Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoNew German research shows EVs break down at less than half the rate of combustion engine cars.plus-squarewww.adac.deexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew German research shows EVs break down at less than half the rate of combustion engine cars.plus-squarewww.adac.deLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoRooftop solar is being adopted so quickly in South Africa it has eliminated the country's previous problem with blackouts from its main electricity grid.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareRooftop solar is being adopted so quickly in South Africa it has eliminated the country's previous problem with blackouts from its main electricity grid.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoA new space start-up wants to try out a long talked about space tech - solar thermal propulsionplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA new space start-up wants to try out a long talked about space tech - solar thermal propulsionplus-squarearstechnica.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoSwiss researchers have developed a hair-thin sheet battery that can be charged in 1 minute, and they think can be scaled up to make batteries for phones and cars.plus-squareethz.chexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSwiss researchers have developed a hair-thin sheet battery that can be charged in 1 minute, and they think can be scaled up to make batteries for phones and cars.plus-squareethz.chLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agoMarriage of synthetic biology and 3D printing produces programmable living materialsplus-squarephys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMarriage of synthetic biology and 3D printing produces programmable living materialsplus-squarephys.orgFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoDARPA unleashes 20-foot autonomous robo-tank with glowing green eyesplus-squarewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDARPA unleashes 20-foot autonomous robo-tank with glowing green eyesplus-squarewww.techspot.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoSouth Korea plans 120 GW space solar projectplus-squarepv-magazine-usa.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea plans 120 GW space solar projectplus-squarepv-magazine-usa.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoCountries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 yearsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCountries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 yearsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000plus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000plus-squarearstechnica.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoUS and other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030splus-squareelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS and other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030splus-squareelectrek.coEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months ago[SciShow] Attempting De-Extinctionplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link[SciShow] Attempting De-Extinctionplus-squarewww.youtube.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoGPT-4 can exploit zero-day security vulnerabilities all by itself, a new study findsplus-squarewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGPT-4 can exploit zero-day security vulnerabilities all by itself, a new study findsplus-squarewww.techspot.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoCheap solar gives desalination its moment in the sunplus-squarewww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCheap solar gives desalination its moment in the sunplus-squarewww.ft.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoGenerative AI could soon decimate the call center industry, says CEOplus-squarewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGenerative AI could soon decimate the call center industry, says CEOplus-squarewww.techspot.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months ago'Exciting' discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than treesplus-squarenews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link'Exciting' discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than treesplus-squarenews.sky.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoEV cars are likely to reach over 50% of new car sales in the world's largest car market in April 2024, marking another step in the extinction of the internal combustion engine.carnewschina.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEV cars are likely to reach over 50% of new car sales in the world's largest car market in April 2024, marking another step in the extinction of the internal combustion engine.carnewschina.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoFunding is announced to electrify the 50% of Africa that still lacks electrification by 2030, mainly through decentralized grids and renewable energy.plus-squarewww.worldbank.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFunding is announced to electrify the 50% of Africa that still lacks electrification by 2030, mainly through decentralized grids and renewable energy.plus-squarewww.worldbank.orgLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agoNASA is scaling back its Moon plans, and saying a 2026 human landing on the Moon is unfeasible.plus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNASA is scaling back its Moon plans, and saying a 2026 human landing on the Moon is unfeasible.plus-squarearstechnica.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agoSanctuary AI’s latest 7th-generation humanoid robot, Phoenix, learns tasks in just 24hrsplus-squareinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSanctuary AI’s latest 7th-generation humanoid robot, Phoenix, learns tasks in just 24hrsplus-squareinterestingengineering.comRewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-26 months agoShould the world accelerate the development of cultured meat to save us from pandemics far worse than COVID-19? A "near miss" potential disaster with H5N1 bird flu & American milk suggests yes.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareShould the world accelerate the development of cultured meat to save us from pandemics far worse than COVID-19? A "near miss" potential disaster with H5N1 bird flu & American milk suggests yes.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square0fedilink
