Nanotechnology Breakthrough: A Material-Keyboard Made of Graphene

https://scitechdaily.com/nanotechnology-breakthrough-a-material-keyboard-made-of-graphene/

MIT: On Course to Create a Fusion Power Plant

They keep plugging along...

https://scitechdaily.com/mit-on-course-to-create-a-fusion-power-plant/

GridScale: Storing Renewable Energy in Stones Instead of Lithium Batteries

Interesting. I'd never heard of this option before:

https://scitechdaily.com/gridscale-storing-renewable-energy-in-stones-instead-of-lithium-batteries/

World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet

https://www.livescience.com/three-node-quantum-network.html

Xenobots 2.0: Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots

All sorts of uses for biological robots:

https://scitechdaily.com/xenobots-2-0-scientists-create-the-next-generation-of-living-robots/

Beyond Qubits: Key Components for a Qutrit-Based Quantum Computer Demonstrated

https://scitechdaily.com/beyond-qubits-key-components-for-a-qutrit-based-quantum-computer-demonstrated/

A New CRISPR Tool Flips Genes On and Off Like a Light Switch

Rather than destroying them, they can just be switched off, then switched on again if needed:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/27/a-new-crispr-tool-flips-genes-on-and-off-like-a-light-switch/

Advancing AI With a Supercomputer: A Blueprint for an Optoelectronic ‘Brain’

https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/26/the-next-supercomputer-a-blueprint-for-an-optoelectronic-brain/

The World’s Biggest AI Chip Now Comes Stock With 2.6 Trillion Transistors

It basically speeds up A.I. performance:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/25/the-worlds-biggest-ai-chip-now-comes-stock-with-2-6-trillion-transistors/

Smart Glass Has a Bright Future: Daylight Steering Provide Huge Energy Savings

https://scitechdaily.com/smart-glass-has-a-bright-future-daylight-steering-provide-huge-energy-savings/

An A.I. Finally Won an Elite Crossword Tournament

Now crossword puzzles have fallen to A.I. This trend won't stop anytime soon:

https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/american-crossword-puzzle-tournament-dr-fill-artificial-intelligence.html

New Artificial Neuron Device Runs Neural Network Computations Using 100 to 1000 Times Less Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/new-artificial-neuron-device-runs-neural-network-computations-using-100-to-1000-times-less-energy/

Making Renewable Energy From Water With Nanoporous Cubic Silicon Carbide

Hydrogen can be the replacement for petroleum fuel:

https://scitechdaily.com/making-renewable-energy-from-water-with-nanoporous-cubic-silicon-carbide/

More Compact and Efficient Vertical Turbines Could Be the Future for Wind Farms

https://scitechdaily.com/more-compact-and-efficient-vertical-turbines-could-be-the-future-for-wind-farms/

Man Sighted Flying Through City on Giant Drone

Want! It would be an easy way to get down to the lake from my house:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-flying-giant-drone

Watch robots build houses at incredible speed. 3D printing meets AI.

All sorts of house 3D printing options:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEH4pMnpgps

How Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage Could Help Stabilize the Climate Without Breaking the Bank

https://scitechdaily.com/how-bioenergy-with-carbon-capture-and-storage-could-help-stabilize-the-climate-without-breaking-the-bank/

How and Why Humans Became the Best Throwers on the Planet

Just because it's cool:

https://scitechdaily.com/how-and-why-humans-became-the-best-throwers-on-the-planet/

New Warp Drive Research Dashes Faster-Than-Light Travel Dreams—but Reveals Stranger Possibilities

Well, bummer:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/18/new-warp-drive-research-dashes-faster-than-light-travel-dreams-but-reveals-stranger-possibilities/

Transparent Nanolayers for More Solar Power: Silicon Solar Cells With More Than 26% Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/transparent-nanolayers-for-more-solar-power-silicon-solar-cells-with-more-than-26-efficiency/

The Whitest Paint Is Here & It’s the Coolest – Could Help Curb Global Warming

"Using high-accuracy temperature reading equipment called thermocouples, the researchers demonstrated outdoors that the paint can keep surfaces 19 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings at night. It can also cool surfaces 8 degrees Fahrenheit below their surroundings under strong sunlight during noon hours.

The paint’s solar reflectance is so effective, it even worked in the middle of winter. During an outdoor test with an ambient temperature of 43 degrees Fahrenheit, the paint still managed to lower the sample temperature by 18 degrees Fahrenheit."

