Aug 1, 2021
Humans are not the only animals that self-medicate
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: futurism
Lots of animals use plants to heal themselves.
Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.
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Jul 31, 2021
Zeus Temple’s entrance found in western Turkey’s Aizanoi
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
The monumental entrance gate of the Zeus Temple’s sanctuary in the ancient city of Aizanoi, located in the Çavdarhisar district of western Kütahya province, Turkey, was unearthed during recent excavations.
Excavations are being carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate in the ancient city, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2012 and is 50 kilometers (31 miles) away from the city center. The excavation coordinator, the head of Dumlupınar University (DPU) archeology department professor Gökhan Coşkun, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the ancient city’s history dates back to about 5000 years.
Jul 30, 2021
‘Weird’ fossil from 890 million years ago could be evidence of earliest animal life
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
If confirmed, the finding would push back our earliest evidence of animal life by about 350 million years.
Jul 30, 2021
Hydrogen produced using renewables will be able to travel through existing gas pipelines, Snam CEO says
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Jul 30, 2021
Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make rain
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
“There’s been a lot of speculation about what charge might do to cloud droplets, but there’s been very little practical and detailed investigation,” says Keri Nicoll, one of the core investigators on the project. The aim is to determine if the technology can increase rainfall rates in water-stressed regions.
Nicoll’s team started by modelling the behavior of clouds. They found that when cloud droplets have a positive or negative electrical charge, the smaller droplets are more likely to merge and grow to become big raindrops.
The size of the raindrops is important, says Nicoll, because in places like the UAE which has high clouds and high temperatures, droplets often evaporate as they fall.
Jul 30, 2021
New Zealand is best place to survive collapse
Posted by Future Timeline in category: futurism
New research has examined the factors that could lead to the collapse of global civilisation, with New Zealand identified as the country most resilient to future threats.
Jul 29, 2021
Qualcomm, Amazon boost Intel plan to leapfrog chipmaking rivals by 2025
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, innovation
New CEO Pat Gelsinger says a “torrid” pace of innovation helped convince Amazon and Qualcomm to pay Intel to build future processors.
Jul 28, 2021
Biohackers Want to Save Lives by Making Insulin 98% Cheaper
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: futurism
Insulin prices have risen exponentially over the last decade. Learn about the team of volunteer scientists working to make it affordable again.
Jul 27, 2021
Nanometer no more: Intel changes its process names to match TSMC
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, innovation
Intel is matching foundry rival, TSMC, node-for-node with its new process naming convention, but has also fired the first shot in the race for sub-nanometer terminology. Below 1nm, we’re moving into what it’s now calling the ‘angstrom era of semiconductors’.
At the Intel Accelerated event CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has unveiled a detailed process roadmap for its future nodes, all tied into a new way to reference them. “We are accelerating our innovation roadmap to ensure we are on a clear path to process performance leadership by 2025,” he says.
