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Developing a world-first thermodynamic computing chip
Normal Computing’s Thermodynamic Matrix Inversion project is exploring how we can harness the laws of physics to create a new class of computer chips, so-called ‘thermodynamic’ computer chips, with the aim of making radically more efficient computers.

Enhancing plant immunity
Creator Philip Carella on rewiring plants’ immunity to better fight pathogens
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Expanding the Conservation Toolkit
Why we’re exploring pathways to accelerate the adaptation of wild species
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Benchmarking automated mechanism design
Samuele Marro on building trust with LLM agents
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One year of Activation Partners
Pranay Shah reflects on what we've learned and what lies ahead for our APs
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Backing scientists to build world-changing companies
Apply for the third cohort of the 5050 programme from Fifty Years
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Robot hands with human capabilities
Creator Udayan Bulchandani on his work building bio-inspired robotic hands
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Re-thickening Arctic Sea Ice (RASI): Project update
Mark Symes on how the project will progress in 2026
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AI progress and a Safeguarded AI pivot
David 'davidad' Dalrymple explains the pivot in the Safeguarded AI programme
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