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Jan 14, 2022

Ultralight Headsets Could Finally Make VR Comfortable

Posted by in categories: computing, virtual reality

Bulky, uncomfortable headsets are hopefully on the way out, with VR companies looking into ways to make ultralight options powered by Qualcomm chips.

Jan 14, 2022

“ALTER 3” robot conducts Android Opera in Japan, exploring the future of human communication

Posted by in categories: media & arts, robotics/AI

Circa 2019


On February 28, at “New National Theater” in Tokyo, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University announced the new model of the android “Alter” 「オルタ3」. The robot performed a fragment of the “Scary Beauty” android opera by Keiichiro Shibuya.

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Jan 14, 2022

Axiom Space: Launch schedule and timeline for private space station

Posted by in category: space travel

What is the relationship between Axiom Space and SpaceX?


Axiom Space has bold plans to send private citizens into space, as a stepping stone to developing a complete private space station.

Jan 14, 2022

Pfizer seeks approval for oral COVID-19 pill in Japan

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Pfizer Japan Inc. said Friday it has applied to the health ministry for approval of its COVID-19 pill which, if granted, would make it the second oral drug for mild coronavirus cases available in the country.

The new drug application for Paxlovid, a combination of the antiviral drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, comes as Japan is battling its sixth surge of COVID-19 cases amid a spread of the omicron variant, with the country already agreeing to procure enough of the drug for 2 million people.

Jan 14, 2022

1,000-light-year wide bubble surrounding Earth is source of all nearby, young stars

Posted by in category: space

“This is really an origin story; for the first time we can explain how all nearby star formation began,” says astronomer and data visualization expert Catherine Zucker who completed the work during a fellowship at the CfA.

The paper’s central figure, a 3D spacetime animation, reveals that all young stars and star-forming regions — within 500 light years of Earth — sit on the surface of a giant bubble known as the Local Bubble. While astronomers have known of its existence for decades, scientists can now see and understand the Local Bubble’s beginnings and its impact on the gas around it.

Jan 14, 2022

Mathematicians Clear Hurdle in Quest to Decode Primes

Posted by in category: mathematics

Paul Nelson has solved the subconvexity problem, bringing mathematicians one step closer to understanding the Riemann hypothesis and the distribution of prime numbers.

Jan 14, 2022

Evolution ‘Landscapes’ Predict What’s Next for COVID Virus

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution

Studies that map the adaptive value of viral mutations hint at how the COVID-19 pandemic might progress next.

Jan 14, 2022

India Is Doing Space Travel, on a Budget

Posted by in categories: business, government, space

India is one of only a handful of nations that have sent probes to the moon and Mars. But the most impressive part of its space program is its cost-effectiveness. Unlike other government space organizations, India’s agency is extremely efficient, with the lowest cost-per-kilogram in the industry. Now India is throwing open its doors to private companies and raising its stellar ambitions.

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Jan 14, 2022

Clip of Michael Greve on Longevity & Rejuvenation (January 2022) (S/T en Español)

Posted by in categories: futurism, life extension

At present time, these two are bold statements made by Michael Greve, Founder and CEO at Forever Healthy Foundation. I whish him full success in contributing to make them practical ones in the not so distant future:

* “First thing that you have to consider is what means healthy and healthy does not only means rejuvenation because you can be 25 and still be in bad place…”

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Jan 14, 2022

The LED sun: artificial light completely mimics properties of natural sunlight

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2019


A natural skyline at the flick of a switch.

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