🔋️Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene: So it would seem that we are finally seeing the benefits promised to us after the initial discovery of Graphene. Scientists at the University of Arkansas were able to capture Graphene’s thermal motion and convert it into electric current. The discovery means that Graphene could be integrated into Embedded Devices and used to generate clean, limitless, low-voltage energy for them. (592 words)
☀️Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees: The world has long waited for fusion power. The potential of a breakthrough in fusion technologies promises a world of infinite energy. And as innovation is heavily dependent on energy usage, a world bound for an even faster rate of innovation. In a joint effort with Colombia University, the KSTAR Research Center managed to sustain a 20-second long generation of plasma at 100 million degrees. Previously, the KSTAR facility managed to sustain operation for 8 seconds. The facility plans to maintain generation for 300 seconds in the near future. (745 words)
📹️'Deepfake' Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech, in warning about misinformation: The Brits are a fascinating bunch. Every year they hold an alternate version of their Queen’s address to the nation. This time, this message was brought to the rest of Brits by none other than… the Queen? Again? No, this time the plot twist lay in the fact that their alternate address was presented by a Deep Faked version of the queen. Channel 4 hoped to impart upon the wider British public, that they should not believe everything they see. (446 words)
🤖️Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video: In another yearly tradition, Boston Dynamics presents to us their vision of an automated future in which we have robots that will k̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶s̶ dance for us while serving our day to day needs.
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