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Nov 28, 2017
North Korea missile launch: regime says new type can hit anywhere in US
Posted by John Gallagher in categories: existential risks, military
North Korea has claimed that the rocket it test-fired on Wednesday morning is a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] that can strike anywhere on the United States mainland.
In a special announcement broadcast on state TV, the regime said it had successfully tested a Hwasong-15, which appears to be an advanced version of ICBMs it launched in July.
The claim has not been independently verified, but experts had been expecting North Korea to demonstrate that it now has all of the US in range – a development that significantly strengthens its position in any negotiations with Washington over its nuclear weapons programme.
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Nov 28, 2017
Artificial muscle inspired by origami can lift 1,000 times its own weight
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cyborgs
Inspired by the Japanese art of origami, scientists in the US have developed an artificial muscle that can lift up to a thousand times its own weight.
Nov 28, 2017
Airbus partners with Rolls-Royce and Siemens to build an electric airplane
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: transportation
Battery technology improvements are expected to soon enable electric flight and companies in the field are preparing their powertrain technology to support it. In a major move toward that goal, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have announced a new partnership to gradually convert a plane to electric propulsion. The project they are collaborating on is the ‘E-Fan X’, a BAe 146 plane on which they are testing their electric motor technology. During ground tests, they already replaced one of the four gas turbines by a two-megawatt electric motor. Paul Eremenko, Airbus’s CTO, commented on the pr…
Nov 28, 2017
How Zero Mass is using solar panels to pull drinkable water directly from the air
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: solar power, sustainability
Nov 28, 2017
Galápagos study finds new species can emerge in just two generations
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in category: evolution
Nov. 28 (UPI) — New research proves interbreeding among species can produce new species in as little as two generations.
Researchers discovered their proof, a new bird species — the product of a love affair between a foreigner and local — on the Galápagos Islands.
For decades, scientists have been studying Darwin’s finches on the Galápagos Islands off the west coast of South America. The remote islands offer an ideal setting in which to study evolution and adaptation.
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Nov 28, 2017
Abu Dhabi Police to set up police centre on Mars
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI, security, space travel
Picture retrieved from @ADPoliceHQ/Twitter
Among the mind-boggling new targets envisioned by the Abu Dhabi Police are sending police officers to Mars on a UAE-built spaceship and setting up the first ever police centre on Mars, among the long-term goals.
Other targets include creating the first ever cadre of astronaut officers to police outer space; foresight future police who will work to prevent crimes; 3D-printed police patrol vehicles and even a police centre; robot cops that speak every language on earth; replacing 50 per cent of the police force with robots, and carrying out half of all policing and security decisions based on data mining and analysis.
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Nov 28, 2017
Choose your breakthrough of the year!
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
It’s that time of the year again … the Science news writers and editors are homing in on the “Breakthrough of the Year,” their choice of the most significant scientific discovery, development, or trend in 2017. That selection, along with nine runners-up, will be announced when the last issue of the year goes online on 21 December.
Now, you can get in on the action! Pick your favorite breakthrough from the list of candidates below by 3 December. Then check back the next day, when we will start a second round of voting with your four top picks. We will announce your winner—the People’s Choice—along with Science’s choice on 21 December.
From cancer advances to the cosmos, what’s your top choice?
Nov 27, 2017
The outdated practice of Quarterly Earnings Guidance — By Sakis Kotsantonis | LinkedIn
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, finance, governance
“We found that guidance policy had no effect on valuation whatsoever. As for the claim that it reduces volatility, we found that the opposite is true, companies offering annual range EPS guidance over the same period experienced lower volatility around earnings reporting periods when compared with those that issued quarterly guidance.”