No Femtotech Grey Goo?
I recently came across the paper Non Existence of Quantum Mechanical Self Replicating Machine by Chakrabarty and Indranil which builds on Quantum mechanical
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Intelligence Augmentation vs. Artificial Intelligence
To some, it seems “obvious” that significant human intelligence augmentation will come before human-level AI. To others, it’s the reverse that’s obvious. I
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Molecular holograms are coming into focus
3D images of individual molecules may soon be possible thanks to a breakthrough in holography by Swiss scientists. The technique would be useful
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Patent sought on ‘synthetic life’
Scientists working to build a life form from scratch have applied to patent the broad method they plan to use to create their
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Air-Car Ready for Mass Production
India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy
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Iran Vows Large-Scale Retaliation if U.S. Attacks
“The name of the game is simply to saturate strategic targets with missile firepower in order to render the Patriots and other defenses
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Our Synthetic Futures
by Rudy Rucker May 27, 2007 – The SynBio approach is onto something big—a new version of nanotechnology, which is the craft of
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Hofstadter’s Law
I read Douglas Hofstadter’s new book I am a Strange Loop, which argues that consciousness happens spontaneously after a system of dynamic patterns
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Russia fires RS-24 multi-warhead ICBM, countering US missile-shield in Europe
Thanks, Mr. Bush et.al. MOSCOW (AP) – Russia test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday that is capable of carrying multiple independent warheads,
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The First Assassination of the 21st Century
A former spy’s excruciating death by radiation poisoning marks the beginning of an era of high-tech hit men who can kill from anywhere.
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