NASA smashes speed records with new space to ground communications system
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As satellite systems are increasingly used to blanket the Earth in connectivity fast connections will be crucial. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A group...
Lockheed Martin achieves first light of it’s latest 50kw laser weapon system
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of combat is drones and hypersonic weapons systems, so you need a new defensive weapon to counter than and light’s fast, cheap, and deadly. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
This new water based computer chip brings Terahertz computing in reach
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Terahertz computing is a long held ambition for computing companies, and now this POC brings it in reach … eventually Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
The latest USAF report says force fields are almost here but they’re not quite sci-fi
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Force fields are the stuff of sci-fi, and while the US Military thinks they’re more drone like I and others have other ideas … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
SpaceX unveils Starshield their government encrypted satellite network
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF SpaceX are now in a race to commercialise their multi-billion satellite network and this is their newest move. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. SpaceX,...
The US Navy takes delivery of its first tactical laser weapon
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many things you think of as sci-fi are now sci-fact and this is yet another example of how new technologies are changing the battlefield. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Animal shaped morphing robots can deliver cancer drugs precisely where they’re needed
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Cancer is notoriously hard to target and kill, and often the drugs used to treat it simply flood peoples bodies and create awful side effects. Targeted drugs are not only better but they’re more effective and safer too. Love the Exponential Future? Join our...
Scientists are trying to control lightning with a giant laser lightning rod
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Rocket launches and other activities are affected by lightning, so if you can control it then it reduces risks. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A team of researchers from the University...
Japan sets a crazy new internet speed record at 319 terabits per second
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s thirst for internet speeds is only going one way, now Japanese scientists just bust internet speed the record. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Ever wonder why the internet, as...
Lasers could make nuclear waste inert in 30 minutes says Nobel Prize winner
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There’s over $100 billion worth of nuclear waste in dumps around the world with a life of a million years, this technology would neutralise all of it. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Cornell’s AI uses vibrations to instantly turn your dumb home into a smart home
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Old home appliances can’t be turned into smart ones cheaply or easily without being replaced, but this new AI uses a new trick to turn your dumb home into a smart one. Love the Exponential Future? Join our FREE XPotential Community, enjoy exclusive content, future proof...
NASA trials beaming messages into space using lasers
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Communicating with space stations and orbiting objects today makes 1980’s dial ups look fast, this new upgrade will help NASA unlock even more of the universe’s secrets. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, enjoy exclusive content, future proof yourself with XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
Cameras that see round corners just got a major megapixel upgrade
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF You might think that seeing around corners is impossible, but if you can capture photons and apply a bit of techno-magic it becomes possible. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Your eyes are so sensitive that they can...
US Navy shows off first of a kind laser weapon by destroying drones over the Pacific
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New weapons of war are emerging, from autonomous robotic weapons systems to hypersonic weapons systems, so the military needs a new way to defeat them all. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Laser weapons like the ones in...
Researchers squeeze a record breaking 44.2Tbps out of ordinary fiber optic
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world is consuming more and more content, more things are being connected to the internet, so in the future we need much faster networks to handle it all. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. You probably consider...
This new powerful terahertz camera uses lasers and radiation to see inside objects
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Sometimes we want to be able to see inside of objects, and using the quirkiness of terahertz radiation now we can like never before. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently I talked about a weird new type...
The US military’s new Jetson laser can identify you from just your heartbeat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The number of technologies we can use to accurately identify and classify people are growing at a staggering rate. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The US military could soon spot you in a crowd, not by your...
Stanford researchers built a particle accelerator on a computer chip
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Particle accelerators are useful for all kinds of things, from finding new particles to helping build better semiconductors, and now we have a way to miniaturise them and put them on a chip. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my...
MIT researchers can now use lasers to look at your insides from a distance
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF On the one hand a technology like this can replace ultrasound one day, but on the other there are likely to be serious privacy implications. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Ultrasound has seen a number of improvements...
Researchers repurpose tractor beam tech to create interactive holograms
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of entertainment is immersive and 3D, but getting there is proving hard, that said though there have been breakthroughs. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently I’ve been showing off videos of the world’s first real...
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