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Flip-Flops Made From Plants And Algae Can Help Reduce Plastic Pollution | World Wide Waste

Posted by Raphael Ramos in business, finance, food, sustainability

Feb 10
2021

Flip flops from plants. 😃

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren’t enough algae farms to support the startup’s supply chain.

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Silent Solar Bikes Protect Wildlife

Posted by Raphael Ramos in sustainability, transportation

Feb 10
2021

Solar powered bikes for use in fighting poaching. 😃

What’s even more badass than defending endangered animals from illegal poaching? How about rolling up on a stealthy solar-powered bush bike made specifically to sneak up on poachers and bust their asses? These electric motorcycles are light, nimble, rechargeable and best of all zero-emissions. Get wrecked, poachers!

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NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing

Posted by Alberto Lao in space

Feb 10
2021

NASA’s rover must plow through Mars’ atmosphere at supersonic speeds, deploy a parachute to slow itself, then fly to safety with a jetpack.

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Advanced simulations reveal how air conditioning spreads COVID-19 aerosols

Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in biotech/medical, supercomputing

Feb 10
2021

The detailed physical processes and pathways involved in the transmission of COVID-19 are still not well understood. Researchers decided to use advanced computational fluid dynamics tools on supercomputers to deepen understanding of transmission and provide a quantitative assessment of how different environmental factors influence transmission pathways and airborne infection risk.

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Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days

Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in space

Feb 10
2021

A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates did so and about a week ahead of an American attempt to put down another spacecraft on the surface of the red planet.

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Fabricating fully functional drones

Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in drones

Feb 10
2021

From “Star Trek” replicators to Richie Rich’s wishing machine, popular culture has a long history of parading flashy machines that can instantly output any item. While 3D printers have now made it possible to produce a range of objects that include product models, jewelry, and novelty toys, we still lack the ability to fabricate more complex devices that are essentially ready-to-go right out of the printer.

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Next stop Mars: Three spacecraft arriving at Red Planet from tomorrow

Posted by Alberto Lao in space

Feb 10
2021

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The UAE’s orbiter reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China’s orbiter-rover combo. NASA’s Perseverance rover is due to land on February 18.

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3D-Printed Device Converts Air into Water for US Military

Posted by Magaly Santiago in military, space

Feb 10
2021

Very promising, machines like this one will help in the desert or in drought condions, even in Mars.

GE Research’s atmospheric water extraction device could supply up to 150 soldiers with water.

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China’s first quantum computer operating system launched

Posted by Magaly Santiago in computing, quantum physics

Feb 10
2021

A Chinese startup on Monday launched the country’s first homegrown operating system (OS) for quantum computers in Hefei, capital of eastern China’s Anhui Province, according to a local media report.

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