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Researchers create synthetic cells to isolate genetic circuits

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in genetics

Nov 18
2016

Encapsulating molecular components in artificial membranes offers more flexibility in designing circuits.

Troubling Study Says Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Who Will Be Criminals Based on Facial Features

Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in robotics/AI

Nov 18
2016

A new study says computers can tell whether you will be a criminal based on nothing more than your facial features.

China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space capsule returns to Earth

Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in space

Nov 18
2016

BEIJING China’s Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state media said, completing the country’s longest manned space mission to date.

China Central Television showed images of the craft — whose name translates as “Divine Vessel” — on the ground flanked by Chinese flags and support teams. State news agency Xinhua said the capsule had touched down “successfully” just after 2 p.m.

The two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, spent 30 days aboard the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, or “Heavenly Palace 2”, which China is using to carry out experiments ahead of a longer-range plan to have a permanent manned space station around 2022.

Scientists Are Making Computers Talk With Chemicals Instead of Electricity

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in computing

Nov 18
2016

And someday it could be put to great use inside your body.

China Used Crispr to Fight Cancer in a Real, Live Human

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in biotech/medical

Nov 18
2016

Chinese researchers, looking for a cure to lung cancer, inject the first ever Crispr-edited cells into a human being.

This is going to change pizza delivery forever!

Posted by Dan Kummer in futurism

Nov 18
2016

Tag a friend who loves pizza… 🍕.

Why geopolitical superpowers are racing to perfect artificial intelligence

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in robotics/AI

Nov 18
2016

Echoing the 1960s space race, countries are using brains over brawn to flex their national strength. But the implications could be disastrous.

Final NASA Eagleworks Paper Confirms Promising EmDrive Results, Proposes Theoretical Model

Posted by Andreas Matt in space travel | 1 Comment on Final NASA Eagleworks Paper Confirms Promising EmDrive Results, Proposes Theoretical Model

Nov 18
2016

Earlier this month Hacked reported that a draft version of the much expected EmDrive paper by the NASA Eagleworks team, had been leaked. Now, the final version of the paper has been published.

The NASA Eagleworks paper, titled “Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio-Frequency Cavity in Vacuum,” has been published online as an open access “article in advance” in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)’s Journal of Propulsion and Power, a prestigious peer-reviewed journal. The paper will appear in the December print issue of the journal.

The final version of the paper is very similar to the leaked draft. In particular, the NASA scientists confirm the promising experimental results:

This impressive tool uses big data to predict your future

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in computing, information science, internet

Nov 18
2016

Internet users leave a data trail of over 2.5 billion gigabytes of data daily, and this tool gives a look at what could be done with this kind of big data.

Aubrey De Grey — Live forever young

Posted by Montie Adkins in life extension | 1 Comment on Aubrey De Grey — Live forever young

Nov 18
2016

There’s a quick line in here about how in the 70’s they took a look at the complexity of metabolism and decided no one would ever figure out how to solve aging. Might have been nice to have an Aubrey or a Parrish or an Andrews at the time to get started then.

Aubrey De Grey, Chief Science Officer for the SENS Research Foundation talks living forever young at London’s GIANT 2016 event. For more on Aubrey De Grey and gerontology: http://www.healthgauge.com/read/life-extension/