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Oct 21, 2020

Where is SpaceX Starlink? How to see in London, Seattle, Houston

Posted by in categories: internet, space

Starlink, SpaceX’s internet connectivity constellation, is making its way across the skies. Here’s how to see it from London, Seattle, and Houston.

Oct 21, 2020

The 2020 data and AI landscape

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

Despite COVID’s impact on the economy, many companies in the data ecosystem have not just survived but thrived. Here are some key areas to watch.

Oct 21, 2020

Tesla’s 4680 tabless cells are curiously similar to LG Chem’s ‘new form factor’ batteries

Posted by in categories: business, sustainability, transportation

As the electric vehicle sector grows, the demand for batteries is poised to see a significant increase. This is a big opportunity for companies like LG Chem, which supplies batteries for several EV makers like Tesla. Amidst this surging demand, LG Chem revealed on Wednesday that it is planning on tripling its production capacity for cylindrical batteries, the type used by the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker.

LG Chem currently forecasts a further rise in its battery sales and profits this fourth quarter. This is rather optimistic of the South Korean company considering that the company has already posted record quarterly earnings thanks to its growing EV battery business. “Sales are continuously expected to grow thanks to greater shipments of automotive batteries and cylindrical batteries for EVs,” LG Chem noted.

Oct 21, 2020

Landing AI Unveils AI Visual Inspection Platform to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs for Manufacturers Worldwide

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

Global Manufacturing Companies Trust LandingLens to Enhance Their Existing Visual Inspection Systems with AI

PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 21, 2020 – Landing AI, a company that empowers customers to harness the business value of AI by providing enablement tools and transformation programs, today unveiled LandingLens, an end-to-end visual inspection platform specifically designed to help manufacturers build, deploy, and scale AI-powered visual inspection solutions.

Visual inspection is a widely used method in manufacturing for processes like defect identification and assembly verification. While this has generally been performed by human workers and traditional rule-based machine vision, more and more companies are turning to AI to automate and enhance their visual inspection operations given the accuracy, flexibility and low cost that the technology brings.

Oct 21, 2020

Faces of hope: Meet Israel’s first vaccine volunteers

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

This includes volunteering to test the new vaccine being developed by the Israeli Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona. Meet some of the heroes who are doing their bit for humanity.

The research center said it will begin the clinical trials phase of its COVID-19 vaccine in November and about one hundred Israelis aged 18–55 are expected to participate by the time the trials are over. The first phase will include three brave volunteers and will take place in Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer and Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

As with any other clinical trials, participants will be divided into two groups: those who will receive the real vaccine and those who will receive a fake vaccine, also known as placebo.

Oct 21, 2020

Tesla reports fifth consecutive quarter of profits

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Elon Musk’s carmaker reported net income of $331 million on revenue of $8.77 billion in the third quarter.

Oct 21, 2020

Breakthrough Shows Neuropilin-1 Drives SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

In a major breakthrough an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has potentially identified what makes SARS-CoV-2 highly infectious and able to spread rapidly in human cells. The findings, published in Science today [20 October] describe how the virus’s ability to infect human cells can be reduced by inhibitors that block a newly discovered interaction between virus and host, demonstrating a potential anti-viral treatment.

Oct 21, 2020

3 Essential Benefits of Genetic Testing for Longevity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Have you gotten your genome sequenced yet? How important do you think genetic testing is to planning your own personalized longevity regimen?


We cover the benefits of genetic testing for longevity, and why you should consider getting a DNA test if you want to extend your lifespan.

Oct 21, 2020

Cryo–electron microscopy breaks the atomic resolution barrier at last

Posted by in category: futurism

Improvements help the technique rival x-ray crystallography.

Oct 21, 2020

Laser-Beam Helical Drilling of High Quality Micro Holes☆

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2013


A large variety of modern components and products such as fuel injectors and spinning nozzles require holes drilled to very high standards as fare as roundness, diameter and aspect ratio are concerned. Laser-beam helical drilling has shown great promise to produce such high quality micro holes. In helical drilling, the laser beam is rotated relative to the work piece. In this case, the rotational movement is produced using a Dove prism, mounted in a high speed, hollow shaft motor. Different kind of holes are drilled and investigated with respect to hole-quality and drilling time.