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Apr 20, 2019
Amazing Future Opportunities in Our Technological Revolution
Posted by Dave Holt in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
This week, I discuss something rarely talked about, how human beings have an advantage over AI and automation and the great opportunities that this technology revolution will bring.
The good news is, this is a time of great opportunity, but it’s also a time of massive change and disruption for many people and a lot of companies.
Apr 20, 2019
Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet?
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: military, nuclear energy
Circa 2018
Lockheed Martin quietly obtained a patent for what could be a game-changing nuclear fusion reactor, one that could potentially fit into a fighter jet.
If the latest patent from defence manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin is anything to go by, nuclear fusion technology could revolutionise the future of travel.
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Apr 20, 2019
MIT Developing Ionic Wind Thrusters as Efficient Alternative to Jet Engines
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
Circa 2013
A team from MIT are developing thrusters powered by ionic wind as an efficient alternative to current conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.
Apr 20, 2019
Manuka Honey Is Killing Every Kind Of Bacteria Scientists Throw At It, Even The Super-Bugs
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, health
The health benefits of raw, unprocessed honey are well known, but in Australia, scientists recently made a startling discovery – that one particular, obscure type of honey is capable of killing just about everything scientists throw at it, including some of the worst bacteria known to man.
The findings were published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (June 2009 edition), and could hold special significance at a time when many of the world’s top antibiotics are failing, especially against resistant “superbugs”.
The honey in question is known as manuka honey, which is produced in New Zealand and also goes by the name of jelly bush honey.
Apr 20, 2019
This Quantum Computer Can See the Future — All 16 of Them
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, quantum physics
Researchers have built a quantum computer prototype that can show 16 possible futures at the same time.
Apr 20, 2019
Researchers report high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: energy
Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and explosions, but their performance has been too weak to offset the safety advantages. Researchers Friday reported developing an organic cathode that dramatically improves both stability and energy density.
The improved performance, reported in the journal Joule, is related to two key findings:
Apr 20, 2019
A Heavy-Metal Planet Orbiting a Dead Star May Foretell Our World’s End
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
The iron core of what was once a world has been found around a white dwarf star, shedding light on the final days of planetary systems—including our own.
- By Jonathan O’Callaghan on April 4, 2019
Apr 20, 2019
MicroSD Cards Packing 1TB of Storage Arrive This Spring
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: computing
They’re in the works at Micron and Western Digital, but they won’t be cheap. WD’s card arrives in April for $449.99; Micron has not yet announced pricing.
Apr 20, 2019
Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, physics
Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply. Intriguingly, the process initially appears to contradict the fundamental laws of physics.
If you put a teapot of boiling water on the kitchen table, it will gradually cool down. However, its temperature is not expected to fall below that of the table. It is precisely this everyday experience that illustrates one of the fundamental laws of physics—the second law of thermodynamics—which states that the entropy of a closed natural system must increase over time. Or, more simply put: Heat can flow by itself only from a warmer to a colder object, and not the other way round.