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Oct 9, 2020

SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla just made their 1st Mars flyby

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability

Starman got less than 5 million miles from the Red Planet.


The spacesuit-clad mannequin Starman and his Tesla Roadster just drove by Mars for the first time.

Oct 9, 2020

View: Artificial Intelligence for inclusive growth

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) shouldn’t be restricted to companies, however, economies have additionally turned they give attention to build up their AI capabilities as a way to enhance growth. Developed economies just like the US, China, and EU nations are already within the race.

Oct 9, 2020

Researchers solve 100-year-old metallurgy puzzle

Posted by in category: materials

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To solve a 100-year puzzle in metallurgy about why single crystals show staged hardening while others don’t, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists took it down to the atomistic level.

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Oct 9, 2020

This Contact Lens Could Lets You Shoot Lasers From Your Eyes

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

They won’t vaporize bad guys, but a laser is a laser.

Oct 9, 2020

China Names 18 More Crewmembers for Its Upcoming Space Station

Posted by in category: space travel

Earlier this month, China announced the third set of astronauts that will travel up to Tiangong-3, the country’s upcoming space station.


The new roster includes seven pilots, seven researchers, and four payload experts.

Oct 9, 2020

Space internet is ready for people to start using it, Elon Musk says

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

The private space firm hopes to eventually launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites to create a constellation capable of beaming high-speed broadband down to 99 per cent of the inhabited world.

“Once these satellites reach their target position, we will be able to roll out a fairly wide public beta in northern US and hopefully southern Canada,” Musk tweeted following the launch.

“Other countries to follow as soon as we receive regulatory approval.”

Oct 9, 2020

36 Million People Worldwide Infected with Coronavirus

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The world now has more than 36 million cases of the coronavirus.

According to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracking program, 36,166,574 people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including more than 1 million deaths.

The United States leads in both categories with 7.5 million cases and nearly 212,000 deaths. India is a close second in the total number of cases with 6.8 million, while Brazil topped the 5 million mark Wednesday.

Oct 9, 2020

Nanobots kill off cancerous tumours as fiction becomes reality

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

Circa 2018


Researchers inject tiny devices into the bloodstream to deliver drugs with precision.

Oct 9, 2020

Solid Power Is Delivering Its 1st Generation All-Solid-State Battery

Posted by in category: energy

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hEPqW9G1UDc

Solid Power started to deliver the first generation of its all-solid-state batteries to strategic partners. They are lighter and more powerful than NMC.

Oct 9, 2020

Breakthrough discovery in gene causing severe nerve conditions

Posted by in categories: genetics, neuroscience

Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions.

A research study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and gracing the cover of and published in the October edition of Human Mutation, found two new in the KIF1A gene cause rare nerve disorders.

MCRI researcher Dr. Simranpreet Kaur said mutations in the KIF1A gene caused ‘traffic jams’ in , called neurons, triggering a devastating range of progressive brain disorders. KIF1A-Associated Neurological Disorders (KAND) affects about 300 children worldwide.