Evelo Therapeutics is a new company focused on leveraging the power of the microbiome to develop novel therapies for cancer. It has with an initial capital commitment of $35 million. Evelo is pioneering Oncobiotic™ therapeutics, a new modality in cancer therapy based on the cancer microbiome. Evelo is the first company to systematically identify, characterize …
Japanese researchers have developed a new type of glass almost as hard as steel, a breakthrough that could lead to the development of substantially tougher windows and tableware. Thinner and lighter and stronger glass are desired for windows in buildings and cars, substrates for TFT displays, and smart-phones. “We will establish a way to mass-produce …
Starship Technologies, startup with Skype cofounders, is leading the revolution in local delivery. By introducing smart, friendly robots that travel the sidewalks, Starship is aiming to ultimately make the local delivery of goods free. Starship robots are revolutionary devices that can carry parcels or grocery bags (10 kilograms) within a 3 mile (5km) radius. Starship’s …
Tesla Motors – Third Quarter 2015 Shareholder Letter indicates the Model 3 unveiling is planned for late March 2016 * In Q3, global Model S orders increased by more than 50% from a year ago, and grew at a faster pace in North America, Europe and Asia, than during Q2 * The Model X electric …
A mobile phone that responds to hand signals rather than the touch of a button may soon be possible thanks to technology developed by A*STAR researchers that efficiently detects three-dimensional human hand movements from two-dimensional images in real time1. Combining this technology with devices such as laptops or mobile phones can facilitate robot control and …
Scott Lang: My days of breaking into places and stealing stuff are over! What do you need me to do? Hank Pym: …I want you to break into a place and steal some stuff. Scott Lang: …makes sense. In recent decades, China has earned an international reputation in recent decades as being the home of …
Power projection—the ability to deploy, sustain, and use military force overseas in support of United States national security goals—is a central mission of the US armed forces. It ideally requires unfettered access to international waterways, airspace, and regional ports and air bases. US adversaries, however, have observed the dependence of the American military on such …
A study performed a preliminary analysis of the cumulative on-road safety record of selfdriving vehicles for three of the ten companies that are currently approved for such vehicle testing in California (Google, Delphi, and Audi). The analysis compared the safety record of these vehicles with the safety record of all conventional vehicles in the U.S. …
The first two mines in the world to start moving all of their iron ore using fully remote-controlled trucks have just gone online in Western Australia’s Pilbara. Mining giant Rio Tinto is running pits at its Yandicoogina and Nammuldi mine sites, with workers controlling the driverless trucks largely from an operations centre in Perth, 1,200 …
The Ghost in the Shell is considered one of the best animes ever. The first 1995 movie told the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, in the mid 21st century of Japan. Animation studio Production I.G has produced several different anime adaptations of Ghost in …
A great tract of Earth is on fire in Indonesia. It looks as you might imagine hell to be. The air has turned ochre: visibility in some cities has been reduced to 30 metres. Children are being prepared for evacuation in warships; already some have choked to death. Species are going up in smoke at …