Floating Babies and Zero-Gravity Birth: What Space Pregnancy Might Actually Involve
Could a pregnancy be conceived and carried safely in space? And what would happen to a baby born far from Earth?| SingularityHub
The featherlight devices are smaller than a dime and need no solar panels, propellers, or engines to move. The post These Tiny Aircraft Are Powered Entirely by the Sun’s Heat appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Energy stored in liquid CO2 is converted back into gas to turn turbines on demand. The post Google Will Store Energy in Giant Domes Filled With CO2 appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Accurate predictions could accelerate the design of new experiments and bring practical fusion power closer. The post This AI Model Predicts Whether Fusion Power Experiments Will Work appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Thoughts are translated into speech in real time—with a passcode to prevent broadcasting private musings. The post New Brain Implant Decodes ‘Inner Monologue’ of People With Paralysis appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 16) appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Beyond brains, robots desperately need smarter bodies. The post Today’s Humanoid Robots Look Remarkable—but There’s a Design Flaw Holding Them Back appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
The first-of-its-kind treatment using donated cells lasted for at least three months and produced insulin. The post In a First, Diabetic Man Receives Insulin-Producing Cells His Body Won’t Reject appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
The study adds to growing evidence that GLP-1 drugs could offer broad health benefits and potentially help people live longer, healthier lives. The post Ozempic Shaves Three Years Off People’s Biological Age in Study appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Sticky when wet: The glue could seal injuries, heal wounds, and repair ships. The post AI Designs Underwater Super Glue That Grips Like a Barnacle appeared first on SingularityHub.| SingularityHub
Could a pregnancy be conceived and carried safely in space? And what would happen to a baby born far from Earth?| SingularityHub
A new AI tool from Nobel laureate David Baker opens the door for designer drugs that tackle pain, cancer, and brain diseases.| SingularityHub
Phase 3 clinical studies in people with melanoma and a type of lung cancer are underway, with earlier stage clinical trials for other cancers in the works.| SingularityHub
A new study from Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital shows how pills could be used to deliver mRNA vaccines and treatments for other diseases too.| SingularityHub
If the team can create yeast with a fully synthetic genome, it will mark a step change in our ability to manipulate the code of life.| SingularityHub
The Human Genome Project has fundamentally altered how we understand our genetic blueprint, our evolution, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.| SingularityHub
The Synthetic Human Genome Project, which will take many years and carries some risk, could spark a second revolution in genetics.| SingularityHub
The number of scientific papers that rely on AI has quadrupled, and the scope of problems AI can tackle is expanding by the day.| SingularityHub
The neurons, sprinkled across the frontal parts of the brain, are strikingly powerful. They tracked how players behaved—were they cooperative, or selfish?| SingularityHub
The company launched a prototype reusable rocket to nearly 900 feet and then landed it just 15 inches from its designated target.| SingularityHub
A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to non-invasively 3D print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body.| SingularityHub
Researchers have solved a major bioprinting bottleneck—how to create the fine network of blood vessels needed to keep organs alive.| SingularityHub
Fervo is using technology developed in the oil and gas industry to unlock the vast stores of geothermal power under our feet.| SingularityHub
The universe may have been born in a gravitational crunch that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it.| SingularityHub
From Amazon's humanoid robot delivery ambitions to the exponential scaling of robotaxis, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.| SingularityHub
Mini-brains are as close as scientists get to recreating brain development in a dish. Now, one scientist is using them to study and treat brain cancer.| SingularityHub
SingularityHub chronicles the technological frontier with coverage of the breakthroughs, players, and issues shaping the future.| SingularityHub
The AI builds a world model of Minecraft without human input and “imagines” future scenarios to improve its decision making.| SingularityHub
With just a tiny portion of one child’s life experience over a year, the AI learned basic concepts like ball, butterfly, and bucket.| SingularityHub
Taking a page from kindergarten could be help us train machines to better tackle complex tasks that require long-term planning.| SingularityHub
Last week, news broke that the holy grail of game-playing AI—the ancient and complex Chinese game Go—was cracked by AI system AlphaGo. AlphaGo was created by Google’s DeepMind, a UK...| SingularityHub
By their second birthday, children are learning the names of things. What’s this? Cat. And this? Whale. Very good. What’s this color? Red! That’s right. You love red. The human brain...| SingularityHub
