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SpaceX’s Musk unveils plan to reach Mars by 2022

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in Elon Musk, space travel

Sep 30
2017

Futurist and inventor Elon Musk unveiled ambitious plans Friday to send cargo ships to Mars in five years and use rockets to carry people between Earth’s major cities in under half-an-hour.

The founder of SpaceX said a planned interplanetary transport system, codenamed BFR (Big Fucking Rocket), would be downsized so it could carry out a range of tasks that would then pay for future Mars missions.

“The most important thing… is that I think we have figured out how to pay for (BFR),” Musk told a packed auditorium at a global gathering of space experts in Adelaide.

Federal, State Governments React to Eventual Arrival of Autonomous Cars

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in robotics/AI, transportation

Sep 30
2017

Autonomous cars are on the radar of the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT), as well as state legislators.

Hands Off With Cadillac Super Cruise, the Masterful One-Trick Pony of Self-Driving

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in robotics/AI, transportation

Sep 30
2017

Despite minor gotchas—not glitches—Super Cruise is a powerful tool that is the pinnacle of Level 2 autonomy. You’ll want it on your car.

Aston Martin just showed off designs for a $4 million limited edition submarine

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Sep 30
2017

I’m sold, take my money.

Scientists Just Used Gene Editing to Remove a Fatal Blood Disorder From Human Embryos

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in bioengineering, biotech/medical

Sep 30
2017

A team of researchers from Sun Yat-sen University have used gene editing to correct a potentially fatal blood condition. This world-first accomplishment represents the first step to a future where we literally edit disease out of our bodies.

Beta-thalassemia is a blood disorder that plagues individuals throughout the entirety of their lives. There is no truly viable cure. The only real hope that people have of overcoming this disease is either a stem cell or bone marrow transplant; however, these procedures are rarely performed due to the life-threatening risk that comes with them.