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Sep 28, 2020

Venus: A Brief history of exploration

Posted by in category: space

Our twin planet hasn’t been in limelight until recently. What does that mean for our exploration plans?

Sep 28, 2020

Elon Musk: Affordable $25,000 Tesla and Better Batteries Are Coming

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

Previous Episode on Creative A.i.:

In this episode we take a look at Tesla’s “battery day” and Elon Musk’s plans for a $25,000 car.

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Sep 28, 2020

Sediment Discovered in Texas Cave Upends Meteorite Explanation for Global Cooling

Posted by in categories: chemistry, climatology

Researchers say cooling 13,000 years ago is coincident with major volcanic eruption.

Texas researchers from the University of Houston, Baylor University and Texas A&M University have discovered evidence for why the earth cooled dramatically 13,000 years ago, dropping temperatures by about 3 degrees Centigrade.

The evidence is buried in a Central Texas cave, where horizons of sediment have preserved unique geochemical signatures from ancient volcanic eruptions — signatures previously mistaken for extraterrestrial impacts, researchers say.

Sep 28, 2020

More Lakes Found Under the Martian Ice

Posted by in category: space

More lakes discovered under Martian ice. Could these liquid water pools be inhabited by life?


But would such cold places be habitable?

Sep 28, 2020

Identical Quantum Particles Pass Practicality Test

Posted by in categories: mathematics, particle physics, quantum physics

A new study proves that far from being mere mathematical artifacts, particles that are indistinguishable from one another can be a potent resource in real-world experiments.

Sep 28, 2020

AI ‘resurrects’ 54 Roman emperors, in stunningly lifelike images

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

An artist used machine learning to create photorealistic portraits of 54 ancient Roman emperors, working from nearly 1,000 images of busts.

Sep 28, 2020

NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark

Posted by in categories: energy, space

NASA is crowdsourcing ideas for energy systems that would keep Moon missions powered, even in the dark.

Sep 28, 2020

Digital Twin Earth

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

ESA’s 2020 Φ-week event kicked off this morning with a series of stimulating speeches on Digital Twin Earth, updates on Φ-sat-1, which was successfully launched into orbit earlier this month, and an exciting new initiative involving quantum computing. Digital Twin Earth The third edition of the…


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Sep 28, 2020

As a helium shortage looms, “vacuum balloons” could save physics, medicine, and birthday parties

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Helium is crucial for physics research and medical imaging, but consumer usage of helium balloons threatens supply. Could vacuum balloons save the day?

Sep 28, 2020

SpaceX Boca Chica — SN9 Forward Section Stacked — SN8 Waits for Lift

Posted by in category: space travel

As Starship SN8 waited to be lifted onto the mount at Pad A, the forward section of SN9 was stacked (off camera). New weather stations were installed, work on and around the launch site continued, and some scrap rolls of stainless steel were moved.

Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).

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