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Jan 19, 2022
A $3bn bet on finding the fountain of youth
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: life extension
Rejuvenation has been a fantasy since the dawn of storytelling. Could an instant unicorn make it come true? | Science & technology.
Jan 19, 2022
Quantum startups Pasqal and Qu&Co merge and promise 1,000 qubits by 2023
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: computing, information science, particle physics, quantum physics
Hardware company uses neutral atom design while algorithm experts integrate quantum algorithms into existing software platforms.
Pasqal is combining its neutral atom-based hardware with Qu&Co’s algorithm portfolio to launch a combined quantum computing company based in Paris with operations in seven countries. The companies announced the merger Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Jan 19, 2022
Mars city: Elon Musk warns a major Earth problem could stop it happening
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in categories: Elon Musk, mathematics, space
Musk is sounding a familiar alarm. But the math might not add up.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is sounding the alarm, as data sparks concern over global population figures.
Jan 19, 2022
Water on Mars found hidden in massive canyon
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: energy, food, space
Scientists have discovered a huge store of hidden water on Mars — and it could be the key to human survival on the Red Planet.
The challenge: Researchers have already discovered ice water on Mars at or near the surface of its frigid poles. They’ve also found evidence of water — either in the form of ice or bound to minerals in the soil — deep underground closer to the Red Planet’s equator.
What they really want, though, is near-surface water closer to the equator. That’s where future Mars explorers are likely to land, and an accessible source of water would be hugely useful for their missions, not only for drinking and growing food, but also for creating oxygen and fuel.
Jan 19, 2022
Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: space travel
Excellent news.
More than five years after its founding, Renton, Wash.-based Radian Aerospace is emerging from stealth mode and reporting a $27.5 million seed funding round to support its plans to build an orbital space plane.
The round was led by Boston-based Fine Structure Ventures, with additional funding from EXOR, The Venture Collective, Helios Capital, SpaceFund, Gaingels, The Private Shares Fund, Explorer 1 Fund, Type One Ventures and other investors.
Jan 19, 2022
Could omicron end the COVID-19 pandemic? It’s too early to tell
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: biotech/medical
They say the booster will stop omnicron o.o! So it could be the end of it but they say they still don’t know when it will end yet.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the omicron variant could bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about what Dr. Fauci thinks is the COVID pandemic.
Jan 19, 2022
How To Build The Universe in a Computer
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: computing, physics, space, transhumanism
This series is absolutely fantastic. Especially for Transhumanist non-astrophysicists like me!
Thank you to Wren for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://wren.co/start/spacetime.
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Jan 19, 2022
Something in Your Eyes May Reveal if You’re at Risk of Early Death, Study Shows
Posted by Nicholi Avery in category: biotech/medical
A quick and pain-free scan of the human eyeball could one day help doctors identify ‘fast agers’, who are at greater risk of early mortality.
Jan 19, 2022
In a Historic Milestone, Silicon Quantum Computing Just Exceeded 99% Accuracy
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: computing, quantum physics
A major milestone has just been reached in quantum computing.
Three separate teams around the world have passed the 99 percent accuracy threshold for silicon-based quantum computing, placing error-free quantum operations within tantalizing grasp.
In Australia, a team led by physicist Andrea Morello of the University of New South Wales achieved 99.95 percent accuracy with one-qubit operations, and 99.37 percent for two-qubit operations in a three-qubit system.
