These Robots Are the Size of Single Cells and Cost Just a Penny Apiece
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/16/these-robots-the-size-of-single-cells-cost-just-a-penny-apiece/
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/16/these-robots-the-size-of-single-cells-cost-just-a-penny-apiece/
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These Robots Are the Size of Single Cells and Cost Just a Penny Apiece
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/18/this-gene-drive-stops-the-spread-of-real-world-malaria-without-killing-any-mosquitoes/
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/18/this-gene-drive-stops-the-spread-of-real-world-malaria-without-killing-any-mosquitoes/
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New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/19/data-centers-in-space-will-2027-really-be-the-year-ai-goes-to-orbit/
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/19/data-centers-in-space-will-2027-really-be-the-year-ai-goes-to-orbit/
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Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 20)
Future What Will Your Life Look Like in 2035?Words by Robert Booth and Dan Milmo. Illustrations by Jay Cover | The Guardian “When AIs become consistently more capable than humans,...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/20/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-20/
Future What Will Your Life Look Like in 2035?Words by Robert Booth and Dan Milmo. Illustrations by Jay Cover | The Guardian “When AIs become consistently more capable than humans,...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/20/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-20/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 20)
From a glimpse of life in 2035 to an AI coding agent that's used to improve itself, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.
This Light-Powered AI Chip Is 100x Faster Than a Top Nvidia GPU
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/22/this-light-powered-ai-chip-is-100x-faster-than-a-top-nvidia-gpu/
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/22/this-light-powered-ai-chip-is-100x-faster-than-a-top-nvidia-gpu/
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This Light-Powered AI Chip Is 100x Faster Than a Top Nvidia GPU
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
Single Injection Transforms the Immune System Into a Cancer-Killing Machine
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/23/single-injection-transforms-the-immune-system-into-a-cancer-killing-machine/
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/23/single-injection-transforms-the-immune-system-into-a-cancer-killing-machine/
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Single Injection Transforms the Immune System Into a Cancer-Killing Machine
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
Five-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics.
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids could one day feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/five-year-old-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-a-kindergarteners-neural-wiring-its-time-to-talk-ethics/
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids could one day feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/five-year-old-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-a-kindergarteners-neural-wiring-its-time-to-talk-ethics/
The Era of Private Space Stations Launches in 2026
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/26/the-era-of-private-space-stations-launches-in-2026/
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/26/the-era-of-private-space-stations-launches-in-2026/
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The Era of Private Space Stations Launches in 2026
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
These Were SingularityHub’s Top 10 Stories in 2025
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/27/these-were-singularityhubs-top-10-stories-in-2025/
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/27/these-were-singularityhubs-top-10-stories-in-2025/
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These Were SingularityHub’s Top 10 Stories in 2025
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
How Will the Universe End? The Dark Eternity That Awaits Us Trillions of Years From Now
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/29/how-will-the-universe-end/
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/29/how-will-the-universe-end/
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How Will the Universe End? The Dark Eternity That Awaits Us Trillions of Years From Now
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
These Were Our Favorite Tech Stories From Around the Web in 2025
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/30/these-were-our-favorite-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-2025/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/30/these-were-our-favorite-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-2025/
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These Were Our Favorite Tech Stories From Around the Web in 2025
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
Kids With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Show Dramatic Improvement With FDA-Approved Gene Therapy
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/01/kids-with-rare-motor-disease-show-dramatic-improvement-after-fda-approved-gene-therapy/
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/01/kids-with-rare-motor-disease-show-dramatic-improvement-after-fda-approved-gene-therapy/
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Kids With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Show Dramatic Improvement With FDA-Approved Gene Therapy
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.
AI Can Now Design Proteins and DNA. Scientists Warn We Need Biosecurity Rules Before It’s Too Late.
