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Nov 30, 2015
See The Amazon Drone That Will Deliver In 30 Minutes Or Less
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: drones, transportation
Amazon says drones can deliver packages weighing up to 5 pounds within 30 minutes.
“In time, there will be a whole family of Amazon drones,” says narrator Jeremy Clarkson, the former BBC “Top Gear” cohost who is working on a similar show for Amazon. “Different designs for different environments.”
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Nov 30, 2015
Scans Of King Tut’s Tomb Show ‘90 Percent’ Chance Of Secret Rooms
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: futurism
Nov 30, 2015
China Searches For Aliens? World’s Largest Radio Telescope To Explore Far Reaches Of Space In 2016
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: alien life
Will FAST be able to communicate with aliens? China will search for extraterrestrials in outer space when the world’s largest radio telescope is complete in 2016.
Nov 30, 2015
Japanese scientists create touchable holograms
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: biotech/medical
Watch the video Japanese scientists create touchable holograms on Yahoo News. Japanese scientists create touchable holograms, believing this could contribute to architecture and medicine. Jim Drury reports.
Nov 30, 2015
Is Media Attention Hindering The Development Of Artificial Intelligence?
Posted by Dan Faggella in categories: ethics, robotics/AI
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As the line between tabloid media and mainstream media becomes more diffuse, news items such as Ebola, pit bulls, Deflategate, and Donald Trump can frequently generate a cocktail of public panic, scrutiny, and scorn before the news cycle moves on to the next sensational headline. According to Robotics Expert and self-proclaimed “Robot Psychiatrist” Dr. Joanne Pransky, the same phenomenon has happened in robotics, which can shape public perception and, by extension, the future development of robots and AI.
“The challenge, since robotics is just starting to come into the mainstream, is that most of the country is ignorant. So, if you believe what you read, then I think people have a very negative and inaccurate picture (of robotics),” Pransky said. “I spend a lot of time bashing negative headlines, such as ‘ROBOT KILLS HUMAN,’ when actually the human killed himself by not following proper safety standards. A lot of things are publicized about robotics, but there’s nothing about the robot in the article. It leads people on the wrong path.”
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Nov 30, 2015
Researchers find new phase of carbon, make diamond at room temperature
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: engineering, materials, space
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon, which is distinct from the known phases of graphite and diamond. They have also developed a technique for using Q-carbon to make diamond-related structures at room temperature and at ambient atmospheric pressure in air.
Phases are distinct forms of the same material. Graphite is one of the solid phases of carbon; diamond is another.
“We’ve now created a third solid phase of carbon,” says Jay Narayan, the John C. Fan Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State and lead author of three papers describing the work. “The only place it may be found in the natural world would be possibly in the core of some planets.”
Nov 30, 2015
How Microsoft’s HoloLens May Change Everything For Industrial And Mechanical Designers
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: augmented reality
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hx6biWE2VsM
By integrating Microsoft’s “mixed reality” system and Autodesk’s Fusion 360 design software, designers can see 3D holograms of their work.
Nov 30, 2015
World’s first anti-ageing drug could see humans live to 120
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
The world’s first anti-ageing drug will be tested on humans next year in trials which could see diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s consigned to distant memory.
Scientists now believe that it is possible to actually stop people growing old as quickly and help them live in good health well into their 110s and 120s.
Although it might seem like science fiction, researchers have already proven that the diabetes drug metformin extends the life of animals, and the Food and Drug Administration in the US has now given the go ahead for a trial to see if the same effects can be replicated in humans.
