🧠 Deepmind has trained an AI to control fusion
An AI has learned to adjust the plasma magnets in a fusion reactor. The AI was also able to shape the plasma, which increases both safety and efficiency.
🥇 Fusion reactor breaks new record
An experimental reactor has generated twice as much energy as the previous record for fusion reactors.
❤ AI can determine the risk of heart attack by looking you in the eye
A regular eye examination can show if you have an increased risk of having a heart attack.
🔋 Large-scale battery production results in lower emissions
By scaling up the production of batteries to gigawatt level, it is possible to reduce energy use by more than 50 percent.
✈ Quieter electric flights when using fans instead of propellers
By replacing the propeller with a fan, it is possible to reduce the noise from the aircraft and provide quieter flights.
🚌 Heat from bus engines kills viruses
With a simple modification to the engine, it's possible to purify the air in a bus and get rid of viruses circulating.
🤖 "Star" operates "significantly better" than a human surgeon
With the help of machine learning, researchers have taught a robot to perform bowel surgery on its own - and even better than human surgeons can.
🛰 Satellite transmitters to save river dolphins
Satellite transmitters will provide researchers with more information on how we can best protect the endangered river dolphins.
🤖 Boston Dynamics Stretch robot gets a job at DHL's warehouse
A robot should be able to automatically unload DHL's trucks when they enter the warehouse.