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A new technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air. The study suggests that non-thermal plasma – a cool gas made up of electrically charged particles, despite having no overall charge – could inactivate airborne viruses and provide... theconversation.com/non-ther…
Non-thermal plasma: new technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air

Non-thermal plasma: new technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air

A new reactor may soon be able to safely disinfect the air in crowded spaces.

theconversation.com
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Electric Cars Are Estimated to Be Cheaper than Regular Cars by 2022 singularityhub.com/2019/04/2…

Electric Cars Are Estimated to Be Cheaper Than Regular Cars by 2022

Electric cars were estimated to surpass combustion-engine cars in affordability by 2026, but experts now think it could happen as soon as 2022.

singularityhub.com
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The world’s first “biosolar leaf”, which scientists claim can mop up carbon dioxide and discharge oxygen into the atmosphere, doing the work of 100 trees using the... theguardian.com/environment/…
'Biosolar leaf' project targets air pollution on London campus

'Biosolar leaf' project targets air pollution on London campus

Scientists say technology can do the work of 100 trees using the surface area of one

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Quantum breakthrough could lead to ‘super-powered’ hard disk drives thenextweb.com/science/2019/…
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The surveillance state is being made in China and exported over the world. Today, 18 countries — including Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and... nytimes.com/2019/04/24/techn…
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An Entirely Different Kind of Quantum Computer nextplatform.com/2019/04/25/…
An Entirely Different Kind of Quantum Computer

An Entirely Different Kind of Quantum Computer

It is no accident that quantum computing is being undertaken by some of the biggest IT companies in the world. Google, IBM, and Intel in particular have

nextplatform.com
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Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain

Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain

Researchers have developed a process to use magnetics with brain-like networks to program and teach devices such as personal robots, self-driving cars and drones to better generalize about different...

sciencedaily.com
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Lettuce-Farming Robots Might Grow Your Next Salad bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Lettuce-Farming Robots Might Grow Your Next Salad

Lettuce-Farming Robots Might Grow Your Next Salad

California’s grow houses are making use of applied intelligence and robotics to cultivate the time- and labor-intensive greens.

bloomberg.com
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Caffeine Cranks Up Solar Cells: makes perovskite photovoltaics more stable, enhancing their commercial potential spectrum.ieee.org/energywise…
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Here's how precision agriculture could help farmers reduce fertilizer use anthropocenemagazine.org/201…
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Humanity Billions of Years in the Future (Speculation) liveletlearn.com/2019/04/27/…
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Fast, efficient and durable artificial synapse developed techxplore.com/news/2019-04-…
Fast, efficient and durable artificial synapse developed

Fast, efficient and durable artificial synapse developed

The brain's capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring little energy has inspired an entire field to pursue brain-like – or neuromorphic –...

techxplore.com
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5 AI Breakthroughs We’ll Likely See in the Next 5 Years singularityhub.com/2019/04/2…

5 AI Breakthroughs We’ll Likely See in the Next 5 Years

As AI skyrockets in capacity, it will accelerate the materials discovery process, allowing us to address issues like climate change at record rates.

singularityhub.com
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Seaweed biodegradable bottles will be used during the london marathon. Renewable in so many ways! cnn.com/2019/04/26/business/…
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The future of manufacturing – smart, secure and stable weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/t…
The future of manufacturing – smart, secure and stable | World Economic Forum

The future of manufacturing – smart, secure and stable | World Economic Forum

Companies that are already embracing IoT in their factories are finding that the benefits supersede the barriers

weforum.org
How intelligent workstations will use AI to improve health and happiness news.usc.edu/155992/intellig…

How intelligent workstations will use AI to improve health and happiness

Healthier workspaces and happier employees are two main goals of the intelligent workstations of the future, currently being funded by the National Science Foundation and dreamed up by a team that...

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Cancer treatment could become more effective thanks to new algorithms which can predict millions of gene interactions phys.org/news/2019-04-cancer…
Cancer treatment could become more effective thanks to new algorithms which can predict millions of...

Cancer treatment could become more effective thanks to new algorithms which can predict millions of...

While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at the University of Sussex have shown how they could also be used improve the effectiveness of...

phys.org
Lambda, an online school, wants to teach nursing economist.com/business/2019/…
Lambda, an online school, wants to teach nursing

Lambda, an online school, wants to teach nursing

The school already trains plenty of computer programmers

economist.com
Ghana Debuts World’s Largest Medical Drone Delivery Service sciencetimes.com/articles/20…
Ghana Debuts World’s Largest Medical Drone Delivery Service

Ghana Debuts World’s Largest Medical Drone Delivery Service

Ghana’s first service is the world’s largest The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mamahudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, 24th April 2019 launched the first ever medical drone delivery service in Ghana,...

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Drone delivers kidney for transplant over Baltimore wtop.com/health-fitness/2019…
‘Earth-shattering’: Drone delivers kidney for transplant over Baltimore – WTOP News

‘Earth-shattering’: Drone delivers kidney for transplant over Baltimore – WTOP News

The unmanned aircraft system's flight last week through the city of Baltimore was less than 3 miles, but it represented a huge first step. See photos and video.

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