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May 30, 2019

Watch Northrop Grumman Test-Fire the 1st Stage of Its New OmegA Rocket Today!

Posted by in category: futurism

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8MTM-ANa7FI

The full-scale test will last more than 2 minutes.

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May 30, 2019

Mad Scientist initiative helps illustrate ‘realm of the possible’

Posted by in categories: law, robotics/AI

A Mad Scientist conference in Austin, Texas, recently addressed robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomy, the future of space, planetary habitability, and the legal and ethical dilemmas surrounding disruptive technologies.

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May 30, 2019

The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Cybernetics

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, internet, robotics/AI

This post by Prof. Kevin Warwick originally appeared at OpenMind.

Article from the book There’s a Future: Visions for a Better World

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May 30, 2019

Seismologists find possible early warning sign of a pending megaquake

Posted by in category: futurism

May 29 (UPI) — Geologists have found a possible early signature of massive earthquakes. New research suggests the telltale seismic pattern shows up between 10 seconds and 15 seconds into a seismic event.

Scientists discovered the warning sign after analyzing GPS records of peak ground displacement during dozens of earthquakes. The analysis of several GPS databases revealed a point in time when the beginnings of an earthquake takes the form of a “slip pulse,” the mechanical functions of which scale with magnitude.

The discovery, published this week in the journal Science Advances, allowed scientists to differentiate between small- to medium-sized earthquakes and large to extra-large quakes.

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May 30, 2019

Study points to non-Newtonian force affecting particles’ flight

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

The quotation marks had the force of tradition—and the tradition of force—behind them.

When Nebraska’s Herman Batelaan and colleagues recently submitted a research paper that makes the case for the existence of a non-Newtonian, quantum force, the journal asked that they place “force” firmly within quotes. The team understood and agreed to the request.

After all, the word has long belonged to classical Newtonian physics: equal-and-opposite reactions, electromagnetism, gravity and other laws that explain the apple-dropping, head-bonking phenomena of everyday experience.

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May 30, 2019

NASA and MIT Debut Shape-Shifting Airplane Wing

Posted by in categories: materials, transportation

A team from NASA and MIT has created a new type of airplane wing — and it could make air travel far more efficient.

In a paper published in the journal Smart Materials and Structures on Monday, the researchers describe how they built an airplane wing from hundreds of identical, lightweight cube-like structures, all bolted together and then covered with a thin polymer material.

The design allows the wing to change shape automatically, adjusting itself to whatever configuration is optimal for the current phase of flight — with one configuration for take-off, for example, and another for landing.

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May 30, 2019

Purposeful Evolution: Creating an Ethical, Prosperous Future

Posted by in categories: evolution, neuroscience

More often than not, we fall into the trap of trying to predict and anticipate the future, forgetting that the future is up to us to envision and create. In the words of Buckminster Fuller, “We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”

But how, exactly, do we create a “good” future? What does such a future look like to begin with?

In Future Consciousness: The Path to Purposeful Evolution, Tom Lombardo analytically deconstructs how we can flourish in the flow of evolution and create a prosperous future for humanity. Scientifically informed, the books taps into themes that are constructive and profound, from both eastern and western philosophies.

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May 30, 2019

Is this 3D-printed building the future home for astronauts on Mars?

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, space

NASA has chosen the winner in its contest to design habitation for humans on Mars. It will be built on the red planet using a 3D printer and concrete made from pulverised Martian rocks.

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May 30, 2019

How Starship Technologies Pioneered The Delivery Robot Model

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space travel

Excited about the impending delivery robot revolution? If so, you need to know about Starship Technologies, the company which kickstarted the whole thing. Founded by two of the original creators of Skype, Starship is poised to change the world of deliveries. Here’s what you need to know.

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May 30, 2019

Scientists Cook Up a New Way to Make Breathable Oxygen on Mars

Posted by in category: space

The tech could someday aid crewed Red Planet exploration.

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