Tiny MEMS gravity sensor could detect drug tunnels, mineral deposits and trigger a commercial revolution larger than MEMS motion sensors

A new device the size of a postage stamp can detect 1-part-per-billion changes in Earth’s gravitational field—equivalent to what the gizmo would experience if it were lifted a mere 3 millimeters. The technology may become so cheap and portable it could one day be mounted on drones to spot everything from hidden drug tunnels to …

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China proposes $50+ trillion Global UHV grid connecting all power generation including massive wind farm at the North Pole by 2050

China is proposing a $50+ trillion global energy grid. Global Energy Interconnection (GEI), a vision of a world power grid, was outlined by the State Grid Corporation of China (“State Grid”) It would be based upon a global network of Ultra High Voltage power lines connecting global power generation including massive wind farm at the …

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Neurophage Pharma may be able to treat Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Huntingtons and other brain diseases

Israeli scientist named Beka Solomon, a professor at Tel Aviv University, made a serendipitous discovery one day when she was testing a new class of agents against Alzheimer’s disease. If it pans out, it might mark the beginning of the end of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and many other neurodegenerative diseases. It’s a remarkable story, and the …

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Lockheed sells an order for a dozen LMH1 hybrid airships

Lockheed Martin has landed its first contract for the hybrid airship it created inside its top secret Skunk Works division. In a deal valued at $480 million, Straightline Aviation (SLA) has signed a letter of intent to purchase 12 of the heavier-than-air airships that measure nearly a football field long. First delivery is scheduled for …

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Russia sells commercial space company Sea Launch

Russia sold the commercial space project known as Sea Launch. They would not say who the buyer was. Sea Launch was founded in 1995 as a joint-venture between Russia’s largest space company Energia, U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, with participation of firms in Norway and Ukraine. The concept is simple: a floating launch platform that sails …

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We do not understand 149 of the 473 genes in Craig Venter’s artificial cell with the minimum genome needed for life

Genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a synthetic cell that contains the smallest genome of any known, independent organism. Functioning with 473 genes, the cell is a milestone in his team’s 20-year quest to reduce life to its bare essentials and, by extension, to design life from scratch. Venter, who has co-founded a company that …

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Unicorn like Rhino existed 29000 years ago when humans were making clay figures and had invented the bow and arrow

A long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn—which was actually a long-horned rhinoceros—may have walked the Earth 29,000 years ago, at the same time as prehistoric humans. 32000 years ago, human populations around Europe figure out how to harden clay figures by firing them in an oven at high temperatures. Around 30,000 years ago, humans …

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Extra long M777A2 howitzer will have 70 kilometer range instead of 30 kilometers

Picatinny Arsenal engineers have been working to create a longer, newly modified M777A2 howitzer that has the potential to double the range of current M777 artillery systems. Charged with developing technology to extend the range of all 155mm artillery, the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) project is funded by science and technology office at the …

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Stem cell derived neurons regenerate damaged corticospinal tracts of rats

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues in Japan and Wisconsin, report that they have successfully directed stem cell-derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue in damaged corticospinal tracts of rats, resulting in functional benefit. “The corticospinal projection is the most important motor system …

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Baidu using AI to turn large amounts of data into huge amounts of value

Baidu’s FaceYou app lets you add all sorts of spooky effects or animal characteristics to a digital image of your face. Face You makes use of an AI technique called deep learning to automatically identify key points on a person’s face, so that software can then position and stretch a virtual mask with amazing accuracy. …

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Neuromorphic supercomputer has 16 million neurons

Today, Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) and IBM announced the development of a new Scale-up Synaptic Supercomputer (NS16e) that highly integrates 16 TrueNorth Chips in a 4×4 array to deliver 16 million neurons and 256 million synapses. LLNL will also receive an end-to-end software ecosystem that consists of a simulator; a programming language; an integrated …

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