Introducing an AI that can plan

Exciting potential:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-4e54a437-028f-4989-a721-de476023931c.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

All Dark Matter in the Universe Could Be Primordial Black Holes – Formed From the Collapse of Baby Universes Soon After the Big Bang

"The first HSC observations have already reported a very intriguing candidate event consistent with a PBH [primordial black hole] from the “multiverse,” with a black hole mass comparable to the mass of the Moon. Encouraged by this first sign, and guided by the new theoretical understanding, the team is conducting a new round of observations to extend the search and to provide a definitive test of whether PBHs from the multiverse scenario can account for all dark matter."

https://scitechdaily.com/all-dark-matter-in-the-universe-could-be-primordial-black-holes-formed-from-the-collapse-of-baby-universes-soon-after-the-big-bang/

Tech could drive new Roaring '20s

Here's to hoping. The 2020s are supposed to be when nanotech matures:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-4c061aec-2133-49d5-ac45-67326c1dd8d3.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

New Cathode Design Significantly Improves Performance of Next-Generation Battery

So many new storage and alternative energy technologies showing promise. Here's another:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-cathode-design-significantly-improves-performance-of-next-generation-battery/

New Technology Improves Next-Generation Aqueous Flow Batteries

https://scitechdaily.com/new-technology-improves-next-generation-aqueous-flow-batteries/

Speeding Toward Improved Hydrogen Fuel Production With a New Nanomaterial

https://scitechdaily.com/speeding-toward-improved-hydrogen-fuel-production-with-a-new-nanomaterial/

Mind uploading: Can we become immortal?

A good summary. The whole bit about using lasers to send one's consciousness to other planets is something I came up with 2-3 decades ago!

https://bigthink.com/videos/can-humans-be-immortal

Major Computing Breakthrough: Copenhagen Researchers Can Now Achieve “Quantum Advantage”

https://scitechdaily.com/major-computing-breakthrough-copenhagen-researchers-can-now-achieve-quantum-advantage/

In a Surprising Binge of Transparency, Battery Companies Tell Us What They Really Have

Some useful insight into what's coming:

https://themobilist.medium.com/in-a-surprising-binge-of-transparency-battery-companies-tell-us-what-they-really-have-adad5130f821

Korean Artificial Sun – KSTAR Fusion Reactor – Sets New World Record

We keep inching closer to real fusion power:

https://scitechdaily.com/korean-artificial-sun-kstar-fusion-reactor-sets-new-world-record/

Timelapse of Future Technology: 2022 - 4000+

Prognostication from two years away to 8,000+ years away. Hard to do for just a few decades into the future, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD6hyGXRcgk

2020 in Neuroscience, Longevity, and AI—and What’s to Come

Several interesting prognostications:

https://singularityhub.com/2020/12/22/2020-in-neuroscience-longevity-and-ai-and-whats-to-come/

Step Aside, PCR: CRISPR-based COVID-19 Tests Are Coming

A current CRISPR success:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/diagnostics/step-aside-pcr-crispr-based-covid-19-tests-are-coming

Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes "next level" battery technology - sources

I'm interested:

https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-autos/exclusive-apple-targets-car-production-by-2024-and-eyes-next-level-battery-technology-sources-idINL1N2IX1RZ

New Blended Solar Cells With Increased Power Efficiencies and Electricity Generation

https://scitechdaily.com/new-blended-solar-cells-with-increased-power-efficiencies-and-electricity-generation/

Entangled Photons Created 100 Times More Efficiently Than Previously Possible

https://scitechdaily.com/entangled-photons-created-100-times-more-efficiently-than-previously-possible/

Meat grown from cells moves out of the lab

An important step for eliminating the cruelty of factory farming:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-5b8f98f5-3e20-476b-80fe-3b97cc447a74.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

Battery Pack Prices Cited Below $100/kWh for the First Time in 2020, While Market Average Sits at $137/kWh

https://about.bnef.com/blog/battery-pack-prices-cited-below-100-kwh-for-the-first-time-in-2020-while-market-average-sits-at-137-kwh/

New Material Can Store Energy From The Sun For Months or Even Years

"The finished composite material was able to store energy from ultraviolet light for at least four months at room temperature before releasing it again."

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-material-can-store-energy-from-the-sun-for-months-or-even-years

This is the First LIVING Robot and it's Unbelievable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6uTRT8KO4&feature=youtu.be

World Record: Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells on the Magic Threshold of 30% Efficiency

If they can get the durability down, we should have another energy revolution:

https://scitechdaily.com/world-record-perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cells-on-the-magic-threshold-of-30-efficiency/

Quantum Supremacy & AI, with Stephen Fry

 The exciting possibilities for A.I.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ntk4niqPo&feature=youtu.be

CRISPR Treatment Is Injected Directly Into a Patient's Body — a First for Gene Editing

 Another milestone:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/crispr-treatment-is-injected-directly-into-a-patients-body-a-first-for-gene?fbclid=IwAR0b_VhJTLsfBbtVGLEpx2owX62eL5clBvXk0FW8EiKD2QsjYlojz75dowI

A meat-free world by 2035? 'Totally doable,' says ​Impossible Foods CEO

Really glad to see this innovation continuing unabated:

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/plant-based-meat

Trial of a universal flu vaccine shows promise

Looking forward to this coming out:

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/universal-flu-vaccine

New Battery Is 10 Times More Powerful Than State of the Art, Flexible and Rechargeable

This sounds like amazing, game-changing stuff:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-battery-is-10-times-more-powerful-than-state-of-the-art-flexible-and-rechargeable/

Shadow Robot: AI Algorithms Bring Robot Hands One Step Closer to Human

This is how you rapidly improve robot performance:

https://scitechdaily.com/shadow-robot-ai-algorithms-bring-robot-hands-one-step-closer-to-human/

Rapid Mental Rejuvenation: Experimental Drug Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline Within Days

Wow, this could be a serious game-changer...if it works in humans:

"Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study by UC San Francisco scientists. The drug, called ISRIB, has already been shown in laboratory studies to restore memory function months after traumatic brain injury (TBI), reverse cognitive impairments in Down Syndrome, prevent noise-related hearing loss, fight certain types of prostate cancer, and even enhance cognition in healthy animals."

https://scitechdaily.com/rapid-mental-rejuvenation-experimental-drug-reverses-age-related-cognitive-decline-within-days/

27-Year-Old Student Creates Solar Panels Made From Food Waste That Can Produce Energy Even On Cloudy Days

 Very cool, especially if they're efficient and don't degrade too quickly:

https://www.boredpanda.com/solar-energy-panel-aureus-james-dyson-award/

China Claims Quantum Supremacy

I don't like seeing authoritarian regimes excelling at computing. It's dangerous:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-claims-quantum-supremacy

Camouflage Skin Developed That Provides On-Demand Cloaking in Both Daylight and Night

 This is a crude form of invisibility cloak, but give it a few years and see how effective it becomes:

https://scitechdaily.com/camouflage-skin-developed-that-provides-on-demand-cloaking-in-both-daylight-and-night/

Scientists Reverse the Aging Clock: Restore Age-Related Vision Loss Through Epigenetic Reprogramming

I suspect we'll see some remarkable advances in this over the next few years:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reverse-the-aging-clock-restore-age-related-vision-loss-through-epigenetic-reprogramming/