Dental hygiene options are looking a little brighter.
Scientists from Rice University have discovered a titanium alloy that’s better than titanium at being a medical implant, and it is four times harder than titanium and a vast majority of steels.
When it comes to bone replacements, the go-to material is still titanium. Hard, wear-resistant, and compatible to the body, titanium looks like the best alternative to actual bone, maybe even better. Who knew that you could improve the ‘gold standard’ by just adding actual gold?
Great way to start the year out
Posted in transhumanism
Yesterday, El Mercurio (A major paper in Chile and Latin America with abt 300,000 copies) published a big feature on #transhumanism that starts with my work and interview. I believe 2018 will continue the fast growing trend of international major media covering how the transhumanism movement is changing the world: http://impresa.elmercurio.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2017&…2&bodyid=6 #transhumanismo #Spanish
What will 2018 bring? No one knows for sure. But as we did for 2017, we asked top scientists and thought leaders in innovation what they expect to see in the new year. Here, lightly edited, are their predictions.
What scientific discoveries will 2018 bring? We asked leaders in science, technology, and innovation what they think we can expect to see in the new year.
In part 5 of a 6-part lecture, Hans Rosling uses statistics to give an overview of population growth and an explanation of why the total human population will never reach 11 billion, as others predict and fear.
Conductive tattoos
Posted in cyborgs