31st May 2023

Universal flu vaccine begins human trials

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun a Phase 1 trial of an mRNA-based universal influenza vaccine, enrolling 50 volunteers.

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29th May 2023

IBM planning 100,000-qubit quantum computer for 2033

IBM has announced a 10-year, $100 million initiative with two universities to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits.

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29th May 2023

63 new moons of Saturn discovered

The discovery of 63 new moons of Saturn is reported by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, bringing the gas giant's total confirmed number to 146 and overtaking Jupiter.

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22nd May 2023

8113 AD – The Crypt of Civilization time capsule is opened

In the year 8113 AD, one of the oldest and largest time capsules in the world is finally reopened, revealing ancient contents from the 20th century.

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19th May 2023

3900 AD – The Sun has exited the Local Interstellar Cloud

By 3900 AD, our Sun has completely exited the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC) and is entering the G Clouds.

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16th May 2023

Star consuming exoplanet offers preview of Earth's fate

Astronomers report the first direct evidence of an exoplanet being swallowed by an ancient Sun-like star, a fate that likely awaits the Earth in around five billion years.

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15th May 2023

Nanotechnology breakthrough: A single-molecule valve

A breakthrough in nanoscale control of fluids has been demonstrated by Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.

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13th May 2023

Singularity University interview with Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis, co-founder of the Singularity University, talks about the recent breakthroughs in AI and provides his updated predictions regarding exponential technologies.

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12th May 2023

Wendy's drive-thru to include AI chatbot

American fast food chain Wendy's is testing a new chatbot that can talk with customers, answer questions, and send orders to a kitchen.

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11th May 2023

Helion aims for commercial fusion by 2028

Helion Energy has announced that Microsoft will become its first customer, in a deal that aims to supply 50 MW of fusion power by 2028.

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10th May 2023

AI detects Parkinson's disease with 96% accuracy

An algorithm to detect Parkinson's disease, years before the onset of symptoms, has been demonstrated by the University of New South Wales and Boston University. CRANK-MS can achieve 96% accuracy, using neural networks to analyse biomarkers in bodily fluids.

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9th May 2023

Asteroid belts imaged by James Webb Space Telescope

The first infrared image of asteroids outside our Solar System has been captured by the JWST. Three distinct rings of debris are shown to exist around Fomalhaut, a young star 25 light years away.

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7th May 2023

New drug slows Alzheimer's by 35%

Drug company Eli Lilly reports that donanemab can slow the pace of Alzheimer's disease by 35%, following a Phase 3 study in human patients.

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6th May 2023

Star "superflare" is one of largest ever seen

A giant flare in the binary star system V1355 Orionis is one of the largest ever observed in the history of astronomy.

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5th May 2023

AI generates mRNA in just 11 minutes

A new algorithm developed by Chinese company Baidu Research is dramatically faster than prior methods and shown to boost the antibody response of mRNA vaccines by up to 128 times.

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4th May 2023

2031 – Completion of a Morocco-UK undersea power cable

A clean energy megaproject is completed in 2031, producing 10.5 GW of new capacity including 3.6 GW of baseload, delivered to the UK via one of the world's longest undersea cables.

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3rd May 2023

2027 – 2D barcodes are ubiquitous in retail

By 2027, a new generation of barcodes in retail offers more data capacity, interactive capabilities, enhanced tracking and traceability, and cost-effectiveness.

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