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WEBThis Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 31) Singularity Hub Staff - August 31, 2024. Some Brains Develop Alzheimer’s—Others Don’t. A New Cell Map Could Explain Why. Shelly Fan - August 30, 2024.
Icon’s Enormous 3D Printer Extrudes a New 100-Home …
WEBAugust 11, 2024. In November 2022, Icon and Lennar started 3D printing homes for a new neighborhood in Texas. Now, according to a report by Reuters, the 100-home project is nearly complete. While foundations, roofing, and finishes were built and installed traditionally, the walls of each house were constructed by Icon’s Vulcan 3D printer.
Nanorobots: Where We Are Today and Why Their Future Has …
WEBMay 16, 2016 · The new nano-engines could lead to nanorobots small enough to enter living cells to fight disease, the researchers say. Professor Jeremy Baumberg from the Cavendish Laboratory, who led the research, has named the devices ‘actuating nanotransducers’ (ANTs). ‘Like real ants, they produce …
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WEBAug 27, 2024 · New Research. Cristiane de Morais Smith - July 25, 2021. The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life Is in the Genes of the Oldest Humans Alive. Shelly Fan - August 10, 2020. Stay ahead of the powerful new technologies rapidly remaking our world with news coverage and feature articles on Singularity Hub’s top technology topics.
The More People With Purpose, the Better the World Will Be
WEBJun 15, 2018 · After all, a human life is far too precious to be spent on meaningless or mediocre goals. Ikigai and MTP, as concepts, urge us to align our passions with a mission to better the world. But sometimes, what will better the world is living a life of purpose to begin with. In the words of Howard Thurman,”Don’t ask what the world needs.
Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind
WEBSep 19, 2018 · Last month, a team of self-taught AI gamers lost spectacularly against human professionals in a highly-anticipated galactic melee. Taking place as part of the International Dota 2 Championships in Vancouver, Canada, the game showed that in broader strategic thinking and collaboration, humans still remain on top.. The AI was a series of algorithms developed by the Elon Musk-backed non-profit ...
How BrainNet Enabled 3 People to Directly Transmit Thoughts
WEBOct 9, 2018 · Last month, in a study uploaded to the pre-print server arXiv, the team, led by Dr. Rajesh P.D. Rao, describes a system that lets three people collaboratively play a Tetris-like game. Dubbed “BrainNet,” the interface reads the brain activity of two people, the “senders,” and teases out relevant instructions on game play.
Boxabl Foldable Houses: Affordable Housing Solution - Singularity …
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Boxabl estimates these costs could range from $5,000 on the low end up to $50,000, depending on location and complexity of the site. The land you put the house on is a separate cost too, and would obviously vary widely based on location. Boxabl will soon open a new factory in Las Vegas that will be able to produce one house every 90 minutes ...
Unleashing the Power of the Savant Brain in All of Us - Singularity …
WEBAug 4, 2010 · As described in his publication in The Royal Society, Snyder believes that these abilities arise as Autism (or other phenomenon) grants the individual ‘privileged access’ to data that would normally be overridden in the brain. With magnetic pulses, Snyder has even been able to temporarily ‘unlock’ savant-like abilities in average people!
How Many Galaxies Are There in the Universe | Singularity Hub
WEBJan 15, 2021 · Added to existing Hubble observations, their results suggested such galaxies make up 90 percent of the total, leading to a new estimate—that there may be up to two trillion galaxies in the universe. Such estimates, however, are a moving target. As more observations roll in, scientists can get a better handle on the variables at play and ...