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Oct 13, 2024

Hemp Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability, transportation

A recent demonstration by a YouTuber compared the performance of a hemp battery against a lithium-ion battery, and the results were astounding: the hemp battery was eight times more powerful. Tesla’s new million-mile battery, made from lithium-iron phosphate, is designed to last twice as long as conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, even this advanced battery cannot compete with the power and renewability of hemp-based batteries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN32y8McS4s

Implications for the Future

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Oct 13, 2024

Decoding algorithms for surface codes

Posted by in categories: computing, cosmology, information science, quantum physics

Now in Quantum: by Antonio deMarti iOlius, Patricio Fuentes, Román Orús, Pedro M. Crespo, and Josu Etxezarreta Martinez https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2024-10-10-1498


Antonio deMarti iOlius1, Patricio Fuentes2, Román Orús3,4,5, Pedro M. Crespo1, and Josu Etxezarreta Martinez1

1Department of Basic Sciences, Tecnun — University of Navarra, 20,018 San Sebastian, Spain. 2 Photonic Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 3 Multiverse Computing, Pio Baroja 37, 20008 San Sebastián, Spain 4 Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain 5 IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain.

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Oct 13, 2024

Record-shattering ultrashort laser pulses created, reach 100 MW power

Posted by in category: energy

A new laser oscillator generates ultrashort pulses, 50% more powerful than the previous record.


Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a laser oscillator that produces the most powerful ultra-short laser pulses ever.

The pulses from the laser last for less than 10−12 seconds. However, on average, they carry 550 watts of power, with peak power output reaching 100 megawatts — this is more than enough to power hundreds of thousands of vacuum cleaners together for a short duration.

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Oct 13, 2024

New AI glasses instantly reveal identities just by looking at people

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Discover superhero abilities with I-XRAY, AI glasses that reveal anyone’s personal info like address, name, and phone number with a glance.

Oct 13, 2024

Blindsight is one of the ambitious projects by Neuralink, the neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, neuroscience

The concept behind Blindsight involves leveraging brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to restore or even enhance sensory perception in individuals who have lost their sight. The goal is to bypass damaged or non-functional parts of the visual system by directly interfacing with the brain’s visual cortex, allowing users to see using digital inputs processed by the Neuralink implant.

The idea is that the implant could take visual information from cameras or other sensors and transmit it directly to the brain, potentially allowing users to perceive images or their surroundings without relying on their natural eyes.

Oct 13, 2024

Wastewater bacteria can break down plastic for food

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, food

Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered throughout urban rivers and wastewater systems.


Finding could lead to bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste.

A new study finds that a common bacterium can break down plastic for food, opening new possibilities for bacteria-based engineering solutions to help clean up plastic waste. Illustration credit Ludmilla Aristilde/Northwestern University.

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Oct 13, 2024

Topology joke by henryseg

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, humor, mathematics

Model is featured in figure 5.4 of Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing. This is joint work with Keenan Crane.

Oct 13, 2024

Inside @ibm’s Quantum System Two, The World’s First Modular Utility Scale Quantum Computer

Posted by in categories: business, encryption, mathematics, quantum physics, robotics/AI

#ibm #heron #quantumcomputer #quantumphysics #softwareengineering #developers #programming #artificialintelligence #ai #neuralnetworks #machinelearning #explorepage #financialmarkets #cryptography #business #productdevelopment #researchanddevelopment #computerscience #qubit #engineering #technology #startups #science #mathematics #innovation #invention

Oct 13, 2024

Elon: AGI is likely to emerge from our autonomous cars and humanoids

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

We’re not actually specifically focused on AGI.

I’m simply saying that AGI seems likely to be an emergent property of what we’re doing, because we’re creating all these autonomous cars and autonomous humanoids that are actually a truly gigantic data stream that’s coming in and being processed.

Oct 13, 2024

Have We Maxed Out on Life Expectancy Gains?

Posted by in category: life extension

This is about life expectancy, not radical life extension.


A new study has suggested that radical life extension is all but impossible in this century [1], and it has made waves among people interested in living longer.

A paper titled “Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century” was destined to ignite controversy in the longevity community. Published in Nature Aging, it lists Jay Olshansky as its corresponding author, a renowned researcher who has been studying the populational dynamics of life expectancy for decades. We delved deeper into this study and reached several prominent community members for comments.

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