It’s found everywhere we know how to look, and just might be nature’s perfect fuel. Here’s how to harness it.
Cancer cell’s “self eating” tactic may be its weakness
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cancer cells use a bizarre strategy to reproduce in a tumor’s low-energy environment; they mutilate their own mitochondria! Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) also know how this occurs, offering a promising new target for pancreatic cancer therapies. Why would a cancer cell want to destroy its own functioning… Continue reading Cancer cell’s “self eating” tactic may be its weakness
Mini Moving Robot
A team of MIT researchers has created a set of five parts to work in an array of ways and create different robots.
Largest earthquake in decades hits Southern California, measuring 6.4 magnitude
The 10:33 a.m. quake was centered in the Searles Valley, a remote area of Kern County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles, and was felt as far away as Long Beach and Las Vegas.
Ultra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in high-resolution human-machine interfaces
Machine enhanced humans — or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction — could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research Lieber Group at Harvard University, as well as scientists from University of Surrey and Yonsei University. Researchers have conquered the monumental task of manufacturing scalable nanoprobe arrays small… Continue reading Ultra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in high-resolution human-machine interfaces
An Interview with Sergey Young
My colleague Nicola Bagalà recently had the opportunity to interview Sergey Young, a board member of XPRIZE and the creator of the $100m Longevity Vision Fund. As you probably know, at the end of May this year XPrize hosted a 2-day workshop to better understand the bottlenecks and opportunities of the longevity industry, and in… Continue reading An Interview with Sergey Young
Aubrey DeGrey, Michael Rae on SENS Research update with Bill Faloon
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Cryonics: Putting Life on Pause
Is freezing your way into the future a good idea — and is it even possible?
Photographer Captures Perfect Shot of Person ‘Holding’ the Total Solar Eclipse
Photographer Albert Dros may have captured one of the coolest photos of yesterday’s total solar eclipse in Chile. In addition to a few striking photos of a his model, Bart Lablans, standing next to the eclipse, he also managed to capture Bart “holding” it at totality. Take that cliché Leaning Tower of Pisa photos. The… Continue reading Photographer Captures Perfect Shot of Person ‘Holding’ the Total Solar Eclipse
Best News Stories From 2019
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