Nov 25, 2015
Space mining test at WSMR is successful
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: energy, space
A new method of mining asteroids for rocket fuel and water was successfully tested at White Sands Missile Range Nov. 13.
Page 11497
Nov 25, 2015
Stephen Hawking’s Legacy Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ Of Physics: Combining Gravity And Quantum Mechanics At Black Hole Horizons
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: cosmology, neuroscience, nuclear energy, particle physics, quantum physics, sustainability
Interesting…
To suggest that quantum mechanics and gravity are on the verge of being reconciled would be, to the physics world at least, as significant as the discover of splitting the atom. While splitting the atom might have led to the nuclear bomb, it also led to the technology of nuclear power, i.e. nuclear fission, which, if harnessed properly, creates a renewable and sustainable energy resource. The problem has always been that quantum mechanics — the rules that govern sub-atomic particles — and gravity, the rule that governs mass as we know it (the stuff we can touch and feel), do not agree with each other. The question has always been, what is it that “unifies” these two theories? Is quantum mechanics God playing dice, as Einstein suggested?
“God doesn’t play dice with the universe.”
Nov 24, 2015
This device enables doctors to reanimate the hearts of the dead
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
Yeah that’s right, this is indeed a beating human heart in a box. It just seems to look a lot like Frankenstein, but this is probably one of the big revolutions that can definitely increase the amount of heart donors.
The system consists of a sterile chamber in which the heart is kept safe, oxygen supply and a couple of tubes that can be used to deliver blood and nutrients. This device is giving doctors the ability to use hearts that first couldn’t be used.
At first only heart beating donors could donate their hearts, so this boils down to the fact that only brain-dead donors we’re able to donate theirs. This is due to the fact that after your death the condition of your organs begins to decrease. Therefore it can be pretty dangerous to ‘install’ a new heart in a living patient.
Nov 24, 2015
This robot is learning how to say “no” to humans
Posted by Sean Cusack in category: robotics/AI
Researchers are teaching this robot how to reject our orders. The results are ominously cute.
New legislation and interest from a number of private ventures could lead to extraction of valuable minerals from asteroids—and sooner than you might think.
STAFFBy Richard Yonck on November 24, 2015 3.
First successful reusable rocket landing from space!!
Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometers) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas.
Nov 24, 2015
Biometric ‘tech tattoos’ could be the future of wearables
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: health, privacy
A development firm in Austin, Texas is working on wearable health monitors that come in the form of temporary tattoos.
Nov 24, 2015
The Drug Lords of Tomorrow Will Be Biohackers
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
New article for Vice Motherboard on the future of drugs and implants:
Brain stimulation is the future of drugs.
Nov 24, 2015
Circuit Board Tattoos That Actually Work Will Bring Your Cyborg Fantasies To Life
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs
There’s a common misconception that tattoos are only a way to express your individuality (just like everyone else does), or only serve as loving tributes to moms. But they have practical medical applications too, especially now that circuit board temporary tattoos exist.
Developed by Chaotic Moon Studios, which describes itself as a “creative technology studio,” these Tech Tats use conductive inks (in lieu of actual tattoo inks) that only sit on the surface of the skin so they’re not permanent. After all, given the speed at which technology evolves, the last thing you want is a permanent circuit board tattoo on your arm that’s outdated within a year.
Nov 24, 2015
China to build world’s biggest animal cloning factory in Tianjin
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, business
Tianjin is building the world’s largest animal cloning factory, aiming to produce one million cattle embryos annually, state media reported yesterday.
According to a Xinhua, mainland scientists have signed a deal to establish a 200 million yuan (HK$242 million) commercial animal cloning centre in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, a government-sponsored business development park.
Its main building was already under construction and due to be completed by June next year, the report said. Among the animals it will clone are sniffer and pet dogs, high-grade beef cattle, racehorses and “non-human primates”. These animals will be used for commercial services and improving breeds.
