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Nov 1, 2016
Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Sp Single Port Robotic Surgical System
Posted by Elmar Arunov in category: robotics/AI
Nov 1, 2016
Leaked Pentagon Video About The Future Of Megacities Is So Very Grim
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: futurism, military
The website The Intercept has obtained what they say is a leaked Pentagon video that glumly describes a hellish future of massive, chaotic megacities, and pretty much admits the U.S. Army is not remotely ready to deal with this particular manner of shit.
Nov 1, 2016
Who wants to live forever?
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, cryonics, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, posthumanism
Bioquark Inc. (www.bioquark.com) Interview in MoneyWeek
Read whole story: http://moneyweek.com/who-wants-to-live-forever/
Oct 31, 2016
Physicists have achieved superconductivity in a non-superconductive material
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, physics
For the first time, researchers have achieved superconductivity — the phenomenon of electrical conductivity with zero resistance — in a material that’s not a superconductor.
The new technique demonstrates a concept that was first proposed back in the 1970s, but until now had never been proven, and it could lead to ways to make existing superconductors, like the ones used in MRI machines or maglev trains, cheaper and more efficient at higher temperatures.
“Superconductivity is used in many things, of which MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is perhaps the best known,” said lead researcher Paul C. W. Chu from the University of Houston.
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Oct 31, 2016
Could We Turn Other Planets and Moons Into a Second Earth?
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in category: space
This planet of ours, it ain’t gonna last forever. And though who the heck knows what’s going to happen to the world that far off into the future (or even after November 8th), Life Noggin decided to conduct a little brain exercise about how we could convert a planet like Mars or Venus, or a moon like Europa, into a second Earth.
Oct 31, 2016
Would You Like to Be Uploaded to a Computer When You Die?
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, life extension, neuroscience
Rattling around inside a hard drive doesn’t sound like an awful lot of fun — but then, neither does death.
Both eventualities are rather difficult to imagine, but we’ll all have to give them some thought sooner rather than later. Neuroscientist and neuroengineer Randal Koene thinks it’s only going to be another 10 years before we replace parts of the brain with prosthetics.
From there, it’s just a matter of replacing each region systematically, to end up with someone whose brain is immortal and electronic. Could the last person to die have already been born?
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Oct 31, 2016
Teslas Are Teaching Each Other How to Drive Better Than You
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation
Your Tesla can drive itself. Not just on the highway, not under strict guidance, but everywhere. Or at least, it will have all the necessary gadgets to do so soon.
We are excited to announce that, as of today, all Tesla vehicles produced in our factory – including Model 3 – will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver.
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