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Oct 4, 2022

A new study shows why some ‘SuperAgers’ have amazing memories well past their 80s

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Researchers discovered SuperAgers have larger and healthier neurons that allow them to stay mentally sharp.

SuperAgers have super-neurons to thank for their incredible memories as they age, according to a recent study.


Elderly cycling.

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Oct 4, 2022

The swamp of despair: Jack Dorsey refers to Facebook in private text to Elon Musk

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

The text was sent to none other than a long-time friend and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.


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The Twitter founder, who is a long-time friend of Musk, appears to be quite welcoming of Musk’s decision to buy the company and also texted him on April 5, when he learned that Musk would join the Twitter board, the records put in Delaware Court of Chancery, where a five trial is scheduled to begin on October 17 show.

Oct 4, 2022

Wisk Aero aims to be the first FAA certified autonomous air taxi with its 6th generation eVTOL

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The company targets a price of $3 per passenger per mile.

The first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger eVTOL air taxi in the world was unveiled by the California-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Wisk Aero. Generation 6 is Wisk’s go-to-market aircraft and the first autonomous eVTOL to be a candidate for type approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Oct 4, 2022

‘Spooky’ quantum-entanglement experiments win physics Nobel

Posted by in categories: futurism, quantum physics

This is pioneering work for quantum teleportation as well making entanglement the main way for quantum teleportation communications in the future.


Award goes to three experimental physicists whose pioneering research has laid the groundwork for quantum information science.

Oct 4, 2022

Prof. Dr. Andrea B. Maier, MD, PhD — Building A Clinically Credible Platform For Longevity Medicine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience, policy

Building A Clinically Credible Platform For Longevity Medicine — Prof. Dr. Andrea Maier MD, PhD, National University of Singapore, Centre for Healthy Longevity.


Professor Dr. Andrea B. Maier, MD, Ph.D., is the Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine, Healthy Ageing and Dementia Research, and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Longevity, at the National University Of Singapore (https://discovery.nus.edu.sg/19564-andrea-britta-maier).

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Oct 4, 2022

China’s moon-bound Long March 9 engine passes a key test

Posted by in category: space travel

The super heavy-lift Long March 9 rocket could send humans to the Moon and Mars.

China successfully tested a new engine for its Long March 9 rocket, which it aims to eventually use to send the first crewed Chinese mission to the Moon.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said it has overcome technical difficulties in building its first prototype Yf-79 engine for the rocket.

Oct 4, 2022

Tesla now can produce cars with just a few massive parts with MIT’s innovative 3D-printed metal

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

“Take Materials Science 101. You won’t regret it.”

Newly 3D printed metal could be used by Tesla to produce all-electric vehicles with just a few massive parts, thanks to two MIT students. Announced very recently.


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Oct 4, 2022

Italian company manufactures world-renowned 3D-printed bicycle

Posted by in category: transportation

Will Filippo Ganna be able to break the record with this bike?

Globally known Italian bicycle manufacturer Pinarello has unveiled a new 3D printed bicycle, “Bolide F HR 3D.” Produced as the fastest one in its field, Italian track and road cyclist Filippo Ganna is preparing to use the bike for his upcoming attempt at the UCI Hour Record.

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Oct 4, 2022

Modi to snatch factories from China with a digital portal for end-to-end production in India

Posted by in category: business

Factory.

His 100-trillion-rupee (USD$1.2 trillion) mega project called PM Gati Shakti – which is Hindi for the strength of speed – is a digital platform working with 16 ministries being developed by his administration. This portal will offer an end-to-end solution to businesses and investors, for the design of projects, seamless approval processes, and easier cost estimations.

Oct 4, 2022

Nobel Prize Physics 2022 announced. The prize goes to quantum technology

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Aspect, Clauser, and Zeilinger won the prize for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.

The Nobel Prize in Physics has recently been announced.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.