31st December 2023

2023 highlights in science and technology

As 2023 draws to a close, we look back at some of the most notable advances in science and technology this year.

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30th December 2023

2024 – Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission

Chang'e 6, launched in May 2024, is a Chinese robotic lunar explorer. It attempts to obtain the first ever rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon and return them to Earth.

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29th December 2023

2024 – The first AI-generated news anchors on U.S. television

Channel 1, developed by a startup in Los Angeles, is a global news network using generative AI. In addition to featuring entirely computer-generated anchors and reporters, it offers personalised content.

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29th December 2023

2024 – Gemini Ultra is released by Google

Gemini Ultra is a multimodal large language model (LLM) developed by Google DeepMind, which is claimed to outperform ChatGPT across a wide range of tasks.

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28th December 2023

2024 – Steamboat Willie enters the public domain

A milestone in copyright law occurs on 1st January 2024, when Disney's 'Steamboat Willie' enters the public domain.

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25th December 2023

Merry Christmas and a happy 2024!

From the staff and contributors at Future Timeline.

23rd December 2023

Smallest known brown dwarf spotted by James Webb

The smallest known brown dwarf, just three to four times the mass of Jupiter, has been discovered 1,000 light years away by astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope.

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22nd December 2023

2023

A summary of notable events in 2023 – various new entries added.

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16th December 2023

Neuromorphic supercomputer aims for human brain scale

A new supercomputer in Australia will mimic biological processes to emulate 228 trillion synaptic operations per second – potentially rivalling the human brain.

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12th December 2023

The Future of Gaming: StarEngine

The developer of sci-fi epic Star Citizen has released a breathtaking video showcasing the game engine's capabilities.

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7th December 2023

IBM launches Quantum System Two and first 1,000+ qubit chip

Computing giant IBM has launched the first utility-scale quantum computer, the first 1,000+ qubit chip, and the most efficient quantum processor in terms of error correction.

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6th December 2023

Google's new AI can outperform GPT-4

Google's DeepMind division has today announced its Gemini multimodal language model, which it claims has advanced "reasoning capabilities" and can outperform GPT-4 on a variety of tasks.

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5th December 2023

2,400,000,000 AD – The Large Magellanic Cloud is merging with the Milky Way galaxy

The largest of the Milky Way's dwarf satellites is now colliding and merging with our galaxy, disrupting both its structure and the activity of the supermassive black hole at its centre.

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2nd December 2023

Autonomous excavator can build stone walls

An autonomous excavator has been demonstrated in Switzerland. Using sensors, the machine can generate 3D maps of a construction site, localising individual blocks and stones in order to build a wall.

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1st December 2023

Transatlantic jet uses 100% sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic has conducted the first ever transatlantic flight by a large plane using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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