Stem cells help patch up brain damage in stroke victims
• newatlas.com By Michael IrvingResearchers at the University of Georgia have developed a new stem-cell-based treatment for strokes.
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Elon Musk Boring Company permitted to dig part of Hyperloop tunnel in DC
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comElon Musk's Boring Company has been given an early, and vague, building permit to begin some extremely preliminary work on a section of an underground Hyperloop tunnel in DC. DC officials have not committed to the project long-term yet. DC Depar
SpaceX Falcon Heavy will let us reach 15 times more asteroids than current rockets
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comMartin Elvis at Harvard University describes how the SpaceX Heavy allows us to reach over 40% of the asteroids where before we could reach 3%. This is because the SpaceX Heavy allows higher speeds (delta-V aka change in velocity) to be reached.
Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One to build test track in India
• https://newatlas.comAlthough we're yet to see a Hyperloop system hit its promised subsonic speeds, it is full steam ahead when it comes to route-planning and feasibility studies. Together with the local government, Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One has today announ
Tiny Pacemakers Could Be Game Changers for Heart Patients
• https://www.voanews.com, Carol PearsonSome new, tiny pacemakers are making headway around the world. One type is keeping 15,000 people's hearts beating in 40 countries, according to the manufacturer. Studies show these small pacemakers are safe. And, as VOA's Carol Pearson reports, docto
Technocrats Are Planning An "Open Source Platform For Humanity"
• https://www.technocracy.newsSpeech will be replaced by thought communication by 2050, it has been claimed 'It is very similar to the work of Elon Musk - it is an open source platform for humanity.' -Marko Karjnovic
Aussie Professor Sues University: The 'Dying' Great Barrier Reef Is NOT dying
• https://www.technocracy.newsAn Australian Professor of Physics is suing his university, which is trying to gag him from telling the truth about the "dying" Great Barrier Reef.
What Roboticists Are Learning From First Generations Of Humanoid Robots
• https://www.technocracy.newsYou might not have heard of Hanson Robotics, but if you're reading this, you've probably seen their work. They were the company behind Sophia, the lifelike humanoid avatar that's made dozens of high-profile media appearances.
Are Supermassive Black Holes Going to Eat the Universe?
• https://www.space.comThe largest black holes grow faster than their galaxies, according to new research.
Pluto May Have a Gooey Carbon Layer Beneath Its Crust
• https://www.space.comAn asphalt-like layer may be baking beneath Pluto's crust. Researchers are considering the possibility that the most famous dwarf planet may contain a layer of organic material beneath its surface heated into a thick, tar-like substance. The idea, wh
Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon Valley 'Echo Chamber'
• https://www.wsj.comSome say they are defecting away from the high-tech cradle in part because of resistance to different values, ideologies
Lunatic climate change scientists now pushing "outlandish, scary" geoengineering...
• https://www.naturalnews.comschemes to "cool the planet"...(Natural News) The terms "global warming" and "climate change" are part of a broader agenda to justify the ambitions of the global elite who want to openly unleash geoengineering experiments over the Earth.
Why bees soared and slime flopped as inspirations for systems engineering
• http://www.spacedaily.comBees? Great. Ants? Hit or miss. Slime mold amoebas? Fail. Though nature offers excellent design inspirations in some information technology systems, in other systems, it can bomb.
Converting heat into electricity with pencil and paper
• http://www.spacedaily.comThe thermoelectric effect is nothing new - it was discovered almost 200 years ago by Thomas J. Seebeck. If two different metals are brought together, then an electrical voltage can develop if one metal is warmer than the other. This effect allows res
Human memory could soon be tracked, boosted, or erased with the use of radical new technology
• http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.comScientific research on the human brain has yielded some very interesting results. According to the world's foremost experts on the subject, they have made significant progress on the road to understanding human memories. Soon, they expect to be abl
Scientists create first human-sheep hybrids -
• dailymail.co.uk By Mia De Graaf- paving the way for organs to be grown in animals for transplant even providing a cure for diabetes
New Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic bandage material reduces blood loss by 60%
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangScientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed non-blood-absorbing hemostatic gauze after repeated experiments. Compared with traditional medical gauze, this new achievement can diminish blood loss by about 60 percent.
Photons entangled to make new form of light
• https://newatlas.com, Michael IrvingPhotons, the elementary particles that make up light, are known to be fast, weightless and to not interact with each other.
How integrative medicine eliminates the threat of cancer, without resorting to toxic treatments
• https://www.naturalnews.com, by: Jonathan LandsmanAccording to the National Cancer Institute, one out of two men and one out of three women in the United States will develop cancer in their lifetime. (In other words, about 40 percent of the adult population will receive a cancer diagnosis at some po
The Beginning Of The Quantum Revolution?
• https://www.youtube.comIn this video, Jason Bermas talks about the latest developments involving quantum computing and how the first silicon based quantum computer has now been announced opening the floodgates on this very new and innovative technology.
SpaceX is about to launch two of its space internet satellites -- the first of nearly 12,000
• https://www.theverge.comThey're hitchhiking to space with another satellite
Elon Musk and SpaceX are 'adding energy to the space market,' Boeing CEO says
• https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/15/elon-musk-and-spacBoeing is undeterred by all the buzz around SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk, which launched its Falcon Heavy rocket into history last week.
Medical establishment BAFFLED over why so many healthy, vaccinated people keep dying from the flu
• https://www.naturalnews.com(Natural News) Most mainstream media outlets have been running articles in recent weeks about the severity of this year's flu season. In fact, USA Today recently reported that the number of people being admitted to hospital for the flu this year ri
"Nano-factories" produce anti-cancer drugs from inside tumors
• https://newatlas.comLike the horse of Troy, scientists at the Technion have developed a way to sneak synthetic cells right into tumor tissue, where they then begin producing cancer-fighting proteins from the inside. The technique was tested in both cell cultures and in
Microbots Are Finally Here, And They Will Be Injected Into Your Body
• https://www.technocracy.news/index.php/2018/02/15/Earlier this week, the robotics company Boston Dynamics released a clip of their BigDog model--a four-legged, gas-powered, mobile machine--dexterously opening a door for its buddy. In light of the recent Black Mirror episode "Metalhead," which
Spotlight on cancer-fighting foods: What to eat to beat different kinds of cancer
• https://www.naturalnews.com(Natural News) Dr. Michael Greger remarked in a Daily Mail article that the consumption of wholefood vegetarian diets can reduce the risks of various forms of cancer.
LPPFusion Report
• arcleinOnce firing resumed in January, LPPF Research Physicist Dr. Syed Hassan re-aligned the optical path to our ultra-fast ICCD camera to obtain close-ups of the plasmoids through our large quartz window. Using this new alignment, the team obtained a sequ
Lawrence Livermore unlocks 3D printing to smaller than 150 nanometer features
• arcleinTwo-photon lithography typically requires a thin glass slide, a lens and an immersion oil to help the laser light focus to a fine point where curing and printing occurs. It differs from other 3D-printing methods in resolution, because it can produce
Elon Musk's Broadband-From-Space Plan Clears Crucial U.S. Hurdle
• https://www.bloomberg.comElon Musk's SpaceX moved closer to another orbital frontier as regulators advanced its application to launch a low-orbit constellation of satellites and join a jostling field of operators trying to cash in on broadband service from space.
Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of nanothin film devices
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comEngineers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Oregon State University are developing a new method of processing nanomaterials that could lead to faster and cheaper manufacturing of flexible thin film devices - from touch screens to window coa
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