To the Moon and NOT back! Did you have a look at the full moon on Thursday night? Earth's satellite is getting more attention than ever, with NASA's Artemis programme at full speed (but still waiting for confirmation of its $28bn new budget!), and China revealing its rocket to send its taikonauts there.

Scientists are already trying to figure out how to establish long-lasting settlements, how to get the energy to allow them to survive even in the dark, what science to do there, and even how to use its resources: Japan just outlined plans to power spacecrafts with Moon ice.

But first, they will have to tackle a (known) issue: a new study just showed that astronauts on the Moon would be exposed to roughly 200 times the cosmic radiation levels as people on Earth. One possible solution: live underground! So: many ideas still to dig to determine the most efficient way to achieve that.

-- Olivier Dessibourg, GESDA

Purdue University

NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark. Such technologies could be key to long-term lunar settlements.

The american public is ready to accept human-animal chimera research. 59% of respondents to a survey can personally go with the process of injecting human induced stem cells into genetically modified swine embryos.

What quantum computers reveal about innovation. Today’s small, limited, and finicky machines may yet have business uses. But Venture capital is often the last guest to arrive at the party.

Growing momentum behind carbon capture can make it a new clean energy success story. Without it, our energy and climate goals will become almost impossible to reach.

Compact nuclear fusion reactor is ‘very likely to work’. The long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.

The US and UK signed an agreement to jointly advance trustworthy AI. The Americans and their allies fear China is going to surpass them in the field.

New brain-computer interface transforms thoughts to images. University of Helsinki uses AI machine learning to imagine what you’re thinking.

Electronic blood vessels could replace damaged arteries. The invention was tested in rabbits.

This selection is proposed by the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator GESDA, working on anticipating cutting-edge science and technological advances to develop innovative and inclusive solutions for the benefit of the planet and its inhabitants.

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