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Nov 13, 2019
The High-Tech Vertical Farmer
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: employment, food, robotics/AI, sustainability
In the kale-filled facility at vertical farm startup Bowery Farming, it’s a piece of proprietary software that makes most of the critical decisions — like when to harvest and how much to water each plant. But it still takes humans to carry out many tasks around the farm. Katie Morich, 25, loves the work. But as roboticists make gains, will her employer need her forever? This is the fourth episode of Next Jobs, a series about careers of the future hosted by Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito.
Host, Producer: Aki Ito
Camera: Alan Jeffries, Brian Schildhorn
Co-Producer: David Nicholson
Editor: Victoria Daniell
Writers: Aki Ito and Victoria Daniell.
Nov 13, 2019
Fifteen years and a Nobel Prize later, graphene’s creator is thinking even bigger
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, materials
Graphene, the super-strong, super-light and super-conductive material that was discovered in 2004 is often described as the material of the future. But it might be just the beginning.
Nov 13, 2019
Drone company Iris Automation makes first-of-its-kind FAA-approved ‘blind’ drone flight
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Iris Automation recently flew a drone over Kansas without ground-based radar or a visual observer, the first time the FAA has authorized what is known as a “beyond-visual-line-of-sight” drone flight with only an automated onboard collision-avoidance system monitoring.
Nov 13, 2019
Can We Really Live Forever? | Unveiled
Posted by Tanvir Ahmed in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
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We’ve been raised with the belief that death is inevitable, and so during our lives we consider the legacy of what each of us leaves behind. But what if you had unlimited time to pursue your life’s work, your hobbies, and your dreams.
Nov 13, 2019
This Stingray-Shaped Spacecraft Could Be Perfect For Exploring Venus’ Dark Side
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: innovation, space travel
Researchers are designing a stingray-shaped spacecraft to explore the dark side of Venus.
(Image: © CRASH Lab, University at Buffalo)
Could a stingray-shaped spacecraft get to the dark side of Venus by flapping its wings?
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Nov 13, 2019
Scientists propose new theory of Parkinson’s disease
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
In a new review of the evidence, scientists propose two main types of Parkinson’s, depending on which part of the nervous system the disease originates in.
Nov 13, 2019
The factory of the future?
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: business, robotics/AI
Ocado, a British online-grocery company, is using air-traffic-control systems and AI technology to co-ordinate 700 factory robots. Its use of technology has made it a challenger to Amazon’s grocery-delivery business https://econ.st/2oTjzAG
Nov 13, 2019
New Study: Sleep Is Literally a Deep Clean for Your Brain
Posted by Paul Battista in category: neuroscience
Sleep washes away toxic gunk that builds up in your brain. Do you really want to leave it there?
What if you could cheat death and live forever? To people in the radical life extension movement, immortality is a real possibility. Leah Green spends a long weekend at RAADfest, a meeting of scientists, activists and ordinary people who want to extend the human lifespan. So is reversing your age a real possibility? And what’s behind this wish to live forever?
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