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Sep 13, 2019

A cancer-linked chemical has been found in heartburn medications. Here’s what you need to know

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Heartburn drug Zantac has been found to be contaminated with low levels of a cancer-linked chemical. This is the same contaminant that lead to multiple recalls of blood pressure drugs.

Sep 13, 2019

A Mother-Daughter Duo Develops What Could Be The World’s First Alzheimer’s Vaccine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Mei Mei Hu vowed to never work with her mother, Chang Yi, but she knew this was bigger than the both of them.

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Sep 13, 2019

Mysterious waves have been pulsing across Oklahoma

Posted by in category: energy

A buzz that rocked the state all summer sent geologists on a labyrinthine chase—and unearthed new mysteries about how energy moves through land and air.

Sep 13, 2019

A space elevator to the moon could be doable — and surprisingly cheap

Posted by in categories: materials, space

Proposed “Spaceline” space elevator to the moon could be feasible, and could simplify efforts to mine raw materials from the lunar surface.

Sep 13, 2019

Toyota Wants to Slather Solar Panels All Over Its Prius Hybrid

Posted by in categories: solar power, space, sustainability, transportation

Since July, Toyota has been working on a brand-new design. It features special, much higher efficiency solar panels that are mounted on the hood, roof and even hatchback of the car, charging the car’s batteries even when it’s moving.

Panel Van

The new solar system could allow the Prius to cover 50 kilometers, four days a week, on solar alone, Bloomberg reports.

Sep 13, 2019

Felix does it AGAIN! Another epic WORLD RECORD from the 53 year old strongman!

Posted by in category: futurism

53 year old Felix does it again! 3 world records in one year! What an absolute legend! Competing against guys half his age, it’s another win for old man strength!

Come and see Felix compete LIVE on the Giants Live World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour! Tickets: www.giants-live.com

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Sep 13, 2019

Toyota Is Trying to Figure Out How to Make a Car Run Forever

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability, transportation

Put together the best solar panels money can buy, super-efficient batteries and decades of car-making know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.

That’s the audacious motivation behind a project by Toyota Motor Corp., Sharp Corp. and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, or NEDO, to test a Prius that could revolutionize transportation.

Sep 13, 2019

Morgan Levine at Ending Age-Related Diseases 2019

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Today, we’re offering another talk from Ending Age-Related Diseases 2019, our highly successful two-day conference that featured talks from leading researchers and investors, bringing them together to discuss the future of aging and rejuvenation biotechnology.

In her talk, Morgan Levine of the Yale School of Medicine discussed epigenetic biomarkers in detail, discussing the ways in which co-methylation networks provide insight into senescent cells and other facets of biological age.

Sep 13, 2019

Getting Ready for Launch

Posted by in category: space

In the 50 years since the moon landing, humanity has made tremendous leaps in technology. But how close are we to turning our sci-fi aspirations—from space colonies to asteroid mining—into reality? (Partner content)

Sep 13, 2019

Lab-Grown Human Mini Brains Show Brainy Activity

Posted by in category: neuroscience

As the little structures grow, their constituents specialize into different types of brain cells, begin to form connections and emit brain waves. They could be useful models for development and neurological conditions.

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It’s not easy to study the early development of the human brain.