Key idea: It seems only a matter of time before computers become smarter than people. This is one prediction we can be fairly confident about — because we’re seeing it already. Original author and publication…
Neuralink’s Brain-Computer symbiosis: Key to the future?
Summary: By 2030, AI will reach human levels of intelligence. And it is purported that AI might reach human levels of sentience as soon as 2050 Original author and publication date: Piyush Banerjee - August 28,…
RoBeetle is a tiny robot that uses methanol…
Summary: The body of the RoBeetle is a fuel tank filled with methanol. Original author and publication date: ImpactLab - August 27, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: A new generation of small robots "live" with methanol…
How robotics and automation could create new jobs…
Summary: Automation has gained increased attention amid the great social distancing experiment sparked by COVID-19. But it’s too early to say whether the pandemic will expedite automation across all industries. Original author and publication date:…
An AI Just Confirmed the Existence of 50…
Summary: The team behind the algorithm, from Warwick University, fed it huge datasets originating from NASA’s now-retired Kepler mission and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a space telescope that launched in 2018. Original author…
Researchers create nanoclusters that mimic biomolecules
Summary: A research team at Cornell University discovered a way to bind and stack nanoscale clusters of copper molecules that can self-assemble and mimic these complex biosystem structures at different length scales Original author and…
Mystery Gas Discovered That’s Been Shot Out From…
Summary: An international team of researchers has discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets.” Original author and publication date: Australian National University - August…
Scientists grow the first functioning mini human heart…
Summary: Michigan State University researchers have created for the first time a miniature human heart model in the laboratory, complete with all primary heart cell types and a functioning structure of chambers and vascular tissue.…
AI is an Ideology, Not a Technology
Summary: At its core, "artificial intelligence" is a perilous belief that fails to recognize the agency of humans. Original author and publication date: Jaron Lanier - 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: In a sense, everything is…