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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4h

Researchers in Australia have achieved a record-breaking 27% efficiency with a new triple-junction #perovskite solar cell.

This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable solar devices that capture more of the Sun's energy than silicon alone. www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2025/10... #solar

New efficiency record for perovskite solar cell

Researchers at the University of Sydney have achieved a record-breaking 27.06% efficiency with a new triple-junction perovskite solar cell. This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable so...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 7h

Scammers using AI to lure shoppers to fake businesses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scammers are using AI to lure shoppers to fake businesses

Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

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radiomonkeys.bsky.social @radiomonkeys.bsky.social · 1d

But Yahoo News comments from First Name Last Initial proved that solar was a communist un-American scam. How could someone mentioning Solyndra in 2025 be wrong?
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 2d

An AI company just spent $1 million+ on print advertising in NYC, one of the biggest campaigns ever done... only for it to be immediately graffitied by locals www.reddit.com/r/interestin...

From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: An A.I company just spent $1 million+ on print advertising in nyc, one of the biggest campaigns ever done.. only for it to be immediately graffitied by ...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 2d

Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #NobelPrize #biology #science

Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work

The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 2d

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.

AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions | TechCrunch

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 3d

But at least ICE is beating up brown people.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4d

The UK right now –

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4d

New antibiotic targets IBD — and AI predicted how it would work before scientists could prove it healthsci.mcmaster.ca/new-antibiot...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4d

As we predicted on our timeline for 2025...

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ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.

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radiomonkeys.bsky.social @radiomonkeys.bsky.social · 6d

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Seriously why do I find myself fascinated by Chinese developments but cringing at American ones lately

Crazy New High-Precision Robotic Hand

YouTube video by Digital Trends

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 5d

Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power dailyboulder.com/lawmaker-sou...

Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power

President Donald Trump’s recent speech to hundreds of top U.S. generals at Marine Corps Base Quantico wasn’t just political bluster — it was laying the groundwork for an authoritarian power grab.

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Tony Dunn @tony873004.bsky.social · 6d

An #asteroid passed just 300 km above Antarctica earlier today. It was not discovered until hours after close approach.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 6d

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the Moon in an upcoming mission. www.wired.com/story/jeff-b... #BlueOrigin #NASA

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 6d

Thailand has pushed back retiring several coal-fired units at the 2,400-MW Mae Moh power plant, keeping some units running until at least 2031 and refurbishing others to 2048, despite earlier closure plans.

Residents are skeptical the plant will be shut as planned by 2050.

Anguish for residents as Thailand’s most polluting coal plant gets new lease of life

MAE MOH, Thailand — Thailand has announced it will delay the decommissioning of several coal-fired units at the 2,400-megawatt Mae Moh power plant in Lampang province, prompting fears among…

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 6d

2058 – ESA lands a probe on Enceladus

In 2058, a European probe achieves the first landing on Enceladus, directly sampling material from its icy crust and providing the strongest evidence yet of a habitable ocean world.

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · Aug 26

If you're running Windows 10, you should see an option to participate in Microsoft's extended security update programme, which will continue to give you updates until October next year.

To get it, open Windows Update and look for the link. (It is apparently being rolled out in stages.)

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 7d

Researchers at Caltech have assembled the world's largest array of atomic qubits – 6,100 in total. Although the system is not yet a fully programmable quantum computer, the proof-of-concept shows what might be possible in the next year or two. www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2025/09... #quantum

Caltech builds record-breaking 6,100-qubit array

Researchers at Caltech have assembled the world's largest array of atomic qubits – 6,100 in total. Although the system is not yet a fully programmable quantum computer, the proof-of-concept shows what...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 8d

Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time

"The technique could overcome infertility due to old age or disease, by using almost any cell in the body as the starting point for life." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #science #biotech #infertility

Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time

US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 8d

DNA could soon become a practical medium for digital archives. A new report points to the first use cases emerging in just 3–5 years, with densities up to 500 million times greater than conventional drives. www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2025/09... #DNA #data #technews

DNA data storage could arrive within 3–5 years

An international consortium says DNA could soon become a practical medium for digital archives. A new report points to the first use cases emerging in just 3–5 years, with densities up to 500 million ...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 9d

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

"This would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control. No one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system. ID cards were scrapped in 2010, in our view for good reason."

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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 10d

Another one for our timeline:

Europe wants to launch a life-hunting mission to Enceladus

"The spacecraft would arrive in the Saturn system in 2053, starting a tour of Enceladus and other moons, collection of plume material and preparation for a landing around 2058."

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Europe wants to launch a life-hunting mission to Saturn's icy ocean moon Enceladus

The proposed orbiter-lander mission would launch around 2042 and arrive in the Saturn system in 2053.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 10d

38 years ago today: The Next Generation's first scene🖖

"Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7.
Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world."

TNG is 40 soon 🤯

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