Lifeboat Foundation

New book details Stephen Hawking’s final thoughts on the origin of time and the cosmos.

Tesla will one day release a futuristic diner with charging for EVs and humanoid robots to serve you.

Researchers assess the effectiveness of a phenotype-tailored lifestyle intervention on weight loss in obese adults.

Beyond our own Milky Way galaxy, there are physical limits on our access to the Universe. In this new video from PBS Space Time, we explore the absolute limit of our future view of the Universe, and of the Universe’s ability to influence us.

We humans have always been explorers. The great civilisations that have arisen across the world are owed to our restless ancestors. These days, there’s not much of Earth left to explore. But if we look up, there’s a whole Universe out there waiting for us. Future generations may one day explore the cosmos and could even settle entire other galaxies.

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This work rests on our non-viral tissue nanotransfection (TNT) platform to deliver MyoD (TNTMyoD) to injured tissue in vivo. TNTMyoD was performed on skin and successfully induced expression of myogenic factors. TNTMyoD was then used as a therapy 7 days following volumetric muscle loss (VML) of rat tibialis anterior and rescued muscle function. TNTMyoD is promising as VML intervention.

Tiny landmines being used in Ukraine.

Google addresses actively exploited Chrome zero-day flaw (CVE-2023–2033) in an out-of-band update.

Our civilization has leveraged humanism, science, technology, and a can-do attitude to make our world radically better than it ever has been before. Yet unimaginable tragedies still happen on a continuous basis. We will keep seeking solutions, improving the world, and making progress. Data support the idea that we are on the way. I urge us all to not lose faith in the power of progress. It is vital for the future of every living creature that we keep using science to change the world for the better.

From the article: “It is wrong to think that these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.”

The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time.

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StoreDot has been touting its extreme fast charging batteries for a time. The plan is to reduce pack sizes and speed up charging to make EVs more accessible.