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Feb 28, 2021

This robot sweats to cool itself down

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Wait, robots can sweat now?

Feb 28, 2021

Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Causality is one of those difficult scientific topics that can easily stray into the realm of philosophy.

Feb 28, 2021

Scientists Levitate Tiny Plastic Plate Using Just Light

Posted by in categories: innovation, space

The Disney-like breakthrough could further our understanding of Mars. Read the details here.

Feb 28, 2021

Did A Comet Fragment Kill The Dinosaurs? Not Likely, Say Researchers

Posted by in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks

The latest hypothesis that the demise of the dinosaurs was precipitated by a cometary fragment that slammed into the Gulf of Mexico some 66 million years ago is being met with skepticism in the Earth sciences community.

Feb 27, 2021

Next of Kin

Posted by in categories: computing, futurism

Iya Iya.

Is that Trump in your picture profile, Roger? I don’t think I can take this post seriously for various reasons.

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Feb 27, 2021

10 Breakthrough Technologies

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies. Some, such as mRNA vaccines, are already changing our lives, while others are still a few years off. Below, you’ll find a brief description along with a link to a feature article that probes each technology in detail. We hope you’ll enjoy and explore—taken together, we believe this list represents a glimpse into our collective future.

Feb 27, 2021

Scientists Have Proposed a New Particle That Is a Portal to a 5th Dimension

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

The path to dark matter and other fundamental enigmas may be through a warped extra dimension, according to a new study that proposes a new theory of the universe.

Feb 27, 2021

SpaceX Hybrid Starship Concept overview

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

A lot of info here on the various types of Starship.


SpaceX Starship Hybrid version. This hybrid Starship concept is an unofficial Starship concept created by us and inspired different things. This design is not endorsed or supported by SpaceX or Elon Musk. So it is purely an idea.

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Feb 27, 2021

Michelin tyres will be 100% sustainable by 2050

Posted by in categories: materials, sustainability

By 2050, all Michelin tyres will be made entirely from renewable, recycled, biosourced or otherwise sustainable materials, the company announced this week.

Feb 27, 2021

NASA’s Swati Mohan and other Indian women breaking barriers in space exploration

Posted by in category: space travel

The 38-year-old Mohan is among a group of Indian women who have found successful careers in space science, including Tessy Thomas, Ritu Karidhal Srivastava and Muthayya Vanitha.