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Jun 22, 2020

WWDC Special Event Keynote — June 22, 2020 – Apple

Posted by in category: futurism

Full stream ahead. Join us for the Apple Special Event Keynote on June 22, 2020 at 10 a.m. PDT. Set a reminder and we’ll send an update before the show.

Jun 22, 2020

Shares of Virgin Galactic surge after announcement that it will train astronauts for NASA

Posted by in category: space

Shares of Virgin Galactic shares jumped Monday after it signed an agreement with NASA that will allow the space tourism venture to train astronauts for trips to the International Space Station on flights to the edge of space.

The company — which is publicly traded but largely owned by founder Richard Branson and chairman Chamath Palihapitiya — announced on Monday that it signed a “Space Act Agreement” with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which leads the agency’s astronaut program in Houston.

Shares of Virgin Galactic rose as much as 14% in early trading from its previous close of $15 a share.

Jun 22, 2020

Lab Mice Telomeres Do Not Break Them as Disease Models

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

With comments from Aubrey de Grey.


Bret Weinstein was interviewed on the Joe Rogan show and Bret claimed that the breeding protocols and telomeres of lab mice are broken. Bret claims that this problem is so severe that it calls into question the safety and correctness of decades of pharmaceutical studies.

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Jun 22, 2020

“Intelligent Concrete” Heals Itself – Enabling Highways and Bridges to Prevent Their Own Damage

Posted by in categories: materials, transportation

‘Intelligent concrete’ could cut down on road repairs and traffic.

Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to “talk” and even heal itself.

Her lab at Purdue University is developing technology that would allow concrete-paved bridges and highways to reveal more accurately when they need repairs and to come equipped with materials that respond to potential damage.

Jun 22, 2020

NS-12 New Shepard Rocket Flight and Landing

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Jun 22, 2020

10 Wonderful Examples Of Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Good

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

There are many ways artificial intelligence can be used for good and to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Many researchers and organizations are prioritizing projects where artificial intelligence can be used for good. Here are my top 10 ways AI is used responsibly.

Jun 22, 2020

Israelis looking to harness local bromine to produce revolutionary new battery

Posted by in category: energy

Technion researchers, US company working to create affordable, rechargeable batteries to store solar and wind power that could ‘bring Israel to forefront of renewables revolution’.

Jun 22, 2020

Horizons mission — Soyuz launch to orbit

Posted by in category: space

Horizons mission — Soyuz(rocket) launch to orbit at 27000km/hr!! Astronauts launching for Space Station #MustWatch #SpaceExploration Info about mission: Soyuz MS-09 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 6 June 2018. It transported three members of the Expedition 56/57 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and an American and a German flight engineer. The mission ended at 05:02 UTC on 20 December 2018.

Jun 22, 2020

The First Organism on Earth May Have Been a Genetic Hybrid

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

A new experiment suggests DNA and RNA may have formed together before the origin of life.

Jun 22, 2020

Weather looks OK for next SpaceX Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral

Posted by in categories: climatology, internet, satellites

The weather forecast appears to be trending slightly toward favorable conditions for the Space Coast’s next launch from Kennedy Space Center.

If schedules hold, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will likely encounter 60% “go” conditions for its 5:22 p.m. Tuesday liftoff from pad 39A, the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron said Saturday. The 230-foot rocket will carry about 60 Starlink satellites for the company’s tenth internet constellation mission.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Tuesday but should move mostly inland just before the launch time.