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Vaulted Deep: Inject organic waste into the ground to capture CO2
Silicon Valley invests $58,3 million in Vaulted Deep, which pumps organic waste underground to sequester carbon.
Future notes
Autonomous weapons, the Vienna conference: "act now to protect humanity"
Vienna conference calls for urgent rules for AI weapons, likening situation to “Oppenheimer moment”. 1000 participants from 140 countries call for an international treaty.
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Artificial intelligence
Autonomous weapons, the Vienna conference: "act now to protect humanity"
Vienna conference calls for urgent rules for AI weapons, likening situation to “Oppenheimer moment”. 1000 participants from 140 countries call for an international treaty.
Osteoarthritis, AI blood test beats X-rays and predicts it 10 years earlier
By analyzing just 6 proteins in the blood, an AI algorithm predicts years in advance, without symptoms and accurately, who will develop osteoarthritis
Medical Research
From body scan to relaxation: RO, the robotic vest that calms your nerves
RO, anti-nerve vest with custom-made inflatable pods, uses 3D body scanning to identify each user's acupressure points.
Enzymes that change the blood type of blood donors discovered
Goodbye shortages? Enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila convert donor blood groups A and B into universal O.
Italy Next
Organizations and people who shape the future.
BlackHawk, 45 knots with only 50 kW: all the secrets of the flying dinghy
The first electric inflatable boat with retractable hydrofoil speaks Italian: an innovation that promises to revolutionize boating.
“The robots? They create jobs, not steal them." Amazon's word.
Amazon's top executive is sure of it: "Technology does not eliminate jobs, but creates opportunities." Is he right or wrong?