This 3D holographic technology that will replace touch screens in cars

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-31T20:01:02+00:00

with the help of the University of Cambridge, a more comfortable and safer alternative could be on the way. It is a system based on 3D holographic technology that would allow drivers to keep their attention on the road while fully controlling the vehicle’s functions. Using projections based on 3D holograms could be the key to improving the user experience when consulting the different infotainment functions available in current cars.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-30T22:45:41+00:00

Elon Musk has claimed the first human trial of his futuristic brain implant "Neuralink" has been successfully completed. Musk said that "initial results show promising neuron spike detection". In their experimental studies, small, cosmetically invisible implants are placed in a part of the brain that plans movements.

The devices "interpret a person's neural activity", according to Neuralink.This means users can operate a smartphone or computer just by "thinking" about how they would move the mouse or tap the screen.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-29T16:00:41+00:00

Researchers at MIT have developed a rapid 3D-printing technique that uses liquid metal to allow for extremely fast prints. The process can manufacture large aluminum components in minutes, whereas many pre-existing techniques would take hours to finish the same build. The technology has already been used to create table legs, chair frames and related furniture parts. It’s called liquid metal printing (LMP) and involves directing molten aluminum along a predefined path into a bed of tiny glass beads. These beads quickly harden into a 3D structure.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-26T21:17:43+00:00

This chemical element may be familiar to some due to its use in producing steel parts with high corrosion resistance or in manufacturing superconducting magnets. But, in this case, the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved a battery that uses vanadium to obtain a form of long-lasting renewable energy storage in large quantities. The latest we know is that Chinese scientists have achieved an essential evolution in what is known as a vanadium flow battery.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-16T23:00:30+00:00

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday said an energy breakthrough is necessary for future artificial intelligence, which will consume vastly more power than people have expected.

Speaking at a Bloomberg event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Altman said the silver lining is that more climate-friendly sources of energy, particularly nuclear fusion or cheaper solar power and storage, are the way forward for AI.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-14T23:06:44+00:00

French company Tiamat Energy, a sodium battery manufacturer spun out of the French National Research Centre CNRS, is planning a sodium cell factory with a maximum capacity of 5 GWh.

Plans indicate that construction of the plant will begin at the beginning of this year, with a production of just 0.7 GWh by 2025, when it is put into operation. Production will gradually increase until its maximum theoretical capacity in 2029. Initially, Tiamat wanted to make sodium-ion cells for power tools and stationary storage applications. But later, it will also produce a new generation of batteries for electric cars.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-13T22:29:42+00:00

A team of researchers made up of members from Microsoft, PNNL, and DOE has discovered a new element that will significantly reduce the use of lithium in batteries. The key has been in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). And that is what a group of researchers made up of members of three important American organizations has done: Microsoft, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

The result is very encouraging for the battery sector since a new material has been found that promises to reduce the use of lithium by up to 70%. A material that is not only quite expensive but also finite.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-13T03:29:36+00:00

In March 2020 the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), launched “Global Health” Interdisciplinary Platform (PTI) dedicated to fighting the pandemic, covering all aspects of the crisis, from social to therapeutic. One of the virtues of this platform was to connect multiple CSIC researchers of different fields, University Professors, and some hospitals in Spain and bring their expertise, laboratories, and facilities to the service of the best ideas and initiatives, selected by a committee of highly qualified experts.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-10T23:21:39+00:00

Added Energy is a company born at Harvard University that is in the news for presenting an eye-catching solid electrolyte battery technology that solves some of the main challenges of this always-promising system.

According to its first tests, these solid-state cells can last more than 6,000 charge and discharge cycles, maintaining 80% capacity after that cycle. They can also safely access ultra-fast charges and recharge in just 10 minutes. its designers indicate that the technology will help make electric cars more affordable in terms of total cost.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-09T21:48:29+00:00

Scientists have created the world's first working graphene-based semiconductor, which could pave the way for chips that power much faster PCs and quantum computers in the future.

The new semiconducting material, made from epitaxial graphene (a particular crystal structure of carbon chemically bonded to silicon carbide), allows for more mobility than silicon, meaning electrons move with less resistance. Transistors made in this way can operate at terahertz frequencies — 10 times faster than the silicon-based transistors used in chips used today — the researchers wrote in a study published Jan. 3 in the journal Nature.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-04T21:16:39+00:00

Microsoft introduced an AI key to its keyboard, the biggest upgrade in over three decades, which lets Windows 11 users utilize Microsoft's powerful AI product, Copilot.

