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Dec 7, 2015

In a Sudbury mine, physicists probe secrets of dark matter

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

Buried two kilometres underground in an active ore mine, DEAP-3600 is the most sensitive dark matter detector of its kind. Scientists are hoping to shine a light (so to speak) on one of the deepest mysteries of physics.

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Dec 7, 2015

Russia planning to build permanent base on the moon

Posted by in category: space

Watch the video Russia planning to build permanent base on the moon on Yahoo News. The Kremlin plans to build a permanent base on the surface of the moon by 2030, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.

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Dec 7, 2015

Amazon Reveals New Delivery Drone

Posted by in categories: drones, transportation

The future of delivery, where drones bring your package in 30 minutes or less. http://voc.tv/1P6L9zh

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Dec 7, 2015

Modular Robotic Car

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Who else wants one?

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Dec 7, 2015

Largest destroyer built for Navy headed to sea for testing

Posted by in categories: futurism, military

BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday, departing from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and carefully navigating the winding Kennebec River before reaching the open ocean where the ship will undergo sea trials.

More than 200 shipbuilders, sailors and residents gathered to watch as the futuristic 600-foot, 15,000-ton USS Zumwalt glided past Fort Popham, accompanied by tugboats.

Kelley Campana, a Bath Iron Works employee, said she had goose bumps and tears in her eyes.

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Dec 7, 2015

Deep learning, machine learning advancements highlight Microsoft’s research at NIPS 2015

Posted by in categories: computing, robotics/AI

http://blogs.technet.com/b/inside_microsoft_research/archive…-2015.aspx

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Dec 7, 2015

China Aims to Retool Its Manufacturing Industry with Robots

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

China needs advanced robotics to help balance its economic, social, and technological ambitions with continued growth.

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Dec 7, 2015

Tiny dark matter stars would harbour particles that act as one

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

A certain dark matter candidate could clump into stars where it would behave like the Borg race in Star Trek – and this might make it observable.

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Dec 7, 2015

The PlayStation VR Games Sony Announced Today Look Amazing — By Drew Olanoff | TechCrunch

Posted by in categories: business, virtual reality, wearables

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“Sony unveiled some new information about the PlayStation VR and showed off some new titles. Unfortunately we’ve gotten no more information on dates aside from early 2016. However, the games we saw during today’s keynote look fantastic.”

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Dec 7, 2015

Gene Editing Progress: Newly Engineered System Slashes Error Rate

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

After recent good news regarding the accuracy of famed CRISPR-Cas9, a new form has been engineered that’s even more accurate than the original.

A string of positive developments

If you’ve been reading the news lately, you may know recent analysis of the gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 has had a string of positive updates. We found out it’s surprisingly more accurate than we first believed, which bodes well as scientists across the world start thinking about the move into human models.

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