Since it was awarded a one billion euro, decade-long research grant last year, the Human Brain Project has been the center of extreme excitement and heavy criticism. The project aims...| SingularityHub
Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Audi—major car companies say they’re working to make cars drive themselves. But all are lagging behind Google. The internet company recently said its self-driving fleet has...| SingularityHub
Engineering is often inspired by nature—the hooks in velcro or dermal denticles in sharkskin swimsuits. Then there’s Darpa’s SyNAPSE, a collaboration of researchers at IBM, XX, and XX universities. Not content with current computer architecture, SyNAPSE takes its cues from the human brain.| SingularityHub
The clock used a simple statistical model, which looked at a certain type of epigenetic modification at just two target sites on DNA.| SingularityHub
Gene therapy had a hell of a 2017. After decades of promises but failed deliveries, last year saw the field hitting a series of astonishing home runs. Here’s how the tech grew into its explosive potential—and a sneak peek at what’s on the horizon for 2018.| SingularityHub
CAR-T is the revolutionary gene therapy the FDA has approved which allows for patient's own immune cells to be genetically engineered to fight cancer.| SingularityHub
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the dusty surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, it was a victory for...| SingularityHub
Upward claims yields at its vertical farms are two times above the industry average thanks to its ecological farming method.| SingularityHub
All three men's leg and trunk muscle mass grew, and two were eventually able to control some muscle function even without stimulation.| SingularityHub
Scientists believe mRNA vaccines could make it possible to target diseases beyond Covid-19. With its upcoming human trial, Moderna has HIV in its sights.| SingularityHub
These batteries are made for storing electricity from renewables like solar and wind. A few key features differentiate them from lithium-ion.| SingularityHub
Latest significant advancements in neuroscience research. Reporting on the far-reaching impacts of neuroscience on society and humanity.| SingularityHub
The implant mimics the natural signal patterns the brain sends to muscles to control walking, overriding faulty biological signals.| SingularityHub
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are set for the next chapter: tackling a wide range of brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.| SingularityHub
Teamwork is behind humanity's success as a species. There’s evidence that getting AIs to work together could dramatically improve their capabilities too.| SingularityHub
Recently, in a Berkeley lab, a robot called Cassie taught itself to walk a little like a toddler might—through trial and error.| SingularityHub
The study found changes to proteins in the blood—at 57, 70, and 78 years of age—marked three distinct phases of brain aging.| SingularityHub
If we know a protein’s structure, we can make educated guesses about its function. And by mapping thousands of protein structures, we can begin to decipher the biology of life.| SingularityHub
CAR-T is the super-soldier serum of cell therapy: you pluck out an immune cell soldier, inject it with a dose of new genes, and send the enhanced cell back into...| SingularityHub
Instead of building the old-fashioned way, houses can now be printed. ICON and New Story showed off a 650-square-foot, 3D-printed home at SXSW.| SingularityHub
AlphaFold 3 models all life's molecules—proteins, DNA, RNA, and small molecules—and their interactions. The work could speed up science and drug discovery.| SingularityHub
Scientists were able to predict reproductive behaviors of one animal using an algorithm based on the neural connections in its brain.| SingularityHub
While most machine learning algorithms can't hone their skills beyond an initial training period, the new approach has a kind of built-in "neuroplasticity."| SingularityHub
Niantic hopes its new algorithm will become as fluent in the physical world as ChatGPT is in the world of language.| SingularityHub
A new study comparing neurons from different primates pinpointed several genetic changes unique to humans.| SingularityHub
Determining when water first appeared, where, and for how long, are all burning questions that drive Mars exploration.| SingularityHub
From AI replicating people's personalities to the new fastest supercomputer, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.| SingularityHub
It's too early to know how well the method would work in people—but it just might be possible to one day swap out needles for pills.| SingularityHub
It seems likely this is just the first step towards a future in which the diversity of machine languages rivals that of human ones.| SingularityHub
In a new study, non-expert readers of poetry could not distinguish poetry written by AI from that written by canonical poets.| SingularityHub
Rather than training the algorithm on content scraped from the internet, scientists trained the AI on nearly three million genomes.| SingularityHub
A robot trained on 100 percent synthetic data can climb stairs, clamber over boxes, and chase a soccer ball in the real world.| SingularityHub
The US currently gets about 20 percent of its energy from nuclear reactors; as of October 2019 there were 96 of them across the country.| SingularityHub
