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May 13, 2019
US Army to test radical ‘Iron Man’ bullet-proof liquid armour
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: entertainment
Circa 2016
U.Scientists are working on next-generation combat wear for soldiers inspired by the nano suit worn in the Iron Man films — and say it could be just two years away.
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Using a special liquid, engineers are designing new treatments for spacesuits so that they can better resist puncturing from tiny meteorites and other hazards.
May 13, 2019
Atlas is rockstar cross-stepper over tricky terrain
Posted by Gerard Bain in category: robotics/AI
Robot enthusiasts were sending up cheers this month to the team advancing Atlas into an even more human-like walker through obstacles including a bunch of cinder blocks and a balance beam. They have turned Atlas into the very credible hulk, who wins the spotlight with its display of walking, which was recorded May 1.
The video is “IHMC Atlas Autonomous Path Planning Across Narrow Terrain.” Don’t miss the key word “narrow.” This is why the walk is being eyed as a big deal.
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May 13, 2019
Scientists Trained AI To Write Poetry, It’s Ready To Replace Shakespeare
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: information science, robotics/AI
Computer scientists the University of Melbourne in Australia and the University of Toronto in Canada have developed an algorithm that is capable of writing poetry following the rules of rhyme and metre.
With the use of poetries rules and taking the metre into account, this AI algorithm creates weaves of words and grouped them together to produce meaningful sentences.
This AI is trained extensively on the rules it needed to follow to craft an acceptable poem and the dataset researcher used to train the AI has over 2,600 real sonnets.
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May 13, 2019
What’s going on with Iron Man’s armor in Avengers: Infinity War?
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
May 13, 2019
Watch Future Mars Settlers Ride a Space Elevator in This ‘Aniara’ Sci-Fi Film Clip
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: futurism, space
May 13, 2019
Scientists just created machines that eat and evolve just like living organisms
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: food
May 13, 2019
Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, nanotechnology
University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have a substantial and harmful influence on human health.
The study investigated the health impacts of food additive E171 (titanium dioxide nanoparticles) which is commonly used in high quantities in foods and some medicines as a whitening agent. Found in more than 900 food products such as chewing gum and mayonnaise, E171 is consumed in high proportion everyday by the general population.
Published in Frontiers in Nutrition, the mice study found that consumption of food containing E171 has an impact on the gut microbiota (defined by the trillions of bacteria that inhabit the gut) which could trigger diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer.
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