently-than-air-conditioning/

Physicists: Wormholes Large Enough to Travel Through Are Possible

 Intriguing but not what we'd hoped for: "These theoretical wormholes would blink travelers 10,000 lightyears away in a single second, though thanks to the quirks of special relativity an observer from Earth would see the journey take 10,000 years":

https://futurism.com/the-byte/wormholes-large-enough-travel-through

Why We Believe Planting 1 Trillion Trees Can Save the Planet

Worth keeping in mind: "This effort could capture an estimated 200 gigatonnes of carbon over the coming decades, an amount equal to two-thirds of the pollution produced since the Industrial Revolution. But it will take time for young trees to capture the same amount of CO2 as mature forests."

https://time.com/5883791/planting-trees-climate-change/

Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall, Due to Interference From Cosmic Rays

 A potential stumbling block:

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computing-performance-may-soon-hit-a-wall-due-to-interference-from-cosmic-rays/

Storing Electrical Energy in Red Bricks – Walls Could Act As Huge Batteries

This would be an ideal building material...except in earthquake zones:

https://scitechdaily.com/storing-electrical-energy-in-red-bricks-walls-could-act-as-huge-batteries/

New $115 Million Quantum Systems Accelerator to Pioneer Quantum Technologies for Discoveries That Benefit the World

 https://scitechdaily.com/new-115-million-quantum-systems-accelerator-to-pioneer-quantum-technologies-for-discoveries-that-benefit-the-world/

Surprising Number of Exoplanets Could Host Life – Some Stars Could Have As Many as 7 Habitable Planets in Orbit

If only Jupiter hadn't formed, we might have had several other planets in the habitable zone:

https://scitechdaily.com/surprising-number-of-exoplanets-could-host-life-some-stars-could-have-as-many-as-7-habitable-planets-in-orbit/

Artificial Photosynthesis Advance: Standalone Device Converts Sunlight, CO2 and Water Into Clean Fuel

 https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-photosynthesis-advance-standalone-device-converts-sunlight-co2-and-water-into-clean-fuel/

Defects Deliver the Best of Both Worlds: Highly Efficient Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor

 https://scitechdaily.com/defects-deliver-the-best-of-both-worlds-highly-efficient-ultrahigh-energy-density-capacitor/

Inside the Wild Finale of DARPA’s Simulated Drone Dogfights

 The beginning of the end of human fighter pilots:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-wild-finale-of-darpas-simulated-drone-dogfights

This Fully Functional, 9000 Pound Mech Suit Looks Absolutely Amazing

 Pretty impressive so far:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/fully-functional-9000-pound-mech-suit

Transparent Solar Panels for Windows Hit New Efficiency Record – Could Help Enable Skyscrapers to Serve As Power Sources

 https://scitechdaily.com/transparent-solar-panels-for-windows-hit-new-efficiency-record-could-help-enable-skyscrapers-to-serve-as-power-sources/

Two-for-One Energy From Photons: Tomorrow’s Super-Efficient Solar Cells

 https://scitechdaily.com/two-for-one-energy-from-photons-tomorrows-super-efficient-solar-cells/

Tesla Competitor, Lucid, Claims Their Car Will Have a 517 Mile Range

There are fewer and fewer reasons not to choose an EV:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-competitor-lucid-motors-air-517-mile-range?

California will test a stretch of highway paved using recycled plastics

Less toxic, more durable, and a good way to repurpose plastic refuse:

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/california-recycled-plastic-pavement-highway-technisoil/

Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation

"Extrapolating these results, the researchers estimated that a roughly 8-inch layer of C. sphaerospermum "could largely negate the annual dose-equivalent of the radiation environment on the surface of Mars." That would be a significant benefit to astronauts. After all, an astronaut who is one year into a Mars mission would have been exposed to roughly 66 times more radiation than the average person on Earth."

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/radiation-on-mars-fungus

Learning of Foreign Language Sounds Boosted by Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation

"By the end of the training, those participants were 13% better on average at classifying tones and reached peak performance twice as quickly as control participants who wore the tVNS device but never received stimulation."

https://scitechdaily.com/learning-of-foreign-language-sounds-boosted-by-non-invasive-nerve-stimulation/

A Quintillion Calculations a Second: DOE Calculating the Benefits of Exascale and Quantum Computers

"When they launch, they’ll already be five times faster than our fastest computer"

"Quantum computers could potentially reduce the time it takes to run these simulations from billions of years to a few minutes."

https://scitechdaily.com/a-quintillion-calculations-a-second-doe-calculating-the-benefits-of-exascale-and-quantum-computers/

Scientists Played a Game of Go at the Quantum Scale

Just because the concept is cool...

https://futurism.com/the-byte/played-game-go-quantum-scale