Most Read News Of The Week: 17 April

Last week’s most read news selected by our editorial staff: Neuralink, future houses and Valerio Braschi’s distilled carbonara

What are the most-read news items of the last week? What were the trending topics in the world of innovation? What was talked about on social networks around the world? To answer these questions, we have selected the news items which, over the past week, have had the most visibility on our portal and have aroused the curiosity of our readers.

The homes of the future: smart, self-sufficient and virus-proof

homes future Haus houses are a real concentration of technology. They are prefabricated modules that are “printed” three-dimensionally. This makes it possible to significantly reduce construction time and costs: the houses are delivered “turnkey”, complete with furnishings and ready for habitation. There is also no need for foundations or special installation processes. According to the Australian designers, the housing modules can simply be “laid” on any flat, stable ground. READ THE ARTICLE

Neuralink: a monkey plays Pong using only its brain

neuralink monkey pong brain One small step for Pager, one giant leap for mankind. This is how we could sum up the experiment that took place a few days ago in the laboratories of Neuralink, Elon Musk’s biotech company that has been working on the human-machine link since 2016 (we have already talked about it here). Pager is the name of a nine-year-old macaque on which the first prototype of the brain connection system conceived by Musk was implanted. Thanks to this chip, the guinea pig was able to play a game of Pong (the cult videogame of the 1980s) using his brain directly to control the dynamics of the game. In other words, Pager didn’t use any joystick but managed to hit the virtual ball back with her mind alone. READ THE ARTICLE

It looks like water but it is “distilled carbonara

Italian chef Valerio Braschi has created distilled carbonara: a shot of liquid that is as clear as water but has all the flavour of the typical Roman pasta dish made with eggs, pecorino cheese and bacon. The liquid is served in 50 ml glasses as an amouse-bouche before the starter. Valerio created this ‘distillate’ on the occasion of Carbonara Day 2021 (6 April). The first customers who have tasted it assure that it tastes just like Rome’s favourite pasta dish but with 0 calories! To make it, you need skills and tools worthy of a chemistry lab. READ THE ARTICLE