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Nov 18, 2016

Aubrey De Grey — Live forever young

Posted by in category: life extension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CT5IiLDnAY

There’s a quick line in here about how in the 70’s they took a look at the complexity of metabolism and decided no one would ever figure out how to solve aging. Might have been nice to have an Aubrey or a Parrish or an Andrews at the time to get started then.


Aubrey De Grey, Chief Science Officer for the SENS Research Foundation talks living forever young at London’s GIANT 2016 event. For more on Aubrey De Grey and gerontology: http://www.healthgauge.com/read/life-extension/

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Nov 18, 2016

Scientists Discovered a Mind-Boggling Chasm on Mercury

Posted by in category: space

Placed on Earth, it would stretch from Washington DC to New York to Detroit. Larger than the Grand Canyon, wider and deeper than East Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Mercury’s newly-discovered “Great Valley” boggles the imagination. But it’s more than size that makes this geologic feature remarkable. The Great Valley may be our best evidence that Mercury’s entire crust is contracting.

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Nov 18, 2016

Google’s Water Harvesting Rafts Could Save Water Scarcity In Africa

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Harsh environment, less rain, and lack of infrastructure are among the many problems African countries face. Water scarcity and the lack of drinkable water, however, is a grave problem among all. It makes people use water from contaminated bodies which is the sole reason of water borne diseases like, diarrhea and typhoid.

Hundreds of organizations around the globe have taken this issue head-on. And Google, one of the most innovative companies of the planet, is in the league, too.

Google has launched multiple projects including Project Makani and Project Loon to resolve the power outages and connectivity issues in areas where they are most needed. Since the power and connectivity issues are already being worked upon, Google took another step to help these countries fight the water scarcity problem.

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Nov 18, 2016

Breakthrough Drug Discovery Could Let Scientists Repair Nerve Damage

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

In Brief:

  • A drug already in use to treat chronic diseases like Multiple Sclerosis has been discovered to also effectively restore nerve function.
  • The Department of Defense also has shown confidence in the drug by giving a million dollars to help fund research.

A new study led by the University of Rochester Medical Center suggests that a currently available drug may have properties that allow it to be used for the treatment of traumatic nerve injuries sustained in car accidents, sports injuries, or in combat.

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Nov 18, 2016

Haha :)

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, singularity

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Nov 17, 2016

Materials and microfabrication processes for next-generation brain-machine devices

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Transfer printing microstructures onto novel hydrogel interfaces and customised composite electrodes could increase the compatibility and information transfer between body tissue and electronic devices.

Implantable devices such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, and deep brain stimulation devices enhance the quality of life for many people. Improving the integration of such devices with the body could enable the next generation of brain-machine interfaces (such as, implantable devices that can record and modulate neurological function in vivo) to monitor physiology, detect disease, and deploy bioelectronic medicines.

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Nov 17, 2016

Wireless Brain Implant Allows “Locked-In” Woman to Communicate

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Experts call the technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified.

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Nov 17, 2016

China’s deep spacecraft will be guided by X-ray pulses from distant stars

Posted by in category: space travel

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Nov 17, 2016

Tracking the flow of quantum information

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

If objects in motion are like rainwater flowing through a gutter and landing in a puddle, then quantum objects in motion are like rainwater that might end up in a bunch of puddles, all at once. Figuring out where quantum objects actually go has frustrated scientists for years.

Now a Yale-led group of researchers has derived a formula for understanding where quantum objects land when they are transmitted. It’s a development that offers insight for controlling open quantum systems in a variety of situations.

“The formula we derive turns out to be very useful in operating a quantum computer,” said Victor Albert, first author of a study published in the journal Physical Review X. “Our result says that, in principle, we can engineer ‘rain gutters’ and ‘gates’ in a system to manipulate quantum objects, either after they land or during their actual flow.”

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Nov 17, 2016

Cryogenics: does it offer humanity a chance to return from the dead?

Posted by in categories: cryonics, life extension

While it used to be the stuff of science fiction, the technology behind the dream has advanced in recent years.

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