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Elon Musk estimates 2028 to realize Mars Base Alpha

Posted in Hardware on 25th Sep, 2018 12:45 AM
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk has tweeted out that he expects the Mars Base could be built by 2028.
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Google is bringing support for all Android apps to Daydream VR

Posted in Business on 23rd Sep, 2018 10:27 PM
by Alex Muller
Google is continuing to push Daydream VR, the company announced, as it’s making moves that expand the app support and usability of its devices.
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China increasing industrial robots by ten times to 1.8 million by 2025

Posted in Business on 23rd Sep, 2018 10:21 PM
by Alex Muller
The number of industrial robots in china will increase tenfold to 1.8 million units by 2025.
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Electricity boosts crop yield by 30% while reducing pesticides and fertilizers

Posted in Science on 20th Sep, 2018 01:37 PM
by Alex Muller
China uses electricity instead of chemical pesticides and fertilizers to boost the growth of vegetables and fruits.
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DARPA funds developing Quantized Inertia into breakthrough propulsion

Posted in Science on 20th Sep, 2018 01:31 PM
by Alex Muller
DARPA is giving $1.3 million for a four-year study of quantized inertia (QI) for possible breakthrough space propulsion.
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Why NASA wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon

Posted in Science on 17th Sep, 2018 08:54 PM
by Alex Muller
It'll be 50 years this Christmas since Apollo 8 first flew to the Moon.
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Anti-ageing drugs are coming, experts expain

Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2018 04:06 PM
by Alex Muller
Growing old is the primary risk factor for multiple chronic and life threatening conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
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NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity

Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2018 11:29 PM
by Alex Muller
The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket.
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New Technique Heals Wounds With Reprogrammed Skin Cells

Posted in Science on 14th Sep, 2018 08:59 PM
by Alex Muller
A new technique to directly convert the cells naturally present in an open wound into new skin cells by reprogramming the wounded cells to a stem-cell-like state.
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World population is now half middle class or richer

Posted in Business on 14th Sep, 2018 08:56 PM
by Alex Muller
The global middle class and the world population in general is dominated by Asia. Asia currently has 4.5 billion people and there will be 4.92 billion people in Asia in 2030.
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Israeli moon lander to ride SpaceX rocket

Posted in Science on 11th Sep, 2018 09:38 PM
by Alex Muller
The launch, expected late this year or sometime next year, would represent the first Spaceflight rideshare mission to go beyond low Earth orbit.
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California governor signs law for clean energy by 2045

Posted in Business on 11th Sep, 2018 09:31 PM
by Alex Muller
California has passed a law committing to exclusively carbon-free electricity sources by 2045, setting it against US President Donald Trump's energy policy.
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Experimental new app lets iPhones monitor blood pressure

Posted in Software on 10th Sep, 2018 07:59 PM
by Alex Muller
They've created an app that does the job using nothing but an unadorned iPhone.
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Neural network can detect depression in everyday conversation

Posted in Software on 10th Sep, 2018 07:56 PM
by Alex Muller
'The first hints we have that a person is happy, excited, sad, or has some cognitive condition, such as depression, is through speech'
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Report recommends NASA build new space telescope to look at exoplanets directly

Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2018 11:57 AM
by Alex Muller
Report recommends building new space telescopes and ground instruments to make a more detailed study of exoplanets.
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Molecule developed that helps target T-cells to fight brain cancer

Posted in Science on 8th Sep, 2018 10:15 AM
by Alex Muller
T-Cell immunotherapy is a multi-billion dollar success. Companies are genetically engineering an individual’s own immune cells to attack cancer.
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