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Apr 1, 2023

Cancer mystery as cases rise among younger people around the world

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The number of people under 50 with cancer is increasing in many countries and for many different tumour types. Why this is occurring isn’t entirely clear, but it may be due to some aspects of modern life.

By Clare Wilson

Apr 1, 2023

Star Trek: Legacy — Fanmade Intro (SNW Style)

Posted by in category: futurism

My fanmade intro for Terry Matalas’s hypothetical Star Trek: Legacy series, made in the style of the Strange New Worlds intro.

Apr 1, 2023

Using artificial intelligence to design innovative materials

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, robotics/AI

Advanced materials are urgently needed for everyday life, be it in high technology, mobility, infrastructure, green energy or medicine. However, traditional ways of discovering and exploring new materials encounter limits due to the complexity of chemical compositions, structures and targeted properties. Moreover, new materials should not only enable novel applications, but also include sustainable ways of producing, using and recycling them.

Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) review the status of physics-based modelling and discuss how combining these approaches with artificial intelligence can open so far untapped spaces for the design of complex materials.

They published their perspective in the journal Nature Computational Science (“Accelerating the design of compositionally complex materials via physics-informed artificial intelligence”).

Apr 1, 2023

How a Laser Physics Induced Kerr-Newman Black Hole Can Release Gravitational Waves without Igniting the Black Hole Bomb (Explosion of a Mini Black Hole in a Laboratory)

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

In 2018, a team of scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara proposed a method for creating Kerr-Newman black holes using lasers. However, this method has not yet been tested experimentally.

The team of scientists, led by Philip Gibbs, proposed to create Kerr-Newman black holes by colliding two high-energy laser beams. The collision would create a plasma that would be compressed and heated to extreme temperatures, creating a black hole.


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Apr 1, 2023

Singularity Syndicate #2: Prompt Engineering — How to be a ChatGPT Pro?

Posted by in categories: engineering, singularity

In this episode, learn the art of prompt engineering to enhance your ChatGPT interactions. Discover tips for crafting effective prompts, interpreting results, and fine-tuning inputs. Ideal for both beginners and experienced users. Like, comment, and subscribe for more Singularity Syndicate episodes!

Apr 1, 2023

3D-printable glass is made from proteins and biodegrades

Posted by in category: chemistry

Chemically modifying the ends of the molecules opens the door to glass that could decompose with organic waste.

Apr 1, 2023

Immortality Is Going To Happen, Scientist Reveals When We’ll Live Forever And It’s Not Far Away

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, Ray Kurzweil

Futurist Ray Kurzweil is predicting that by 2030, microscopic gelbots in our bodies will make it possible to cure disease and live forever. You’re 40 years old, but you’re not Dwayne Johnson; it’s the time in life when your body doesn’t bounce back from a good workout as fast as it used to; when you eat a pizza, it sits with you for longer, and sleeping wrong could jumpstart a week of back pain.

Apr 1, 2023

Scientists have found major storage capacity in water-based batteries

Posted by in category: particle physics

Texas A&M University scientists have been working with metal-free, water-based battery electrodes, and they’re finding that the difference in energy storage capacity is as much as 1,000%.

In the scientists’ paper, published in Nature Materials this week, the water-based, or aqueous, batteries consist of a cathode – the negatively charged electrode; an anode – the positively charged electrode; and an electrolyte, like traditional batteries. But in this water-based battery, the cathodes and anodes are polymers that can store energy, and the electrolyte is water mixed with organic salts.

The electrolyte transfers the ions – the charge-carrying particles – back and forth between the cathode and the anode, and the electrolyte is also key to energy storage through its interactions with the electrode.

Apr 1, 2023

The CryoPrize (The Organ Cryopreservation Prize)

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cryonics, life extension

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PLEASE CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE: http://cryoprize.info 3 Minute video detailing our efforts to make organ transplants safer, less costly and more available to those in need by offering a prize, beginning at $50,000, to the first person or group to successfully freeze, and restore to full function, one of several mammalian organs.

Apr 1, 2023

The Pursuit Of Better Camouflage Could Lead To An Invisibility Cloak

Posted by in categories: engineering, quantum physics

The invisibility cloak that Harry Potter wears in J. K. Rowling’s books is woven from the hair of a magical creature. But in the real world, the magic of invisibility is not dependent on fantasy, but rather on science and engineering.


Then there is quantum stealth technology that uses colouration patterns to hide objects in plain sight.

There are even camouflage technologies that make something as large as a tank appear to be local foliage, absorbing the characteristics of the organic and inorganic materials found on a battlefield.

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