We provide news on the future of technology, science and society: if there is one thing that is about to arrive, it has already arrived here.
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Chinese nuclear power plants in the South China Sea: America's nightmare
Beijing plans floating nuclear power plants in the South China Sea. For Washington, they threaten regional stability in an already tense area.
Future notes
Eye to eye with a Neanderthal: the incredible face of Shanidar Z
The face of a 75.000-year-old Neanderthal found in a cave in Iraq has been reconstructed. The discovery sheds new light on funeral rituals and human evolution.
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Artificial intelligence
Mysterious Super Powerful AI Appears and Immediately Disappears: Is this a GPT-5 Test?
An unknown AI called gpt2-chatbot showed abilities superior to GPT-4 and disappeared into thin air. A possible preview of GPT-5?
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.
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.
MEAPLANT: the Italian invention for growing on walls and roofs
The system created by two Italian researchers triumphs in Geneva. Now growing everywhere, even green walls and roofs, will be easier for everyone.
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.
