Could a Swarm of Space Mirrors Replace Much of Europe’s Solar and Wind by 2050?

Could a Swarm of Space Mirrors Replace Much of Europe’s Solar and Wind by 2050?
The idea of beaming solar power down from space might sound like science fiction, but it’s being taken seriously by ...
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Meet Syn57, the Most Stripped-Down Living Synthetic Bacteria Yet

Meet Syn57, the Most Stripped-Down Living Synthetic Bacteria Yet
The code of life is simple. Four genetic letters arranged in triplets—called codons—encode amino acids. These are the building blocks ...
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 23)

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 23)
Future Meet the Researcher Hosting a Scientific Conference by and for AIPeter Hall | MIT Technology Review “Agents4Science is a ...
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Quantum Alternative to GPS Will Be Tested on the US Military’s X-37B Spaceplane

Quantum Alternative to GPS Will Be Tested on the US Military’s X-37B Spaceplane
A US military spaceplane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle embarked on its eighth flight into space on Thursday. Much of ...
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These Tiny Aircraft Are Powered Entirely by the Sun’s Heat

These Tiny Aircraft Are Powered Entirely by the Sun’s Heat
With a blast of light, the wafer-thin metal “parachutes” levitate into the air. The curious inventions are each smaller than ...
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Google Will Store Energy in Giant Domes Filled With CO2

Google Will Store Energy in Giant Domes Filled With CO2
Tech companies are throwing money at new sources of energy, from wind and solar to next-generation geothermal, nuclear, and even ...
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This AI Model Predicts Whether Fusion Power Experiments Will Work

This AI Model Predicts Whether Fusion Power Experiments Will Work
While AI chatbots grab most of the attention, deep learning is also quietly revolutionizing science and engineering. A new AI ...
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New Brain Implant Decodes ‘Inner Monologue’ of People With Paralysis

New Brain Implant Decodes ‘Inner Monologue’ of People With Paralysis
We all talk to ourselves in our heads. It could be a pep talk heading into a wedding speech or ...
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 16)

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 16)
Tech Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk HumanityZoë Schiffer and Will Knight | Wired “The OpenAI CEO ...
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Today’s Humanoid Robots Look Remarkable—but There’s a Design Flaw Holding Them Back

Today’s Humanoid Robots Look Remarkable—but There’s a Design Flaw Holding Them Back
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot doing training routines, or the latest humanoids from Figure loading a washing machine, and it’s ...
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