Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s 20 Years Before Memory Loss Starts

A huge global problem is that the world is on track to have 100 million people will have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia in 2050. Early, accurate, and biomarker-based diagnosis of AD would be a game-changer for mitigating the course of the disease as early as possible and a means to tell how well treatments are …

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China has large solar powered helium spy airship and satellites for tracking aircraft carriers

Earlier this month, China tested a new helium-filled airship that will soar to great height to offer the government new and broad surveillance capabilities. Called Yuanmeng​, ​the ship is expected to be able to stay aloft for up to 48 hours. The airship works via a combination of lighter-than-air gases and electricity. Helium lifts the …

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DARPA investigating ways to Restore Active Memory

A new DARPA program aims to investigate the role of neural “replay” in the formation and recall of memory, with the goal of helping individuals better remember specific episodic events and learned skills. The 24-month fundamental research program, Restoring Active Memory Replay or RAM Replay, is designed to develop novel and rigorous computational methods to …

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Keeping the internet going when there is a crisis or where connectivity and power are not reliable

The people behind Ushahidi, a software platform for communicating information during a crisis, have now developed what they are dubbing a “backup generator for the Internet”—a device that can connect with any network in the world, provide eight hours of wireless connectivity battery life, and can be programmed for new applications, such as remote sensing. …

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Spacex Videos

A Tour of Spacex Offices from October, 2011 Spacex Dragon Mission Highlights Spacex Merlin 1D Test Firing Super Draco Test Firing If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per …

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