Menu

Blog

Page 3502

Jul 8, 2021

Nanorobotics: what it is, what it can do, and how it can become reality

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

They’re tiny machines that work on the nanoscale, being up to 100000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. These machines, otherwise known as nanorobotics, are set to augment the human race in unforeseen ways.

However, this microscopic technology has remained in the prototype phase for the past two decades, failing to truly live up to its promise, and lagging due to difficult manufacturing processes, a lack of standardization, and scant reviews of the available literature.

Picture a scenario where you’re ill and need to see your doctor. However, instead of giving you a pill or a shot, your doctor injects you with a swarm of tiny robots.

Jul 8, 2021

Cloud seeding not a fix to droughts, but adds significant impact to water levels in Idaho

Posted by in categories: energy, geoengineering

They seed here regularly.


Idaho Power uses cloud seeding for hydroelectric projects. However, the process also benefits irrigators, winter recreationists, river users, and fish and wildlife.

Continue reading “Cloud seeding not a fix to droughts, but adds significant impact to water levels in Idaho” »

Jul 8, 2021

100% Lifespan Extension In Drosophila: A Conversation With Dr. Michael Rose

Posted by in category: life extension

Paper referenced in the video:

Can human aging be postponed?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10614072/

Continue reading “100% Lifespan Extension In Drosophila: A Conversation With Dr. Michael Rose” »

Jul 8, 2021

Insects use lubricants to minimize friction and wear in leg joints

Posted by in category: futurism

Is beetlejuice stronger than teflon?

A protein-based lubricating substance is discovered in the femoro-tibial joint of the darkling beetle Zophobas morio (Insecta). The substance extrudes to the contacting areas within the joint and appears in a form of filiform flows and short cylindrical fragments. The extruded lubricating substance effectively reduces the coefficient of sliding friction to the value of 0.13 in the tribosystem glass/lubricant/glass. This value is significa… See More.

Jul 8, 2021

Neurons Unexpectedly Encode Information in the Timing of Their Firing

Posted by in category: neuroscience

A temporal pattern of activity observed in human brains for the first time may explain how we can learn so quickly.

Jul 7, 2021

Cyber Shield enhances partnerships as cyber threats continue

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, food, health, law enforcement

Cyber incidents are an ongoing and substantial threat. Find out how The National Guard is working to deter, disrupt and defeat malicious cyber activity.


ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard plays a critical role in defending computer networks and mitigating cyber-attacks that occur almost daily, said Guard senior leaders during a roundtable discussion Tuesday.

“Cyber incidents are an ongoing and substantial threat,” said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau. “In 2021 alone, America’s power plants, food supply, water supply, health care, law enforcement, and defense sectors have all come under attack.”

Continue reading “Cyber Shield enhances partnerships as cyber threats continue” »

Jul 7, 2021

Starship: SpaceX’s Mars-bound rocket is getting a jaw-dropping upgrade

Posted by in category: space travel

SpaceX’s Starship is set for a powerful upgrade. Here’s what you need to know.

Jul 7, 2021

Fort Lauderdale accepts Elon Musk’s beach tunnel proposal

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, innovation

Elon Musk is boring his way to the beach in Fort Lauderdale.

Local lawmakers accepted a proposal from Musk’s Boring Co. Tuesday to build an underground transit system that would whisk people from the Florida city’s downtown area to the beach in Teslas.

“Other firms have 45 days to submit competing proposals. This could be a truly innovative way to reduce traffic congestion,” Mayor Dean Trantalis wrote on Twitter.

Jul 7, 2021

Eviation’s ‘Tesla of aircraft’ production version unveiled with over 400 miles of range

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Eviation, which has been described as the “Tesla of aircraft” for working on the first compelling long-range electric aircraft, has unveiled the production version of its Alice aircraft.

It has a shorter range than previously announced.

After Eviation unveiled the prototype of its Alice aircraft back in 2017, the company attracted a lot of attention and comparison with Tesla because the aircraft was amongst the first all-electric plane that was viable for actual commercial use.

Jul 7, 2021

Japan wants to reignite its once-dominant silicon industry

Posted by in categories: computing, government

The big picture: Japan’s share of global semiconductor sales has gone from 50 percent in 1988 to less than 10 percent today. The country has more chip factories than any other country — 84 to be exact — but only a few of them use advanced sub-10nm process nodes. This is why the country is scrambling to reignite its semiconductor industry, even if it comes at an incredibly high cost over the next decade.

The ongoing chip shortage has affected everything from LCD displays to graphics cards, game consoles, TVs, and even automakers. For consumers, this has created a hostile buying environment in some instances, while some governments have become acutely aware of the fragility of the global tech supply chain.

Continue reading “Japan wants to reignite its once-dominant silicon industry” »