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Apr 5, 2023

This Insane 256-Foot Superyacht Concept Doubles as a Fully Functional Submarine

Posted by in category: futurism

The concept for the CARAPACE yacht is sent straight from the future.

The 78m vessel has been conceptualized to double as a submarine that can dive to 985 feet.

Elena Nappi, an Italian based naval architect, has dreamed up this futuristic vessel.

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Apr 5, 2023

Mind-Bending Animation Shows How The Universe Would Look if We Could See Gamma Rays

Posted by in categories: energy, space

Most of the light streaming through the Universe is invisible to human eyes. Beyond the mid-range wavelengths we can see, there’s a whole cosmos shining in high-and low-energy radiation.

But we humans are clever little animals and have managed to build instruments that can see the light we cannot. One of these is NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, an observatory hanging out in low-Earth orbit, monitoring the sky for gamma rays, the highest-energy light in the Universe.

Fermi constantly surveils the entire sky, observing gamma-ray sources and how they change over time, providing astronomers with a map of the various producers of gamma radiation that we can detect. This data is compiled into a catalog that scientists can use to probe the production of gamma radiation.

Apr 5, 2023

Study explores the extent of Western dependency on Russian nuclear energy

Posted by in categories: economics, nuclear energy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had a profound deep impact on the economy, inflating the prices of energy and food, with detrimental consequences for both individuals and companies worldwide. As a result, many governments, particularly in Europe, have been discussing the possibility of reducing their dependence on Russian energy.

Most of these ongoing discussions specifically focus on fossil fuel energy, leading to the gradual introduction of sanctions for purchasing Russian coal, oil, and gas. However, Russia is also a key global provider of nuclear power, particularly via a state-owned corporation called Rosatom.

Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) have recently carried out a study investigating the activity and global portfolio of Rosatom and its subsidiaries. Their findings, published in Nature Energy, highlight the high degree of European dependency on nuclear energy produced by this company, raising important questions about the need to find alternative energy suppliers.

Apr 5, 2023

More happy birthdays! Research says people could live to 141

Posted by in category: futurism

A scientist has predicted that men could live for as long as 141 years and women could reach over 130.

Apr 5, 2023

Scientists believe they may have found the secret to living to 100 and beyond

Posted by in category: futurism

Scientists believe they may have found the secret to living past the age of 100. To some, the thought of living into your hundreds is a dream, while for others, it’s the complete opposite. But it seems that 70 percent of American adults actually want to live to 100, a 2022 poll by Edward Jones and Age Wave of 11,000 people revealed.

Apr 5, 2023

AGI Unleashed: Game Theory, Byzantine Generals, and the Heuristic Imperatives

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

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Apr 5, 2023

Stephen Hawking’s famous black hole paradox looks to finally have a solution

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

The ‘Hawking radiation’ emitted by black holes may be able to carry crucial information, a new study suggests. Scientists may have just found the solution to one of astrophysics most mind-boggling mysteries concerning black holes, also known as the ‘Hawking information paradox’. A study published in the journal Physics Letters B last month offers a resolution to a problem the late physicist Stephen Hawking was working on in his final years.

Apr 5, 2023

An End To Aging With Dr. Aubrey De Grey: Biological Immortality

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Apr 5, 2023

Deep-learning aging clock tracks human aging, detects eye and other diseases from retinal images

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

A team of biomedical researchers has developed a non-invasive, more accurate, and inexpensive “aging clock” for tracking and slowing human aging by examining retinal images and using trained deep-learning models of the eye’s fundus (the deepest area of the eye), using a new “eyeAge” system.

The researchers are affiliated with Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Google Research, Google Health, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education, and Research (India), and University of California, San Francisco.

Tracking eye changes that accompany aging and age-related diseases: the eyeAge system.

Apr 5, 2023

Flying “AirCar” cleared for takeoff in the EU

Posted by in category: transportation

The AirCar — a car-airplane hybrid vehicle with a 600+ mile range — is now officially “airworthy” in the European Union.