"Cool" concept...but does that last sentence actually mean the temperature dropped well below freezing?

https://scitechdaily.com/the-whitest-paint-is-here-its-the-coolest-could-help-curb-global-warming/

This Robot Taught Itself to Walk in a Simulation—Then Went for a Stroll in Berkeley

Self-learning is the key to easy robot training:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/11/this-robot-taught-itself-to-walk-in-a-simulation-then-went-for-a-stroll-in-berkeley/

The 'Iron Man' body armour many of us may soon be wearing

"The powered suit, which is being tried out by Delta freight-handling, maintenance and ground support staff, can lift weights of up to 14st (90kg) for eight hours at a time."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56660644

New Type of Battery Created That Can Charge 10x Faster Than Lithium-Ion Batteries

"A battery manufactured using our polymer will charge in seconds – about ten times faster than a traditional lithium-ion battery. This has already been demonstrated through a series of experiments. However, at this stage, it is still lagging behind in terms of capacity – 30 to 40% lower than in lithium-ion batteries."

https://scitechdaily.com/new-type-of-battery-created-that-can-charge-10x-faster-than-lithium-ion-batteries/

Powerful Algorithms Used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook Could “Crack the Language of Cancer and Alzheimer’s”

https://scitechdaily.com/powerful-algorithms-used-by-netflix-amazon-and-facebook-could-crack-the-language-of-cancer-and-alzheimers/

Genetic Engineering 2.0: An On-Off Switch for Gene Editing

“The big story here is we now have a simple tool that can silence the vast majority of genes,” says Weissman, who is also a professor of biology at MIT and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. “We can do this for multiple genes at the same time without any DNA damage, with great deal of homogeneity, and in a way that can be reversed. It’s a great tool for controlling gene expression.”

https://scitechdaily.com/genetic-engineering-2-0-an-on-off-switch-for-gene-editing/

CO2 Mitigation on Earth and Magnesium Civilization on Mars – Just Add Water

https://scitechdaily.com/co2-mitigation-on-earth-and-magnesium-civilization-on-mars-just-add-water/

Ultrasound reads monkey brains, opening new way to control machines with thought

A significant step in non-surgical machine control with thought:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/ultrasound-reads-monkey-brains-opening-new-way-control-machines-thought

Double-Duty: New Catalyst Generates Hydrogen Fuel While Cleaning Up Wastewater

https://scitechdaily.com/double-duty-new-catalyst-generates-hydrogen-fuel-while-cleaning-up-wastewater/

How Scientists Used Ultrasound to Read Monkeys’ Minds

https://singularityhub.com/2021/03/30/how-scientists-used-ultrasound-to-read-monkeys-minds/

Gearing Up Nanoscale Machines: Molecular-Scale Gear Trains for Transmitting Rotational Force

https://scitechdaily.com/gearing-up-nanoscale-machines-molecular-scale-gear-trains-for-transmitting-rotational-force/

U.S. pledges to slash solar energy costs by 60% in a decade

Nice!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-solar-idUSKBN2BH2ME

New Design Could Enable Longer Lasting, More Powerful Lithium-Ion Batteries

https://scitechdaily.com/new-design-could-enable-longer-lasting-more-powerful-lithium-ion-batteries/

New Perovskite Fabrication Method for Solar Cells Paves Way to Low-Cost, Large-Scale Production

https://scitechdaily.com/new-perovskite-fabrication-method-for-solar-cells-paves-way-to-low-cost-large-scale-production/

Alzheimer’s Patients Saw Improved Cognition and Memory With Sargramostim, a Medication Commonly Used After Chemotherapy

https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-patients-saw-improved-cognition-and-memory-with-sargramostim-a-medication-commonly-used-after-chemotherapy/

Big Breakthrough for “Massless” Energy Storage: Structural Battery That Performs 10x Better Than All Previous Versions

Fascinating concept: 

"The batteries in today’s electric cars constitute a large part of the vehicles’ weight, without fulfilling any load-bearing function. A structural battery, on the other hand, is one that works as both a power source and as part of the structure – for example, in a car body. This is termed ‘massless’ energy storage, because in essence the battery’s weight vanishes when it becomes part of the load-bearing structure. Calculations show that this type of multifunctional battery could greatly reduce the weight of an electric vehicle."

https://scitechdaily.com/big-breakthrough-for-massless-energy-storage-structural-battery-that-performs-10x-better-than-all-previous-versions/

Analysis Reveals Plunge in Lithium-Ion Battery Costs – Further Steep Declines Possible

Wow: "The price of Li-ion battery technologies has had a 97% price decline since 1991."

