Last year, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking admitted they were concerned about artificial intelligence. While undeniably brilliant, neither are AI researchers. Then this week Bill Gates leapt...
Some news stories are about iterative steps, others about significant strides. Then there's this week's batch of stories that, one way or another, are all about moonshots. We...
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland recently unveiled a flexible spinal implant called the electronic dura (or e-Dura) that they say may...
Google, a long-time supporter of Singularity University (SU), has agreed to a two-year, $3 million contribution to SU's flagship Graduate Studies Program (GSP). Google...
Did you know that you already love physics? Consider the technology around you.
Your computer’s microchips were built from transistors using quantum physics. GPS navigation?...
One of the most mind-bending far future predictions you'll hear from some futurists is this: Eventually, the technology will exist to copy your brain (every bit of...
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COMPUTING: A Graphene Discoverer Speculates on the Future of Computing
Katia Moskvitch | Scientific American
"I call it 'materials on demand' because, depending on...
Yesterday marked the end of Google’s Glass Explorer Program. First released with much fanfare in 2013, Google marketed Glass to developers and early adopters. For...
A team of researchers out of Duke University recently announced they’ve grown human skeletal muscle in a dish. The muscle responds to electrical impulses,...
The handheld computers we carry in our pockets represent almost unimaginable complexity. Batteries, sensors, chips, circuits, and touch displays in a space age shell, all painstakingly...
Recently, NASA and ESA released the most detailed image yet of Andromeda, our closest galactic neighbor at 2.5 million light years away. Andromeda—which is...
The Fall '15 Class of Singularity University's Startup Accelerator launches September 28th. Learn about the SU Startup Accelerator here, and submit your application to take part by...
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ROBOTS: The Robotification of Society is Coming
Rhett Allain | WIRED
"The best plan is to educate in a way that is perpendicular to...
2015—that just sounds like the future, right. But does it look like the future? Because, that’s the thing, right—we all know technology is advancing...
After decades of setbacks, false promises and unfulfilled expectations, virtual reality is finally on the tipping point of becoming a widely adopted technology and artistic...
It's a new year, one that promises significant strides in technology and major accomplishments along the frontier of science and medicine. While this year will likely be...
