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Aug 29, 2019
Johnny 5 — The First Robotic US Citizen
Posted by TJ Wass in categories: economics, education, law, robotics/AI
Should citizenship be restricted to humans?
Scene taken from the film Short Circuit 2 (1988).
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Aug 29, 2019
Next Horizons Spaceflight added a new photo
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space travel
Aug 29, 2019
An asteroid larger than some of the world’s tallest buildings will zip
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
An asteroid larger than some of the world’s tallest buildings will zip by Earth next month.
Aug 29, 2019
Millions of High-Speed Black Holes Could Be Zooming Around The Milky Way
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: cosmology
Ummmn o.o!
How are black holes born? Astrophysicists have theories, but we don’t actually know for certain. It could be massive stars quietly imploding with a floompf, or perhaps black holes are born in the explosions of colossal supernovas. New observations now indicate it might indeed be the latter.
In fact, the research suggests that those explosions are so powerful, they can kick the black holes across the galaxy at speeds greater than 70 kilometres per second (43 miles per second).
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Aug 29, 2019
A hominid skull fossil reveals the face of Lucy’s possible ancestors
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Y. Haile-Selassie et al. A 3.8-million-year-old hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia. Nature. Published online August 28, 2019. doi:10.1038/s41586-019‑1513-8.
B.Z. Saylor et al. Age and context of mid-Pliocene hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia. Nature. Published online August 28, 2019. doi:10.1038/s41586-019‑1514-7.
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Aug 29, 2019
Scientists discover photovoltaic nanotubes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: materials, nanotechnology
An international team of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has discovered a new material which, when rolled into a nanotube, generates an electric current if exposed to light. If magnified and scaled up, say the scientists, the technology could be used in future high-efficiency solar devices.
Aug 29, 2019
A carbon-nanotube RISC-V CPU blinks into life. Boffins hold their breath awaiting first sign of life… ‘Hello world!’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: business, computing, nanotechnology
Aug 29, 2019
CRISPR Nanogel Pill Could Be the Answer to Stop Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
The answer to halting triple-negative breast cancer, the deadliest of all breast cancers, may have just been discovered by researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital.
A CRISPR gene-editing system — all encompassed into a nanogel capsule, that is then injected into the affected person’s body — is the potential antidote to stopping the growth of triple-negative breast cancer tumors.
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Aug 29, 2019
Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: neuroscience
C.A. Trujillo et al. Complex oscillatory waves emerging from cortical organoids model early human brain network development. Cell Stem Cell. Vol. 25, October 3, 2019, p. 1. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.08.002.
