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Jul 25, 2021

Deadly ‘untreatable fungus’ resistant to all medication spreading rapidly in USA

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

A ‘deadly fungal infection’ that can be resistant to all existing treatments has been worrying health officials following recent outbreaks in hospitals and care homes around the USA

Dailystar.

Jul 25, 2021

NASA Awards SpaceX With Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission

Posted by in category: space travel

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The total contract award amount for launch services is approximately $178 million.

Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa’s surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa’s ocean.

Jul 25, 2021

Intel warns of CPU stock shortages in near future

Posted by in categories: computing, futurism

When Alder Lake arrives, if 12th-gen CPUs are as good as rumors suggest, could supply issues be a concern?

Jul 25, 2021

Vanadium dioxide is a strange metal that doesn’t heat up while conducting electricity

Posted by in category: physics

O,.o.


A study led by scientists have discovered that vanadium dioxide breaks the laws of physics, transferring electricity but not heat.

Jul 25, 2021

Remarkable Photo of a Single Atom Wins Science Photography Contest

Posted by in categories: particle physics, science

Ever wonder what an atom looks like?


A remarkable photography of a single atom by Ph.D. student David Nadlinger has won the EPSRC science photography contest. The atom photo was captured using a long exposure while the atom emitted light from a laser in a vacuum chamber.

Jul 25, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted to transform Facebook from a social-media company into ‘a metaverse company’

Posted by in category: virtual reality

A metaverse? VR? Ready Player One? I’m in.


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked to The Verge about the company’s plans to help make the metaverse a reality.

Jul 25, 2021

See 7 Jaw-Dropping New Photos Of Jupiter Taken This Week

Posted by in category: space

The now iconic spacecraft’s 35th three-hour flyby of Jupiter comes close to the 10th anniversary of its launch. Here are the best and newest phots from its JunoCam imager.

Jul 25, 2021

TRIIM-X 2nd Phase Clinical Trial For Reversing Human Aging | Study Review

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

A summary of the sequel trial for a cocktail of drugs that originally turned back epigenetic clocks by 2.5 years. I do wonder what effect plasma filtering has on the thymus if any.


In this video we review the TRIIM study and look at the trial document for TRIIM-X, the extension study that Dr. Fahy is now conducting.

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Jul 25, 2021

Relief from chip shortage is on the horizon

Posted by in category: computing

As chipmakers crank up production to help ease shortages, a new fear is creeping in.

Jul 25, 2021

With jobkeeper back on the table, it’s once again a good time to talk about how we should deal with welfare as a country

Posted by in categories: economics, policy, security

We hand out cash freely to some people, while we plague others with fraudulent debt notices that may cripple financially, with dire ultimate consequences.

There is a case to be made for a universal basic income (UBI) — an unconditional payment to everyone that ensures the basics of life are catered for. It may give people security to leave a bad situation, or freedom to pursue a new future. No conditions means no bureaucracy, which improves productivity and efficiency, and the universal nature of UBI means even conservatives can get on board.

But how to afford such a payment? Surely giving away free money would blow the budget?

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