https://scitechdaily.com/newly-developed-molecule-could-increase-life-expectancy-and-wellness/
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.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Alzheimer’s Progression Slowed by Drug in Major Trial
“Lecanemab reduced the pace of cognitive decline in people with early disease by 27% over 18 months when compared with a placebo, meeting the main goal of the trial, the companies said in a statement. The benefit came with side effects, including brain swelling and bleeding, though severe cases were rare.”
Well, it’s a start….
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Super-Earths Are Bigger and More Habitable Than Earth, and Astronomers Are Discovering More of the Billions They Think Are Out There
Some highly interesting updates:
Friday, September 23, 2022
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
They Put GPT-3 Into That Robot With Creepily Realistic Facial Expressions and Yikes
Play the video. A.I. for companionship and conversation has come a long way since Eliza. I see robot friends soon becoming a regular thing, perhaps starting with babysitters/nannies and elderly caretakers:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/gpt-3-ameca-robot-facial-expressions
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Europe Is Getting Serious About Making Space-Based Solar Power a Reality
Great concept, but likely way too expensive and vulnerable:
An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Scientists Have Created Microrobots That Can Automatically Brush and Floss Your Teeth
I’d love to see this:
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: A New Genetic Link Confirmed
“Dr. Adewuyi said abnormal levels of cholesterol were shown to be a risk for both AD and gut disorders.”
https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-a-new-genetic-link-confirmed/
Monday, August 29, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Quantum Computing Will Be Bigger Than the Discovery of Fire!
This is an investor come-on, but it has some useful info:
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time
More bizarreness from the quantum world:
Research Fraud: Is Everything We Think We Know About Alzheimer’s Disease Wrong?
Bad and good-ish news:
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022
Introducing CopterPack Gen2
Similar to the Jetpack (?), only far too light on details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib4krC8Qf0o&feature=youtu.be
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Monday, August 1, 2022
A SINGLE-ATOM THICK MATERIAL COULD MAKE A 127-YEAR-OLD SPACE TRAVEL IDEA A REALITY
I’ve loved this concept ever since I heard about it in the 1980s:
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Saturday, July 23, 2022
DALL·E 2 is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language
This is really incredible. I’ve signed up for the beta. I could really use this for generating the exact images I want for my videos, rather than making do with what I can scrounge up online:
Friday, July 22, 2022
Hacker Mounts Submachine Gun on Robodog, Shoots Live Ammo
The inevitable has arrived:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/hacker-submachine-gun-robodog
Although I think a drone armed with a handgun or grenade is scarier.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
This Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production—and It Only Costs $25,900
Quite good all around…although three wheels without leaning isn’t very stable:
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Dark Matter May Not Exist: These Physicists Favor of a New Theory of Gravity
Narrowing down the explanation for dark matter?
MIT Spinout Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet
Very cool if this can be made to work, since it would allow a quick transition from dirty coal to clean geothermal energy:
https://scitechdaily.com/mit-spinout-tapping-into-the-million-year-energy-source-below-our-feet/
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
New Artificial Photosynthesis Method Grows Food With No Sunshine
This is truly bizarre, but think about how this could massively extend the growing season from as little as nine hours or so in winter where I live to 24 hours everywhere:
Friday, July 8, 2022
Sunday, July 3, 2022
AI Algorithm Predicts Future Crimes One Week in Advance With 90% Accuracy
Seems rather Minority Report, despite being fairly simple:
https://scitechdaily.com/ai-algorithm-predicts-future-crimes-one-week-in-advance-with-90-accuracy/
Friday, July 1, 2022
Germany Builds Colossal "Thermos" to Heat Countless Homes
Glad to see Germany getting innovative to wean off of Russian oil:
https://wordpress.futurism.com/germany-thermos-heat-homes-energy
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Enabling Technologies of Tomorrow: Nanoparticles Control Flow of Light Like Road Signs Direct Traffic
Potentially wide-ranging technology to keep an eye on:
Monday, June 20, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Monday, June 13, 2022
Real Telekinesis: Chinese Scientists Advance Toward Moving Things With Our Thoughts
Cool idea…but China:
Friday, June 10, 2022
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Saudi Arabia plans to spend $1 billion a year discovering treatments to slow aging
Good, we need this...although Saudi money isn't my first choice:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/07/1053132/saudi-arabia-slow-aging-metformin/
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
“Conscious AI” responds to Elon Musk.
Wow, A.I. appears to be over 95% indistinguishable from humans in conversation!
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Skin cells made 30 years younger with new 'rejuvenation' technique
Wow:
"Researchers in the U.K. have developed a way to reverse the aging process in skin cells, turning back the biological clock by about 30 years."
https://www.livescience.com/skin-cell-rejuvenation-30-years-younger
Monday, May 30, 2022
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Turns out the fountain of youth was hiding in raw sea squirts this whole time
Seems an easy thing to try, but since some people consume that regularly and apparently show no signs of extremely long lifespans, I’m a bit skeptical:
Saturday, May 21, 2022
I Found the CHEAPEST 32kWh LFP Battery
Impressively inexpensive. But from China, of course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwydAn9Z28
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Microchip manufacturers are working with different materials to carry Moore's Law beyond silicon: http://www.technologyreview.com/comput...
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"A computer chip that performs calculations using probabilities, instead of binary logic, could accelerate everything from online bank...