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Apr 22, 2022

Incredible video shows cancer being killed by immune system cell

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Microscope footage shows how a fiery T cell latches onto a cancer cell in an attempt to destroy it.

Apr 22, 2022

Astronomers say a new type of stellar explosion on distant dead stars — called ‘micronova’ — could be plentiful in our universe

Posted by in category: space travel

Using NASA satellite data, researchers observed a new class of stellar explosion, which is similar to novas, but localized and short-lived.


Alloy GRX-810 can be used to build better rocket engines capable of withstanding far harsher conditions.

Apr 22, 2022

NASA invents ‘revolutionary’ material 1,000 times better than state-of-the art spaceship alloys

Posted by in categories: materials, space travel

NASA scientists have invented a new metal alloy that is 1,000 times more durable than current state-of-the-art materials used in aviation and space exploration.

The US space agency believes that Alloy GRX-810 could revolutionise space travel, as it can withstand far harsher conditions than existing materials used within rocket engines.

The material has twice the strength, three-and-a-half times the flexibility and more than 1,000 times the durability under stress at high temperatures.

Apr 22, 2022

Flaw in Audio Format Exposed Millions of Android Phones to Remote Hacking

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones

Google rolled out patches for the flaws in a December security update, so Android users should make sure they’ve updated their mobile OSes.

Apr 22, 2022

US Navy shoots down drone with electric-powered laser in historic first

Posted by in categories: drones, military

The laser beamed from the deck of a warship and hit a drone.

Apr 22, 2022

Putin Answers Artificial Intelligence Question

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

An AI asks Putin whether AI could also be president.

Apr 22, 2022

Elon Musk Says He Could Make “Catgirl” Sex Robots If He Wanted To

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, sex

To SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the future is teeming with humanoid robots.

During a lengthy and freewheeling conversation with TED’s Chris Anderson last week, Musk expanded on his vision of what it could look like to share everyday life with automatons doing our bidding.

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Apr 22, 2022

If humans go to Mars, we need an Earth Flag — here’s why

Posted by in category: space travel

We are approaching the point when humans make the leap off Earth and onto other planets. When we get there, how will we represent ourselves?


In this opinion essay, Earth Flag designer Oskar Pernefeldt explains why humans need a symbol if they are to succeed as an interplanetary species — on and off Earth.

Apr 22, 2022

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Apr 22, 2022

Skroz draws on rural Croatian buildings for Eco Pig Farm

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Pigs live in modular pens in barns with airy lattice-like facades on this Croatian farm designed by architecture studio Skroz.

Skroz designed the Eco Pig Farm for Sin Ravnice, one of the first professional breeders dedicated to the long-neglected Slavonian Black pig, which is indigenous to the Slavonia region of eastern Croatia.

The pig is prized for its bacon and the local specialty sausage “kulen”, but its numbers dwindled during the 20th century as factory farming increased, because the breed requires access to pasture.