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Nov 25, 2018
Susceptible to Heart Disease? Gene Editing Could Change That
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical
Nov 25, 2018
NASA’s Next Stop: ‘The Biggest Parking Lot On Mars’
Posted by Bill Retherford in category: space travel
Nov 25, 2018
China’s destructive laser rifle has a half-mile range
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in category: futurism
China has built the world’s first destructive laser, capable of setting clothes on fire and detonating fuel tanks- but it can’t kill people- yet.
Nov 25, 2018
Elon Musk Denies That SpaceX’s Mars Colony Will Be a Ticket Out for the Rich
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: education, Elon Musk, space travel
As Mars colonization inches ever closer to becoming a reality, some have argued that the ability to afford a ticket to the Red Planet is a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest members of society. Billionaire Elon Musk has said it’ll run potential Mars inhabitants traveling with his company SpaceX hundreds of thousands of dollars to get there. But in a new interview, he rebuffed the assertion that a one-way ticket to Mars is an easy ticket out for the rich.
The comments were part of an interview with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO that will air Sunday evening in the final episode of Axios’ four-part limited documentary series on HBO. In a clip from the interview, Elon Musk hinted that advancements by his company for Mars colonization have been notable and said there’s a “70 percent” chance that he heads to the Red Planet himself.
Nov 25, 2018
How high-tech toilets could soon be tracking your every movement
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, health, mobile phones
The bathroom is arguably the last bastion of privacy, but soon a new high-tech lavatory could be tracking your every movement.
Researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) and MIT have teamed up with sanitation specialists to create the ‘FitLoo’ which screens human waste for early signs of disease.
Data gathered by the sensors in the toilet bowl could be beamed to the users mobile phone so they can see how their health is changing or even directly to the GP so they could keep a remote eye on patients.
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Nov 25, 2018
Is it time to re-open the genetic modification debate?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bioengineering, genetics
The genetic engineering debate is heating up again, 15 years after mass protests curbed the use of the technology.
Nov 25, 2018
The Disruptors — What will the doctor order?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Could advances in tech and medicine provide the key to finding solutions to some of humanity’s most devastating diseases?
In another universe is there an identical you sat at an identical desk, reading this identical question?