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Canadian researchers have found preschool children prefer to be taught by robots like Sony's NAO, rather than humans, if they think the robot is more competent.

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_126qjnv on March 30, 2023 at 3:36 PM in Futurology

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New research suggests Earth's population will increase much less than expected, and be smaller in 2100 than it is today. If global governments can increase incomes and education faster, 2100's population may only be 75% of today's.

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_123ubcj on March 27, 2023 at 5:39 PM in Futurology

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By greatly minimizing the need for highly paid human software engineers, AI's biggest near-term impact might be that it enables a massive wave of ultra-cheap software production.

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_122rhve on March 26, 2023 at 4:26 PM in Futurology

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China is likely to install nearly three times more wind turbines and solar panels by 2030 than it’s current target, helping drive the world’s biggest fuel importer toward energy self-sufficiency.

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11tsma0 on March 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM in Futurology

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New data shows 1 in 7 cars sold globally is an EV, and combustion engine car sales have decreased by 25% since 2017

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11jwtgo on March 6, 2023 at 11:55 AM in Futurology

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Germany is to introduce a single €49 ($52) monthly ticket that will cover all public transport (ex inter-city), and wants to examine if a single EU-wide monthly ticket could work.

politico.eu

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11iwui3 on March 5, 2023 at 1:13 PM in Futurology

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A joint US/Australian government-funded study says China is the global leader in 37 out of 44 'critical & emerging' technologies.

theguardian.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11fz453 on March 2, 2023 at 10:06 AM in Futurology

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Now is the Moment for a Systemic Reset of AI and Technology Governance

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11qe2mx on March 13, 2023 at 4:19 PM in Futurology

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10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk

phys.org

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11wodb5 on March 20, 2023 at 4:59 PM in Futurology

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An ESA advisory committee has recommended Europe should independently develop its own space station when the ISS retires, and develop its own lunar base independently of NASA's Artemis plans.

spacenews.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_120ro0k on March 24, 2023 at 5:34 PM in Futurology

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German scientists show a commercially feasible method for cyanobacteria to extract 17 rare earth elements from low-concentration sources. Currently, most of the world's supply of these elements is mined in China.

phys.org

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11f1fir on March 1, 2023 at 11:31 AM in Futurology

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China reportedly sees Starlink as a military threat & is planning to launch a rival 13,000 satellite network in LEO to counter it.

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11c9rxr on February 26, 2023 at 9:08 AM in Futurology

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A Kenyan company is 3D printing 2 and 3-bedroomed houses, and selling them for $30,000

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11a3j5l on February 23, 2023 at 5:35 PM in Futurology

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7 international companies have teamed with the EU to form the International Hyperloop Association, the industry's first trade body.

transpod.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_111erdh on February 13, 2023 at 5:29 PM in Futurology

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Swedish researchers have developed an injectable gel that transforms into a conductive polymer inside the fins and brains of living zebrafish. The substance that transforms into a conductive polymer using the body’s chemistry could improve implantable electronics.

nature.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11bkc12 on February 25, 2023 at 12:52 PM in Futurology

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A John Hopkins University-led team says ORGANOID INTELLIGENCE (OI) may be the future of AI deployment. Conglomerations of living brain cells in 3D structures may be vastly more powerful and energy efficient than silicon chips.

frontiersin.org

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11e3b5s on February 28, 2023 at 11:01 AM in Futurology

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MIT researchers makes self-drive car AI significantly more accurate: “Liquid” neural nets, based on a worm’s nervous system, can transform their underlying algorithms on the fly, giving them unprecedented speed and adaptability

quantamagazine.org

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_116kw0h on February 19, 2023 at 6:59 PM in Futurology

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Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health? | Research suggests traumatic childhood experiences embed themselves in our brains and put us at risk of mental illness, but epigenetic editing may offer us hope of removing them.

theguardian.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_11dc27b on February 27, 2023 at 1:38 PM in Futurology

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NASA will fund a feasibility study of a space-based Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER): Detecting and Characterizing All Earth-Like Exoplanets Orbiting Sun-Like Stars Within 10 parsecs (30 light-years).

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_113v7r2 on February 16, 2023 at 4:54 PM in Futurology

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An international group of researchers says that converting old mining shafts into gravity batteries could store up to 70 TWh of electricity, more than 1 day's worth of the whole planet's electricity consumption

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Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10djrn3 on January 16, 2023 at 4:57 PM in Futurology

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A Canadian researcher has used AI to significantly upgrade SETI's ability to scan for alien techno-signatures. This, plus the new MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, means a large increase in SETI's capabilities

asiatimes.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10q36xi on January 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM in Futurology

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Sweden opens mainland Europe's first spaceport. ESA says it will host, 'Themis', its reusable rocket development initiative there

spacedaily.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10eha3b on January 17, 2023 at 5:02 PM in Futurology

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The Stratolaunch Roc, the largest aircraft ever flown, has just completed a 6-hour test flight. It aims to be a platform to launch reusable hypersonic craft from an altitude of 10 km

space.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10cmgjj on January 15, 2023 at 3:26 PM in Futurology

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IEA figures for 2021 show China has come to hyper-dominate the global renewables industry in every aspect from raw materials to end manufacturing

exponentialview.co

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10o9jj8 on January 29, 2023 at 2:58 PM in Futurology

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Seattle-based Jetoptera is developing a vertical takeoff aircraft that can travel at almost 1,000 km/h with a radically simplified new type of engine. With almost no moving parts, it uses super-compressed air to create vortexes for thrust.

newatlas.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_10iq1ok on January 22, 2023 at 6:12 PM in Futurology

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