These new acoustic cameras can take hi definition pictures of sound
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are times when you want to know exactly how a sound is being formed and how its propagating around a space, and now you…
Researchers have created an edible battery that’s safe to eat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Over 2,500 children eat batteries each year and some die, edible batteries could prevent that, but they also have other uses too … Love…
Chinese stealth submarines now sound like just water thanks to this new material
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Magnetorestrictive materials might not be commonplace, but now they’re helping China’s latest generation of stealth submarines become undetectable at sea. Love the Exponential Future?…
A Novel Graphene-enhanced Multilayer Tampon with Removable Insertion Sleeve: Balancing Comfort and TSS Reduction
Introduction This is not my usual area of expertise, but when you have an idea, you have an idea. Menstrual hygiene products often face a trade-off between user comfort and…
Retrospectively increasing LLM intelligence via curation transformers
I just had a nice chat with the new Bard Gemini Pro about my Inverse LLM (or curation transformer, as LLMs insist on calling it) approach. During the night I…
Low hanging fruit kills progress
Imagine a magical orchard. The first tree carries an abundance of low hanging, delicious apples. Lots of people are picking them, yet there seems to be no end of them.…
AI just discovered another 200 CRISPR-like gene editing systems
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF CRISPR is a world changing gene editing technology, and AI just found another 200 systems like it … now imagine the implications. Love the…
Google’s DeepMind AI just invented 380,000 new compounds
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everything is made of compounds and materials, and by discovering and inventing almost 400,000 new ones this news could revolutionise …. everything. Love the…
Rumours still swirl around OpenAI’s human level AI “Q”
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF OpenAI have been hiding a new development, but until they clarify what it is the rumour train is hurtling through the station. Love the…
In a world first this organism has 50 percent synthetic DNA
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are getting closer to being able to create organisms that are 100% synthetic DNA and that are truly artificial lifeforms. Love the Exponential…