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Feb 3, 2020

Lawrence Livermore researchers release 3D protein structure predictions for the novel coronavirus

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, supercomputing

Amid mounting concern about a novel coronavirus spreading from China, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed a preliminary set of predictive 3D protein structures of the virus to aid research efforts to combat the disease.

The models are based on the genomic sequence of the novel coronavirus and a protein found in the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which closely resembles the new virus.

The researchers plan to use the models to accelerate countermeasure design, using a combination of machine learning, biological experiments and simulation on supercomputers.

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Feb 3, 2020

Researchers Turn Old Cooking Oil from McDonald’s into Resin for 3D Printing

Posted by in category: 3D printing

Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough transformed used cooking oil from deep fryers at McDonald’s into a biodegradable resin.

Turns out that leftover cooking oil in McDonald’s deep fryers is actually good for 3D printing.

Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough were able to turn it into a biodegradable resin, they announced in a press release.

Feb 3, 2020

New quantum switch turns metals into insulators

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

Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information. These currents dictate how fast our computers run, how regularly our pacemakers tick and how securely our money is stored in the bank.

In a study published in Nature Physics, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated an entirely new way to precisely control such electrical currents by leveraging the interaction between an electron’s spin (which is the quantum it inherently carries) and its orbital rotation around the nucleus.

“We have found a new way to switch the electrical conduction in materials from on to off,” said lead author Berend Zwartsenberg, a Ph.D. student at UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (SBQMI). “Not only does this exciting result extend our understanding of how electrical conduction works, it will help us further explore known properties such as conductivity, magnetism and superconductivity, and discover new ones that could be important for quantum computing, data storage and energy applications.”

Feb 3, 2020

This exoskeleton will obey your brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI

Roboticists at the California Institute of Technology launched an initiative called RoAMS, which uses the latest research in robotic walking to create a new kind of medical exoskeleton. With the ability to move dynamically, using neurocontrol interfaces, these exoskeletons allow users to balance and walk without the crutches. Learn more in the latest IEEE Spectrum article! https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8946313 #RoAMS #exoskeletons


Bipedal robots have long struggled to walk as humans do-balancing on two legs and moving with that almost-but-not-quite falling forward motion that most of us have mastered by the time we’re a year or two old. It’s taken decades of work, but robots are starting to get comfortable with walking, putting them in a position to help people in need.

Feb 3, 2020

Dr. Michael Fossel, President of Telocyte

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, life extension, neuroscience

He remarks that we are at Kittyhawk as far as life extension goes. Most folks, including the Wright brothers, did not see a widespread use for aircraft at the time. Today in life extension the scientists working on it really do know what they are chasing.


My mission is to drastically improve your life by helping you break bad habits, build and keep new healthy habits to make you the best version of yourself.

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Feb 3, 2020

Intergalactic explorers’ handbook

Posted by in category: space travel

Tushna Commissariat reviews The Space Race: the Journey to the Moon and Beyond by Sarah Cruddas.

Feb 3, 2020

Radical Life Extension in the Posthuman Era — Dr. Aubrey de Grey interviewed by Prof. Ferrando (NYU)

Posted by in category: life extension

Vlog “Posthumans” — Episode 22
Dr. Francesca Ferrando (NYU) interviews Dr. Aubrey de Grey, (SENS Research Foundation). Recorded at Princeton University (US), November 2019. Video-grapher and video-producer: Julian Boilen.

More info: http://www.theposthuman.org/vlog-posthumans.html

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Feb 3, 2020

Creating His Whole Apartment in VR

Posted by in categories: habitats, virtual reality

He made his whole apartment in VR! 🤯

Credit:: Greg Medison

Feb 3, 2020

Anti-solar panel can generate electricity at night, researchers say

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

In order to develop solar panels that generate electricity at night, you just need them to operate in the exact opposite way solar panels work during the day.

Feb 3, 2020

OneWeb joins the satellite Internet gold rush this week

Posted by in categories: business, internet

It’s a model the company believes makes sense because the right answer for getting regulatory approval and delivering service in the United States or the Philippines or Indonesia will vary, Steckel said. “We’re going to be doing business with partners around the world,” Steckel said. “Our style is not confrontational. We’re using a different model. It’s a big world.”

OneWeb plans to offer its first customer demonstrations by the end of 2020 and provide full commercial global services in 2021.