“Do we have a chance of ever understanding brain function without brain simulations?” So asked the Human Brain Project (HBP), the brainchild of Henry...
We live in the age of entrepreneurs. New startups seem to appear out of nowhere and challenge not only established companies, but entire industries....
GENETICS
Gene Therapy Might Have Its First Blockbuster
Antonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review
"...drug giant Novartis expects to win approval to launch what it says will...
Regenerative medicine and stem cells are often uttered within the same breath, for good reason.
In animal models, stem cells have reliably reversed brain damage...
In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius pointed out that “the development of human industry” could introduce carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, trapping infrared radiation...
Robot technology is evolving at breakneck speed. SoftBank’s Pepper is found in companies across the globe and is rapidly improving its conversation skills. Telepresence...
AUGMENTED REALITY
Minecraft Earth Wants to Be the Next Pokemon Go—Only Bigger
Peter Rubin | Wired
"It’s a massive undertaking that quite literally covers the entire globe...
The energy and transportation industries are being aggressively disrupted by converging exponential technologies.
In just five days, the sun provides Earth with an energy supply...
When scientists behind the Manhattan Project heard of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, their earlier exuberance gradually turned into morose regret. What began...
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have invested $1 billion in Breakthrough Energy to fund next-generation solutions to tackle climate. But there is a huge...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A New Way to Build Tiny Neural Networks Could Create Powerful AI on Your Phone
Karen Hao | MIT Technology Review
"If you can train...
Convergence is accelerating disruption… everywhere! Exponential technologies are colliding into each other, reinventing products, services, and industries.
In this third installment of my Convergence Catalyzer...
It’s hard to imagine a field where data is more valuable than in healthcare. Monitoring and interpreting crucial health indices can make the difference...
A few years back, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis famously prophesized that AI and neuroscience will positively feed into each other in a “virtuous circle.” If...
We're tantalizingly close to growing organs in the lab, but the biggest remaining challenge has been creating the fine networks of blood vessels required...
As technology continues to progress, the possibility of an abundant future seems more likely. Artificial intelligence is expected to drive down the cost of...
NANOTECHNOLOGY
The Microbots Are on Their Way
Kenneth Chang | The New York Times
"Like Frankenstein, Marc Miskin’s robots initially lie motionless. Then their limbs jerk to...
Twenty years ago, entertainment was dominated by a handful of producers and monolithic broadcasters, a near-impossible market to break into.
Today, the industry is almost...
CRISPR just hit another landmark.
Last week, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) confirmed that they have treated two cancer patients using the gene editing darling...
