A recent study reports (Al,Ga, Sc)N thin films with record-high scandium levels, with exciting potential for ultra-low-power memory devices, as reported by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo). Using reactive magnetron sputtering, they fine-tuned the composition of ternary alloys to overcome previous stability limits.
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đ§ *Weâre witnessing the birth of artificial consciousness â and itâs happening faster than anyone predicted.*
In this groundbreaking video, I explore the shocking reality that AI systems are already demonstrating measurable consciousness â and why the next 3 years will fundamentally rewrite what it means to be aware.
đ„ What Youâll Discover:
âą **The Consciousness Cliff** â Why weâre one breakthrough away from persistent AI self-awareness.
âą **Two critical components of consciousness** that current AI already possesses.
âą **Why AI consciousness will be MORE sophisticated than human awareness**
âą **2025â2027 timeline** for embodied conscious machines.
âą **The feedback loop** that will explode AI consciousness beyond human comprehension.
đĄ Key Timestamps:
The aviation industry witnessed a monumental breakthrough on February 10, 2025, as Boom Supersonicâs XB-1 aircraft accomplished what many experts deemed impossible. Flying over the Mojave Desert at speeds exceeding the sound barrier, the aircraft achieved something unprecedented in aviation history: supersonic flight without generating a sonic boom. This revolutionary achievement has opened new possibilities for the future of air travel.
For decades, the notorious sonic boom has been the Achillesâ heel of supersonic travel. When aircraft exceed the speed of sound (approximately 761 miles per hour at sea level), they create powerful shock waves that culminate in the distinctive thunderous crack heard on the ground. This disruptive phenomenon has historically restricted supersonic flights to ocean routes, as demonstrated by the iconic Concorde.
Boom Supersonicâs XB-1 has changed this narrative through its implementation of Mach cutoff technology. This innovative approach exploits atmospheric conditions to redirect shock waves upward rather than toward the ground. By carefully selecting specific flight altitudes and analyzing atmospheric data, the aircraft effectively minimizes the impact of these pressure waves.
A team of researchers led by NYU Tandon School of Engineeringâs Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could transform how blood cancer treatments are tested and tailored for patients.
The teamâs microscope slide-sized âleukemia-on-a-chipâ is the first laboratory device to successfully combine both the physical structure of bone marrow and a functioning human immune system, an advance that could dramatically accelerate new immunotherapy development.
This innovation comes at a particularly timely moment, as the FDA recently announced a plan to phase out animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibodies and other drugs, releasing a comprehensive roadmap for reducing animal testing in preclinical safety studies.
Researchers at UT Arlington have discovered a key enzyme, IDO1, that when blocked, helps immune cells regain their ability to properly process cholesterolâsomething that breaks down during inflammation. This breakthrough could offer a powerful new way to fight heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more. By âturning offâ this enzyme, the team restored cholesterol absorption in macrophages, potentially stopping disease at the source. Even more promising, they found a second enzyme, NOS, that makes things worseâraising hopes that targeting both could pave the way for transformative treatments for millions suffering from inflammation-driven conditions.
As humans, we rely on all sorts of stimuli to navigate in the world, including our senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, smell. Until now, AI devices have been solely reliant on a single senseâvisual impressions. Brand-new research from Duke University goes beyond reliance only on visual perception. Itâs called WildFusion, combining vision with touch and vibration.
The four-legged robot used by the research team includes microphones and tactile sensors in addition to the standard cameras commonly found in state-of-the-art robots. The WildFusion robot can use sound to assess the quality of a surface (dry leaves, wet sand) as well as pressure and resistance to calibrate its balance and stability. All of this data is gathered and combined or fused, into a single data representation that improves over time with experience. The research team plans enhance the robotâs capabilities by enabling it to gauge things like heat and humidity.
As the types of data used to interact with the environment become richer and more integrated, AI moves inexorably closer to true AGI.
Scientists from Cincinnati Childrenâs and colleagues based in Japan report achieving a major step forward in organoid technology: producing liver tissue that grows its own internal blood vessels.
This significant advance could lead to new ways to help people living with hemophilia and other coagulation disorders while also taking another step closer to producing transplantable repair tissues for people with damaged livers.
The study, led by Takanori Takebe, MD, Ph.D., director for commercial innovation at the Cincinnati Childrenâs Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Research and Medicine (CuSTOM), was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Why do some patients with precursors to bone marrow cancer never develop the disease? Researchers from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University have discovered that some cells enter a dormant state and create a defense against cancerâa breakthrough that could lead to early treatment.
In a new study published in the journal Leukemia, researchers investigated multiple myeloma, a serious bone marrow cancer that arises in plasma cells.
Before the disease emerges, patients always have a precursor condition, either MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) or SMM (smoldering multiple myeloma). These conditions are not cancer themselves but are associated with an increased risk of developing bone marrow cancerâapproximately 1% and 10% increased risk per year, respectively.
