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Sep 2, 2024

AI was born at a US summer camp 68 years ago. Here’s why that event still matters today

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Let’s also emphasise ethical considerations. The Dartmouth participants didn’t spend much time discussing the ethical implications of AI. Today, we know better, and must do better.

We must also refocus research directions. Let’s emphasise research into AI interpretability and robustness, interdisciplinary AI research and explore new paradigms of intelligence that aren’t modelled on human cognition.

Finally, we must manage our expectations about AI. Sure, we can be excited about its potential. But we must also have realistic expectations, so that we can avoid the disappointment cycles of the past.

Sep 2, 2024

Scientists create mini robotic forearm muscle comparable to human

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Robotic forearm designed with human-like proportions and efficient heat dissipation:


To replicate this in robots, researchers developed a compact forearm with a radioulnar joint using miniature bone–muscle modules. The design mimics human proportions, with two modules in the radius and ulna, totaling eight muscles. These muscles control six degrees of freedom (DOFs), including the radioulnar joint, radiocarpal joint, and finger movements.

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Sep 2, 2024

Chemists create gel to prevent leaks and boost lithium-ion battery life

Posted by in category: futurism

A new type of gel, developed by chemists at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), could help to make lithium-ion batteries safer and more powerful. The gel is designed to prevent the highly flammable electrolyte fluid from leaking.

Sep 2, 2024

On the way to optical logic gates: Study demonstrates the basics for purely optical processing of information

Posted by in categories: chemistry, physics

In a collaboration between scientists from Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and Physical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, it has now been possible to realize optically switchable photonic units that enable precise addressing of individual units. This will make it possible to reliably store and read binary information optically.

Sep 2, 2024

I have been researching death for 30 years. I am now convinced it is reversible

Posted by in category: life extension

As he releases a book on extending life, leading researcher Sam Parnia explains why resurrection is no longer science-fiction.

Sep 2, 2024

I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s — here’s what I discovered

Posted by in categories: computing, education

A writer with no technical background recounts his incredible journey into the realm of coding and the invaluable lesson it taught him about the modern world.

Sep 2, 2024

CAD CAMER on Instagram: ‘❤️3D Gear #gear #technology #mechanical #engineering #mech #tech’

Posted by in category: engineering

848 likes, — cad.camer on July 28, 2024: ‘❤️3D Gear #gear #technology #mechanical #engineering #mech #tech’

Sep 2, 2024

Metasurface makes thermal sources emit laser-like light

Posted by in category: futurism

Pillar-studded surface just hundreds of nanometres thick allows researchers to control direction, polarization and phase of thermal radiation.

Sep 2, 2024

NASA confirms who is flying on SpaceX Crew Dragon

Posted by in category: space travel

Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner.

Sep 2, 2024

This company wants to reinvent the space rocket — as a space plane

Posted by in category: transportation

US company Radian Aerospace is attempting to build a “single stage to orbit” vehicle, launched from a sled. But can it be done?

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