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Feb 8, 2021

Opinion | The best vaccination strategy is simple: Focus on Americans 65 and older

Posted by in category: futurism

Opinion: The best vaccination strategy is simple: Focus on Americans 65 and older.


Yes, essential workers are at risk, but older Americans should be prioritized first.

Feb 8, 2021

Grimes and Lil Uzi Vert make plans to get ‘brain chips’ together

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, neuroscience

The “Flesh Without Blood” singer put a timeline on the plans, stating: “Let’s aim for chips by 2022. It’s experimental surgery but if it succeeds we’ll have the knowledge of the Gods haha.”

Lil Uzi agreed, writing: “Okay!!! I will call u for more detail.”

Feb 8, 2021

A nano-hospital in every body

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

Nanoscale doctors curing the body from within sounds like science fiction, but for Japanese research centre COINS, it’s a serious goal.

Feb 8, 2021

Study of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Unveils the Cause of Its Pulsations – Not at All Close to Exploding

Posted by in category: space

Recalibrated Betelgeuse’s mass, radius, and distance. Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable stars of the winter sky, marking the left shoulder of the constellation Orion. But lately, it has been behaving strangely: an unprecedentedly large drop in its brightness has been observed in early 2020 (Figure 1), which has prompted speculation that Betelgeuse may be about to explode.

Feb 8, 2021

Deepfake detectors can be defeated, computer scientists show for the first time

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Systems designed to detect deepfakes—videos that manipulate real-life footage via artificial intelligence—can be deceived, computer scientists showed for the first time at the WACV 2021 conference which took place online Jan. 5 to 92021.

Feb 8, 2021

Starship SN10 Cryogenic Proof Test

Posted by in category: space travel

SpaceX is set to test the Starship SN10 prototype on Monday at the Boca Chica launch facility. The exact details for the round of testing have not been confirmed, but it will likely be a cryogenic proof test.

Updates: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.

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Feb 8, 2021

MIT is building a ‘one-stop shop’ for 3D-printing robots

Posted by in categories: drones, robotics/AI

Additive manufacturing has proven an ideal solution for certain tasks, but the technology still lacks more traditional methods in a number of categories. One of the biggest is the requirement for post-printing assembly. 3D printers can create extremely complex components, but an outside party (be it human or machine) is required to put them together.

MIT’s CSAIL department this week showcased “LaserFactory,” a new project that attempts to develop robotics, drones and other machines than can be fabricated as part of a “one-stop shop.” The system is comprised of a software kit and hardware platform designed to create structures and assemble circuitry and sensors for the machine.

A more fully realized version of the project will be showcased at an event in May, but the team is pulling back the curtain a bit to show what the concept looks like in practice. Here’s a breakdown from CSAIL’s page:

Feb 8, 2021

Fitness VR machine

Posted by in category: virtual reality

Fitness meets VR gaming with this badass flying machine.

Feb 8, 2021

The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”

Posted by in category: futurism

A researcher claims the tech can “engineer the fabric of our reality at the most fundamental level.”

Feb 8, 2021

Elon Musk pledges $100m to carbon capture contest

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

Fifteen teams will get $1m to develop ideas, with a $50m prize awaiting the winner.