Ray Kurzweil predicts a technological singularity by 2045, when superintelligent technology will surpass human capabilities. His new book "The Singularity is Nearer" offers an update on this vision, exploring the impact of technology on society and calling for regulation.
Researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery with stretchy components, including an electrolyte layer that can expand up to 5000%, retaining capacity after nearly 70 charging and discharging cycles. This progress can improve wearable health devices.
Innovative reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials are revolutionizing technology, allowing objects to change properties from soft to rigid and vice versa, thus reducing the need for different resources and paving the way to a sustainable future.
China leads in the usage of generative artificial intelligence with 83% of organizations using this technology, while the USA leads in full implementation. Europe lags behind with 7% of organizations fully implementing GenAI
Andi Soto, a Chilean-Panamanian illustrator, found her artistic path in Croatia. Her collaboration with Huawei on the Huawei WATCH FIT 3 project has opened new perspectives for the integration of art and technology, highlighting the aesthetics and personalization of wearable technology
A new method for epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials less than 1nm wide has been implemented by a research team led by JO Moon-Ho of the Centre for Van der Waals Quantum Solids (IBS), developing new structures for 2D semiconductor logic circuits.