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Jul 14, 2020

7 Things to Know About the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission

Posted by in category: space

NASA’s most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, will launch from Earth on 30 July on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago.


NASA’s next rover to the Red Planet is slated to launch no earlier than July 30. These highlights will get you up to speed on the ambitious mission.

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Jul 14, 2020

PMBO 2013 ~Russ’s Final Entry Video… OVER 1/2 Million RPM NEO Sphere Air Bearing With ABHA Coil

Posted by in category: futurism

PMBO 2013 ~Russ’s Final Entry Video… OVER 1/2 Million RPM 588,000RPM NEO Sphere Air Bearing With ABHA Coil. other entry will be posted here: http://rwgrese

Jul 14, 2020

Amygdala, the brain’s threat detector, has broad roles in autism

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

The amygdala is the brain’s surveillance hub: involved in recognizing when someone with an angry face and hostile body language gets closer, tamping down alarm when a honeybee buzzes past, and paying attention when your mother teaches you how to cross the street safely and points out which direction traffic will be coming from — in other words, things people should run away from, but also those they should look toward, attend to and remember.

In that sense, researchers say, this little knot of brain tissue shows just how tangled up emotion and social behavior are for humans. “Important events tend to be emotional in nature,” as do most aspects of social behavior, says John Herrington, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

As a result, the amygdala has long been a focus of autism research, but its exact role in the condition is still unclear.

Jul 14, 2020

Google’s secretive ATAP lab is imagining the future of smart devices

Posted by in categories: electronics, futurism

The consumer-electronics research arm has been quiet for years—but it’s also been busy. Its new mission: Make Google hardware as smart as Google software.

Adidas GMR, a smart insole for soccer players, is powered by Google ATAP’s Jacquard technology. [Photo: courtesy of Google].

Jul 14, 2020

Researchers made a medical wearable using a pencil and paper

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, wearables

Cheap paper and pencil-based medical wearables could one day replace expensive health monitors.

Jul 14, 2020

Ex-Googler’s Startup Comes Out of Stealth With Beautifully Simple, Clever Robot Design

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Hello Robot’s Stretch wants to reinvent how mobile manipulators perform tasks in home environments.

Jul 14, 2020

Singapore is on track to face its worst dengue outbreak in history

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Singapore has just begun to get its second wave of coronavirus under control. Now, it’s on track to face its worst-ever outbreak of another viral infection: dengue.

More than 14,000 dengue cases have been reported in the city-state since the start of the year, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). The total number for the whole year is expected to exceed the 22,170 cases reported in 2013 — the largest dengue outbreak in Singapore’s history, the agency said.

Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, the same insect responsible for spreading Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. It is commonly found in hot, wet regions of the tropics and subtropics during the rainy months.

Jul 14, 2020

Ocean Power Plant Generates Energy From Waves — Unlimited Cheap Clean Electricity

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Unlimited Clean Energy with The Wavestar machine. Harness the Power of Wave Energy with the World’s Strongest Wave Power Concept. Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface and ocean waves carry enormous power. By utilizing the largest source of untapped clean energy, it could supply a substantial part of the world’s electricity. Wave energy is more predictable compared to wind power, the waves come and go slowly and can be forecasted 24 hours ahead. Also the production continues 6–8 hours after the wind settles. This makes wave energy an ideal complement for wind turbines and could satisfy the continuously increasing demand for renewable energy in the grid.

The concept was invented by sailing enthusiasts Niels and Keld Hansen in 2000. The challenge was to create a regular output of energy from ocean swells and waves that are 5–10 seconds apart. This was achieved with a row of half-submerged buoys, which rise and fall in turn as the wave passes, forming the iconic part of Wavestar’s design. This allows energy to be continually produced despite waves being periodic.

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Jul 14, 2020

Tesla turbine spinning way past 100,000 RPM!

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Had some spare time today so this is what I built. A #Tesla #turbine #levitating on #neodymium #magnets

Check out these other videos of the awesome stuff I’ve been working on.

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Jul 14, 2020

Main Types of Neural Networks and its Applications — Tutorial

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A tutorial on the main types of neural networks and its applications to real-world challenges.