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Mar 7, 2022

Elon Musk And NASA Mocks Russia Insane Decision

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet

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Elon Musk has been doing his best to help Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

Musk warned Starlink users in Ukraine to turn on the system “only when needed” because they could be targeted amid the invasion.

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Mar 7, 2022

Saudi prince wants Wall Street to help fund $500 billion plan for a floating Silicon Valley in the desert

Posted by in category: economics

Neom is the crown jewel of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s program to overhaul the economy of the world’s largest oil exporter.

Mar 7, 2022

Simulated human eye movement aims to train metaverse platforms

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, computing, virtual reality

Computer engineers at Duke University have developed virtual eyes that simulate how humans look at the world accurately enough for companies to train virtual reality and augmented reality programs. Called EyeSyn for short, the program will help developers create applications for the rapidly expanding metaverse while protecting user data.

The results have been accepted and will be presented at the International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN), May 4–6, 2022, a leading annual forum on research in networked sensing and control.

“If you’re interested in detecting whether a person is reading a comic book or advanced literature by looking at their eyes alone, you can do that,” said Maria Gorlatova, the Nortel Networks Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke.

Mar 7, 2022

Formlabs Launches Glass Filled Nylon 12 for SLS 3D Printing

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, cyborgs, engineering

Not long ago, Formlabs launched a new ESD Resin specifically for applications that need to keep parts safe from electrostatic discharge (ESD). Now, the double unicorn has announced the latest member of its selective laser sintering (SLS) range of materials—the new high-performance Nylon 12 GF Powder. Good for 3D printing engineering and manufacturing functional prototypes and end-use parts that require thermal stability and structural rigidity, the newly launched material offers excellent stiffness and is the latest meant for use with the Formlabs Fuse 1 industrial SLS 3D printer, which was released last year.

Formlabs’ Nylon 12 GF powder makes it possible to 3D print parts that are thermally stable, and can maintain their dimensional accuracy under load. In the past, glass-filled Nylon materials have been used for a variety of applications, such as 3D printing a scale model, a prosthetic drum stick, a bike rack, loudspeakers, and even a bar! This particular material—one of many Formlabs is planning to introduce for its industrial Fuse 1 3D printer—is said to be a good choice for printing threads and sockets, strong jigs and fixtures, parts subjected to high temperatures and sustained loading, functional prototypes for compsite parts, and replacement parts.

Mar 7, 2022

Eco-friendlier hydroelectric tech would swap dams for electric trucks

Posted by in categories: food, habitats

While hydroelectric dams are capable of generating a lot of electricity, they drastically disrupt the environment. Scientists have now proposed a simpler but still effective alternative, in which electric trucks replace such dams.

In a typical hydroelectric facility, a dam is built across a river, causing a reservoir to form directly upstream of that dam. When a gate in the dam is opened, water from the reservoir flows through and drops down to a lower elevation. As it does so, it spins up turbines which generate electricity.

Unfortunately, formation of the reservoir involves the flooding of land which may previously have contained forests, crops, or even people’s homes.

Mar 7, 2022

112-year-old Kamloops house saved from demolition on the move

Posted by in category: habitats

Paul Berry, the owner of the beautiful Edwardian foursquare-style house, says it takes a “hardy will” to accomplish moving an entire home but it’s viable.

Mar 7, 2022

Harnessing AI and Robotics to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries

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

Researchers have successfully stabilized an enzyme that is able to degrade scar tissue as a result of… See more.


Summary: Researchers have successfully stabilized an enzyme that is able to degrade scar tissue as a result of spinal cord injury with the help of AI and robotics.

Source: Rutgers

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Mar 7, 2022

Anti-aging molecules safely reset mouse cells to youthful states

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, genetics, life extension, neuroscience

One of the especially promising therapies to appear in the realm of anti-aging research involves a set of molecules known as Yamanaka factors, which scientists have deployed to rejuvenate aging cells, trigger muscle regeneration and tackle glaucoma. New research at the Salk Institute has sought to build on these short-term and specific use cases by demonstrating how these molecules can reverse signs of aging in middle-aged and elderly mice, with no evidence of health problems following the extended treatment.

The Yamanaka factors at the center of this study are a set of four reprogramming molecules that can reset the molecular clock found in the cells of the body. They do so by returning unique patterns of chemicals known as epigenetic markers, which evolve through aging, to their original states.

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Mar 7, 2022

What Makes an Effective Research Robot

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

For researchers, a robot that’s easy to build, maintain, and deploy saves time, energy, and budget for the team’s primary goals. Learn what goes into an effecti… See more.


Researchers consider many factors when selecting a robot, but the most important factor is that the robot enables these teams to prioritize the research.

Mar 7, 2022

Leaked Nvidia Code-Signing Certificate Now Being Used by Malware

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Two such certificates were part of the Nvidia hack attack haul we reported on last week.


Among all the sensitive hardware and driver data spilled by hacking extortion group Lapsus$, there were some expired but still usable Nvidia code-signing certificates.