Artificial “Magnetic Texture” Induced in Graphene – May Lead to Powerful Quantum Computers

https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-magnetic-texture-induced-in-graphene-may-lead-to-powerful-quantum-computers/

How Google's hot air balloon surprised its creators

"Algorithms using artificial intelligence are discovering unexpected tricks to solve problems that astonish their developers. But it is also raising concerns about our ability to control them."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-how-googles-hot-air-balloon-surprised-its-creators

Data Limits Could Vanish With New Optical Antennas and “Rings of Light”

https://scitechdaily.com/data-limits-could-vanish-with-new-optical-antennas-and-rings-of-light/

Breakthrough Boost for Solar-Powered Fuel Made by Splitting Water

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-boost-for-solar-powered-fuel-made-by-splitting-water/

US Army Is Building The World’s ‘Most Powerful’ Laser Weapon

"The new system is being designed to reach a terawatt for a short 200 femtoseconds — or one quadrillionth of a second. In that time, the UPSL would be able to vaporize a drone. On top of that, the hope is that it’ll also be able to disrupt electronic systems in its vicinity, turning it also into a functional electromagnetic pulse (EMP)."

https://www.technologytimes.pk/2021/02/24/us-army-is-building-the-worlds-most-powerful-laser-weapon/

New Material Breakthrough for Stable High-Voltage Long-Life Solid-State Batteries

https://scitechdaily.com/new-material-breakthrough-for-stable-high-voltage-long-life-solid-state-batteries/

Getting to Net Zero Carbon Emissions – and Even Net Negative – Is Surprisingly Feasible and Affordable

Very encouraging:

https://scitechdaily.com/getting-to-net-zero-carbon-emissions-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/

Humans colonizing Mars? Not so fast, NASA research says

"https://academictimes.com/humans-colonizing-mars-not-so-fast-nasa-research-says/"

https://academictimes.com/humans-colonizing-mars-not-so-fast-nasa-research-says/

IBM’s New Software Will Make Quantum Programs Run 100 Times Faster

https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/15/ibms-new-software-will-make-quantum-programs-run-100-times-faster/

Graphene “Nano-Origami” Creates Tiniest Microchips Yet – Could Make Computers and Phones Thousands of Times Faster

https://scitechdaily.com/graphene-nano-origami-creates-tiniest-microchips-yet-could-make-computers-and-phones-thousands-of-times-faster/

Terminator Salvation? New Artificial Intelligence Program to Accelerate Clean Energy Generation

Ultimately, harnessing A.I. to solve major technical hurdles is the way to go:

https://scitechdaily.com/terminator-salvation-new-artificial-intelligence-program-to-accelerate-clean-energy-generation/

A 3D Printed House Just Went up on Zillow—for Half the Price of Its Neighbors

Game-changing construction results:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/11/a-3d-printed-house-just-went-up-on-zillow-for-half-the-price-of-its-neighbors/

Artificial Island in the North Sea Will Harvest Wind Energy at a Huge Scale

https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/07/artificial-island-in-the-north-sea-will-harvest-wind-energy-at-a-huge-scale/

U.S. Navy controls inventions that claim to change "fabric of reality"

Very impressive...if any of it works:

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/us-navy-inventions-change-reality

US-China tech war: the battle for 6G dominance

The advantages of 6G explained:

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3121076/us-china-tech-war-battle-6g-dominance

Next-Generation Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Solar Technology Efficiency Limits

https://scitechdaily.com/next-generation-hybrid-photovoltaic-thermal-solar-technology-efficiency-limits/

Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50

Not sure I buy this, but it's an interesting way to make the calculation:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/

The First Steps Toward a Quantum Brain: An Intelligent Material That Learns by Physically Changing Itself

https://scitechdaily.com/the-first-steps-toward-a-quantum-brain-an-intelligent-material-that-learns-by-physically-changing-itself/

First commercial 3D printed house in the US now on sale for $300,000

"The 3D printed home will feature over 1,400 square feet of living space, plus a 750 square foot 2 ½ car garage on a ¼ acre. This home includes 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and features an open floor plan. Built with concrete, this home will deliver strength and durability that conventional wood-frame construction cannot match. SQ4D will be including a 50-year limited warranty on their 3D printed structures."

"At $299,999, this home is priced 50% below the cost of comparable newly-constructed homes in Riverhead, NY"

Very nice indeed.

https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/first-commercial-3d-printed-house-in-the-us-now-on-sale-for-300000/

IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who's Going to Get Alzheimer's by Reading Their Writing

It would have been nice to start this procedure many years ago:

https://futurism.com/neoscope/ibm-algorithm-alzheimers-reading-writing

New ‘Liquid’ AI Learns Continuously From Its Experience of the World

https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/31/new-liquid-ai-learns-as-it-experiences-the-world-in-real-time/

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets

Seriously impressive if true:

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/russia-sotnik-combat-armor-development/

Spot's Got an Arm!

Keeps getting more and more useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbhvaac68Y&feature=emb_logo