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Feb 15, 2020

Introducing the π-ton, which could be the newest known quasiparticle

Posted by in category: futurism

State arises via interactions between electron-hole pairs.

Feb 15, 2020

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2021 | Submissions Now Open

Posted by in category: sustainability

Now more than ever, we need pioneering solutions and technologies that can change the world. We’re looking for innovators, grassroots organisations, sustainable projects and ideas from every corner of the world.

Are you ready to make your mark? Submissions for the #ZayedSustainabilityPrize 2021 cycle are now open: http://bit.ly/zayedsustainabilityprize_2021

Feb 15, 2020

Robosexuals | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Posted by in category: sex

They’re here, they have gears, get used to it.


In a special Valentine’s Day New Rule, Bill explores the latest emerging sexual trend: people who don’t need people – and why it’s bad news for humanity.

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Feb 15, 2020

Tesla vehicles confirmed to be used in Elon Musk’s Boring Company Las Vegas Loop, watch breakthrough in real time

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Tesla vehicles are now confirmed to be used in Elon Musk’s Boring Company Loop project to create an electric people mover at Las Vegas’ massive convention center.

You can watch them break through the first tunnel in real time.

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Feb 15, 2020

Amazon Patents a System for Whipping Stuff Into the Air (or Space)

Posted by in categories: drones, energy, satellites

This week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Amazon that covers “energy-efficient launch system for aerial vehicles,” meaning Amazon could be working on a way to fling your packages into the air—or space.

While at first a weird concept, it makes sense in context. This whip-like approach could shoot satellites into space as part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper low-Earth satellite constellation or Amazon drones that would zoom off to deliver packages.

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Feb 15, 2020

A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI, sustainability

A new generation of autonomous robots is helping plant breeders shape the crops of tomorrow.

Feb 14, 2020

The world’s biggest smartphone conference was just canceled because of coronavirus concerns

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, mobile phones

Mobile World Congress, or MWC, was going to proceed because there were still 2,800 exhibitors. Now it’s being canceled.

Feb 14, 2020

You Should Know About This Chernobyl Fungus That Eats Radiation

Posted by in category: food

It could shield us from deadly rays.

Feb 14, 2020

New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life

Posted by in categories: alien life, government

Emerging technologies and new strategies are opening a revitalized era in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). New discovery capabilities, along with the rapidly-expanding number of known planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, are spurring innovative approaches by both government and private organizations, according to a panel of experts speaking at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Seattle, Washington.

New approaches will not only expand upon but also go beyond the traditional SETI technique of searching for intelligently-generated , first pioneered by Frank Drake’s Project Ozma in 1960. Scientists now are designing state-of-the-art techniques to detect a variety of signatures that can indicate the possibility of extraterrestrial technologies. Such “technosignatures” can range from the chemical composition of a planet’s atmosphere, to laser emissions, to structures orbiting other stars, among others.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the privately-funded SETI Institute announced an agreement to collaborate on new systems to add SETI capabilities to radio telescopes operated by NRAO. The first project will develop a system to piggyback on the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) that will provide data to a state-of-the-art technosignature search system.

Feb 14, 2020

Liz Parrish — Gene Therapy for Healthy Longevity — Part 1

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

[Frame — 00:55] Liz Parrish – Introduction.

[Frame — 06:10] Gene therapy & deliver mechanisms — AAV2.

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