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/
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
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/
It basically speeds up A.I. performance:
Now crossword puzzles have fallen to A.I. This trend won't stop anytime soon:
Hydrogen can be the replacement for petroleum fuel:
https://scitechdaily.com/making-renewable-energy-from-water-with-nanoporous-cubic-silicon-carbide/
Want! It would be an easy way to get down to the lake from my house:
"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/
Self-learning is the key to easy robot training:
"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."
"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."
“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/
A significant step in non-surgical machine control with thought:
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."
Wow: "The price of Li-ion battery technologies has had a 97% price decline since 1991."
Well, this solves the problem of nothing being able to grow under solar panels, which could be a big deal in huge solar farms:
"The authors of the new study say the fuel cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 165% compared to fossil energy."
Machine learning will accelerate all sorts of technologies:
https://scitechdaily.com/machine-learning-for-virtually-unlimited-solar-cell-experiments/
We're surely going to need a new paradigm if we want advanced nanotech and the technological singularity to happen:
This may actually be possible?
Ethical meat continues to progress:
"Only when connected to the dirtiest, coal-heavy electric grids do gasoline internal combustion engines become comparable to EVs on a greenhouse gas basis."
"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
"https://academictimes.com/humans-colonizing-mars-not-so-fast-nasa-research-says/"
https://academictimes.com/humans-colonizing-mars-not-so-fast-nasa-research-says/
Ultimately, harnessing A.I. to solve major technical hurdles is the way to go:
Game-changing construction results:
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 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.
It would have been nice to start this procedure many years ago:
https://futurism.com/neoscope/ibm-algorithm-alzheimers-reading-writing
A good idea, since the ammonia distribution system is already in place for other reasons:
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)."
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:
This is the holy grail of lab-grown meat:
This should be a tipping point:
I would expect this to help against the mutant strains that are appearing:
We're nowhere near technologically ready for this, but it's cool:
This could make air travel carbon neutral, at least:
"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/
"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."
Here's to hoping. The 2020s are supposed to be when nanotech matures:
So many new storage and alternative energy technologies showing promise. Here's another:
This is a brilliant idea too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idhfl-2FHJw