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Scientist unveils blueprint to save bees and enrich farmers

Nov 28
2018

As more countries appreciate the advantages, she hopes they will be willing to join the coalition of countries committed to reversing the decline in pollinators. Currently, there are only 24 countries in this “coalition of the willing”, mostly from Europe. Eventually, she hopes there will be enough support to multilateral environmental agreement on pollinators similar to the international convention on trade in endangered species. “I hope this week’s conference will be the first step to bringing a multilateral agreement into being because that’s what we need,” she says.

Urgent planting of wildflowers will attract pollinators and boost farmers’ food crops, expert to tell UN.

International Space Station infested with mysterious bugs

Posted by Victoria Generao in biotech/medical, space

Nov 27
2018

ISS Infested With Space Bugs!

The International Space Station is infested with mysterious space bugs that may be leaving astronauts at risk of “serious harm,” according to a new study.

Scientists discovered a thriving ecosystem of “infectious organisms” aboard the station which are similar to bugs found in hospitals on Earth.

A NASA team found five different varieties of Enterobacter, with researchers calculating that there is a “79 percent probability that they may potentially cause disease.”

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Posted by Mary Jain in futurism

Nov 27
2018

Ebola Treatment Trials Launched In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Amid Outbreak

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, futurism

Nov 27
2018

The virus has killed at least 240 people in the past four months, and it has shown no signs of abating. But the new trials may help end future outbreaks sooner.

Ultra thin lenses use 2D materials instead of glass

Posted by Genevieve Klien in materials

Nov 27
2018

The new lenses, called metalenses, are less than 1/100,000ths of an inch thick and could replace the glass lenses in cameras and imaging systems.

Electrically-induced smells pave way for “cochlear implant for the nose”

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism | 1 Comment on Electrically-induced smells pave way for “cochlear implant for the nose”

Nov 27
2018

Cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear by electrically stimulating their auditory nerves, and have been doing so for years. While that’s all very well and good, what about people who have lost their sense of smell? Well, new research suggests that we may be getting closer to an electrical implant for them, too.

Michio Kaku — The Physics of Back to the Future — The River of Time

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism, physics

Nov 27
2018

New Cameras on Mars!

Posted by Alberto Lao in internet, space

Nov 27
2018

The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun!

Insight begins sharing raw images on mission website.

There was jubilation when InSight landed, but I’m just as happy to be writing about a distinct InSight event: The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has begun sharing images from InSight’s two cameras to the mission website. You can check this website any time, any day, to see if there are new images from Mars, and sometimes, you’ll be able to see them even before mission team members do. Here, for example, is the first image returned from InSight’s Instrument Deployment Camera, sent straight to the Web.

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