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Jul 26, 2022

The Life in ‘The Simpsons’ Is No Longer Attainable

Posted by in category: futurism

The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence.

Jul 26, 2022

An animation showing the Dopaminergic system Transmission Across the Synapses!

Posted by in categories: innovation, neuroscience

Credit: Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute:

Dopaminergic Transmission.

Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function, Second Edition: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/dopaminergic-transmission.

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Jul 26, 2022

First commercial payload to Mars could launch in 2024

Posted by in category: space travel

A new company, led by a SpaceX founding member, aims to deliver the first commercial payload to the surface of Mars – using a fully reusable, entirely 3D printed launch vehicle, the Terran R.

Jul 26, 2022

Rice engineers get a grip with ‘necrobotic’ spiders

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Jul 26, 2022

Hydro energy storage gets a major boost in China’s plans to go green

Posted by in category: energy

Jul 26, 2022

China launches a 23-ton space station module to orbit aboard a Long March 5B rocket

Posted by in category: space

Jul 26, 2022

The UK’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Just Moved A Step Closer to Reality

Posted by in category: military

Jul 26, 2022

A non-profit removes 100,000 kg of plastic from the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Posted by in categories: futurism, materials

Another 999 attempts and the trash will be gone forever.

The first 100,000 kg of plastic has now been recovered from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization engaged in removing plastic dumped in oceans, revealed in a LinkedIn post.

Founded in 2013, The Ocean Cleanup is developing technologies that can help remove plastics that are discarded into the oceans as well as intercept them in the rivers before they enter the larger water bodies. The organization’s target is the GPGP in the North Pacific Ocean, where trash from countries in Asia, South America, and North America gathers into a large gyre of debris in the water. ## How does The Ocean Cleanup plan to clear it?

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Jul 26, 2022

Mars rocks photographed today give a glimpse into a fascinating world

Posted by in category: space

Jul 26, 2022

AC/DC power supplies continue to shrink

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Whether the AC/DC power supplies are open-frame or enclosed models or even desktop adapters, the latest power devices for medical and industrial applications share a few things in common: They offer a smaller solution size and achieve a higher power density while providing higher efficiency.

In addition, you’ll find that many power supply manufacturers are rolling out flexible and more options to meet the wide range of medical and industrial applications. Cooling and the capability to parallel power supplies are also important factors. Not surprisingly, these AC/DC power supplies also meet a variety of safety approvals and can operate in harsh environments.

Here is a selection of AC/DC power supplies that meet medical and industrial power requirements. In some cases, they meet requirements for both market segments.