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Nov 25, 2018
Ohio is the first state to accept bitcoin for paying business taxes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, business, cryptocurrencies
The option is limited to businesses, but it’s another step toward US legitimacy for cryptocurrency.
Nov 25, 2018
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Iran: Iran institute
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Iran’s western province of Kermanshah late Sunday, Iran’s institute of geophysics said.
Nov 25, 2018
Spinal-cord stimulators mean big business for device makers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, business
Few medical devices hold as much potential for explosive growth as spinal-cord stimulators, especially in the United States, where they are being pushed as the answer to the country’s opioid epidemic.
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The global market for spinal-cord stimulators has grown from $300 million in 2001 to nearly $2 billion in 2017, according to an estimate by Nevro, a Redwood City, California, company that manufactures the devices.
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Nov 25, 2018
Zone out to the longest continuous timelapse made in space
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Nov 25, 2018
New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology
In animal models, the nanobots caused damage to the tissue of the tumor within 24 hours of treatment.
Nov 25, 2018
AI for interstellar travel Photo
Posted by Andreas M. Hein in categories: robotics/AI, space travel
Stephen Baxter collaborates with i4is on AI for interstellar travel — Andreas Hein and Stephen Baxter explore the potential of artificial intelligence for interstellar exploration and colonization in a brand-new arXiv preprint (Image: Adrian Mann)
https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.06526