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Dec 8, 2015
Sending humans to Mars could uncover a disturbing truth to one of life’s greatest mysteries
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: alien life
If humankind successfully lands people on the surface of Mars, we could discover an important clue about the origins of life on Earth — one of the greatest scientific mysteries in human history.
A theory called panspermia, which dates back to the 5th century BC, posits that certain life forms can hop between planets, and even star systems, to fertilize them with life.
Following this theory, some scientists suspect that the first life on Earth never formed on our planet at all, but instead, hitched a ride inside planetary fragments from Mars that were flung into space after a powerful impact and eventually fell to Earth. We could be the aliens!
Dec 8, 2015
Gary McKinnon reveals detail on NASA data breach and ‘extraterrestrial life’
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: space
In an recent interview, It expert Gary McKinnon has candidly revealed detail on his NASA data breach and finding documents on ‘extraterrestrial life’.
Dec 8, 2015
Cyborg Future: Engineers Build a Chip That Is Part Biological and Part Synthetic
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, cyborgs
Dec 8, 2015
The $75,000 problem for self-driving cars is going away
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
LIDAR units once cost $75,000. Now a $250 LIDAR, with no moving parts, is about to enter the market.
Giving a car “eyes” once cost a fortune. Now it’s affordable, a good sign for autonomous vehicles.
Dec 8, 2015
Why Algae Could Be the Greatest—and Trickiest—Fuel Source of All
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: climatology, nuclear energy, sustainability
I recall when Venter made the first synthetic unique life form he said biofuels and algae that soaks up carbon dioxide would come out of it. Feels like it has been slow going but here is a why and why no item and please read the comments too as they are also informative.
From powering airplanes to replacing nuclear energy, algae has been touted as a green energy miracle. So if our waterways are already filled with the stuff, why isn’t it filling the world’s skies with biofueled planes? Algae is a tricky creature that presents a lot of challenges and misconceptions. Here’s why it’s difficult to harness—and why it could big a big payoff.
As we previously reported, algae is a fuel source that’s vastly more eco-friendly than oil, and will be crucial as we head into a future filled with climate change and depleting fossil fuels.
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Dec 8, 2015
Red Mars: Spike Orders Kim Stanley Robinson’s Epic to Series
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, space
Spike is finally getting into the scripted series game and is beginning with a full season order for an adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars.
Dec 8, 2015
California firm Hyperloop to test engine in southern Nevada
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: business, transportation
A California company with visions of building a futuristic transportation system to one day zip people and packages at nearly the speed of sound announced Tuesday it is building a test facility in southern Nevada.
Hyperloop Technologies Inc. and the Nevada governor’s office said the 50-acre facility at a fledgling North Las Vegas business park will test a linear electric motor at speeds of about 335 mph—about half the speed envisioned in a full-scale system.
“This decision represents another major milestone in our journey to bring Hyperloop to commercial reality,” Rob Lloyd, CEO of the Los Angeles-based company, said in a statement.
Dec 8, 2015
Tiny chip that powers itself from radio waves
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, energy
A tiny chip that uses radio waves to make its energy has been developed by Dutch researchers.
