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14th March 2024

Mammoth de-extinction moves a step closer

The first creation of induced pluripotent stem cells for the Asian elephant is reported by Colossal Biosciences, a key step towards de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.

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13th March 2024

Humanoid robot can do chores and hold conversations

AI startup company Figure, which emerged from stealth mode last year, has unveiled the latest upgrades to its Figure 01 humanoid robot.

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10th March 2024

Water found on asteroid surfaces

The first detection of water molecules on the surface of asteroids has been confirmed, following spectral analysis of two large main‑belt objects.

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5th March 2024

AI appears to show hints of self-awareness

AI startup Anthropic has announced Claude 3 – its latest family of large language models (LLMs). The most powerful of these can match or outperform OpenAI's GPT-4 and seemed to hint at self-awareness during tests.

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4th March 2024

New carbon capture plant will boost capacity by an order of magnitude

A direct air capture facility known as "Mammoth" will remove up to 36,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year – nearly 10 times the capacity of its predecessor. The company involved is aiming for gigatons per year by 2050.

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3rd March 2024

2045 – 10% of crop production is from vertical farming

For many years, vertical farming remained a niche and extremely tiny segment of the overall food market. By 2045, however, it has grown into an industry worth nearly half a trillion dollars.

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23rd February 2024

First commercial Moon landing is achieved

American company Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, has become the first commercial vehicle to land on the Moon.

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22nd February 2024

Google reveals next-generation AI model

Gemini 1.5 Pro includes a breakthrough in long-context understanding, handling up to 1 million tokens. It can also decipher the content of videos and describe what is happening in a scene.

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17th February 2024

OpenAI launches text-to-video generator

The Internet is abuzz with talk about Sora, a new AI model that brings text-to-video generation to a whole new level.

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15th February 2024

New cells may cut lab-grown meat costs

A breakthrough in cultured meat has been reported at Tufts University, Massachusetts. Bovine muscle cells can now be made to produce their own growth signals, removing the costly ingredients from the production process.

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10th February 2024

2026 – A quantum computer with 10,000+ qubits

In 2026, the world's first quantum computer to surpass 10,000 qubits is deployed, which includes 100 logical qubits for reducing error rates.

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9th February 2024

New record for nuclear fusion power: 69 MJ

Researchers have successfully generated 69 megajoules (MJ) of energy using the Joint European Torus (JET) – the largest amount ever in a fusion experiment and a new world record.

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7th February 2024

New video of Atlas bipedal robot

Boston Dynamics has released a new video of the Atlas bipedal robot, showing its latest abilities.

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3rd February 2024

AI to disrupt creative jobs in the near future

A new report forecasts widespread disruption in the creative and entertainment industries due to generative AI over the coming three years.

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1st February 2024

SpaceX chosen to deliver new space station in 2028

Airbus and Voyager Space have announced the selection of SpaceX to launch the new "Starlab" commercial space station to low-Earth orbit (LEO).

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31st January 2024

Smallest exoplanet to hold water vapour

Astronomers have determined that GJ 9827 d – at only twice the diameter of Earth – is the smallest exoplanet yet found to hold water vapour in its atmosphere.

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27th January 2024

World's first cultured eel

Israeli startup Forsea Foods is on a mission to save wild eel populations from extinction by developing cell-cultured seafood.

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24th January 2024

30 TB hard drive launched by Seagate

The capacity of data storage has reached another new level with the first ever 30 terabyte (TB) hard drive, just three years after the 20 TB milestone.

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20th January 2024

Israel becomes third country to approve sale of lab-grown meat

Aleph Farms, an Israeli food technology company, has been granted regulatory approval for "Aleph Cuts", the world's first cultivated beef steaks to be commercially saleable.

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17th January 2024

2047 – South Korea's "mega chip cluster" is completed

In 2047, South Korea realises a long-term plan to build 16 semiconductor production fabs, forming the largest cluster of its kind in the world.

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16th January 2024

World's first trillionaire predicted within a decade

The world's first trillionaire is predicted by UK charity Oxfam to happen within the next 10 years. Meanwhile, the global eradication of poverty will take until the mid-23rd century to achieve.

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14th January 2024

2027 – Artemis III crewed mission to the lunar surface

Artemis III, a pivotal mission in NASA's Artemis program, marks a historic return of humans to the Moon. This includes the first woman to set foot on the lunar surface.

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14th January 2024

2025 – First crewed flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft

[Moved from 2024 to 2025, based on a new reference]

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9th January 2024

First functional semiconductor made from graphene

The first functional semiconductor made from graphene has been created. This could enable smaller and faster electronic devices and may have applications for quantum computing.

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3rd January 2024

Neutron star cores revealed by supercomputer

One of the world's most powerful supercomputers has simulated the largest and densest neutron stars. This new model shows there is a 90% chance that they contain quark-matter cores.

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2nd January 2024

AI finds new antibiotic candidates

MIT has used deep learning to identify a new class of antibiotic candidates, able to kill the methicillin-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

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1st January 2024

2024 – A pivotal year for elections

2024 is an unusually busy year for national elections, with more than 70 being held around the globe. Concerns are raised over the widespread proliferation of generative AI in political campaigns.

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