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Sep 30, 2017
A Smartphone Made in Russia Claims to be “Surveillance-Proof”
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, security, surveillance
Sep 30, 2017
Researchers invented a robot muscle that lifts 1,000 times its weight
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ie1T6bxY7TE
Muscles lead to robots — which could lead to humanity’s new best friend.
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Sep 30, 2017
8 Science Fiction Illustrations That Now Feel Crazy Prescient
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: military, virtual reality
Looking back at vintage conceptions of the future can be interesting. Most depictions of the 2000s that were rendered in the 1800s or early 1900s come off as whimsical, because they’re so off-target. Illustrators in the past were often focused on transportation, military tactics, and domestic life, and they predicted everything from whale buses to Fallout -esque fashion. Some illustrated predictions, however, are eerily accurate.
In 1963, science fiction author Hugo Gernsback posed for Life Magazine wearing a fake mock-up of a tool featured in one of his stories. He called the contraption “TV glasses”. Considering them now, they look a lot like an oculus rift. Hugo told Life that users would one day watch television on screens so close to their eyes that they felt immersed in the action, effectively predicting the media’s recent preoccupation with virtual reality.
No one’s sure if Hugo also predicted immersive “action” of the pornographic kind, but that’s what technology’s up to now.
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Sep 30, 2017
This new app brings 3D body parts into your living room
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: augmented reality, education, health
Sep 30, 2017
There’s a fake city where cars are learning to drive themselves
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Sep 30, 2017
New gene therapy prevents MS and reverses paralysis in mice
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a new gene therapy that shows promise in fighting multiple sclerosis (MS). Testing the technique in mice, the team found that the treatment was effective in preventing animals from developing the mouse equivalent of the disease, and almost completely reversed the symptoms in those that were already suffering from it.
MS is a debilitating immunological disease where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks myelin, the tissue that surrounds and protects nerves. Once damaged, the exposed nerves can effectively short-circuit, resulting in issues with muscles, vision, speech and motor control. Potential treatments being studied include training the body to better tolerate myelin, drugs that target the immune system’s B cells, blocking proteins that cause inflammation in the body, or even “rebooting” the entire immune system.
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Sep 30, 2017
The easy way to lose weight!
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, food, health
Sep 30, 2017
Mercedes Will Build Electric SUVs at its Alabama Assembly Plant
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: sustainability, transportation
Sep 30, 2017
Gogoro raises $300 million for its battery-swapping technology
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: sustainability, transportation
Gogoro, which wants to redefine urban transportation to make it more sustainable, announced today that it has raised a whopping $300 million to further its mission. New investors Temasek, Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management, Sumitomo Corporation, and ENGIE joined existing investors Dr. Samuel Yin, founder of the Tang Prize and chairman of Ruentex Group; Panasonic; and others.
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Gogoro developed a cloud-powered battery-swapping network called the Gogoro Energy Network. The aim, according to cofounder and CEO Horace Luke, is to build an infrastructure model to power electric mobility.
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