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Aug 23, 2016
Russia Kicks Up Arctic Oil Drilling As Polar Ice Caps Melt
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
A few months ago I warned folks about the resettlement and expansion across Siberia; well this was one of the reasons I listed. So, here we are.
Russia has increased its Arctic oil production despite limitations imposed by Western sanctions and a more than two-year plunge in global oil prices, causing angst with environmentalists that warn of serious environmental degradation in case of a mishap.
Aug 23, 2016
Architensions Presents Vertical Rising Ryde Architecture as a Living System
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
I can see it now; tomorrow’s residential high rises listing as part of their amenities fresh fruit and veggies from your balcony.
Aug 23, 2016
Here is Jeremy Seaman’s talk at NeuroFutures on the dynamic encoding properties of medial frontal cortex neurons and ensembles
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in categories: futurism, neuroscience
Aug 23, 2016
Battery you can swallow could enable future ingestible medical devices
Posted by Bruno Henrique de Souza in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
Baterias comestível feita com melanina e materiais absorvíveis.
Baterias de melanina é baixa em relação ao de iões de lítio, seria suficientemente elevada para alimentar um dispositivo de libertação de fármaco ou de detecção ingerível. Por exemplo, Bettinger prevê usando a bateria do seu grupo para detectar mudanças intestino microbioma e respondendo com um comunicado da medicina, ou para a entrega de rajadas de uma vacina durante várias horas antes de degradar.
Aug 22, 2016
New Lightweight Metal Foam Destroys Bullets on Impact (video)
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
A composite metal foam (CMF) has been developed at North Carolina State University that is strong enough to resist bullets, disintegrating them on impact.
Aug 22, 2016
Russia’s ‘US Missile Defense-Killing’ Hypersonic Rockets Arriving Soon
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
Russian defense analyst Vladimir Tuchkov analyses Russian, Chinese and American developments in hypersonic weapons technology, including the expected timeframe for their deployment, which is sooner than you may expect.
Last week, Tactical Missile Systems Corporation general director Boris Obnosov told Russian media that he was confident that Russia would be introducing hypersonic missiles capable of speeds between Mach 6 and Mach 7 by the year 2020.
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Aug 22, 2016
Yearlong simulation of Mars on Mauna Loa is coming to an end
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: futurism, space
Hmmm; I did know that the early day astronauts did practice the moon walk near one of the volcanoes in Hawaii.
Since August last year, six scientists have been living isolated from the outside world 8,200 feet up a dormant volcano in Hawaii. Confined to a dome 11 metre wide with a living area of about 1,000 square feet, the team is only allowed to venture outside when wearing NASA spacesuits, just like future astronauts on Mars will have to do.
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