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May 19, 2020
X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: military, space
Technology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space.
May 19, 2020
Those ‘Volcanic Flows’ on Mars Might Not Be Lava After All, But Mud
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
The northern lowlands and sedimentary regions of Mars are dotted with curious formations. Tens of thousands of conical hills, many topped with small craters, and surrounded by deep channels scoured from the surface by flowing liquid.
May 19, 2020
Terraform Mars: Elon Musk responds to claim he needs 10,000 missiles
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: Elon Musk, space
We need an artificial atmosphere not this it can cause radiation for much too long.
The SpaceX CEO is not too concerned about reports that the firm would need a huge amount of missiles.
May 19, 2020
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: materials
May 19, 2020
Accion raises $11 million to refine its dime-size spacecraft thrusters
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space travel
Ion propulsion company Accion Systems has raised $11 million in its latest funding round and has launches and contracts planned this year with NASA, the DoD and academic institutions.
May 19, 2020
These insects are annoying, but they might just save your life
Posted by Brent Ellman in category: virtual reality
Researchers designed a 3D virtual environment just for insects to determine how controlled stimuli, like air and scent, would change their flying behavior.
May 19, 2020
Secure smart-home entry via earprint
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: biotech/medical, computing, internet, mobile phones, privacy, security
Fingerprints and DNA are widely known forms of biometrics, thanks to crime dramas on television. But as technology advances the Internet of Things, the interconnection of computer devices in common objects, other forms of biometrics are sought for security. For example, distinctive physical characteristics of users are increasingly used in computer science as forms of identification and access restriction. Smartphones use fingerprints, iris scans and face recognition in this way. Other biometrics that are likely to come into use include retinas, veins and palm prints.
The ear is another potential biometric. According to research published recently in the Journal of Electronic Imaging, ear recognition technology, or “earprints,” could one day be used as personal identification to secure smart homes via smartphones.
May 19, 2020
E.T. Is Likely To Be More Rare Than Common In Cosmos
Posted by Bruce Dorminey in category: alien life
Microbial life is likely fairly ubiquitous in the cosmos, new statistical models indicate. But extraterrestrial intelligence? Not so much.
May 19, 2020
A potentially major breakthrough in anti-aging medicine
Posted by Future Timeline in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A pre-print study reveals that young blood plasma given to older mice reduced aging by an average of 54% across multiple tissues; and had an impact on other signs of aging, such as cellular senescence, fat accumulation, and behavioural measures.