August 2019 – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:23:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Google’s Stadia game service is officially coming November: Everything you need to know https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/googles-stadia-game-service-is-officially-coming-november-everything-you-need-to-know Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:23:02 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/googles-stadia-game-service-is-officially-coming-november-everything-you-need-to-know

Today, Google has revealed the key details that were conspicuously missing from its March announcement of the new Stadia game streaming service. Namely, what the heck we’re going to be able to play, how much we’ll pay, and when we can get started with the exciting new service — which beams high-end console and PC games to any Chrome web browser, Chromecast Ultra TV dongle or Pixel 3 smartphone from beefy new Google servers.

The short version: Google Stadia will launch in November, in 14 different territories including the US, UK and Canada, with at least 31 games from 21 different publishers, for an initial “Founder’s Edition” price of $130 for a hardware starter kit with three months of premium service, and $10 a month afterwards. There’s a separate free tier coming in 2020.

Pre-orders for the “Founder’s Edition” are now open, and I’ll explain what it is in a tad, but there’s something important you should know first.

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NASA And ESA Considering Sample Return Missions To Dwarf Planet Ceres https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/nasa-and-esa-considering-sample-return-missions-to-dwarf-planet-ceres Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:22:39 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/nasa-and-esa-considering-sample-return-missions-to-dwarf-planet-ceres

Ceres sample return mission should help solve the mystery of how Earth got so much water.

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The First Human Head Transplant Was Successful? THE TRUTH || DOCTOR SERGIO CANAVERO https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/the-first-human-head-transplant-was-successful-the-truth-doctor-sergio-canavero Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:22:26 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/the-first-human-head-transplant-was-successful-the-truth-doctor-sergio-canavero

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This is interesting because it has today type applications, but I wonder, what about a 3D printed body? Remember the movie Starship Troopers when they repaired that guy’s leg in the water tank thing? I’ve seen similar devices in other movies. Could be easier than removing the head completely and safer, when the ability to print human tissues is feasible.


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Psychosensory electronic skin technology for future AI and humanoid development https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/psychosensory-electronic-skin-technology-for-future-ai-and-humanoid-development Sun, 01 Sep 2019 01:22:40 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/psychosensory-electronic-skin-technology-for-future-ai-and-humanoid-development

Professor Jae Eun Jang’s team in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering has developed electronic skin technology that can detect “prick” and “hot” pain sensations like humans. This research result has applications in the development of humanoid robots and prosthetic hands in the future.

Scientists are continuously performing research to imitate tactile, olfactory and palate senses, and is expected to be the next mimetic technology for various applications. Currently, most tactile sensor research is focused on physical mimetic technologies that measure the pressure used for a robot to grab an object, but psychosensory tactile research on mimicking human tactile sensory responses like those caused by soft, smooth or rough surfaces has a long way to go.

Professor Jae Eun Jang’s team has developed a tactile sensor that can feel and temperature like humans through a joint project with Professor Cheil Moon’s team in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Professor Ji-woong Choi’s team in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, and Professor Hongsoo Choi’s team in the Department of Robotics Engineering. Its key strengths are that it has simplified the sensor structure and can measure pressure and temperature at the same time. Furthermore, it can be applied on various tactile systems regardless of the measurement principle of the sensor.

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Researchers develop process flow for high-res 3D printing of mini soft robotic actuators https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/researchers-develop-process-flow-for-high-res-3d-printing-of-mini-soft-robotic-actuators Sun, 01 Sep 2019 01:22:25 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/researchers-develop-process-flow-for-high-res-3d-printing-of-mini-soft-robotic-actuators

Soft robots are a class of robotic systems made of compliant materials and capable of safely adapting to complex environments. They have seen rapid growth recently and come in a variety of designs spanning multiple length scales, from meters to submicrometers.

In particular, small soft robots at millimeter scale are of practical interest as they can be designed as a combination of miniature actuators simply driven by pneumatic pressure. They are also well suited for navigation in confined areas and manipulation of small objects.

However, scaling down soft pneumatic robots to millimeters results in finer features that are reduced by more than one order of magnitude. The design complexity of such robots demands great delicacy when they are fabricated with traditional processes such as molding and soft lithography. Although emerging 3D printing technologies like digital light processing (DLP) offer high theoretical resolutions, dealing with microscale voids and channels without causing clogging has still been challenging. Indeed, successful examples of 3D printing miniature soft pneumatic robots are rare.

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Milestone Carbon-Nanotube Microchip Sends First Message: ‘Hello World!’ https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/milestone-carbon-nanotube-microchip-sends-first-message-hello-world Sat, 31 Aug 2019 17:23:47 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/milestone-carbon-nanotube-microchip-sends-first-message-hello-world

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NASA will test quiet supersonic jet using 30-mile-long microphone array https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/nasa-will-test-quiet-supersonic-jet-using-30-mile-long-microphone-array Sat, 31 Aug 2019 17:23:30 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/nasa-will-test-quiet-supersonic-jet-using-30-mile-long-microphone-array

Quiet supersonic jets may one day fly over land to offer faster commercial and passenger flights. Before that can happen, however, the FAA will need to establish new rules regarding these typically noisy flights. To help usher in that era, NASA plans to test Lockheed Martin’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental supersonic jet that produces a ‘thump’ instead of a ‘boom,’ something the space agency will verify using a microphone array that is 30 miles long.

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Meet Olli 2.0, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/meet-olli-2-0-a-3d-printed-autonomous-shuttle Sat, 31 Aug 2019 17:23:23 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/meet-olli-2-0-a-3d-printed-autonomous-shuttle

From afar, Olli resembles many of the “future is now!” electric autonomous shuttles that have popped up in recent years.

The tall rectangular pod, with its wide-set headlights and expansive windows nestled between a rounded frame, gives the shuttle a friendly countenance that screams, ever so gently, “come along, take a ride.”

But Olli is different in almost every way, from how it’s produced to its origin story. And now, its maker, Local Motors, has given Olli an upgrade in hopes of accelerating the adoption of its autonomous shuttles.

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Libraries are not a destination, but the transportation! #library #inspire #transportation https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/libraries-are-not-a-destination-but-the-transportation-library-inspire-transportation Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:02:50 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/libraries-are-not-a-destination-but-the-transportation-library-inspire-transportation

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Facebook Removes “Storm Area 51” Event https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/facebook-removes-storm-area-51-event Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:02:27 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/08/facebook-removes-storm-area-51-event

The two million event goers won’t be able to Naruto-run past this.


Facebook has removed a mega-viral event called “Storm Area 51,” claiming it violated community standards. Before it was removed, the tongue-in-cheek event amassed more than 2 million Facebook users, grabbing the attention of the mainstream media.

The idea, according to the even description, was to invite an army of memelords and alien enthusisasts to raid the top-secret Air Force military base in the middle of Nevada’s desert. “Let’s see them aliens,” the event description read.

Area 51 has long been the subject of wild speculation and alien conspiracy theories. The 5,000 square mile base has hosted hundreds of nuclear weapons tests and has served as testing grounds for a range of new stealth aircraft.

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