Menu

Blog

Page 7347

Feb 1, 2020

Tesla releases first Model Y production picture, hints at body manufacturing breakthrough

Posted by in categories: finance, sustainability, transportation

Tesla has released the first official picture of a Model Y production vehicle, as well as pictures of the production line pictures — hinting at their previously discussed body manufacturing breakthrough.

With the release of Tesla’s Q4 2019 financial results, the automaker also announced the start of Model Y production, which happened earlier this month, and the start of deliveries in March.

For almost a year now, we have seen Model Y pre-production prototypes on public roads as part of Tesla’s extensive test program.

Feb 1, 2020

Soon, Windowless Planes Will Let Passengers See World Around Them

Posted by in categories: innovation, transportation

Soon-windowless-planes-will-let-passengers-see-world-around-them.


I bet while traveling by plane most of the time, people are fighting over the window seat. The reason is simple; they want to enjoy the magnificent view. Inspired by the idea to give the passengers a panoramic view of the sky, the Center for Process Innovation is creating the future of air travel.

Continue reading “Soon, Windowless Planes Will Let Passengers See World Around Them” »

Feb 1, 2020

Mining coronavirus genomes for clues to the outbreak’s origins

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Theories abound about how the virus that’s now rampant in China made its way from bats (almost certainly) to humans.

Feb 1, 2020

WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency

Posted by in category: health

O…o welp…


The decision is an acknowledgement of the need for a more coordinated international response to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Feb 1, 2020

MIT discovery: A drug to cure nearly any virus

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Circa 2011


In tests, the new drug was effective against rhinoviruses that cause the common cold, the swine flu virus H1N1, a stomach virus, a polio virus and dengue fever.

Feb 1, 2020

GLAMOS: Bring Your Touchless Screens To Life

Posted by in category: futurism

A crazy Kickstarter project

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/300948436/glamos-bring-…ns-to-life


Glamos is a tiny yet mighty device that uses LiDAR tech to turn any screen at home or the office into a fully interactive touch screen!

Continue reading “GLAMOS: Bring Your Touchless Screens To Life” »

Feb 1, 2020

Xenobots Have Heart (Cells) — DTNS 3700

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

Scientists from Tufts University, the University of Vermont, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard published early research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about robots made from heart and skin cells derived from frog embryo stem cells that they call xenobots. What does this mean for robotics and what are the ethical issues at play?

Starring tom merritt, sarah lane, len peralta, roger chang, annalee newitz.

Continue reading “Xenobots Have Heart (Cells) — DTNS 3700” »

Feb 1, 2020

The Real Thousand-Year Reich

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2016


After a long period of historical neglect, the Holy Roman Empire has finally found a modern chronicler to bring it back to life for contemporary readers.

By Aram Bakshian Jr.

Continue reading “The Real Thousand-Year Reich” »

Feb 1, 2020

Iron Sky

Posted by in category: space

;-;


Directed by Timo Vuorensola. With Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Udo Kier. The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.

Feb 1, 2020

Hyper-Intelligent AI Hive Mind Claims to Predict Super Bowl Winner

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49ers? Let the swarm decide.