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Oct 8, 2017

This giant New Jersey farm uses no soil

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

The future of food?

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Oct 8, 2017

Robots Could Soon Experience The Sense Of Touch

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

This new robotic skin could tell the difference between hot and cold water.

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Oct 8, 2017

Spinach leaves could be used for heart tissue

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists turned these spinach leaves into beating heart tissue.

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Oct 8, 2017

Japanese robot hotels only have a few humans on staff

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

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These Japanese hotels are run almost entirely by robots — and they want to expand to 100 more locations.

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Oct 8, 2017

“Liquid Terminator” experiment

Posted by in category: futurism

This metal never ceases to amaze. Look what it does to this pot!

For step-by-step instructions of this experiment go here: https://goo.gl/7BVQ1z

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Oct 8, 2017

You can now have your monitor inside your desk!

Posted by in category: futurism

This kind of technology is ideal for sharing data with clients.

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Oct 8, 2017

This company is 3D printing objects

Posted by in category: 3D printing

This could change the way we build just about anything.

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Oct 8, 2017

Japan brings out the bazooka in AI war with China

Posted by in categories: economics, government, robotics/AI

China may have the clear lead in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the region, but Japan’s government, realising how vital the sector is to its economic future, has intervened in the hopes of levelling the playing field.

Japan announced in late August that it is planning to invest billions of yen to fund next-generation semiconductors and other technologies critical to AI development.


Billions of yen in public investment could help firms innovate, but analysts say the nation may never catch up with China and the US, global tech leaders that show no signs of slowing down.

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Oct 8, 2017

Google has unveiled plans to build quantum machines that are vastly superior to classical computers

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Intelligent Machines

Google reveals blueprint for quantum supremacy.

The ability of quantum machines to outperform classical computers is called quantum supremacy. Now Google says it has this goal firmly in its sights.

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Oct 7, 2017

Planetary Resources’ Exploration Program

Posted by in category: space

Planetary Resources’ Exploration Mission.

Planetary Resources is embarking on the world’s first commercial deep space exploration mission. The purpose is to identify and unlock the critical water resources necessary for human expansion in space.

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