https://scitechdaily.com/analysis-reveals-plunge-in-lithium-ion-battery-costs-further-steep-declines-possible/

Worlds With Underground Oceans – Like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus – May Be More Conducive to Supporting Life Than Earth

Interesting:

https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-with-underground-oceans-like-europa-titan-and-enceladus-may-be-more-conducive-to-supporting-life-than-earth/

New Ultrafast Control Scheme for Energy-Efficient Data Storage of the Future

https://scitechdaily.com/new-ultrafast-control-scheme-for-energy-efficient-data-storage-of-the-future/

Cheaper Carbon Capture Is on the Way – Marathon Research Effort Drives Down Cost

This is critical:

https://scitechdaily.com/cheaper-carbon-capture-is-on-the-way-marathon-research-effort-drives-down-cost/

Moore's Law for Everything

An encouraging prognostication:

https://moores.samaltman.com/

Genetic Scalpel Invented for Microalgae to Efficiently Turn CO2 Into Biofuel

https://scitechdaily.com/genetic-scalpel-invented-for-microalgae-to-efficiently-turn-co2-into-biofuel/

Breakthrough Means a Sustainable, Powerful Micro-Supercapacitor May Be on the Horizon

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-means-a-sustainable-powerful-micro-supercapacitor-may-be-on-the-horizon/

The first 3D-printed housing community in the US is being built in the California desert

This is a big step forward:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/business/california-3d-printed-neighborhood-trnd/index.html

Plants Would Grow Well in Solar Cell Greenhouses – Generating Electricity Without Reducing Plant Growth

Well, this solves the problem of nothing being able to grow under solar panels, which could be a big deal in huge solar farms:

https://scitechdaily.com/plants-would-grow-well-in-solar-cell-greenhouses-generating-electricity-without-reducing-plant-growth/

Climate change: Jet fuel from waste 'dramatically lowers' emissions

"The authors of the new study say the fuel cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 165% compared to fossil energy."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56408603

Machine Learning for Virtually Unlimited Solar Cell Experiments

Machine learning will accelerate all sorts of technologies:

https://scitechdaily.com/machine-learning-for-virtually-unlimited-solar-cell-experiments/

Scientists Discover Ways of Making Old Blood New Again

Very cool potential!

"Restoring blood component regeneration process could curb disease, lengthen health span"

https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/scientists-discover-ways-of-making-old-blood-new-again

As Moore’s Law Slows, Chip Specialization Could Undermine Computing Progress

We're surely going to need a new paradigm if we want advanced nanotech and the technological singularity to happen:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/03/08/as-moores-law-slows-chip-specialization-could-undermine-computing-progress/

Breaking the Warp Barrier for Faster-Than-Light Travel: New Theoretical Hyper-Fast Solitons Discovered

This may actually be possible?

https://scitechdaily.com/breaking-the-warp-barrier-for-faster-than-light-travel-new-theoretical-hyper-fast-solitons-discovered/

Radiative Cooling and Solar Heating From One System – No Electricity Needed

A cool energy saver:

https://scitechdaily.com/radiative-cooling-and-solar-heating-from-one-system-no-electricity-needed/

Graphene ‘Nano-Origami’ Could Take Us Past the End of Moore’s Law

https://singularityhub.com/2021/03/01/graphene-nano-origami-could-take-us-past-the-end-of-moores-law/

Meeting the Meat Needs of the Future: Innovative Biofabrication of Beef Muscle Tissue in the Lab

Ethical meat continues to progress:

https://scitechdaily.com/meeting-the-meat-needs-of-the-future-innovative-biofabrication-of-beef-muscle-tissue-in-the-lab/

Is an electric car better for the planet?

"Only when connected to the dirtiest, coal-heavy electric grids do gasoline internal combustion engines become comparable to EVs on a greenhouse gas basis."

https://www.livescience.com/electric-cars-environment.html

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

Technological Breakthrough Allows Seamless Conversion of Ammonia to Green Hydrogen

A good idea, since the ammonia distribution system is already in place for other reasons:

https://scitechdaily.com/technological-breakthrough-allows-seamless-conversion-of-ammonia-to-green-hydrogen/

Game-Changer in Future Solar Technology: New Perovskite Solar Modules With Greater Size, Power and Stability

https://scitechdaily.com/game-changer-in-future-solar-technology-new-perovskite-solar-modules-with-greater-size-power-and-stability/

High Efficiency at Low Cost: New Catalyst Moves Seawater Desalination, Hydrogen Production Closer to Commercialization

https://scitechdaily.com/high-efficiency-at-low-cost-new-catalyst-moves-seawater-desalination-hydrogen-production-closer-to-commercialization/

Navy "UFO Patent" Documents Talk Of "Spacetime Modification Weapon," Detail Experimental Testing

Well yikes:

"The materials even include mention of a "Spacetime Modification Weapon (SMW- a weapon that can make the Hydrogen bomb seem more like a firecracker, in comparison)."

