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Oct 27, 2021

World facing ‘catastrophe’ as countries’ climate commitments fall far short — UN

Posted by in category: climatology

Even with new and updated climate action plans, and pledges from major polluters, the world is on track for 2.7C of warming, a UN report shows.

Oct 27, 2021

India’s New Hypercar Is the Fastest Electric Vehicle It’s Ever Built

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Nd it’s also the lightest.

A Mumbai, India-based startup called Vazirani Automotive revealed images of its Ekonk electric hypercar, which was designed to be the “lightest EV ever,” a report from Motor1.com explains. The car, which looks like it’s out of the ‘Speed Racer’ movie, was designed with a special cooling system to keep it as light and fast as possible.

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Oct 27, 2021

General Dynamics’ Stryker Will Counter Drone Swarms With a Microwave Weapon

Posted by in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI

In service since 2,002 the Stryker combat vehicles have been constantly upgraded in light of changing warfare techniques. When deployed in Iraq, these combat vehicles had to be protected from the rocket-propelled grenades but were recently found to be lacking against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Europe. As warfare moves at lightning speed from drones to drone swarms, General Dynamics, the manufacturer of Stryker vehicles, is looking to arm the vehicle with a directed energy weapon.

To accelerate the pace of this upgrade, the defense manufacturer has teamed up with Los Angeles-based Epirus Inc., which has developed a counter-electronics system, Leonidas, capable of handling single as well as multiple threats.

Oct 27, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Will Launch an Orbital ‘Space Business Park’

Posted by in categories: business, space travel

We might be witnessing the start of the private space station race.

Dare we say that a new type of space race is heating up? Blue Origin, the space tourism firm founded by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced a partnership with Sierra Space and Boeing to build and launch a commercial space station called Orbital Reef by the end of the decade, a press statement reveals.

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Oct 27, 2021

SpaceX to launch Emirati imaging satellite

Posted by in category: satellites

DUBAI, U.A.E. — SpaceX has won a contract to launch an Emirati high-resolution imaging satellite on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2023.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced at an Oct. 27 press conference here, held during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, that it selected SpaceX to launch its MBZ SAT satellite in the second half 2023. The center did not disclose the value of the contract.

Salem AlMarri, deputy director general of MBRSC, said the center looked at several launch providers for the mission. “At the end of the day, we look, for each mission, what is best. For this mission, SpaceX was the best.”

Oct 27, 2021

Quantum advantage takes a giant leap in optical and superconducting systems

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Physicists in China expand quantum sampling well beyond the realm of classical computers.

Oct 27, 2021

Meet the Crew-3 astronauts launching on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship Endurance

Posted by in category: space travel

They’ll launch to the International Space Station on Halloween (Oct. 31).

Oct 27, 2021

Tiny ‘immortal’ crab entombed in amber discovered in a first of its kind

Posted by in category: life extension

Scientists say it could represent a bridge between freshwater and marine species.

Oct 27, 2021

Qubits for the future: YouTube documentary explores how quantum computing could promote sustainability

Posted by in categories: climatology, education, nanotechnology, quantum physics, robotics/AI, sustainability

Laura Hiscott reviews Quantum Technology | Our Sustainable Future by The Quantum Daily.

How could quantum computing help us to fix climate change? This is the question at the heart of Quantum Technology | Our Sustainable Future, a half-hour-long documentary published on YouTube in July.

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Oct 27, 2021

Blue Origin Reveals Orbital Reef Space Station! (Watch it here)

Posted by in category: space travel

Blue Origin and Sierra Space have revealed plans for Orbital Reef, a commercial space station to be built in low Earth orbit. Check out animation of what it will look like here.