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Mar 6, 2022

People are using A.I. to remodel their homes way faster

Posted by in categories: habitats, robotics/AI

A.I. is having a big impact on the PropTech industry, especially when it comes to home renovation projects for consumers.

Mar 6, 2022

Seldom Has Politics Superseded the Pursuit of Scientific Discovery and Sharing

Posted by in category: space

Even when politicians and countries have sparred, pursuing scientific truths has been a shared experience across academia and political boundaries. But not now with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


In response to the invasion of Ukraine programs of cooperation between Europe, North Americas, and Russia in space and research are ending.

Mar 6, 2022

How the Webb Telescope will reveal invisible features of the universe

Posted by in category: space

Joseph DePasquale, the senior data imaging developer at Space Telescope Science Institute, did some minor stretching of the image to bring out more of the detail of the star in the constellation Ursa Major known as HD 84406.


NASA’s James Webb Telescope will capture images in infrared light, providing a new perspective on the cosmos.

Mar 6, 2022

Google is designing computers that respect your personal space

Posted by in category: computing

By understanding your body language, Google wants its products to offer you just what you want, just when you need it.

Mar 6, 2022

Huawei’s competitor to Tesla electric cars is set to hit China’s streets on Saturday

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI, transportation

BEIJING — The first electric car with Huawei’s HarmonyOS operating system is set to begin deliveries at a ceremony on Saturday in Shanghai, according to an announcement on social media.

In December, Huawei’s consumer business group CEO Richard Yu spent an hour at a winter product launch event promoting the car, the Aito M5. But the Chinese telecommunications company has emphasized it will not make cars on its own, rather working with auto manufacturers on autonomous driving and other technology.

Seres is the automaker behind the Aito M5. The company is also known as SF Motors and is a Silicon Valley-based subsidiary of automaker Sokon, which is based in Chongqing, China, according to the parent company’s website.

Mar 6, 2022

Merritt considering 3D printer to help build homes for evacuees

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, habitats, security

Following November’s catastrophic flooding events, roughly 600 Merritt residents still haven’t returned to their homes, but a 3D printer may speed up the process. Greg Solecki, the Merritt’s recovery manag.


“Our biggest priority is getting people back to Merritt and into homes and this 3D-printed option is looking like the most viable one right now,” Solecki said.

READ MORE: 3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage

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Mar 6, 2022

DIY Injection Molder Built From A Cheap Pneumatic Press

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, materials

[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3,018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, decided he needed a piece of the action. However, once you have molds, the next obvious issue to address is lack of access to an injection molding machine. But these things are expensive. As luck would have it, you can get a nice-looking pneumatic press for less than $350, and with a little more money spent, [Kurt] found he could convert it into a functional injection molding machine (video, embedded below), and get some half-decent results out of it.

After ordering the press on eBay, what eventually arrived was quite a mess, having clearly been inadequately packed for its weight, and had sustained some damage in transit. Despite this, it seemed the functional bits were fine, so [Kurt] decided to press on with the build. The first obvious change is the requirement of a heated chamber to deal with the feedstock material. Using an off-the-shelf injection molding chamber by buster beagle 3D, only a few standoffs and a support bracket needed machining in order to complete the mechanics. A common PID controller available from the usual suppliers, with some heat bands wrapped around the chamber, dealt with the injection temperature requirements, and some 3D printed enclosures wrapped it all up neatly.

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Mar 6, 2022

Centenarian Blood Test Analysis (n=1,754; Part II)

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, robotics/AI, sex

(Part II) Centenarian Blood Test Analysis (n=1,754)


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Mar 6, 2022

Launch Schedule

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

As I suspected, SpaceX is now doing well with building laser satellites and is rushing to launch them so, among other things, they can service East Ukraine.

They are launching Starlink satellites from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS (Space Force Station) on March 8th, only 15 days after they launched Starlink satellites from the same tower. At this rate, with their 3 towers, they can do more than 1 launch/week on average.

Last year, SpaceX did 31 orbital launches. This year they will do closer to 62. The last Starlink launch was March 3rd from LC-39A Kennedy Space Center.

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Mar 6, 2022

NASA Just Saw Something Come Out Of A Black Hole For The First Time Ever

Posted by in category: cosmology

You don’t need to be an expert in science to understand that black holes often pull things in rather than spit them out. However, NASA has just discovered something quite weird around the supermassive black hole Markarian 335.