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Feb 23, 2021

She Beat Cancer at 10. Now She’s Set to Be the Youngest American in Space

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, space travel

St. Jude Hospital and Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur, selected Hayley Arceneaux for a trip to orbit in a SpaceX capsule.

Feb 23, 2021

Mathematicians Set Numbers in Motion to Unlock Their Secrets

Posted by in category: mathematics

A new proof demonstrates the power of arithmetic dynamics, an emerging discipline that combines insights from number theory and dynamical systems.

Feb 23, 2021

Tesla’s Elon Musk shares brief update on Cybertruck’s final design

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, Elon Musk, transportation

Elon Musk recently provided a quick update on the highly-anticipated Cybertruck’s development, with the Tesla CEO noting that the all-electric pickup’s final design is looking good. Musk shared his thoughts on Twitter after he visited the vehicle at Tesla’s studio.

The Cybertruck is arguably Tesla’s most radical vehicle to date, thanks in part to its unorthodox brutalist design and angular exoskeleton. Starting at less than $40000, the Cybertruck has the potential to break into one of the most lucrative vehicle segments in the United States. But to accomplish this, the Cybertruck must have the necessary balance between all-electric performance and classic pickup characteristics.

Final design is looking👌 Was just in the studio.

Feb 23, 2021

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon performing ‘beautifully’ on ISS as NASA eyes a backup ride

Posted by in category: space travel

NASA’s human spaceflight chief said SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule is performing “beautifully” on the ISS as the space agency looks for a backup Soyuz astronaut seat as a safety net.

Feb 23, 2021

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet Program

Posted by in category: space

The agency’s newest rover captured first-of-its kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown and has recorded audio of Martian wind.

Feb 22, 2021

Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars (Official NASA Video)

Posted by in category: space

NASA shares Perseverance Rover landing on Mars.


NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars’ Jezero Crater on Feb. 182021. The real footage in this video was captured by several cameras that are part of the rover’s entry, descent, and landing suite. The views include a camera looking down from the spacecraft’s descent stage (a kind of rocket-powered jet pack that helps fly the rover to its landing site), a camera on the rover looking up at the descent stage, a camera on the top of the aeroshell (a capsule protecting the rover) looking up at that parachute, and a camera on the bottom of the rover looking down at the Martian surface.

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Feb 22, 2021

Mars Is Radiating Gravity Waves, Which Is Bad News For Human Settlers

Posted by in category: space

The Red Planet is getting even more inhospitable over time.

Feb 22, 2021

30,000 Macs infected with new Silver Sparrow malware

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Silver Sparrow can even run on systems with Apple’s new M1 chip.

Feb 22, 2021

Is Lightning-Fast Plasma the Key to a Cleaner Car Engine?

Posted by in category: transportation

Circa 2020


Researchers have long experimented with “lean burn” engines, which boost efficiency and reduce the emissions from combustion. But getting them to ignite is tricky.

Feb 22, 2021

The Spherical MagLev Goodyear Tires Are Nuts

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Circa 2016


The tire of the future is a ball. An unbelievably sophisticated, nature-inspired, magnetic-levitation-infused ball. Goodyear just revealed its vision for a concept tire that’s intended for the self-driving car of tomorrow. It’s called Eagle-360, and it’s totally round.