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The pocket-sized AI and humanoid robots are the ultimate compilation.

 The pocket-sized AI and humanoid robots are the ultimate compilation. The human-looking robots are the next-generation GP (General Purpose) tools. The pocket-sized AI and humanoid robots are the ultimate compilation. AI means a language model that can translate spoken commands to computer programs. And it's possible. That the AI can create morphing program entirety for robots. That kind of morphing program module environment means that the robot can make its missions in multiple conditions and turn the robots more flexible. Than ever before. In AI-based systems, the center of the system is the language model. The language model is the tool, that turns spoken words into commands. That computers understand. The language model simply transforms spoken words into algorithms that computers use to control robots and other systems. The language model makes it possible. The system can make customized computer programs in real-time. The AI follows orders that the user gives, and then it cr

Researchers can use information about the "diamond rain" on icy planets to form industrial diamonds,

   Researchers can use information about the "diamond rain" on icy planets to form industrial diamonds, "The graphic shows the diamond rain inside the planet, which consists of diamonds sinking through the surrounding ice. Pressure and temperature continuously increase on the way deeper inside the planet. Even in extremely hot regions, the ice remains due to the extremely high pressure. Credit: European XFEL / Tobias Wüstefeld" (ScitechDaily.com, “Diamond Rain” on Icy Planets: Unlocking Magnetic Field Mysteries) "A new study reveals that “diamond rain” on icy planets like Neptune and Uranus forms under less extreme conditions than previously believed. This phenomenon influences the planets’ internal dynamics and magnetic fields and could also occur on smaller exoplanets." (ScitechDaily.com/“Diamond Rain” on Icy Planets: Unlocking Magnetic Field Mysteries) The diamond rain on icy planets can tell about the magnetic field. The researchers can use that inform

The next generation of killer drones is coming.

  The next generation of killer drones is coming.  The success of the Bayraktar TB-2 drones in Ukraine was impressive. But the trend goes to smaller, AI-controlled fire-and-forget systems. Those systems recognize their targets autonomously. And then they can make kamikaze attacks against those targets.  The AI is cheap. The system requires that the control software is loaded into that system. Then the operator can launch it, and escape from the launching point. The kamikaze drone can patrol over the battlefield. And when it runs out of fuel, it can attack against targets.  The drone operator can launch the drone near its target. The image-recognition system allows the drone to operate independently. And then that drone can patrol over the target, and leave the operator time to flee. The system requires only an image of the target. When the image, stored in the drone's memory matches with camera image, the drone can dive against its targets.  Bigger drones like Predators and Bayrakt

Electrospray allows developers to make mobile-telephone-size engines for satellites and miniature spacecraft.

 Electrospray allows developers to make mobile-telephone-size engines for satellites and miniature spacecraft.  The new technology is called colloid thruster or electrospray. Allows to make a new type of propulsion for miniature satellites. That technology can also be used as the guidance system for larger satellites. The system uses ionized liquid to make thrust.  Wikipedia tells this about the colloid thruster. "A colloid thruster (or "electrospray thruster") is a type of low thrust electric propulsion rocket engine that uses electrostatic acceleration of charged liquid droplets for propulsion. In a colloid thruster, charged liquid droplets are produced by an electrospray process and then accelerated by a static electric field. The liquid used for this application tends to be a low-volatility ionic liquid." (Wikipedia/colloid thruster).  Above: Molten Salt thruster.  Colloid thruster. Or electrospray engine diagram.  Above: Taylor cone. Electrospray diagram depict

The Dyson's spheres.

 The Dyson's spheres.  Artist's impression of a Dyson Sphere around a distant star If some civilization wants to make megastructures they must have a motive for that project.  First I must say. That Dyson's spheres are not only hypothetical megastructures. If some civilization decides to make a megastructure it needs a very good motive for that project. In some visions, the giant particle accelerator would be a more realistic megastructure than Dyson's sphere. The accelerator would be like a ring around the star. That kind of system could be billions of times more powerful than some Hadron particle accelerators can be.  Futurologists connected Dyson's spheres to Kardashev type 2 civilizations. Or sharper we can say that Dyson's spheres would be the product of a hypothetical late-type 2 civilization. The motive for making that kind of civilization would be to solve overpopulation problems. And the civilization will make those Dyson's spheres just before it st

"Orca" is the U.S NAVY's first large-scale AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle)

    "Orca" is the U.S NAVY's first large-scale AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle)  Run silent, run deep.  In images, the U.S. Navy's full-scale automatic submarine uses diesel-electric engine systems. But it's possible. Some drone submarines can be equipped with nuclear reactors. Nuclear Nuclear-powered drone submarines are not impossible to make.  The submarine is an excellent platform for AI-driven automatized driving and weapon systems. The submarine is closed, normally, quite large, and capable of using nuclear power. That means submarines can carry supercomputers that can run complicated code. Years there have been rumors that some full-scale submarines operate under AI-controlled algorithms without the need for any humans on board. Those rumors about fully automatized, nuclear-powered, drone submarines are not confirmed, but the submarine would be an excellent platform also for powerful supercomputers, as I wrote earlier.  The "Orca" is the next-g