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Jun 22, 2021

How the world’s biggest drone will get satellites into orbit

Posted by in categories: drones, satellites

The RavnX is the world’s biggest drone and the company behind it hopes this massive UAV will change the way satellites get to space.

Jun 22, 2021

This third thumb could change how your brain works

Posted by in category: neuroscience

This third thumb is a flexible, 3D-printed extention that’s wirelessly controlled by the user’s big toe.

Jun 22, 2021

The Man Who Owns the Moon

Posted by in category: space

This guy is selling land on the Moon.

I didn’t know if it was a gimmick, a scam, or a real thing…so we had to track him down and tell you his story from the beginning!

Jun 22, 2021

‘Why Does NASA Exist?’ – William Shatner Reads Ray Bradbury

Posted by in category: futurism

“To see, to know, and to tell what the Cosmos has to offer.”

In a special appearance from this year’s # StateOfNASA, William Shatner reads Ray Bradbury’s poem “Witness and Celebrate NASA’s Future.” Watch: youtu.be/8xs98fr0M6M

Jun 22, 2021

Making Progress on Our Artemis Moon Rocket on This Week @NASA – June 11, 2021

Posted by in category: space

This week at NASA…

Jun 22, 2021

API Tutorial: Playing Fetch with Spot

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

How do you teach a robot dog new tricks? Spot’s API makes it simple to create new behaviors like this machine learning-inspired game of fetch. Read the blog to see how it works. https://bit.ly/34GAJTe

Jun 22, 2021

Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, sustainability

China is seeing a high-tech greenhouse boom as food supply disruptions sparked by coronavirus lockdowns accelerated the development of modern farming techniques.


SHANGHAI, June 4 (Reuters) — At Chongming Island just outside Shanghai, China’s most populous city, workers collect and pack tomatoes and cucumbers at a glass greenhouse operated by Dutch company FoodVentures, which harvested their first batch of produce at the site in May.

The facility is one of dozens sprouting up on the outskirts of China’s megacities that utilise high-end technology to manage irrigation, temperature and lighting systems to grow vegetables within easy reach of a large and affluent consumer base.

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Jun 22, 2021

Harvesting food using sunlight and seawater

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

This desert farm is harvesting food using nothing but sunlight and seawater.

Jun 22, 2021

Critical Thinking Cards

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Get a deck of Critical Thinking Cards featuring 24 common fallacies, 24 cognitive biases, plus 3 game cards.

Jun 22, 2021

Electric Plane of The Future!

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

This fully electric plane is the future of transport! 🛫 🔥 Follow Archer 🙌

Check the comments section for the full video! # Archer # eVTOL # future # ad.