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This robot works wonders in logistics as it can autonomously locate, grasp and place boxes onto pallets via BostonDynamics.
Apr 1, 2019
Astronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: cosmology
The international team behind the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project is gearing up for a huge announcement next week — and according to ScienceAlert’s analysis, it’s likely to be the first-ever photo of a black hole’s event horizon.
If that prediction is correct, the April 10 event will be a monumental moment for science — providing a glimpse of one of the most epic objects in the known universe.
Apr 1, 2019
Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods?
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: health, neuroscience
Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression, Mood Disorders Could Be Ethically Fraught : Shots — Health News Deep brain stimulation offers relief from some neurological problems and is being tested for mood disorders. But the treatment — an implant in the brain — raises ethical questions.
Apr 1, 2019
Building blocks of DNA and RNA could have appeared together before life began on Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Scientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the same set of precursor molecules even before life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago.
Apr 1, 2019
Israel’s Beresheet craft sends stunning pictures of Earth from space
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Apr 1, 2019
Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin can heal itself while wet
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
A new self-healing electronic skin could improve water-resistant touchscreens and soft robots. And reduce waste, too.
Apr 1, 2019
Children born through IVF have a greater risk of developing childhood cancer, study suggests
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Children born through IVF have a greater risk of developing childhood cancer, the largest study of its kind has found.
Researchers in the US found that the risk of childhood cancer increases from 1.9 cases in 10,000 youngsters to 2.5 in those born through fertility treatment, an increase of around 31 per cent.
Although the study is only observational, previous research has suggested that drugs used to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs during fertility treatment, or the nutritious chemical soup in which embryos are grown may cause disease.
Apr 1, 2019
EHF Fellow: Nathan Doctor
Posted by Alan R. Light in categories: biotech/medical, business, computing, education
Outcome-based education. This is about a man who is involved in a system designed to train and assess the skills of computer programmers, but I wonder if the ideas could be applied to other types of learning.
For that matter, it strikes me that merit badges in the Boy Scouts may work along similar lines.
Nathan chose all-in, investing his entire life savings in a single stock-market exchange, and made enough money to keep the business alive. The past several years have been full of similar tests of commitment but Nathan and his business partner have weathered them all, building a groundbreaking company called Qualified.