Google DeepMind has developed a tool, called graphical networks for material exploration (GNoME), that uses deep learning to speed up the process of discovering new materials. The tool has already been used to predict structures for 2.2 million new materials, over 700 of which have been created and tested in the lab. The X Prize Foundation has announced a new $101 million prize to address the mental and physical decline that comes with aging. The winners will have to prove by 2030 that their intervention can reverse the aging process in older adults by at least a decade in three key areas: cognition, immunity, and muscle function.
Key takeaways:
- The University of California has almost completely dropped carbon offsets after a team of researchers found few reliable projects from which to purchase them. The university system is now rethinking its sustainability plans.
- Google DeepMind has developed a tool called GNoME that uses deep learning to speed up the process of discovering new materials. The tool has already been used to predict structures for 2.2 million new materials, over 700 of which have been created and tested in the lab.
- The X Prize Foundation has announced a new $101 million prize to address the mental and physical decline that comes with aging. The winners will have to prove by 2030 that their intervention can reverse the aging process in older adults by at least a decade in three key areas: cognition, immunity, and muscle function.
- Meetings are being reimagined by tech companies to combat "Zoom fatigue" and burnout from endless video calls. The goal is to make remote work more sustainable and less exhausting for employees.