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Apr 13, 2021

Broadcom moves its Symantec, CA software portfolios to Google Cloud

Posted by in category: futurism

Broadcom will deliver its enterprise software portfolio starting with Symantec via Google Cloud. DevOps and the former CA Technologies applications will also move over.

Apr 13, 2021

Introducing Microsoft Mesh

Posted by in category: augmented reality

https://youtu.be/Jd2GK0qDtRg

Microsoft Mesh enables presence and shared experiences from anywhere – on any device – through mixed reality applications.

Mesh allows for connections with new depth and dimension. As digital intelligence comes to the real world, we’re now able to see, share, and collaborate on content that persists. This common understanding ignites ideas, sparks creativity, and forms powerful bonds.

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Apr 13, 2021

Military programs aiming to end pandemics forever

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, military

Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever.

Apr 13, 2021

SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch NASA’s VIPER lunar lander

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space travel

On April 13, 2021, Astrobotic announced that the Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Griffin lander carrying NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon.

Credit: Space.com | footage & animations: SpaceX & Astrobotic | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)

Apr 13, 2021

Perseverance stares at rocks & Sun while Mars helicopter flight is delayed

Posted by in category: space

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured new imagery on April 13, 2021 of the Red Planet and the Sun. On April 12, NASA announced that Ingenuity needs a software update and will not fly until at least next week. Full Story: https://www.space.com/nasa-delays-mars-helicopter-ingenuity-flight-again.

Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)

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Apr 13, 2021

Working memory training has the potential to reduce anxiety

Posted by in category: neuroscience

A recent study explored whether working memory training can reduce anxiety associated with a particular stressor — exam time. While working memory training did not appear to reduce test anxiety among students, perceived success during the training tasks did. The findings were published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement.

People who suffer from anxiety show deficits in working memory function. Working memory is a brain system that allows us to hold on to certain information and use it to guide our decisions and behavior. Scholars have found evidence to suggest that interventions that improve working memory also improve anxiety symptoms.

Little is known about how motivation might affect the success of working memory training on anxiety reduction. The authors of the new study elected to explore this topic among a sample of college students experiencing a particularly stressful season of the academic year — exam time.

Apr 13, 2021

AgeX Discussion of Paper on Protocadherins, Aging, and Regeneration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

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Michael D. West talking about regeneration.


[Reuploaded from Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/522148118]

In this video, Dr. Michael West, CEO of AgeX Therapeutics, discusses the non-peer reviewed preprint article in bioRxiv on the potential role of the clustered protocadherin genes in regeneration, aging, and cancer, and the relevance of the discovery for iTR product development.

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Apr 13, 2021

Smallest nanotube jet engine

Posted by in categories: energy, nanotechnology, transportation

The ‘engine’ is actually a nanotube, powered by an enzyme-triggered biocatalytic reaction using urea as fuel. The reaction creates an internal flow that extends out into the fluid, causing an open cavity to form. This results in thrust, propelling the nanotube along.

Samuel Sánchez was one of the lead researchers from the previous record holders where their nanotube jet engine measured 600nm across and weighed 1 femtogram (10^−15 kg).

Xing Ma and Samuel Sánchez recognise both Ana C. Hortelao (Spain) and Albert Miguel-López (Spain) contribution to the research as well as the support from their affiliated institutions:

Apr 13, 2021

Mouse cloned from drop of blood

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Circa 2013 o.o


In a pioneering experiment, scientists in Japan clone a mouse from white blood cells collected from the tail of a living donor.

Apr 13, 2021

Alcator C-Mod tokamak

Posted by in categories: education, energy, physics

O,.o arc reactor.


The Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) seeks to provide research and educational opportunities for expanding the scientific understanding of the physics of plasmas, and to use that knowledge to develop both fusion power and non-fusion applications.