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Mar 13, 2021

This Solar Sidewalk Charges Your Phone And Devices

Posted by in category: mobile phones

I wonder if this could be used for empty parking lots. 😃


Platio Solar Pavement turns sidewalks, driveways, patios, balconies and pathways into mini power plants that give free clean energy.

Mar 13, 2021

Spider Excavator

Posted by in category: futurism

😃


This spider excavator with individually moving legs digs anything, anywhere.

Mar 13, 2021

U.S. vs China: The Battle for Bitcoin Mining Supremacy | WSJ

Posted by in category: bitcoin

Chinese bitcoin miners have long dominated the global processing power that runs the bitcoin network with sophisticated equipment and access to cheap electricity. But now, a group of U.S. miners with deep pockets wants to conquer a greater share of the industry. Photo illustration: ClĂ©ment BĂŒrge.

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Mar 13, 2021

Beyond Genes and Environment, Random Variations Play Important Role in Longevity

Posted by in categories: genetics, life extension

Summary: It’s not only our genetics and environment that play a role in aging and longevity, it’s also the random, tiny changes that arise on the cellular level.

Source: USC

A new model of aging takes into account not only genetics and environmental exposures but also the tiny changes that randomly arise at the cellular level.

Mar 13, 2021

Novel Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Phase 2 Trial

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

While topline results from TRAILBLAZER-ALZ showed a 32% slowing of cognitive decline with the anti-amyloid drug donanemab, highly anticipated phase 2 findings provide a more detailed analysis.

Mar 13, 2021

SpaceX prepares for Air Force test connecting an aircraft to its Starlink satellite internet

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, government, internet, satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to further expand testing of its Starlink satellite internet in a test for the U.S. Air Force, an FCC request revealed.


Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to further test its Starlink satellite internet in a demonstration for the U.S. Air Force, the company revealed in a recent request to the Federal Communications Commission.

“SpaceX seeks to make minor modifications to its experimental authorization for additional test activities undertaken with the federal government,” the company wrote to the FCC in a filing on Thursday.

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Mar 13, 2021

Israeli start-up develops ‘artificial brainwaves’ to treat strokes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, wearables

The new treatment utilizes “artificial brainwaves” through a wearable device that according to clinical trials, resulted in 77% of subjects recovering faster from strokes if compared to those not using the treatment. The “artificial brainwaves” are delivered via electromagnetic radiation, which stimulates the nervous system to regrow and heal itself. In using this method, BrainQ was able to imitate the processes of neural network synchronization.

In a study conducted by the company, using a double-blind randomized controlled trial, it was found that after eight weeks of treatment, 77% of test subjects receiving BrainQ’s therapy had scores of 1 or 0 on the modified rankin scale, which indicates that either no symptoms or minor symptoms resulted from the trial, along with no significant disability.

The results of the study is expected to be presented at the International Stroke Conference in late March.

Mar 13, 2021

3D Printed Organs

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, materials

A new technique for making 3D printed organs uses hydrogels and lasers to print at speeds 50 times faster than conventional methods.

Mar 13, 2021

Modern Alchemists Turn Airborne CO2 into Diamonds

Posted by in category: futurism

Each carat removes 20 tons of greenhouse gas from the sky, entrepreneurs say.

Mar 13, 2021

COVID antibody treatments show promise for preventing severe disease

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

But uptake by patients and physicians has been low in the United States, where some therapies have been authorized for months.