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Jan 13, 2024

Starlink Mini Dish Coming Later This Year, Elon Musk Says

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The dish will be small enough to fit into a backpack, SpaceX’s CEO says. Musk also talks about the upcoming cellular Starlink service, which will offer 7Mbps in bandwidth per cell.

Jan 13, 2024

Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors — and makes better diagnoses

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Researchers say their artificial-intelligence system could help to democratize medicine.

Jan 13, 2024

China is Working on Bringing Nuclear Batteries to Smartphones, Making Charging Absolutely Obsolete

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, nuclear energy

I want this.


A Chinese company called Betavolt Technology has started working on nuclear batteries, and if this turns into something that actually works, you can say goodbye to smartphone charging. Based on the information we have received, the company is working on batteries across several devices.

The nuclear batteries are able to hold a charge for 50 years. Yes, you have heard this right. If this technology ever sees the light of day and hits the mainstream, it is safe to say that our smartphone batteries will outlive many of us.

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Jan 13, 2024

Near-impossibly massive neutron star detected

Posted by in category: space

Astronomers have recently discovered the most massive neutron star to date, nearly at the theoretical limit for such stars. But it’s only about the size of a small city.

Jan 13, 2024

Factor Bioscience Announces U.S. Department of Defense Grant to Develop Gene-Edited Cell Therapies

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering, genetics, health

FactorBioscience Announces U.S. Department of Defense Grant to Develop Gene-Edited Cell Therapies Read the latest here.


Factor Bioscience Inc. announced the award of a U.S. Department of Defense grant to develop next-generation cell therapy candidates using Factor’s patented mRNA, cell-reprogramming, and gene-editing technologies. The project will be led by Factor’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Christopher Rohde.

Under the award, Factor will generate the first scalable cell therapy specifically targeting muscle inflammation in DMD patients. To carry out the work, Factor will utilize its extensively patented technologies for engineering cells, including methods for reprogramming and gene-editing cells using mRNA.

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Jan 13, 2024

Diabetic Nephropathy | Diabetic Kidney Disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. You can slow down kidney damage or keep it from getting worse. Controlling your blood sugar and blood pressure, taking your medicines and not eating too much protein can help.


If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your kidneys. Your kidneys clean your blood. If they are damaged, waste and fluids build up in your blood instead of leaving your body.

Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. It begins long before you have symptoms. People with diabetes should get regular screenings for kidney disease. Tests include a urine test to detect protein in your urine and a blood test to show how well your kidneys are working.

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Jan 13, 2024

The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices

Posted by in category: internet

Ready for prime time.

Jan 13, 2024

Laser Mapping Technology Reveals 2,500-Year–Old Cities Hidden in the Amazon

Posted by in category: mapping

THe cities are over 1,000 years older than any other known Amazonian society.

Jan 13, 2024

CES 2024: The biggest transportation news, from Honda’s EVs to Hyundai’s air taxi ambitions

Posted by in category: transportation

CES has increasingly become defined by what automakers and other mobility companies bring to Las Vegas, and this year is no exception.

Jan 13, 2024

Hypertension: Eating more tomatoes may help lower risk by 36%

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

For older adults with mild high blood pressure, a new study suggests consuming tomatoes may help manage hypertension and may even lower the risk of developing high blood pressure in the first place.

In the study, people without high blood pressure who ate the most tomatoes or tomato-based foods had a 36% lower risk of developing hypertension than those who ate the least.

In people who already had high blood pressure, especially those with stage 1 hypertension, moderate consumption of tomatoes was associated with a reduction in blood pressure.