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Sep 4, 2021
Pharmaxis wound and scar treatment clears phase one trial
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
(ASX: PXS) has announced that its novel topical drug treatment for scarring has delivered positive phase one clinical trial results and will now advance to the next stage of development in patients.
Sep 4, 2021
This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, sustainability
This is where floating wind farms come into play. The world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind, opened in 2,017 almost 25 miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland. The wind farm counts six floating wind turbines that are slotted in a buoyant cylinder filled with heavy ballast to make it float vertically. Because they’re only tethered to the seabed with thick mooring lines, they can operate in waters more than 3,000 feet deep.
Hywind is powering around 36,000 British homes, and it has already broken U.K. records for energy output. Wind Catching Systems launched the same year Hywind opened. It claims that one unit could power up between 80,000 and 100,000 European households. In ideal conditions, where the wind is at its strongest, one wind catcher unit could produce up to 400 gigawatt-hours of energy. By comparison, the largest, most powerful wind turbine on the market right now produces up to 80 gigawatt-hours.
Sep 4, 2021
New Traffic Sensor Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Any Vehicle on the Road
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Smart intersections are the next big thing in terms of ways to optimize the traffic, especially given the connected car push that’s getting so much traction these days.
Sep 4, 2021
EDF inks PPA for 300 MW/600 MWh solar-plus-storage project in the US
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: energy
The Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project is in Riverside County, California, and could enter service in early 2024.
From pv magazine USA
EDF Renewables North America, the US unit of French energy giant EDF, and Clean Power Alliance signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Desert Quartzite Solar-plus-Storage project.
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Sep 4, 2021
The Hydrogen Stream: New solar-powered hydrogen tech from Japan
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: sustainability
Moreover, two big Russian corporations have unveiled plans to produce hydrogen and Portuguese utility EDP said it wants to set up a a pilot project for a green hydrogen plant in Brazil.
Sep 4, 2021
2021 Space Symposium | Opening Ceremony
Posted by Alan Jurisson in categories: education, security, space travel
The 36th Space Symposium began with an opening ceremony honoring outstanding individuals and organizations in the space community.
Among the honorees, the team behind NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received the John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr. Award for Space Exploration. The annual award recognizes extraordinary accomplishments by a company, space agency, or consortium of organizations in the realm of space exploration and discovery.
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Sep 4, 2021
David Sinclair on advances in the Longevity field during recent years (con S/T en Español)
Posted by Andrés Grases in category: life extension
This is an excerpt I made from a conversation between Sergey Young and David Sinclair. Along it, they share their impressions as to how much Longevity science have progressed during the last few years.
The link to the entire conversation and the Q&As from the audience that was watching the webinar is in the description of the video.
Sep 4, 2021
This Room Can Wirelessly Charge Devices Anywhere Within Its Walls
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: futurism, mobile phones
Today, wireless charging is little more than a gimmick for high-end smartphones or pricey electric toothbrushes. But a new approach that can charge devices anywhere in a room could one day allow untethered factories where machinery is powered without cables. As the number of gadgets we use has steadily grown, so too has the number of cables and chargers cluttering up our living spaces. This has spurred growing interest in wireless charging systems, but the distances they work over are very short, and they still have to be plugged into an outlet. So, ultimately, they make little difference.
This is only a prototype though, and considering the dramatic increase in efficiency between the first and second versions, this efficiency gap could be closed. A more pressing concern might be the cost and complexity of retrofitting buildings with massive aluminum plates in the walls.
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