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This NASA bike is designed to be used on Mars
supercarblondie.com This ‘NASA’ bike is designed to be used on Mars - Supercar BlondieA weird yellow ball under the saddle and a Mylar bag for the engine: but the best part about this NASA bike is it isn't just a render, it actually exists.
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America’s white majority is aging out - Barely two decades from now, around 2045, non-Hispanic white people will fall below half as a share of the overall U.S. population.
thehill.com America’s white majority is aging outGeneration Z will be the last generation of Americans with a white majority, according to census data. The nation’s so-called majority minority arrived with Generation Alpha, those born since about…
- interestingengineering.com US uses lasers to achieve fusion energy gain for second time
Using a 192-beam laser at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility, researchers heated and compressed hydrogen atoms, exceeding solar temperatures.
- www.reuters.com Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat
Solar power helps meet energy demand for cooling.
- news.yahoo.com US scientists repeat fusion ignition breakthrough for 2nd time
Scientists at the California-based lab repeated the fusion ignition breakthrough in an experiment in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) on July 30 that produced a higher energy yield than in December, a Lawrence Livermore spokesperson said. Lawrence Livermore achieved a net energy gain in a fusio...
- tech.eu European tech companies are leading the fight against debilitating and chronic pain
Explore how European health tech startups revolutionise pain diagnosis, management and treatment.
- www.businessinsider.com The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions
As NASA aims to stay on the moon, private firms are racing to be the first to go where no company has gone before.
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This solar desalination plant invent by students from Malaga and also produces green hydrogen
www.biggrow.in This solar desalination plant invent by students from Malaga and also produces green hydrogen - BiggrowThis solar desalination plant invent by students from Malaga and also produces green hydrogen, This initiative offers a sustainable and efficient solution to desalinate seawater.
- jacobin.com Post-Work Socialism is a Tempting Illusion
Even if we were to free ourselves from the capitalist work ethic and provide everyone with a universal basic income, our society would still require some amount of socially necessary labor. Socialists should strive to reimagine work, not eliminate it.
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The Flow Battery Code Is Starting To Crack
cleantechnica.com The Flow Battery Code Is Starting To Crack: Red State EditionA new flow battery is just the latest sign that Georgia is gearing up to leading the energy transition, ESG or no ESG.
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Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest levels since 2017
www.bbc.co.uk Amazon rainforest: Deforestation in Brazil at six-year lowData shows a 66% drop in deforestation rates in July 2023 compared to the same month last year.
- www.reuters.com EV maker Lucid slashes prices of Air sedan as part of offer amid heating competition
Electric vehicle maker Lucid cut prices of its Air luxury sedans by as much as $12,400 as part of an offer, it said on Saturday, amid rising competition in the U.S. EV industry and a price war sparked by Tesla .
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Future foods: What's for breakfast in 2050?
www.insider.com What's for breakfast in 2050?The climate crisis is bringing the global food chain to a breaking point, but there's still time to save the foods of our breakfasts. Here's how.
- goodpress.co.uk ART FOR UBI (MANIFESTO)
112 x 178mm, 176 pages, black and white printing, perfect bound, softcover, 2022 A manifesto for radical care and universal and unconditional basic income, as a tool for social transformation and social equality highlighting values, needs and desires opposing the present inequalities generated by ne...
- publicintegrity.org How guaranteed basic income can reduce infant mortality
A city’s infant mortality rate indicates the general health of a population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is especially the case in Philadelphia, which has the highest infant mortality and poverty rates among the nation’s 10 most populous cities. In their f...
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An electrogenetic interface to program mammalian gene expression by direct current
www.nature.com An electrogenetic interface to program mammalian gene expression by direct current - Nature MetabolismHuang et al. develop an interface to allow electrode-mediated stimulation of gene expression in human cells, utilizing direct current-generated reactive oxygen species to stimulate transgene expression downstream of the KEAP1–NRF2 biosensor. In a type 1 diabetic mouse model, this interface is demons...
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Renewable energy: Upwards and onwards: Renewable energy surpassed coal-fired electricity generation for the first time in 2022. It surpassed nuclear power in 2021.
www.ubs.com Renewable energy: Upwards and onwardsRenewable energy surpassed coal-fired electricity generation for the first time in 2022. It surpassed nuclear power in 2021.
