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Sep 10, 2019
An Interview with Dr. David Sinclair
Posted by Nicola Bagalà in categories: genetics, life extension
Dr. David Sinclair, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, is one of the most well-known researchers in the field of rejuvenation, and his lab is the beneficiary of a successful Lifespan.io campaign.
Today, Dr. Sinclair is releasing his book on Amazon, “Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To”, and on Wednesday, September 18, we will be hosting a webinar with Dr. Sinclair as well. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to join or have any questions regarding this webinar.
At International Perspectives in Geroscience, a conference hosted at Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) on September 4–5, we had the opportunity to interview Dr. Sinclair about his work and his thoughts on the current state of research.
Sep 10, 2019
The Science of LSD in the Brain
Posted by Ian Hale in categories: neuroscience, science
Our LSD research provided the first Brain Scans showing how Acid affects the human brain. Now we are expanding our research into LSD microdosing…
Sep 10, 2019
Copy cats: pet-cloning in China – in pictures
Posted by Derick Lee in category: biotech/medical
Pet cloning is illegal in many countries but approved in several states including South Korea and the US, where the singer Barbra Streisand announced last year she had cloned her dog. The first significant success in animal cloning was Dolly the sheep, born in Britain in 1996 as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. In 2005, researchers in South Korea cloned the first dog.
As Chinese spending on pets increases by up to 27% year on year, a Beijing firm has created its first cloned kitten
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Sep 9, 2019
Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
No spare tire? No emergency jack? No flat-tire repair kit? No worries, because these futuristic new tires need no pressure.
Sep 9, 2019
Cambridge startup claims breakthrough electric car battery that can charge in 6 minutes
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: nanotechnology, sustainability, transportation
A startup that spun out of Cambridge University claims a battery breakthrough that can charge an electric car in just six minutes.
It’s something we heard before, but the difference here is that they claim that they can commercialize the new battery as soon as next year.
The startup, Echion Technologies, was founded by Dr. Jean De La Verpilliere while he was studying for his PhD in nanoscience at the University of Cambridge.
Sep 9, 2019
Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
The fabric of space-time may get its robustness from a network of quantum particles, according to a principle called quantum error correction.
Sep 9, 2019
World’s smallest accelerometer points to new era in wearables, gaming
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, wearables
In what could be a breakthrough for body sensor and navigation technologies, researchers at KTH have developed the smallest accelerometer yet reported, using the highly conductive nanomaterial, graphene.
Each passing day, nanotechnology and the potential for graphene material make new progress. The latest step forward is a tiny accelerometer made with graphene by an international research team involving KTH Royal Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University and Research Institute AMO GmbH, Aachen.
Among the conceivable applications are monitoring systems for cardiovascular diseases and ultra-sensitive wearable and portable motion-capture technologies.
Sep 9, 2019
See ya, Styrofoam: We test the Igloo Recool, a $10 biodegradable cooler
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: futurism
Old, but good: Cheap Styrofoam coolers get the job done if you just want to keep a couple of drinks cold, but they typically end up in landfills, where they can take hundreds of years to break down, if not longer. Now, Igloo has an alternative that won’t fill you with green guilt during your next trip to the beach.
Made from recycled tree pulp and available for now for $10 each, the Igloo Recool is a green-minded alternative to disposable coolers made from Styrofoam. But can it get you through a day at the beach?