Page 9523
Sep 9, 2018
This beautiful map shows everything that powers an Amazon Echo, from data mines to lakes of lithium
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Sep 9, 2018
Ocean Cleanup steams out to sea in test run to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: materials, sustainability
If all goes well, it will be towed out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch nearly 1,400 miles off the West Coast, about halfway between California and Hawaii. A support vessel will fish out the collected plastic every few weeks, according to the Associated Press. The waste will then be transported to dry land for recycling.
Shipping containers filled with the collected plastic are expected back on land within a year.
The project is lauded by many as a positive attempt to deal with the growing problem of plastic pollution in the oceans.
Sep 9, 2018
The largest internet company in 2030? This prediction will probably surprise you
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: education, futurism
Sep 9, 2018
Taking the First Picture of a Black Hole
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
Sep 9, 2018
Joe Rogan Experience #1169 — Elon Musk
Posted by Chiara Chiesa in categories: business, Elon Musk
Sep 9, 2018
Methuselah Foundation Cofounder thinks Longevity Escape Velocity could be here by 2030
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
David Gobel was the first to put forward the concept of longevity escape velocity, or LEV. How far are we from LEV, assuming the current pace of research and no serious showstoppers?
Twelve years, or 2030, is David’s best guess based on what is known today.
David Gobel cofounded the Methuselah Foundation with Aubrey de Grey and continues to run the Methuselah Foundation today.
Sep 9, 2018
Another Site For Extraterrestrial Life: Exomoons
Posted by Bill Retherford in category: alien life
Sep 9, 2018
Russian space chief vows to find “full name” of technician who caused ISS leak
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space travel
The Soyuz manufacturing issue represents another significant problem for the Russian space agency’s suppliers and its quality control processes. Already, the manufacturer of Proton rockets, Khrunichev, has had several serious problems that have led to launch failures. Rogozin was recently installed as the leader of Roscosmos to try to clean up corruption and address these kinds of issues.
He has his work cut out for him.
“We want to find out the full name of who is at fault—and we will.”
Continue reading “Russian space chief vows to find ‘full name’ of technician who caused ISS leak” »
Sep 9, 2018
Towards data-driven biotechnology
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, economics, robotics/AI
Data centers are the new oil refineries, argues The Economist. Where black sludge and steam once marked the beating heart of the economy, now blinking servers laced with fiber optic cables indicate where the action is.
Biotechnology — like all other industries — must adapt. Synthetic biology teams that embrace modern tools like cloud computing, professionally built software, and laboratory automation will save time, reduce errors, streamline complex workflows, and maintain their agility in the digital economy. Those who fail to adopt new tools will be primed for disruption.
Software is already an integral part of biological research, but most scientific apps lag far behind the rest of the digital frontier. As the software giant Autodesk puts it:
Read more
