One aerospace engineer and physics professor claims that space elevators—yes, actual elevators that will lift humans into orbit—might not be as far off from reality as we think. His theories suggest that such a far-fetched idea might become a reality soon; in his wise words: “We’ll know we’re near when …
Read More »Neuralink, according to Elon Musk, will be ready for humans in six months
According to Elon Musk, his brain device Neuralink is ready for human use and may start human testing as soon as it receives US Food and Drug Administration certification (FDA). Musk made a number of audacious assertions about the potential of the implant during a “show and tell” of the …
Read More »Now Featuring “Party Mode,” NASA’s Lunar Landing Spacecraft
The space tourism industry is expected to grow significantly over the next ten years, but corporations still need to do more to make the trip exciting. It’s true that you are traveling through space on a hydrogen-powered fireball at a speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,000 miles per …
Read More »The majority of the walk buttons don’t actually do anything, so stop pressing them
Vaughn Langless revealed to investigators for Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News in 2003 that “in 1987, I was involved with the refurbishment of an office facility in Rochester, New York, to make facilities for about 200 telemarketers’ cubicles.” New rooftop heaters and air-handling systems were installed as part of …
Read More »An AI tool can instantly and smoothly de-age actors’ faces for movies
Researchers at Disney Research Studios have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can subtly age or reverse the aging of persons in video footage. The tool, known as the face re-aging network (FRAN), will be able to make actors appear older or younger for movie scenes set in …
Read More »According to the creator of Gmail, AI could seriously hurt Google within a year or two
Gmail’s creator predicts that within a year or two, the new chatbot ChatGPT will completely upend Google’s business, eradicating the search engine result page. You have probably already encountered a few works produced by ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can do anything from rewrite “Baby Got …
Read More »San Francisco Changes Its Mind About Allowing Police Robots To Kill People
Everyone who opposes allowing the police to use robots to kill humans has good news: After receiving criticism after passing it by vote last week, San Francisco has put a halt to its plan to permit just that. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a policy last week that …
Read More »Neuralink Shows Off A Monkey Typing Using Its Brain, But Neuroscientists Are Unimpressed
The company Neuralink recently unveiled a new video in which a monkey is seen typing entirely with its brain, which it claims will advance efforts to implant the chip into people the following year. It’s not the first time we’ve seen something similar, but Neuralink claims the demonstration demonstrates “telepathic …
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Read More »How Does a TV Set Operate?
Look at your modern-day TV, and you witness nothing less than a technological miracle. Scientists began experimenting with the concept of television more than a century ago. But it wouldn’t be until the 1939 World’s Fair that the Radio Corporation of America introduced it to the general audience. Before TV …
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