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Oct 16, 2019
We’re going forward to the Moon, together
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space travel
Who is going with us? NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew answers the question in our latest #AskNASA episode. Find out about the international partnerships that will contribute to our #Artemis lunar exploration plans. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/2VIoMr6
Oct 16, 2019
The US military wants super-soldiers to control drones with their minds
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, drones, military, neuroscience
I n August, three graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University were crammed together in a small, windowless basement lab, using a jury-rigged 3D printer frame to zap a slice of mouse brain with electricity.
The brain fragment, cut from the hippocampus, looked like a piece of thinly sliced garlic. It rested on a platform near the center of the contraption. A narrow tube bathed the slice in a solution of salt, glucose, and amino acids. This kept it alive, after a fashion: neurons in the slice continued to fire, allowing the experimenters to gather data. An array of electrodes beneath the slice delivered the electric zaps, while a syringe-like metal probe measured how the neurons reacted. Bright LED lamps illuminated the dish. The setup, to use the lab members’ lingo, was kind of hacky.
Oct 16, 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger Isn’t Afraid of Death, He’s “Pissed Off”
Posted by Paul Battista in category: futurism
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Howard he doesn’t want to die and gives his take on what the afterlife might be like.
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Oct 16, 2019
Julie Andersen presenting at Undoing Aging 2019
Posted by Tanvir Ahmed in category: life extension
Julie Andersen, The Buck Institute, presenting at Undoing Aging 2019.
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Over the past 150 years, ideas have shifted drastically as to what counts as data, which data are reliable and who owns them. Once regarded as stable objects whose significance was determined by a handful of professional interpreters, data are now reusable goods. Their mettle depends on the extent to which they are mobilized across contexts and aggregated with others. Growing in volume, variety and value, data have come to drive the very process of discovery.
How did data get so big? Through political, social and economic interests, shows Sabina Leonelli, in the fourth essay on how the past 150 years have shaped the science system, marking Nature’s anniversary. How did data get so big? Through political, social and economic interests, shows Sabina Leonelli.
Oct 16, 2019
Multiple sclerosis could be stopped in next DECADE, researchers say
Posted by Paul Battista in category: biotech/medical
MS is thought to affect 100,000 people in the UK, with 14 patients being diagnosed every day, MS Society statistics show.
And in the US, nearly one million are living with the condition, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The disorder, which strikes twice as many women as men, damages nerves in the body, causing mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain.
Oct 16, 2019
3 Important Questions No One Knows The Answers To (Universe Edition)
Posted by Paul Battista in category: futurism
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In this video, we delve into 3 essential mysteries that sit inside every moment and realize how little we know about anything and everything. And perhaps why that’s ok.
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Oct 15, 2019
Plastics that are Stronger than Steel
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: materials, nanotechnology
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Materials scientists are constantly working on developing stronger and better materials for various industries. Spider silk, diamond, graphene, and nanotubes have all been proved to be stronger than steel in one respect or another. Now, certain types of plastics join this list.
The following article looks at three research findings in the field of plastics.