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Oct 22, 2020

Tesla owners share first glimpse of Full Self-Driving Beta in action, release notes, Autopilot settings

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Tesla owners who are part of the limited Full Self-Driving rollout have started sharing some images and videos of the advanced driver-assist features in action. Based on videos and the Release Notes of the limited beta, it appears that Tesla is heavily emphasizing safety.

Among the lucky Tesla owners who received the update were @brandonee916 and the @teslaownerssv group, both of whom shared a images and short clips of the limited Full Self-driving beta in action.

Overall, the UI of the limited beta seems to be quite rough in its current state. With this in mind, there seems to be a good chance that the visuals of FSD will be more refined by the time it gets a wider release.

Oct 22, 2020

Gene-edited livestock ‘surrogate sires’ successfully made fertile

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics

For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable “surrogate sires,” male animals that produce sperm carrying only the genetic traits of donor animals.

The advance, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Sept. 14, could speed the spread of desirable characteristics in livestock and improve food production for a growing global population. It also would enable breeders in remote regions better access to genetic material of elite animals from other parts of the world and allow more precision breeding in animals such as goats where using is difficult.

“With this technology, we can get better dissemination of desirable traits and improve the efficiency of food production. This can have a major impact on addressing food insecurity around the world,” said Jon Oatley, a reproductive biologist with WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. “If we can tackle this genetically, then that means less water, less feed and fewer antibiotics we have to put into the animals.”

Oct 22, 2020

NASA Shares Photos from ‘Touch-and-Go’ with Asteroid Bennu 200 Million Miles Away

Posted by in categories: materials, space

Photos of touching down on an asteroid.


On Tuesday, October 20th, NASA made history when the OSIRIS-REx mission successfully completed a “touch-and-go” sample collection maneuver with asteroid 101955 Bennu over 200 million miles away from Earth. And now, we have the timelapse to prove it.

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Oct 22, 2020

World’s Largest Solar Farm to Be Built in Australia — But They Won’t Get The Power

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

It looks like Australia with be exporting solar power to other countries with less space.


A major renewable energy project in Australia billed as the world’s largest solar farm in development has had its proposed location revealed.

The AUD$20 billion facility – the heart of an ambitious electricity network called the Australia–ASEAN Power Link – will be built at a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory, roughly halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs.

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Oct 22, 2020

Flying cars are actually, finally becoming a reality in Japan

Posted by in category: transportation

This Japanese startup wants to sell 100 flying cars by 2028, each for the price of an “expensive car.”

Oct 22, 2020

ISS air leakage fixed in time for crew handover, thanks to floating teabag

Posted by in category: space

Thanks to the tea bag! 😃


Also: Starlinks soar but GPS stays grounded, NASA names first Virgin Galactic flier.

Oct 22, 2020

SpaceX is ready to deploy the fifteenth fleet of Starlink satellites –Watch It Live!

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

Another fleet of satellites on the way.


SpaceX will launch the fifteenth fleet of internet-beaming Starlink satellites to orbit on October 22nd. The company will to offer high-speed broadband internet service worldwide. Millions still lack access to affordable and reliable broadband globally. SpaceX plans to connect those living in rural and remote areas on Earth to the world wide web communication infrastructure that has shaped the 21st century.

Oct 22, 2020

Spinach Gives Fuel Cells a Power Up

Posted by in categories: energy, food

Didn’t Popeye always say to eat your spinach?

You may want to add it to your fuel cells too!


Spinach-based catalysts could power fuel cells more efficiently than traditional platinum ones.

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Oct 22, 2020

Tesla to wide-release Full Self-Driving ‘by the end of this year’

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

I think some people would be excited. 😃


Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite is poised for a wide-release by the end of 2020 to all drivers who purchased the capability, Elon Musk said, during its Q3 Earnings Call.

“We’re starting very slow and very cautiously because the world is a very complex and messy place,” Musk said when talking about the Beta rollout of the FSD suite to a minimal group of people, which began late Tuesday night. “We put it out there last night, and then we’ll see how it goes, and then probably release it to more people this weekend or early next week. Then gradually step it up until we hopefully have a wide-release by the end of this year.”

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Oct 22, 2020

Efficient Utilization of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Spectrum for Satellites in Lower Earth Orbits

Posted by in category: satellites

PDF | Unprecedented growth of data traffic requirements by users and devices has resulted in an exponential increase in commercial satellites in LEO-HTS… | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.