Jun 6, 2023
These two giant heat pumps will warm 25,000 households
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
A German engine maker’s industrial heat pumps will produce 350,000 MWh of heat per year with offshore wind and seawater.
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Jun 6, 2023
Dyson just dropped 6 new products, including a wet vacuum and a new robot vacuum
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: robotics/AI
Upgrade to one of the new cordless vacuums — or get a look at the company’s first wet vacuum cleaner and its first robot vacuum release in the U.S. since 2016.
Jun 6, 2023
Ten future materials that could change the way we build
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: futurism, materials
The race is on to engineer alternatives to traditional building materials that either perform better or tread more lightly on the planet. From super-strong plastics to fungus columns, we’ve rounded up 10 materials that could be the future of construction.
Jun 6, 2023
Researchers Release The Most Detailed Fruit Fly Nerve Cord Connectome
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in categories: futurism, neuroscience
Summary: Researchers unveiled the most comprehensive connectome of the adult fruit fly nerve cord, analogous to the human spinal cord, providing an exceptional resource for the scientific community.
The connectome, constructed from about 23,000 neurons, reveals the intricate network controlling the fly’s motor functions. New insights have already emerged from the data, challenging previous theories on fly movement.
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Jun 6, 2023
First-of-its-kind Mars livestream interrupted
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: economics, space
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The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections, now with a brand new set of features and hardware.
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Jun 6, 2023
A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: computing, mobile phones
A first-generation 2007 iPhone sold for more than $63,000 in an online auction Sunday, more than 100 times its original cost. Dubbed a “first-edition” device by auctioneer LCG Auctions, the box had never been opened.
The original iPhone cost $599 and offered early Apple adopters a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, plus 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities and iTunes. It had no app store, ran on a 2G network and was exclusive to AT&T’s network.
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Jun 6, 2023
Revolutionary gene-editing therapy treats girl’s “incurable” cancer
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
A U.K. teen with an aggressive form of leukemia is now cancer-free, thanks to a new gene-editing therapy.
The particular therapy used on the patient was only invented six years ago, and it’s now making doctors rethink the way doctors approach the disease.
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Jun 6, 2023
Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Loved It
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: education
Scientists are able to teach parrots to video call each other. It’s pretty wholesome.
Just shows how smart animals are. And how adaptable as well.
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