Jan 16, 2020
Toyota Makes a New $394 Million Bet on Flying Taxis
Posted by Brent Ellman in category: transportation
The deal makes Joby Aviation the best-funded electric vertical take-off and landing startup.
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Jan 16, 2020
Moon ‘shrooms? Fungi eyed to help build lunar bases and Mars outposts
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
NASA researchers are investigating the potential of mycelia — the mass of nutrient-absorbing, widely branching underground threads that make up much of a fungus’s bulk — to help construct outposts on the moon and Mars.
Jan 16, 2020
Tesla just filed a new battery patent. Is this the promised million-mile battery?
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: Elon Musk, life extension, sustainability
How long should an EV battery last? Elon Musk seems to think that a million miles is just about right — last April he announced that Tesla had a “1 million-mile battery pack” in the pipeline. That’s an ambitious goal, to say the least — do we really need a battery that lasts three to four times as long as a typical car? We will.
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As a recent article posted on Forbes points out, while today’s typical Li-ion battery packs are more than adequate for individual EV owners, applications such as taxi services and long-distance trucking will require batteries optimized for longevity (according to writer Ariel Cohen, the average trucker logs some 100,000 to 150,000 miles per year). Thus, long-life batteries are likely to be critical to the success of the Tesla Network (a proposed fleet of robo-taxis) and the Tesla Semi.
Jan 16, 2020
Discover Longevity and Anti-Aging Science Past, Present and Future
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, science
Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador, interviews Dr. Magomed Khaidakov, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences. https://www.amazon.com/Pessimistic-Guide-Anti-aging-Research…atfound-20
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On this trivia episode of X10, Veera quizzes Nicola and Giuliano on stem cells, giving them five genuine stumpers from Ulla-Kaisa Peteri that leave them unsure and puzzled throughout.
Jan 16, 2020
Scientists trick drug-resistant bacteria into killing themselves
Posted by Paul Battista in category: biotech/medical
Want to test your knowledge about stem cells with this not-so-trivial trivia? Let’s see if you can do better than Giuliano and Nicola! (You probably can, especially better than Nicola…).
Thanks to Ulla-Kaisa Peteri for preparing the questions!
Jan 16, 2020
Colloidal Quantum Dot Laser Diodes on the Horizon
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: computing, quantum physics
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 15, 2020 — Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of LED containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows the LEDs to function as lasers.
Jan 16, 2020
This Insane New 256-Foot Superyacht Concept Doubles as a Fully Functional Submarine
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: futurism
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The 256-foot boat doubles as a submarine capable of diving to depths of 985 feet for 10 days at a time.
Jan 16, 2020
After LiveWire, here’s a look at Harley Davidson’s next electric motorcycle
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: sustainability, transportation
The LiveWire may have been Harley-Davidson’s first foray into electric motorcycles, but it certainly wasn’t its last. And taking a look at the next Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle in the works may help lend some insight into the direction this legacy motorcycle manufacturer is headed.
