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Jan 28, 2018
Suppliers Say the Future of Fruit Growing is Automated
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: futurism
Jan 28, 2018
Supersonic air travel just took another big step toward rebirth
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
SUPERSONIC FLIGHT’S ROCKY PAST
We are one step closer to an affordable reboot of supersonic flight. Japan Airlines (JAL) has invested $10 million in the Denver-based aerospace company, Boom Supersonic, that’s planning to resurrect the method of travel. In exchange for their funding, JAL will be able to pre-order 20 of the new aircraft. The airline’s president, Yoshiharu Ueki, said in a press release from December 5: “Through this partnership, we hope to contribute to the future of supersonic flight with the intent of providing more time to our valued passengers while emphasizing flight safety.”
It’s been 14 years since British Airways and Air France grounded their Concorde fleets, and commercial air travel hasn’t hit supersonic speeds since. Fourteen of these planes ferried first-class passengers from New York to London at speeds of 1,353 mph (2177.44 kph) — twice as fast as the speed of sound — making the jaunt across the pond in only 3.5 hours. That’s about half the time it takes a normal passenger plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jan 28, 2018
Naked mole rats defy the biological law of aging
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biological, life extension
The first study to analyze the life histories of thousands of naked mole rats has found that their risk of death doesn’t go up as they grow older, as it does for every other known mammalian species. Although some scientists caution against any sweeping conclusions, many say the new data are important and striking.
New study suggests that death rates don’t rise with age, as they do for most animals.
Jan 27, 2018
Tesla built its largest Supercharger station in China—for the third time
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Jan 27, 2018
Hackers are making U.S. ATMs spit out cash like slot machines, report warns
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Hackers in other countries have hit dozens of ATMs — in one case making off with $13 million in cash in three hours.
Jan 27, 2018
Trump’s NASA budget will say goodbye to the Space Station and send us back to the moon
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
Jan 27, 2018
Tesla Powerwalls will power 50 homes in a community, ‘it’s like putting around $50,000 in your pocket’, says contractor
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, habitats, sustainability
Home builders are starting to see the advantage of incorporating solar and energy storage products directly as part of their offerings. One home builder in Australia decided to make solar arrays and Tesla Powerwalls standard in 50 “knockdown rebuild homes” and claims that ‘it’s like putting around $50,000 in your pocket’. Earlier this week, we reported on how Tesla’s giant Powerpack system in Australia made around $1 million in just a few days through the country’s wholesale electricity market. Homeowners can do the same on a smaller scale if they have a home solar array and a Powerwall, Te…
Jan 27, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — PanFuture Society Podcast — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, neuroscience, transhumanism
Jan 27, 2018
Implantable Bionic Lens could give you lasting, perfect eyesight
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism
Imagine being able to see three times better than 20/20 vision without wearing glasses or contacts — even at age 100 or more — with the help of bionic lenses implanted in your eyes.
Dr. Garth Webb, an optometrist in British Columbia who invented the Ocumetics Bionic Lens, says patients would have perfect vision and that driving glasses, progressive lenses and contact lenses would become a dim memory as the eye-care industry is transformed.