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Mar 7, 2021

Remote working. 😃

Posted by in category: virtual reality

Here’s a glimpse of what working remotely from home with VR looks like in a supermarket.

Mar 7, 2021

Researchers have invented conductive ink used to print solar panels

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Its inventors hope it can be used by remote communities that have never had electricity before.

Mar 7, 2021

This innovative wind turbine can withstand hurricane-force winds

Posted by in categories: climatology, sustainability

This is much more efficient.


IceWind has redesigned the wind turbine to be more efficient and durable by reimagining the machine’s blades sideways.

Mar 7, 2021

Quantifying Biological Age: Blood Test #1 in 2021

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Here’s my latest video!


Results for my first blood test in 2021 are in-what’s my biological age, and how am I optimizing it?

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Mar 7, 2021

How wearable tech helped elite athletes through the pandemic

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, wearables

From the English Premier League to the NFL, sport is a multibillion-dollar industry, and top teams are increasingly turning to technology to give them the edge.

Until recently, gathering athletes’ performance data was a laborious process. Coaches and sports scientists would spend hours compiling information from games and training sessions, pulling out the information relevant to their players’ development. But technology-based performance analytics has changed all that.

These days, athletes can wear devices or vests with GPS-tracking capabilities that record the speed and distance they run, as well as the impacts on their body. The information helps coaches develop training plans to avoid athlete fatigue and maximize performance for match days.

Mar 7, 2021

World’s first space HOTEL to begin construction in Earth orbit in 2025

Posted by in categories: entertainment, health, space

Work is due to start on the world’s first ‘space hotel’ in low Earth orbit in 2025 — and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and



Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the Voyager Station could be operational as early as 2027, with the infrastructure built in orbit around the Earth.

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Mar 7, 2021

Cameras on 32 Interplanetary Spacecraft

Posted by in categories: electronics, space travel

Read about the cameras on 32 interstellar spacecraft that have been launched from earth in recent decades.

Mar 7, 2021

Vision Impairment Is Associated With Mortality

Posted by in category: life extension

Summary: Meta-analysis reveals those who have visual impairments or are blind have a higher risk of mortality compared to peers with better vision. The study found mortality risk was 29% higher in those with mild visual impairment and rose to 89% higher for those with severe visual impairments.

Source: University of Michigan.

The global population is aging, and so are their eyes. In fact, the number of people with vision impairment and blindness is expected to more than double over the next 30 years.

Mar 7, 2021

In the Race to Hundreds of Qubits, Photons May Have “Quantum Advantage”

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics, supercomputing

Canadian startup Xanadu says their quantum computer is cloud-accessible, Python programmable, and ready to scale.


Quantum computers based on photons may have some advantages over electron-based machines, including operating at room temperature and not temperatures colder than that of deep space. Now, say scientists at quantum computing startup Xanadu, add one more advantage to the photon side of the ledger. Their photonic quantum computer, they say, could scale up to rival or even beat the fastest classical supercomputers—at least at some tasks.

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Mar 7, 2021

Life’s rich pattern: Researchers use sound to shape the future of printing

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, information science

Researchers in the UK have developed a way to coax microscopic particles and droplets into precise patterns by harnessing the power of sound in air. The implications for printing, especially in the fields of medicine and electronics, are far-reaching.

The scientists from the Universities of Bath and Bristol have shown that it’s possible to create precise, pre-determined patterns on surfaces from aerosol droplets or particles, using computer-controlled ultrasound. A paper describing the entirely new technique, called ‘sonolithography’, is published in Advanced Materials Technologies.

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