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Feb 5, 2023

World’s first flying electric racecar is eyeing the Olympics

Posted by in categories: engineering, transportation

The company hopes to make the new cars part of the Olympic sport.

Australia-based company Airspeeder, which engineered the world’s first flying electric racing car, is now training its electric pods to be part of the Olympic sport one day.

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Feb 5, 2023

Get ready: SpaceX Starship’s first launch is for real

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Elon Musk lost his claim as having the most powerful space-worthy rocket when NASA blasted its own mega rocket to the moon in November.

But the SpaceX founder could win back the title with his company’s next big project. Starship, SpaceX’s skyscraping rocket and spacecraft, will launch on its first mission soon. During the test flight, the colossal booster will separate about three minutes after liftoff and land in the Gulf of Mexico, according to federal filings (Opens in a new window). The ship will fly in space around Earth at an altitude of over 150 miles, then splash down off the Hawaiian coast (Opens in a new window).

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Feb 5, 2023

Bigger, faster, farther: A batch of new rockets is set to blast into space this year

Posted by in category: space travel

Last year, space fans witnessed the long-awaited first test flight of NASA’s moon-bound Space Launch System rocket, but this year could see even more action at the launch pad, as a slate of new rockets look to make their debut.

“There’s a lot to look forward to,” said Colleen Anderson, a historian of technology at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. “It’s going to be an interesting time with first flights for a lot of new launch vehicles.”

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Feb 5, 2023

Is the race to cure cancer fixed? | Decoded

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Hollywood actor @amrwaked investigates whether the pharmaceutical industry is hiding the.
discovery of cheap and effective cures for cancer to keep raking in profits.

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Feb 5, 2023

App uses artificial intelligence and can detect stroke symptoms

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

The app is still under development (Credit: T nia Rêgo / Agência Brasil) The FAST.AI app can detect symptoms of Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) without help from a doctor. The app is still in development, but research suggests it can detect facial asymmetry, slurred speech and weakness in the arms, common symptoms of stroke.

Feb 5, 2023

Scientists created ‘cyborg cells’ that are partially alive, but can be programmed

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs

Scientists have managed to do something truly groundbreaking. According to a new paper published in Advanced Science, researchers have created programmable cyborg cells that could help revolutionize medicine and environmental cleanup efforts. The new research, which was carried out by researchers at the University of California, Davis, shows that it is possible to create semi-living cyborg cells that retain the capabilities of living cells, but are unable to divide and grow.

Feb 5, 2023

What’s Next?: The 2023 Healthcare Industry Trend Report

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

In 2023, the US healthcare industry is again facing several significant challenges, including ongoing high inflation rates, labor shortages, and the persistent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite continued difficulties, leaders in the space are working to find innovative solutions to improve the current system while looking ahead at the promising future of medicine that appears to have already arrived.

From artificial intelligence-based medicine to breakthroughs in precision neuroscience, we outline key trends expected to shape the healthcare landscape in 2023 and beyond.

The 2023 Trend Report: Impactful Healthcare Innovations to Watch.

Feb 5, 2023

Goodbye coffee, hello brain stimulation? People are zapping their brains at home to clear brain fog

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐳𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐠. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞?

In 2021, Craig Gibbons was diagnosed with Lyme disease. His doctor prescribed him antibiotics, but the medication failed to eliminate one of his most debilitating symptoms: a lasting brain fog that made it difficult for him to focus or recall information.

So he went with a different approach: at-home brain stimulation.

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Feb 5, 2023

What is Futurecrafting?

Posted by in category: futurism

Can science fiction create the future by inspiring those who read and watch it to achieve what appears as fantasy?


Can we apply science fiction and fantasy technologies to the big intractable problems of today to create a better future?

Feb 5, 2023

Connectomics, machine learning, and the future of neurosurgery

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

Pre-event lecture for upcoming CNS Special Webinar.

Register now! https://www.cns.org/connectomics-webinar — 7-9PM, 12 November, 2020 (CST)