- www.forbes.com This Startup Just Raised $26 Million To Develop Safer Gene Editing Tools
By targeting RNA rather than DNA, Amber Bio aims to treat multiple genetic diseases with fewer safety risks.
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How floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots like Indonesia and Nigeria
theconversation.com 'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspotsNew research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.
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Most SAG Actors Don’t Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their Stories.
www.rollingstone.com Most SAG Actors Don't Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their StoriesAccording to SAG-AFTRA, only 14% of its members make at least $26,470 annually to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare coverage
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New research shows that in 15 years, India has reduced multidimensional poverty from 55% of the population to 16.4%, about the same as the USA's rate - which has stayed approximately the same durin...
www.undp.org 25 Countries Halved Multidimensional Poverty Within 15 Years, but 1.1 Billion Remain Poor | United Nations Development ProgrammeThe latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with estimates for 110 countries was released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford. The report demonstrates that poverty...
- theconversation.com Giving AI direct control over anything is a bad idea – here's how it could do us real harm
Giving AI any degree of executive control could be dangerous for humans.
From the Article:
The release of the advanced chatbot ChatGPT in 2022 got everyone talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Its sophisticated capabilities amplified concerns about AI becoming so advanced that soon we would not be able to control it. This even led some experts and industry leaders to warn that the technology could lead to human extinction.
Other commentators, though, were not convinced. Noam Chomsky, a professor of linguistics, dismissed ChatGPT as “hi-tech plagiarism”.
For years, I was relaxed about the prospect of AI’s impact on human existence and our environment. That’s because I always thought of it as a guide or adviser to humans. But the prospect of AIs taking decisions – exerting executive control – is another matter. And it’s one that is now being seriously entertained.
One of the key reasons we shouldn’t let AI have executive power is that it entirely lacks emotion, which is crucial for decision-making. Without emotion, empathy and a moral compass, you have created the perfect psychopath.
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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation
www.businessinsider.com OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovationGuillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.
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A study of the genomes of nearly 4,000 Africans has identified a gene that acts as a natural defense against HIV by limiting its replication in white blood cells.
www.nature.com Africa-specific human genetic variation near CHD1L associates with HIV-1 load - NatureAfrica-specific genetic variation on chromosome 1 near CHD1L is associated with HIV replication in vivo.
- gizmodo.com Scientists in Japan Develop Experimental Alzheimer's Vaccine That Shows Promise in Mice
The vaccine not only reduced brain inflammation in mice with Alzheimer-like illness, but improved their behavior for the better, the authors say.
- www.technologynetworks.com “On Demand” Cancer Cell Vaccine Developed
Based on non-invasive, easy-to-manipulate near-infrared laser irradiation, researchers have developed a flexible and potent design for an "on demand" whole tumor cell vaccine.
- www.theguardian.com AI use in breast cancer screening as good as two radiologists, study finds
Preliminary results from major trial show use of technology almost halves human workload
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"UBI establishes a floor through which no one can fall" -- Here's a handy 3 minute video you can share with people to explain Basic Income
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- www.space.com Weird cosmic object identified as the remains of an exploded dead star
The distant object known as PM 1-322 is a variable planetary nebula, a shell of gas and dust shed by an exploded star
- newscientist.com Scientists race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor
Researchers are moving quickly to test if a material called LK-99 really is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure. Several labs have already announced results
- denverite.com A man died by suicide during an eviction. Denver's systems weren't built to save him
Like most of the 2.45 million tenants evicted nationwide since mid-March of 2020, Darrius Davis couldn’t afford rent.
- msmagazine.com The Need for Unrestricted Cash for Low-Income Families: 'This Money Allows Families to Thrive' - Ms. Magazine
Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, spoke at the U.S. House on welfare, TANF, Mississippi women and guaranteed income.
- scitechdaily.com Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel
Researchers have developed a highly robust material with an extremely low density by constructing a structure using DNA and subsequently coating it in glass. Materials possessing both strength and lightness have the potential to enhance everything from automobiles to body armor. But usually, the tw