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Technical telepathy. And its risks.

"A team from Duke University has created a speech prosthetic that translates brain signals into speech, aiding individuals with neurological disorders. While still slower than natural speech, the technology, backed by advanced brain sensors and ongoing research, shows promising potential for enhanced communication abilities. (Artist’s concept) Credit: SciTechDaily.com" (ScitechDaily.com/Not Science Fiction: Brain Implant May Enable Communication From Thoughts Alone) The BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) allows one to communicate with thoughts. But those systems have their risks. Technical telepathy means the (usually) surgically implanted microchips that can offer an interface to other computers. And if hackers can hack that microchip, the results could be catastrophic.  The AI and neuro- or brain implants allow people to communicate using thoughts. This kind of thing is also revolutionizing BCI systems. Those microchips can interact with other species' nervous systems. And

The supercrystals are making the new advanced materials and intelligent clothes possible. But they can revolutionize chemistry.

The main problem with intelligent clothes and materials is energy. Solar panels and nano-size generators can give energy to the system. Those systems must be small enough. That they can be effective and comfortable.  The amorphous silicon or silicon carbide is 10X stronger than Kevlar. That thing can used in the next-generation clothes. The amorphous silicon can form the layer above the plates. And that makes it possible to create new types of highly advanced armor that cover the entire body.  When we think about the extra-hard crystals they are impressive. But if microprocessors control the structure. That can form small robots. That thing makes them more impressive than ever before.  "Professor Emiliano Cortés, at LMU, is revolutionizing solar energy capture through nanotechnology. By developing plasmonic nanostructures, his team creates materials that concentrate solar energy more efficiently. Their latest breakthrough, a supercrystal that produces hydrogen from formic acid usi

Harvard's futuristic wearable soft robot is an interesting tool.

Harvard's futuristic wearable soft robot is an interesting tool.  "Innovative research has developed a soft robotic garment that significantly reduces freezing episodes in Parkinson’s disease patients, offering a promising new approach to treatment and understanding of the disease. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com." (ScitechDaily.com/Strides of Innovation: Soft Robotic Exosuit Improves Walking for People With Parkinson’s Disease)    "The robotic garment (above), worn around the hips and thighs, gives a gentle push to the hips as the leg swings, helping the patient achieve a longer stride. Credit: Walsh Biodesign Lab/Harvard SEAS" (ScitechDaily.com/Strides of Innovation: Soft Robotic Exosuit Improves Walking for People With Parkinson’s Disease) The new soft robot suit can give major help to Parkinson's patients. But it can make many new things. The Harvard developers developed a futuristic soft robot suite for Parkinson patient's that can corr

Colloid thrusters as plasma-stealth and electromagnetic compressor systems. For next-generation aviation.

    Colloid thrusters as plasma-stealth and electromagnetic compressor systems. For next-generation aviation.  The "electrospray" can work also as a stealth system. The ion engines can give poor thrust. But those kinds of systems can used to make the ion layer between radar and aircraft or ships. The ion engine can also used to create an ion trail behind the drones. That is flying between the aircraft and the ground.  The "electrospray" can be a useful tool in combination with technology where thin ionization is used to create an ion layer over aircraft and ship hulls. That kind of system can make the next-generation plasma-stealth systems possible.  In those plasma-stealth systems, the ion layer pulls radar impulses in ions or anions. And that thing denies the radar echo. In some other models, the ion system makes the plasma cloud that acts like a "chaff dispenser" and makes the false targets for radar-homing missiles. In some other versions, the system l

Chiral magnets are revolutionizing AI.

   Chiral magnets are revolutionizing AI.  Chirality means that another molecule is the first molecule's mirror molecule. "An object or a system is chiral if it is distinguishable from its mirror image; that is, it cannot be superimposed onto it. Conversely, a mirror image of an achiral object, such as a sphere, cannot be distinguished from the object. A chiral object and its mirror image are called enantiomorphs (Greek, "opposite forms"). or, when referring to molecules, enantiomers. A non-chiral object is called achiral (sometimes also amphichiral) and can be superposed on its mirror image." (Wikipedia/Chirality) Long-time researchers thought that cerebral hemispheres are like mirrors to each other. Or actually, they thought that information travels in mirror form in the cerebral hemispheres. So the cerebral hemispheres are chiral to each other.         "Researchers have advanced brain-inspired computing using chiral magnets, significantly reducing energy

Retroposons and AI are excellent tools for medical work and genetic mapping.

    Retroposons and AI are excellent tools for medical work and genetic mapping.  The AI works with genetics and medicals.  The AI, or "co-scientist" is the ultimate tool for medical research. But the same AI can make many other things like finding certain DNA sequences. The AI can search billions of DNA samples finding anomalies. And then the AI can search the medical data of people. Who has certain anomalies in the DNA? There is also the possibility that the mice have certain DNA sequences that act similarly to human DNA. So if the system injects manipulated DNA where is that anomaly in the mice, that can tell how the genome models behavior of the mice.  Retroposons and retrotransposons are a little bit different things.  "Retrotransposons (also called Class I transposable elements or transposons via RNA intermediates) are a type of genetic component that copy and paste themselves into different genomic locations (transposon) by converting RNA back into DNA through the