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WEB1 day ago · This 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.
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 …
Where Is Everyone? 4 Possible Explanations for the Fermi Paradox
WEBSep 2, 2019 · Named after Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, the paradox describes the seeming contradiction between the potential for intelligent life in the cosmos and the fact that we have yet to detect any. Other scientists like Frank Drake have attempted to quantify the statistical probability of life existing elsewhere in the universe.
Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind
WEBSep 19, 2018 · To Dr. Alan Winfield, a professor in robotic ethics at the University of West England, theory of mind is the secret sauce that will eventually let AI “understand” the needs of people, things, and other robots. “The idea of putting a simulation inside a robot… is a really neat way of allowing it to actually predict the future,” he said.
This Tiny Personal Aircraft Costs Under $100K and Can Take Off …
WEBOct 27, 2021 · Swedish startup Jetson Aero ’s tiny electric aircraft, the Jetson One, is sort of like George Jetson’s “car”—except there’s only space for one person, there’s not a closed cabin, and you can’t press a button to be dropped out the bottom. You can, however, press a button to activate a ballistic parachute, but Jetson Aero is ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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.