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38937/navy-ufo-patent-documents-talk-of-spacetime-modification-weapon-detail-experimental-testing

World-first home hydrogen battery stores 3x the energy of a Powerwall 2

Not as good as batteries yet, but promising:

https://newatlas.com/energy/lavo-home-hydrogen-battery-storage/

Bill Gates: Here's a Formula That Explains Where We Need to Invest in Climate Innovation

Getting to zero emissions is a lot harder than one might think, since the biggest polluters are industries that don't easily lend themselves to green energy use:

https://time.com/5930098/bill-gates-climate-change/

New Form of Lab-Made Meat Promises More Natural Flavor and Texture + Customized Marbling to Your Taste

This is the holy grail of lab-grown meat:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-form-of-lab-made-meat-promises-more-natural-flavor-and-texture-customized-marbling-to-your-taste/

Quantum Computer Breakthrough: New Blueprint for Better, Faster Qubits

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computer-breakthrough-new-blueprint-for-better-faster-qubits/

Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced

Already on the production line:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/19/electric-car-batteries-race-ahead-with-five-minute-charging-times

Breakthrough Allows Inexpensive Electric Vehicle Battery to Charge in Just 10 Minutes

This should be a tipping point:

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-allows-inexpensive-electric-vehicle-battery-to-charge-in-just-10-minutes/

New COVID-19 Vaccine: Nanoparticle Immunization Technology Could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses

I would expect this to help against the mutant strains that are appearing:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-covid-19-vaccine-nanoparticle-immunization-technology-could-protect-against-many-strains-of-coronaviruses/

Scientists Reprogram Fat Cells to Repair Injuries

"Get me a fat person, stat!"

https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-reprogram-fat-cells?mc_eid=3fd10445cf&mc_cid=6abea89703

Astrophysicist Says It's Likely We Can Travel Through Wormholes

So perhaps one day rapid interstellar travel will be possible:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/astrophysicist-travel-through-wormholes?mc_eid=3fd10445cf&mc_cid=0f3c374bf8

Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Small Trial

Very promising!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/health/alzheimers-amyloid-lilly.html

Can We Harness Energy From Black Holes? Columbia Research Shows How Energy Could Be Extracted

We're nowhere near technologically ready for this, but it's cool:

https://scitechdaily.com/can-we-harness-energy-from-black-holes-columbia-research-shows-how-energy-could-be-extracted/

Key Step Toward Cleaner, More Efficient Mass-Production of Hydrogen From Water

https://scitechdaily.com/key-step-toward-cleaner-more-efficient-mass-production-of-hydrogen-from-water/

2021 Could Be a Banner Year for AI—If We Solve These 4 Problems

A.I. is moving right along...

https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/05/2021-could-be-a-banner-year-for-ai-if-we-solve-these-4-problems/

Scientists Just Created a Catalyst That Turns CO2 Into Jet Fuel

This could make air travel carbon neutral, at least:

https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/03/scientists-just-created-a-catalyst-that-turns-co2-into-jet-fuel/

China Builds the World’s First Integrated Quantum Communication Network

We're losing our edge to China:

https://scitechdaily.com/china-builds-the-worlds-first-integrated-quantum-communication-network/

Supercapacitors Challenge Batteries: Powerful Graphene Hybrid Material for Highly Efficient Energy Storage

I've been hoping capacitors would be able to take over for regular batteries:

https://scitechdaily.com/supercapacitors-challenge-batteries-powerful-graphene-hybrid-material-for-highly-efficient-energy-storage/

Invisible Solar Panels: How Tomorrow’s Windows Will Generate Electricity

"This material absorbs UV light (a part of the light spectrum invisible to the naked eye) while letting through most of the visible light range."

https://scitechdaily.com/invisible-solar-panels-how-tomorrows-windows-will-generate-electricity/

Groundbreaking Experiment Tracks the Real-Time Transport of Individual Molecules

https://scitechdaily.com/groundbreaking-experiment-tracks-the-real-time-transport-of-individual-molecules/

Are we living in a baby universe that looks like a black hole to outsiders?

An interesting possibility:

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/baby-universes-black-holes-dark-matter