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Mar 3, 2016

J.J. Abrams Producing Documentary Series About Google Lunar X Prize

Posted by in category: education

Moon Shot will focus on the people behind some of the teams competing for the $30 million prize.

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Mar 3, 2016

Quantum technology for a new generation of inertial sensors

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics, robotics/AI, transportation

Could this Quantum Technology inertial sensors be utilized to provide more reliable navigation to driverless autos? Quantum again proves to serve multiple usages.


Advances in laser cooling of atoms have produced a new generation of inertial sensors based on matter-wave interferometers, which are becoming an essential technology for accurate positioning or geodesy.

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Mar 3, 2016

Cheap, simple technique turns seawater into drinking water

Posted by in categories: economics, sustainability

Researchers from the University of Alexandria have developed a cheaper, simpler and potentially cleaner way to turn seawater into drinking water than conventional methods.

This could have a huge impact on rural areas of the Middle East and North Africa, where access to clean water is a pressing issue if social stability and economic development is to improve.

Right now, desalinating seawater is the only viable way to provide water to growing populations, and large desalination plants are now a fact of life in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries.

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Mar 3, 2016

Shocking new way to get the salt out

Posted by in category: sustainability

MIT team invents efficient shockwave-based process for desalination of water.

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Mar 3, 2016

3D-Printed Brain Tissue a Success

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySPvBbfY2Fc

A 3D-printed layered structure that incorporates neural cells to mimic the structure of brain tissue has been created by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) in Australia, and it could have major consequences in studying and treating conditions such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s. The three-dimensional structure will allow scientists to better understand the complex nature of the brain and its 86 billion nerve cells. We look at the benefits and risks of this scientific breakthrough on the Lip News with Jose Marcelino Ortiz and Jo Ankier.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/researchers-are-getting-clo…ing-brains

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Mar 3, 2016

Is Consciousness the Unified Field? A Field Theorist’s Perspective — John Hagelin, SAND11

Posted by in categories: cosmology, neuroscience, physics

http://www.scienceandnonduality.com

John Hagelin, Director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy Director of the Board of Advisors for the David Lynch Foundation.

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Mar 3, 2016

Future Food — Overview

Posted by in categories: food, futurism

The Portal Future Food focuses on different possibilities for replacing animal products with products that are not derived from animals.

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Mar 3, 2016

New Harvest

Posted by in category: futurism

We’re building the post-animal bioeconomy.

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Mar 2, 2016

Want To Hack The Pentagon? New Defense Department Program Challenges Hackers To Breach US Cyber Security

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, military

A challenge by the US Pentagon.


A new Defense Department competition will invite vetted hackers to find vulnerabilities in U.S. cyber security.

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Mar 2, 2016

Diffie, Hellman win Turing Award; cryptography research update

Posted by in categories: encryption, quantum physics

Cryptography research panel at RSAC 2016 features debate on Apple vs. FBI, Juniper backdoor, and quantum crypto, and Diffie, Hellman nab Turing Award.

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