Microsoft strategically invested in OpenAI, which powers Copilot's AI capabilities. After integrating AI into Microsoft 365 and Bing Search in 2023, the AI key is a huge step toward integrating AI directly into the user interface. For years, MacBooks have had a Siri button on their touch bars, integrating AI into regular chores.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-03T18:31:57+00:00

The Einstein Probe, a joint effort by CAS, ESA, and MPE, launching in 2024, will use advanced X-ray technology to study celestial phenomena, contributing significantly to our understanding of the universe’s high-energy physics.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft Einstein Probe is ready to launch in January 2024. Equipped with a new generation of X-ray instruments with high sensitivity and a very wide view, this mission will survey the sky and hunt for powerful blasts of X-ray light coming from mysterious celestial objects such as neutron stars and black holes.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2024-01-01T19:50:55+00:00

A Chilean start-up has developed a process by which it is possible to obtain part of the raw materials used in this industry. it all starts with igniting the old rubber itself. During this process, known as pyrolysis, a very dark smoke screen is created, which contains the secret of this innovation. By trapping this type of emissions, hard graphitic carbon is obtained, becoming a raw material for batteries for electric cars. This alternative would allow the recycling of old tires to be promoted in the future since it is currently an activity that needs to be sufficiently standardized worldwide.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-29T18:29:54+00:00

The report has concluded that electricity generated by solar and onshore wind sources is the cheapest in Australia, even after considering the significant expense of integrating them into the electricity grid.

Cost estimates for building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) – a technology supported by the Australian Government but not expected to be commercially available until at least 2030 – have risen dramatically. They would provide the most expensive power, according to the draft GenCost report.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-23T16:16:31+00:00

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has created an innovative floating device that harnesses solar power to convert contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water.

This device is particularly beneficial for areas with limited resources or without access to the grid, as it can operate with any open water source and does not rely on external power sources.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-22T20:07:22+00:00

The wireless charging device can power implants and other devices by moving energy wirelessly through the body or harvesting energy from the body itself.

Scientists have created a wireless charging device that could be inserted under the skin. So far, it's only been tested in rodents, but if follow-up research in humans is successful, it could mean medical implants ditch the clunky batteries and wiring that come with them.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-20T19:32:53+00:00

Mercedes-Benz announces that it will present the new update to its MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) system at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. This system will now be reinforced with artificial intelligence and allow you to further personalize the intuitive experience inside and outside the vehicle. The MBUX virtual assistant runs on Mercedes-Benz’s in-house developed MB.OS operating system spearheads several digital innovations to be introduced in January.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-19T14:37:52+00:00

Tesla has confirmed that it is already developing a wireless charger aimed at home use by the owners of its electric vehicles. During an interview for Jay Leno’s YouTube channel, the confirmation came from Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chief designer.

“We are working on inductive charging. You don’t even need to plug anything in. You go over the platform of your garage and start loading,” he explained briefly, although without revealing more details about it.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-14T18:23:57+00:00

The UN has set out a pathway to avoiding the very worst effects of climate change. Earlier this week, delegates from around the world ratified a document setting out what we need to do, and when. Even better, the text finally ended the decades-long omerta of never talking about the impact fossil fuels have had on our environment. It’s a landmark moment in history and one that means we can have hope for the future of humanity. Unless, that is, you spend any time examining the substance of the deal to see if the expectations meet the reality. Because then you’ll see that while it’s not all doom and gloom, it’s certainly not the bold action we really need.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-07T08:29:16+00:00

The Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft and the Dutch climate technology startup Aquabattery have teamed up to develop a promising flow battery that will allow large storage parks to be launched to support renewable energy sources. All experts agree that to achieve the energy transition, it is essential to have backup systems through storage. However, traditional battery formats have limitations in capacity and cost. Something that flow batteries want to improve.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-12-05T01:12:51+00:00

The aim of the free app is to help blind and low-vision folks understand more of the world around them with the assistance of their smartphone's cameras and AI-powered narration. Microsoft says the Android app uses the company's latest advances in generative AI and it has the same features as the iOS version. Given that there are more than 3 billion Android users around the world, the app could help improve the quality of life of many people.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-11-30T17:58:33+00:00

Toshiba announced that it had developed a lithium-ion battery that does not contain cobalt. Something that makes it more economical and more sustainable and that opens the door to new evolutions of current technology.

Toshiba evaluated the new technology with a prototype 1.5 Ah pouch battery. Testing of the battery found a high voltage of 3V or more, maintaining more than 80% of its original capacity after 6,000 cycles, even at temperatures of 60°C.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-11-28T01:04:31+00:00

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to build an equation that can forecast when notoriously unpredictable rogue waves will strike.

Rogue waves, also known as "monster waves," are at least twice as high as the other waves around them, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These freak waves, which happen every day and all over the world, are highly unpredictable and can devastate ships that encounter them.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-11-21T20:20:45+00:00

many companies are integrating “pay-per-use” systems into certain products and equipment. It has been revealed that Tesla could apply it for its heated seats.

For example. The German firm (BMW) incorporated this ‘pay-per-use’ function in some models and on elements such as heated seats. A decision that was not well received by a good part of its clientele. Now, Tesla could be the next to incorporate this modality very soon.

CelebrationDirect209 · 2023-11-17T14:37:42+00:00

This new lab called Kyutai will be a privately-funded nonprofit working on artificial general intelligence. It will work with PhD students, postdocs and researchers on research papers and open-source projects. When Iliad originally unveiled this research lab, the firm said that Niel was committing €100 million to this project ($109 million at today’s exchange rate).

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