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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.

Unearthing the known unknowns
A joint workshop on climate cooling and tipping points
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Robot Locomotion: a possible ARIA programme
Jenny Read on a second programme in the Smarter Robot Bodies opportunity space
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Exploring Climate Cooling: a year of progress
An update on our funded projects, what's next, and why it's important
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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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