Scientists can now measure gravity more accurately than ever before
• sciencealert.com by DAVID NIELDWe want to know.
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One step closer to reality: Devices that convert heat into electricity
• sciencedaily.comThe same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in a form more suitable to industry.
Real Antiaging with a near term drug cocktail---
• nextbigfuture.com----- and then gene editing and nanotechnology
Predictions of human intelligence possible from DNA alone as we near effective embryo ...
• nextbigfuture.comStephen Hsu at Infoproc reports that we now know enough about the genetic architecture of human intelligence to make predictions based on DNA alone.
Why your brain makes New Year's resolutions impossible to keep
• popsci.com By Claire MaldarelliAnd what you can do about it
Does a Moore's Law exist for battery technology? If not, why so??
• https://www.quora.comJacob VanWagoner, Applications engineer working for an x-ray product company. I work with the parts that go into devices that look like phasers and do the job of tricorders!
2017 Will Be the Year Tesla Reigns Supreme--Or Finally Flops
• https://www.wired.comIn its first 13 years of its existence, Tesla Motors made some of the world's biggest, best-known companies look stuffy as it charged electric cars with sex appeal, built a zealous fanbase, set records for performance and quality, and even made its
Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project
• http://www.reuters.comDowntown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world.
Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe
• http://www.popsci.com, By Sara ChodoshDespite modern navigation systems, the world is still full of mystery
Ancient 'ETERNAL LIFE' bacteria leaves Russian scientist 'ILLNESS-FREE'
• http://www.express.co.uk, By Harry WalkerA RUSSIAN scientist has injected himself with 3.5million-year-old "eternal life" bacteria extracted from the Siberian permafrost – and now claims to be stronger and free from illness.
Man suffering from ALS creates home electronic automation system that uses eye movement...
• http://www.naturalnews.commovement and brain waves. (NaturalNews) A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, was once considered a death sentence, but advanced automation technology is offering new hope to sufferers of the ra
New App Aims To Be The "Shazam" For Plants By Identifying Species With Just A Photo
• http://www.trueactivist.comThis app is quickly becoming the go-to for identifying plants in the wild.
Amazon Echo Saves All Your Voice Data, Police Are Now Accessing It, Here's How to Hear & Delete
• http://thefreethoughtproject.comAmazon's Echo built upon the voice search capability of Android's 'Ok Google' and Apple's Siri and turned it into a device that is capable of doing everything from answering questions to turning on your on your air conditioner. However, lik
Smart bandages that can detect infection begin clinical trial in the UK
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) An innovative new smart bandage has the ability to detect bacterial infections in burn patients before an actual infection takes hold.
Apple cider vinegar can help regulate blood sugar, body fat and more
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Apple cider vinegar (ACV), the kitchen staple made from fermented apples, has a long history as a folk remedy for numerous conditions ranging from curing hiccups and alleviating cold symptoms to making your hair shine, whitening your te
[Watch] Former Cop Shocked After Treating Parkinson's Symptoms With Cannabis
• http://www.trueactivist.comThe results are absolutely astounding.
Sun Solution Rises as Solar Fast Becoming World's Cheapest Electricity Source
• arcleinWhile unsubsidized solar has occasionally done better than coal and gas in individual projects, 2016 marked the first time that the renewable energy source has out-performed fossil fuels on a large scale-and new solar projects are also turning ou
COLD HARD FACTS?
• thesun.co.uk by JASPER HAMILLSatellite spots MASSIVE object hidden under the frozen wastes of Antarctica Scientists baffled by bizarre observations of gigantic 'anomaly' buried beneath polar icecap
5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 1... An extra second to see out 2016
• rappler.comCountries that use Coordinated Universal Time will add the leap second during the midnight countdown to 2017 – making the year's final minute 61 seconds long
Elon Musk Confirms New Tesla Roadster To Be "Some Years Away"
• insideevs.com by Eric LovedayVia a simple Tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that a new Tesla Roadster is coming, but it's still "some years away."
Doris Kim Sung: Metal that breathes
• TEDModern buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows give spectacular views, but they require a lot of energy to cool.
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells repair damaged spine in humans...
• http://www.nextbigfuture.com,Asterias Biotherapeutics (NYSE: AST) recently announced ground-breaking results restoring function to patients with spinal injuries from a Phase 1 clinical trial that were nothing short of astounding.
How to grow an arm
• popsci.com By Rachel FeltmanUsing tiny electrical currents to go from stump to fully functioning appendage
Technical developments in Cryptography: 2016 in Review
• https://www.eff.org, By Joseph BonneauWhile 2016 may not have been the banner year for cryptographic exploits that 2015 was, researchers around the world continued to advance the state of the art.
Yes, eating too much salt can harm your body… but the right kind of salt ...
• http://www.naturalnews.comcan boost your mineral intake... (NaturalNews) Salt is made up primarily of two elements, sodium and chloride (NaCl). It also has naturally occurring trace elements of calcium and potassium. Man tosses in a few more ingredients in regular table salt,
Tesla, Panasonic agree to make PV cells in Buffalo, New York
• https://www.yahoo.comTOKYO (AP) -- Japanese electronics company Panasonic and U.S. electric car maker Tesla said Tuesday they plan to begin production of photovoltaic cells and modules at a factory in Buffalo, New York.
Bionic eyes and Arms
• http://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wang1. The NHS will pay for 10 people with an inherited form of blindness to be fitted with "bionic eye" implants.
This scientist re-wires frogs to grow extra limbs. Could it work in humans?
• popsci.com By Adam PioreThe body electrician
First true brain to brain communication could start in 2017 because of recent huge advances
• nextbigfuture.comThe first true brain-to-brain communication in people could start next year, thanks to huge recent advances.
Imperial College of London makes world's most heat resistant material at 4232 kelvin
• nextbigfuture.comResearchers have discovered that tantalum carbide and hafnium carbide materials can withstand scorching temperatures of nearly 4000 degrees Celsius.
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