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Research in child day care centers in Helsinki shows purifying the air reduces infectious illness by almost 20%, and that purifying the air in all public spaces should be examined. (yle.fi)
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A space elevator on Ceres (with today's tech) and the gravitational assist of Jupiter for returning payloads back to Earth, could allow us to start mining the asteroid belt costing just $5 billion. (www.universetoday.com)
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The Auto Industry Finally Has a Plan to Stop Electric Vehicle Fires (www.wired.com)
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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers (www.techradar.com)
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A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

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Earth to have new mini-moon for two months (phys.org)
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DEEPMIND: Two new AI systems, ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart, help robots learn to perform complex tasks that require dexterous movement (deepmind.google)
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Scientists warn 70% of the world’s population to see rapid increase in ‘unprecedented’ weather (www.euronews.com)
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Demand for large capacity battery storage cells goes strong as prices continue to slide (pv-magazine-usa.com)
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Geothermal energy could outperform nuclear power (archive.ph)
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Tricks from the oil industry have produced a hot-rocks breakthrough

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Google DeepMind teaches robot to autonomously clean a kitchen, tie shoelaces, and other tasks (readwrite.com)
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TL;DR

  • Google DeepMind's robots can now perform complex two-arm tasks like tying shoelaces.
  • New advancements like ALOHA Unleashed improve robots' dexterity and learning abilities.
  • The robots achieved a 98% success rate in various simulations, showing great potential.
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Aging, overworked and underfunded: NASA faces a dire future, according to experts (phys.org)
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Quantum Experiment Could Finally Reveal The Elusive Gravity Particle (www.sciencealert.com)
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Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations (arstechnica.com)
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China plans to build moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035 (www.space.com)
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Can Our Kidneys Survive Life on Mars? (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Study Supports Quantum Basis of Consciousness in the Brain - Neuroscience News (neurosciencenews.com)
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A Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming. (www.popularmechanics.com)
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This researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little (www.technologyreview.com)
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Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs (www.wired.com)
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‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine (www.404media.co)
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Remote surgery performed on a pig 9,000 km away using a game controller (newatlas.com)
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Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing (www.theguardian.com)
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China to launch Mars sample return mission in 2028, will follow planetary protection guidelines (spacenews.com)
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Scientists Found the Hidden 'Edge State' That May Lead to Practically Infinite Energy (www.popularmechanics.com)
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20% more powerful tandem solar panels enter commercial use for the first time in the US (www.oxfordpv.com)
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