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Feb 3, 2021

ABS Signs Teleport Deal with Telemedia

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, engineering, quantum physics

ABS is partnering with Telemedia, a broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa, to improve its service offerings to customers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). ABS announced Monday that the company will gain access to a full suite of telecom services provided by Telemedia at its Johannesburg teleport. Telemedia will provide teleport fiber connectivity, data center hosting, and satellite uplink capabilities.

Telemedia said the partnership enables the company to further expand its broadcast and satellite connectivity services in the MEA.

“Our collaboration with Telemedia reinforces and strengthens our presence in the MEA and provides an extension to our global connectivity network,” Ron Busch, ABS’ EVP Engineering and Operations said. “[Telemedia’s] infrastructure offering with a solid track record, excellent customer support and can-do attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic shows its commitment to excellent customer service.”

Feb 3, 2021

IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who’s Going to Get Alzheimer’s

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, neuroscience

Given a large volume of spoken or written speech, can you tease out a signal?

Feb 3, 2021

Hybrid supercapacitor offers NiMH energy density, charges much faster

Posted by in category: energy

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have added another hybrid supercapacitor design to the mix, promising the near-instant charge and discharge of a supercap with vastly improved energy storage on par with NiMH batteries.

Feb 3, 2021

Dosing Begins in Phase 1 Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Bradykinesia

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A first patient has been dosed in IMAC Holdings’ Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating its investigational umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a potential treatment for bradykinesia, a common motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease.

The infusion treatment was given on Dec. 292020, by the trial’s lead investigator Ricardo Knight, MD, at IMAC’s facility in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company announced.

Feb 3, 2021

A Step Closer to Developing “Smart” Stem Cells – Cells With Regenerative Abilities – Made From Human Fat

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.

A new type of stem cell – that is, a cell with regenerative abilities – could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

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Feb 3, 2021

Remyelinating drug could help restore lost vision in MS patients

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

One common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) is vision impairment, and it can progress to blindness in some cases. Now, researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) report a drug that was able to reverse that vision loss in mice.

Feb 3, 2021

Quantum physics gives brain-sensing MEG scanners a boost

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

Hannah Coleman and Matt Brookes explain how quantum-enabled MEG scanners can yield new insights into the functioning of our brains.

Feb 3, 2021

SpaceX Starship SN9 Test

Posted by in category: space travel

SpaceX’s latest Starship test ended with another bang! 🚀💥

Feb 3, 2021

Nikolai Kardashev

Posted by in categories: physics, space

Nikolai Kardashev, creator of the civilization ranking scale, outstanding space explorer, specialist in experimental and theoretical astrophysics and radio astronomy, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Director of the Astro Space Center of the Lebedev Physical Institute, died in August 3, 2019. The Russian scientist was 87 years old.

The scientist’s most famous work is the Kardashev Scale — the cosmic civilization ranking system. As part of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), he proposed a model of cosmic civilisations and calculated the scale of ranking civilisations

The Kardashev Scale

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Feb 3, 2021

Dr. Mihaela Chita-Tegmark — Human Robot Interaction Lab, Tufts U — Co-Founder, Future of Life Inst

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, existential risks, robotics/AI

Is a postdoctoral scholar at Tufts University, where she conducts research in their Human Robot Interaction Lab (https://hrilab.tufts.edu/).

With a background in psychology and the social sciences, Dr. Chita-Tegmark is interested in topics at the intersection of technology and psychology, such as using artificial social agents in healthcare and the impact of such emerging technologies on human social interactions and well-being.

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