There is a cost benefit analysis of embryo selection for intelligence based upon 2016 state of the art. The case of human intelligence using SNP-based genetic prediction, finding: a meta-analysis of GCTA results indicates that SNPs can explain and over 33% of variance in current intelligence scores, and over 44% with better-quality phenotype testing this …
Beijing’s decision to allow all married couples to have two children is driving a surge in demand for fertility treatment among older women, putting heavy pressure on clinics and breaking down past sensitivities, and even shame, about the issue. The rise in in-vitro fertilization points to the deferred dreams of many parents who long wanted …
The US Navy’s proposed FY2017 budget requests funding for the procurement of seven new battle force ships (i.e., ships that count against the Navy’s goal for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 308 ships). The seven ships include two Virginia-class attack submarines, two DDG-51 class Aegis destroyers, two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), and one LHA-type …
Cameco and KazAtomProm have agreed to restructure the Inkai jont venture, extending their cooperation in the Kazakh in-situ leach (ISL) uranium project until 2045. The agreement will see Kazatomprom increase its share of the joint venture to 60% with Cameco becoming a minority owner. The agreement provides for annual production to be ramped up to …
It’s not easy to put the intelligence in artificial intelligence. Current machine learning techniques generally rely on huge amounts of training data, vast computational resources, and a time-consuming trial and error methodology. Even then, the process typically results in learned concepts that aren’t easily generalized to solve related problems or that can’t be leveraged to …
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently revealed its proposals for building a futuristic satellite-launching robotic space plane. The aim of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) project is to construct a reusable plane, which at its best performance, would be able to make 10 flights in 10 days, launch a payload into low Earth …
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the world’s fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits, an advance that could drive the Internet of Things and a much more connected, high-speed wireless world. The advance is a platform for manufacturers seeking to expand the capabilities and applications of wearable electronics — including those with biomedical …
Australia will soon have direct mind to machine interfaces that require minimal surgery working in humans. Beyond usefulness in medicine, the ability for a device to transmit electrical signals from the motor system could change everything. One possible use is vehicle control. Plugging the brain directly into a vehicle effectively removes the time delay and …
A group of paralysed patients will soon undergo a revolutionary procedure that could allow them to walk with the power of thought. The key to returning mobility is a tiny, matchstick-sized device called a stentrode. It will be implanted into a blood vessel next to the motor cortex, the brain’s control centre – bypassing the …
This video animation was created for SunSat Design Competition, held by National Space Society. Concept: Keith Henson 1000 X 15 ton skylon payloads An existing 50 MW arcjet engine firing into the air Build the first 5 gigawatt space based solar power (32500 tons) at 2000 kilometers above the space junk. Afterwards use the first …
Space based solar power satellites could replace fossil fuels. This would require both lower cost and higher volume than SpaceX could deliver. The cost to GEO can’t go to over $200 per kilogram and the required traffic level is 15 million tons per year to LEO. (12 million to GEO.) The main advantage of orbital …