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Nov 22, 2022

A breakthrough AI can track real-time cell changes revealing a key mystery in biology

Posted by in categories: biological, robotics/AI

The study shows how deep learning can be used to detect cell image analysis.

Researchers have found a way to observe cell samples to study morphological changes — or the change in form and structure — of cells. This is significant because cells are the basic unit of life, the building blocks of living organisms, and researchers need to be able to observe what could influence the parameters of cells, such as size, shape, and density.

Conventionally, cell samples were observed directly through microscopes by scientists to observe and discover any changes of the cells. They would look for morphological changes in the cell structures.

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Nov 22, 2022

Human-powered aircraft: A plane with ‘impossible engineering’ and no engine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering

Lazarus, built by university students, made its longest flight time yet.

Students at the University of Southampton have a special project they have been working on for years together. That is, to power flight using only the muscle power of a single pilot, technically known as human-powered aircraft (HPA). Earlier this year, the team won their first Formula Flight competition with their design dubbed Lazarus.

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Nov 22, 2022

SpaceX could launch two Falcon 9 rockets in the space of about six hours

Posted by in category: life extension

The company will also expend an aging Falcon 9 booster during a mission for the first time.

SpaceX aims to perform two Falcon 9 rocket launches only six hours apart after a mission scheduled for Nov. 21 was delayed, a report from Teslarati reveals.

A record-breaking year for SpaceX.

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Nov 22, 2022

The ESA aims to make 24/7 space-based solar energy harvesting a reality

Posted by in categories: solar power, space, sustainability

The Solaris program will study space-based solar power amid rising energy concerns.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to approve a three-year study to determine whether sending huge solar farms into space could effectively meet the world’s energy demands, a report from the BBC reveals.

So, if all goes to plan, the technology could one day harvest massive amounts of energy from space — enough to power millions of homes.

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Nov 22, 2022

Super Sub: This all-electric submersible is 7 knots faster than other submersibles

Posted by in category: futurism

Super Sub will undergo sea trials in the Spring of 2023.

Super Sub, the ultra-luxury, all-electric, three-person submersible, is now officially better than ever before. Its manufacturer, U-BoatWorx, has confirmed that the submersible’s top speed has now been improved to ten knots, up to seven knots faster than existing submersibles.

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Nov 22, 2022

A game-changing new hybrid EV battery recharges in only 72 seconds

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The new technology could massively boost small-city EV adoption.

A new battery technology developed by Swiss startup Morand could see electric vehicle (EV) batteries charge in less time than it takes to fill an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle at a gas station, the company reveals.

Novel hybrid battery technology.

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Nov 22, 2022

A novel technique to predict volcanic eruptions now possible, thanks to magma ‘foams’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

A seven-year study reveals that variations in specific isotopes linked to magmatic ‘foams’ can be used to predict volcanic unrest.

Scientists have found a way to use the ratio of atoms in specific gases created by volcanic fumaroles (gaps in the Earth’s surface) to detect what’s happening to magma deep below.

Volcanic eruptions are dangerous and challenging to predict. Could the new findings change this?

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Nov 22, 2022

Elon Musk has lost $100 billion of personal fortune in 2022

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

He is now the richest person in the world with a gap of a little over $10 billion.

Elon Musk, who broke records of personal wealth last year as the stock of his electric vehicle company Tesla soared, now has another record to his name. With Tesla’s stock price continuing its decline in 2022, Musk’s fortune has dropped by over $100 billion this year, Bloomberg.

Musk’s worth is mainly tied to his stock holding in Tesla, which according to recent estimates, now stands at around 14 percent. The CEO began offloading Tesla stock last year as the stock price soared and reached an all-time high of $402.

Nov 22, 2022

Black hole: Tiny black hole called ‘The Unicorn’ found ‘near’ Earth

Posted by in category: cosmology

Astronomers have discovered a tiny black hole relatively near to Earth. It has been dubbed ‘The Unicorn‘and has a mass around three times that of the Sun. The smallest black holes to have previously been discovered are at least six times the mass of the Sun, so the newly found one could fall into a new category.

But do not be fooled by its small size – it still has a gravitational pull which can consume anything around it.

The black hole was discovered by researchers at the Ohio State University, which said it was “hiding in plain sight”.

Nov 22, 2022

‘Primordial super-enhancers’ provide early snapshot of the mechanisms that allowed for multicellularity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

New research at the University of Chicago has found that the same machinery used by mammalian cells to drive cellular differentiation also plays a critical role in activating genes in yeast in response to environmental stress.

The results, which were published in Molecular Cell, suggest that these machines, known as transcriptional condensates, are an ancient, conserved tool used by to promote high level for over a billion years. The findings are helping to not only better explain how cells respond dynamically to environmental cues but also have implications for understanding human diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration.

The study extends existing research on transcriptional condensates in into yeast and their heat shock response—how cells respond to high temperatures. “The heat shock response is ancient,” said David Pincus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at UChicago. “This response existed long before there were people—long before there were even yeast. It predates the split between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, so it’s a really fundamental and important cellular response.”