NEURAL NANOTECHNOLOGY: NANOWIRE NETWORKS LEARN AND REMEMBER LIKE A HUMAN BRAIN

Scientists at the University of Sydney have shown how nanowire networks can replicate the short- and long-term memory functions of the human brain, according to SciTechDaily. Nanowire networks mimic elements of the networked physical structure of a human brain thanks to tiny, highly conductive silver wires covered in plastic material. The breakthrough could see non-biological hardware systems replicating brain-like learning and memory, with potential applications in robotics and sensor devices.

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NVIDIA'S NEW TEXT-TO-VIDEO AI SHOWS AN INSANE RATE OF PROGRESS

Nvidia has developed a new video generator that is capable of generating coherent videos — despite AI‑generated video being completely incoherent just months ago — in response to text prompts, reports New Atlas. The system uses a Latent Diffusion Model trained to generate images from text along with an interpolation algorithm that predicts changes in image data from moment to moment. While not yet suited for consumer use, the model's demonstrated capacity for generating images represents significant progress in machine learning.

IN AN INCREDIBLE FIRST, SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED WHAT'S AT THE CORE OF MARS

NASA's InSight lander has detected seismic waves passing through the core of Mars, allowing scientists to determine that Mars' center is a squishy, liquid iron alloy with a relatively high proportion of lighter elements, such as sulfur and oxygen, according to Science Alert. The discovery can help scientists better understand Mars' history and why it's different from Earth. The information could also aid the search for life outside the Solar System by teaching us more about how planets form and evolve over time.

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WE'D LIKELY HAVE TO LIQUIDATE JUPITER TO BUILD A DYSON SPHERE AROUND THE SUN

The Kardashev scale is a system for classifying a civilization's level of technological advancement based on their energy consumption. A Type II civilization (according to Engadget, we're probably at a Type 0.75 civilization now) would use all the energy from its star — or the energy of approximately one Jupiter — which could be achieved by building a Dyson sphere, a massive shell or swarm of satellites surrounding the star to capture and convert all its energy. However, achieving such a milestone would require massive leaps in technology and a vast amount of resources, leading to potential warnings to extraterrestrial civilizations of our technological capacity.