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4 days ago · Here are some lines Sylvia Plath never wrote: The air is thick with tension, My mind is a tangled mess, The weight of my emotions Is heavy on...
This Tiny Electric Car Is Solar-Powered and Costs $6,800
Jul 21, 2021 · In December of last year, a California-based startup called Aptera Motors started taking pre-orders for an electric car that’s partly solar powered. The Aptera has a unique, streamlined design, just three wheels, and a price tag of $25,900 to $44,900.
The Benefits of a Mini Wind Turbine for Home | Singularity Hub
Jul 9, 2017 · Vanessa has been writing about science and technology for eight years and was senior editor at Singularity Hub. She's interested in biotechnology and genetic engineering, the nitty-gritty of the renewable energy transition, the roles technology and science play in geopolitics and international development, and countless other topics.
Boxabl Foldable Houses: Affordable Housing Solution - Singularity …
Jul 29, 2021 · 3D printing has become the hottest new construction technology of the past few years, with houses being laid down in California, Texas, New York, Mexico, Canada, Italy, and Germany, to name just a few.There’s no doubt it’s an efficient, low-cost way to build durable homes, with the added bonus of a wow-factor (which may soon expire given how fast the method seems to be proliferating).
What Is It That Makes Humans Unique? - singularityhub.com
Dec 28, 2017 · While there is plenty of debate on the topic, there are a few revolutionary traits unique to humans that are worthy of consideration.
The World in 2025: 8 Predictions for the Next 10 Years
May 11, 2015 · In 2025, in accordance with Moore’s Law, we’ll see an acceleration in the rate of change as we move closer to a world of true abundance. Here are eight areas where we’ll see extraordinary transformation in the next decade: 1. A $1,000 Human Brain In 2025, $1,000 should buy you a computer able to calculate at 10^16 […]
Technology Feels Like It’s Accelerating — Because It Actually Is
Mar 22, 2016 · This is the second in a four-part series looking at the big ideas in Ray Kurzweil’s book The Singularity Is Near. Be sure to read the other articles: Will the End of Moore’s Law Halt Computing’s Exponential Rise? How to Think Exponentially and Better Predict the Future Ray Kurzweil Predicts Three Technologies Will Define Our Future “Technology […]
The Motivating Power of a Massive Transformative Purpose
Nov 8, 2016 · Eradicating diseases, mastering flight, near-instant global communication, going to the moon—humans have developed a taste for making the impossible possible. Though we still face a daunting list of global challenges, we’ve learned that science and technology can uncover big solutions. But mind-blowing breakthroughs don’t just happen. They take teams of bright and dedicated people ...
3 Major Materials Science Breakthroughs—and Why They Matter …
May 21, 2020 · Few recognize the vast implications of materials science. To build today’s smartphone in the 1980s, it would cost about $110 million, require nearly 200 kilowatts of energy (compared to 2kW per year today), and the device would be 14 meters tall, according to Applied Materials CTO Omkaram Nalamasu. That’s the power of materials advances.
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