These sci-fi like new particles regrow and reconnect severed nerves
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Paralysis used to be for life, but it isn’t any longer, and this and other breakthroughs are just the start of a new era of…
Mach 16 detonation engines get green light in new DARPA funding round
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Rotation detonation engines look like they’re capable of Mach 16 plus flight, so they are game changers if they can be commercialised. Love the…
At 5 million fps this is one of the fastest cameras in the world
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF At 5 million fps you can record the movement of individual molecules, and change science – and other stuff. Love the Exponential Future? Join…
Lunar dust could be melted to make roads and launchpads on the Moon
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Lunar dust clogs up everything so researchers are trying to find ways to get rid of it or minimise it so they can keep gear…
Researchers create noisy neural networks to foil AI adversarial attacks
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you change one pixel in an image neural networks misclassify it, and hackers are taking advantage. Now there might be a defense … …
The EU’s Carbon Border Tax is a world first for sustainable global manufacturing
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By imposing a tax on the amount of carbon used to manufacture products that the EU imports from other countries the EU has finally cracked…
Toyota’s new Generative AI tool brings designers concept drawings to life
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Now Toyota’s designers can sketch a car on paper and Toyota’s AI will bring it to life, complete with all the constraints and accurately. …
This new tech could help you get through airport security in just 30 Seconds
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Airport security is awful, but companies are trying to make it fast and efficient for travellers. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community,…
New mini transistors reduce AI’s energy consumption by a hundred fold
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI is getting to the point where it’s consuming more energy than small countries, and so researchers are trying to find more energy efficient methods…
Softbank CEO Son says AGI will arrive within the next ten years
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today’s AI will impact up to 80% of jobs, allegedly, and AGI is much much more powerful and capable so its impact will be multiple…