The biggest barrier to the widespread use of nuclear is the cost of building reactors, which most experts would agree is a major problem for the industry.| SingularityHub
Which stars will our first interstellar ships, the Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft, visit—and when?| SingularityHub
NVIDIA says digital twins of Earth's climate, like its Earth-2 system, can help us better plan for and adapt to our rapidly changing climate.| SingularityHub
What was previously science fiction—for example, helping paralyzed people regain their ability to walk, swim, and kayak—is now reality.| SingularityHub
On average, five of the participants’ scores improved by up to 52 percent, far outperforming the team’s modest goals by over five-fold.| SingularityHub
There may well be simpler, more powerful and more testable explanations for the basic properties of the universe than those the standard orthodoxy provides.| SingularityHub
This year, longevity research continued decoding the core causes of aging in the battle to ease age-related disease and extend health as we go grey.| SingularityHub
Though previously used in immortal cells grown in labs, this is the first time these CRISPR tools are rejiggered for cells from our bodies.| SingularityHub
The mind-bending substances were 1,000 times more efficient than Prozac at grabbing onto a key molecular hub, TrkB.| SingularityHub
Though the experience may last just a few hours, people often feel that the insight they gain isn’t just a subjective idea, but a deeper revealed truth.| SingularityHub
The AI successfully solved 25 of 30 difficult geometry problems, beating previous state-of-the-art algorithms by 15 answers.| SingularityHub
From AI agents taking over computers to implants that restore vision to the legally blind, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.| SingularityHub
A new "electric plastic" could make self-powered wearables, real-time neural interfaces, and medical implants that merge with our bodies a reality.| SingularityHub
Dubbed “electro-agriculture,” the approach uses solar panels to trigger a chemical reaction that turns ambient CO2 into an energy source called acetate.| SingularityHub
Charting the "dark matter" of the viral universe has implications not just for biotechnology—but potentially for battling the next pandemic too.| SingularityHub
NASA and DARPA will fly a prototype nuclear rocket in 2027—potentially making it one of the first of its kind built and operated by the US.| SingularityHub
If life exists on Mars, a creature would have to withstand radiation and have access to water. One potential niche fulfilling these requirements? Dusty ice.| SingularityHub
From the key to human-level AI to hope for limitless geothermal energy, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.| SingularityHub
Waymo announced on X that it's expanding its city-wide, fully autonomous robotaxi service to thousands more riders in San Francisco.| Singularity Hub
Commerical self-driving cars are no longer a fantasy. Tens of thousands of paying customers are trusting them for rides on congested city streets.| Singularity Hub
The latest trends in transportation and related research. Explore how new modes of transportation are changing how we get from here to there.| Singularity Hub
For a simple protein, the RoseTTAFold algorithm was able to solve the structure using a gaming computer in about 10 minutes.| Singularity Hub
Quantum computers are having a moment. But what exactly are they, what can already they do, and where are they headed in the next decade?| Singularity Hub
A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could render our leading cryptographic schemes worthless—the big question is when that's likely to happen.| Singularity Hub
As the pandemic drags on and more people move out of cities, demand for single-family homes as compared to apartments has gone up.| Singularity Hub
This week Oakland, California-based Mighty Buildings came out of stealth mode, to the tune of $30 million in venture capital funding.| Singularity Hub
At 500 square feet apiece, the houses aren’t large by American standards, but they each have two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, and bathroom.| Singularity Hub
The team synthesized and tested 100 of these AI-discovered antibiotics and found 63 readily fought off infections inside a test tube.| Singularity Hub
The same strategy could build better carriers for gene therapies or transport drugs that need protection from being broken down in the body.| Singularity Hub
A unique new study bridges neuroscience and fluid dynamics to unpack the inner workings of the human mind.| Singularity Hub
These brain waves reset neurons so they can encode new experiences the next day, while enhancing memories during sleep.| Singularity Hub
Food is fundamental to life—nourishing body and soul—so how it’s accessed, prepared, and consumed can change societies fundamentally.| Singularity Hub
Grid-scale batteries accounted for nearly a fifth of new energy capacity installed in the first half of this year, outpacing wind, nuclear, and gas.| Singularity Hub
Form Energy will receive $147 million to build a facility in Maine capable of storing enough energy to provide 85 megawatts of power for up to 100 hours.| SingularityHub
Algorithms like OpenAI's GPT-4 are like brains frozen in time. A new study shows how future AIs could learn continuously in response to a changing world.| Singularity Hub
