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Jul 4, 2016
SpaceX will use Falcon Heavy for 2018 Mars Mission, then at least two Falcon Heavies in 2020 and then a Mars Colonial Transporter in 2022
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: futurism, space travel
From Next Big Future: http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/06/spacex-will-use-falcon-heavy-for-2018.html
Jul 4, 2016
Voyagers | Santiago Menghini
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: space, space travel
“Travel along with the Voyager spacecrafts as they traverse the solar system on their planetary expedition spanning over three decades.
A film by — Santiago Menghini”
Jul 4, 2016
Stopping Cancer at the Starting Line
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Narrated by actor Edward James Olmos, this video describes one of the body’s critical anti-cancer defences – the telomeres. These caps on the ends of our chromosomes shorten each time a cell divides and, when they become too short, trigger the cell to self-destruct. When a cell grows too rapidly, it and all of its descendants normally suffer this fate. Such growths are sometimes called “pre-cancer”. Since our stem cells need to be able to divide without this constraint in order to replace cells lost across the body, they produce the enzyme telomerase to re-extend their telomeres. Unfortunately, a small number of pre-cancerous cells manage to activate their own copies of the telomerase gene, escaping the limit on their growth. SENS Research Foundation is developing therapies to completely block telomere extension in pre-cancerous cells, ensuring the body’s existing defences can function as intended.
Jul 3, 2016
Why there might be many more universes besides our own
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: cosmology, physics
The idea of parallel universes may seem bizarre, but physics has found all sorts of reasons why they should exist.
Jul 3, 2016
This Mind-Blowing Audi Truck Could Be the Future of Big Rigs
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: employment, robotics/AI, transportation
One of the biggest things driverless vehicles is going to do to the average person is to take away the semi driver jobs.
It’s an unfortunate fact and one that will continue to spread to other facets of the workforce, but for now we won’t have to worry, that’s a while off. Either way there’s still the first in what will hopefully be a long line of elegant driverless semi’s, and the two you’re about to see come straight from the geniuses at Audi. The first of these beautiful trucks is the street truck, designed for active use on the road. The second is their show truck, and looks to be much less practical but much cooler to be in!
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Jul 3, 2016
Stop Bashing G.M.O. Foods, More Than 100 Nobel Laureates Say
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: food, genetics
Genetically modified organisms and foods are a safe way to meet the demands of a ballooning global population, the 109 laureates wrote in a letter posted online and officially unveiled at a news conference on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
The world’s top scientists say opponents of genetically modified foods are standing in the way of nutrition for people around the world.
Jul 3, 2016
New Company Promises Cheaper WiFi That’s 100x Faster
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: business, internet
https://youtube.com/watch?v=r7YYAc9rq4g
A startup called Starry is shaking things up, attempting to provide a faster internet service that’s cheaper and hassle-free (and remarkably fast). Testing is set to begin in Boston.
Say goodbye to expensive internet coming in at slow speeds.
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Jul 3, 2016
This is How Your Desktop Will Look In Virtual Reality
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: virtual reality
Podo is a small HD camera capable of attaching to a variety of surfaces.
Selfie sticks are about to go bye-bye.