The time to build safeguards is before something goes wrong, not after.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/02/ai-can-now-design-proteins-and-dna-scientists-warn-we-need-biosecurity-rules-before-its-too-late/
The time to build safeguards is before something goes wrong, not after.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/02/ai-can-now-design-proteins-and-dna-scientists-warn-we-need-biosecurity-rules-before-its-too-late/
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AI Can Now Design Proteins and DNA. Scientists Warn We Need Biosecurity Rules Before It’s Too Late.
The time to build safeguards is before something goes wrong, not after.
Time Doesn’t Really Flow—Your Brain Just Makes You Think It Does
The passage of time is inextricably tied to how humans perceive our own experiences. We confuse our perspective on reality with reality itself.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/03/time-doesnt-really-flow-your-brain-just-makes-you-think-it-does/
The passage of time is inextricably tied to how humans perceive our own experiences. We confuse our perspective on reality with reality itself.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/03/time-doesnt-really-flow-your-brain-just-makes-you-think-it-does/
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Time Doesn’t Really Flow—Your Brain Just Makes You Think It Does
The passage of time is inextricably tied to how humans perceive our own experiences. We confuse our perspective on reality with reality itself.
Your ChatGPT Habit Could Depend on Nuclear Power
US nuclear capacity is forecast to rise 63 percent in the coming decades thanks largely to data-center demand.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/05/your-chatgpt-habit-could-depend-on-nuclear-power/
US nuclear capacity is forecast to rise 63 percent in the coming decades thanks largely to data-center demand.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/05/your-chatgpt-habit-could-depend-on-nuclear-power/
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Your ChatGPT Habit Could Depend on Nuclear Power
US nuclear capacity is forecast to rise 63 percent in the coming decades thanks largely to data-center demand.
Refreshing the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Treat a Host of Diseases
This year saw the meteoric rise of a promising new therapy for brain health.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/06/refreshing-the-brains-immune-cells-could-treat-a-host-of-diseases/
This year saw the meteoric rise of a promising new therapy for brain health.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/06/refreshing-the-brains-immune-cells-could-treat-a-host-of-diseases/
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Refreshing the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Treat a Host of Diseases
This year saw the meteoric rise of a promising new therapy for brain health.
Aging Weakens Immunity. An mRNA Shot Turned Back the Clock in Mice.
The treatment converted the liver into an immune cell "nursery" that pumped out greater numbers of healthy T cells.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/08/aging-weakens-immunity-an-mrna-shot-turned-back-the-clock-in-mice/
The treatment converted the liver into an immune cell "nursery" that pumped out greater numbers of healthy T cells.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/08/aging-weakens-immunity-an-mrna-shot-turned-back-the-clock-in-mice/
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Aging Weakens Immunity. An mRNA Shot Turned Back the Clock in Mice.
The treatment converted the liver into an immune cell "nursery" that pumped out greater numbers of healthy T cells.
What If We’re All Martians? The Intriguing Idea That Life on Earth Began on the Red Planet
There's a case to be made that Earth's life arrived on meteorites from Mars. Here's the evidence for and against.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/09/what-if-were-all-martians-the-intriguing-idea-that-life-on-earth-began-on-the-red-planet/
There's a case to be made that Earth's life arrived on meteorites from Mars. Here's the evidence for and against.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/09/what-if-were-all-martians-the-intriguing-idea-that-life-on-earth-began-on-the-red-planet/
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What If We’re All Martians? The Intriguing Idea That Life on Earth Began on the Red Planet
There's a case to be made that Earth's life arrived on meteorites from Mars. Here's the evidence for and against.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 10)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/10/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-january-10/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/10/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-january-10/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 10)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Sci-Fi Cloaking Technology Takes a Step Closer to Reality With Synthetic Skin Like an Octopus
The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/12/sci-fi-cloaking-technology-takes-a-step-closer-to-reality-with-synthetic-skin-like-an-octopus/
The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/12/sci-fi-cloaking-technology-takes-a-step-closer-to-reality-with-synthetic-skin-like-an-octopus/
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Sci-Fi Cloaking Technology Takes a Step Closer to Reality With Synthetic Skin Like an Octopus
The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork.