March 2017 – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sun, 04 Jun 2017 14:06:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Smart Braces Cut Cost And Time In Half https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/smart-braces-cut-cost-and-time-in-half Sat, 01 Apr 2017 05:03:31 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/smart-braces-cut-cost-and-time-in-half

These ‘smart’ braces make straightening your teeth both efficient and affordable.

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This Robotic Tentacle Works Just Like An Octopus https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/this-robotic-tentacle-works-just-like-an-octopus Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:46:20 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/this-robotic-tentacle-works-just-like-an-octopus

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Scientists Hack a Human Cell and Reprogram It Like a Computer https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/scientists-hack-a-human-cell-and-reprogram-it-like-a-computer Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:45:25 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/scientists-hack-a-human-cell-and-reprogram-it-like-a-computer

New research shows that cells understand and execute directions correctly, and scientists may be able to take advantage.


By hijacking the DNA of a human cell, they showed it’s possible to program it like a simple computer.

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Elon Musk has job openings for 473 people at SpaceX — here’s who it’s hiring https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/elon-musk-has-job-openings-for-473-people-at-spacex-heres-who-its-hiring Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:45:06 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/elon-musk-has-job-openings-for-473-people-at-spacex-heres-who-its-hiring

A visit to SpaceX’s careers page reveals a surprising growth plan for Musk’s 15-year-old rocket company.

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Robots Are Delivering Domino’s Pizzas In Europe https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/robots-are-delivering-dominos-pizzas-in-europe Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:44:43 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/robots-are-delivering-dominos-pizzas-in-europe

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The World’s First Flying Taxis Will Take to the Skies in Five Months https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/the-worlds-first-flying-taxis-will-take-to-the-skies-in-five-months Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:43:25 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/the-worlds-first-flying-taxis-will-take-to-the-skies-in-five-months

We’re a lot closer to flying cars that we think. In fact, Dubai has already begun testing a prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi with the hope of launching an aerial shuttle service by July.

“The autonomous aerial vehicle exhibited at the World Government Summit is not just a model. We have already experimented (with) the vehicle in a flight in (the) Dubai sky. RTA will spare no effort to launch the AAV in July 2017,” shares director general of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Mattar Al-Tayer.

To avail of the taxi service, passengers will simply select a destination before they board the vehicle with the help of a ground control center. The EHang 184 quadcopter can travel on a programmed course at 100 km an hour (60 mph) at an altitude of 300 meters (1,000 feet), the authority said in a statement.

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The Ultimate Coffee Table Has A Fridge Inside https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/the-ultimate-coffee-table-has-a-fridge-inside Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:27:24 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/the-ultimate-coffee-table-has-a-fridge-inside

This coffee table-cooler hybrid is going to up your party game.

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Reversing Ageing https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/reversing-ageing Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:25:04 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/reversing-ageing

A new powerful drug reverses ageing in mice.

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Robotic Surgery https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/robotic-surgery Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:24:07 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/robotic-surgery

Robots continue to be awesome. #RoboticSurgery

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Japanese Man Is First to Receive “Reprogrammed” Stem Cells from Another Person https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/japanese-man-is-first-to-receive-reprogrammed-stem-cells-from-another-person Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:23:13 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/03/japanese-man-is-first-to-receive-reprogrammed-stem-cells-from-another-person

World-first transplant to treat macular degeneration could augur rise of iPS cell banks.

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