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Dec 15, 2021

Greenspot submits application for 1,000MWh big battery at former coal plant

Posted by in categories: energy, government

Greenspot lodges development application for Wallerawang battery, and it hopes to have the first stage in operation in just two years.


Privately owned NSW development company Greenspot says it has lodged a development application for a huge 500MW, 1000MWh big battery at the site of the closed Wallerawang coal fired power station near Lithgow, and hopes to bring it into service within two years.

The development application to the state government comes just weeks after the last chimney stacks of the closed coal generator were brought down. The battery will be called the “Wallerawang 9 Battery,” to acknowledge the legacy of units 7 and 8, which were the last coal fired units at the power station.

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Dec 15, 2021

Injectable gel repairs severe spinal cord injuries and enables mice to walk

Posted by in category: futurism

An injectable gel helped mice with spinal cord injuries walk. The scientists are headed “straight to the FDA” to begin human trials.

Dec 15, 2021

Wall-climbing HB1 robot can reduce workplace accidents

Posted by in categories: materials, robotics/AI

The HB1 has a 30m range from the ground but is potentially unlimited if the tether can be supplied from the roof. The robot can be equipped with different attachments such as a brush, robot arm, airless spray, concrete surveying equipment.

To ensure that the robot itself doesn’t fall, it had to undergo extensive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing to make sure that fans, which essentially attach it to the surface, are functioning correctly.

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Dec 15, 2021

Mind Augmentation

Posted by in category: entertainment

A look at methods and concerns for augmenting the human mind.
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Today we will be looking at Mind Augmentation, the basic concepts, methods, ethical concerns, and possible pitfalls entailed.

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Dec 15, 2021

Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

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Dec 15, 2021

DNA Manipulation in Living Subjects

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics

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Genetic Engineering and DNA alteration is an emerging technology with huge ramifications in the future, including potentially altering the DNA of adult humans, not just embryos or plants & animals.

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Dec 15, 2021

Spatial raises $25M and pivots to NFT art and metaverse events

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, mobile phones, virtual reality

Spatial has raised $25 million as it pivots away from augmented reality and virtual reality collaboration to nonfungible token (NFT) art exhibitions and metaverse events.

Spatial started out by providing AR/VR meeting places that people could access with AR glasses, VR headsets, and smartphones. But it found with the NFT art boom that it could provide a way for people to easily view digital art in virtual galleries, said Jake Steinerman, head of community at Spatial, in an interview with GamesBeat.

“We changing our direction,” said Steinerman.

Dec 15, 2021

Make Your Voice Heard. Ten Points To Tell Politicians & Businesses To Accept & Action

Posted by in categories: business, climatology, sustainability

Climate Emergency Basics.

Most people now accept that things are out of balance, and it is only those with warped agendas or a lack of understanding that are left behind.
Use these ten facts as starting points with which to move forward.
Use your vote, where you have one, in politics, the boardroom or a shareholders meeting to push for change in the right direction.
Use your money to buy goods and services from those making the right decisions to make the future cleaner, renewable and sustainable.
Finally, USE YOUR VOICE. Talk to everyone and share these thoughts, and challenge misinformation when you hear it being spread.
We can create a better future.
We waste billions subsidising fossil fuels when we could be scaling renewables and developing alternatives faster.
The more people vote for those with net zero policies and buy from those with net zero aims and ambitions, the sooner the balance will tip and momentum will do the rest.

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Dec 15, 2021

This Processor computes with light, not electrons

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

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In this video I discuss the most exciting applications of Silicon Photonics: from Photonic transistors to Photonic AI Processors which are already capable of running neural networks! #PhotonicChips #SiliconPhotonics #PhotonicProcessors.

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00:00 — Silicon Photonics.
03:00 — Photonic Transistor.
04:37 — Photonic AI chip.
12:18 — New Intel Photonic pattents & New Silicon Photonic Lab.
13:47 — Future of AI accelerators.

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Dec 14, 2021

Metaverse hype boosts virtual reality ecosystem

Posted by in category: virtual reality

As the metaverse trend increasingly gains momentum, the virtual reality (VR) market is expected to show signs of increased growth in 2021 and beyond.

Global research and advisory firm Omdia finds that 12.5 million headsets will be sold in 2021, while spend on VR content will reach $2 billion.

Overall, the research firm estimates the consumer VR market will be worth $16 billion by 2026, up from $6.4 billion in 2021. This signals a 148% increasecompared to 2021, it notes.