Autonomous rocket tracking

Working with the U.S. Air Force, Spacex has developed autonomous rocket-tracking technology that makes it possible to fly its next-generation launch vehicle. Spacex has also dramatically cuts the cost of a rocket launch and made it possible to launch on much shorter notice. The Spacex Falcon Heavy will be returning three rockets for landing and …

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Seoul Plan for Pre-emptive Strike as part of Full-Fledged War with North Korea

The Defense Ministry is drafting a new plan to thwart a full-fledged North Korean military offensive and occupy Pyongyang within weeks without waiting for U.S. troop reinforcements. * preemptive strikes against North Korean nuclear weapons and missile bases and assassination of top North Korean officials * identify 1,000 North Korean targets for missiles and precision-guided …

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Bladerunner 2036 aka Bladerunner 1.5 a Short film that fills between Bladerunner movies

A prequel short film “in-world” piece that explains what happened in the world of Blade Runner between the first movie, set in 2019, and this sequel, set in 2049. The short film “Nexus: 2036” takes place in the year 2036 and revolves around Jared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace. In this short, directed by Luke Scott …

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Driverless Tractor

CaseIH provides market leading agricultural solutions and services. Case IH is rethinking productivity. The Case IH Autonomous Concept Vehicle has the potential to revolutionize farming. Case IH and CNH Industrial’s Innovation Group based the cabless autonomous concept on an existing Case IH Magnum™ tractor with reimagined styling. The vehicle was built for a fully interactive …

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Spacex Falcon 9 Block 5 targets 24 hour turnaround, no refurbishment reuse and relaunch a dozen times

Spacex Chief tech officer Tom Mueller discussed the next-gen Falcon 9, called the “Block 5,” which will have a reusable thermal protection that won’t burn up the heat shielding. It will also have retractable legs that will only come out during landing. The Falcon 9 Block 5 will have a 24-hour turnaround and be much …

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Ultrathin Quantum Dot Display Wearable Electronics shows animated tattoo display

Translational Flextronics Group aims to develop technologies for high performance flexible and stretchable electronic devices by using high quality nano-scale materials, which enable new biomedical and energy systems with novel/multiple functions. A video of an ultrathin 16×16 QLED display shows an animated cartoon character attached to human skin. Advanced Materials – Ultrathin Quantum Dot Display …

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GA working to make FAA certification with all weather drones with sense and avoid

On August 16th General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardian™ Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., through National Airspace, to its Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, Calif. The MQ-9B is a STANAG 4671 (NATO airworthiness standard for Unmanned Aircraft Systems)-compliant version of the Predator® …

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Neuralink could get up to $100 million for high bandwidth brain computer interface

Elon Musk’s Neuralink will invest $100 million on a high bandwidth brain computer interface. Neuralink has raised the $26.96 million of a technically still-open funding round that could grow to $100 million, according to a new SEC filing. Neuralink could potentially help people overcome chronic conditions like epilepsy. It could also one day allow people …

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Fully reusable Spacex Rockets would be lower cost than Skylon spaceplanes

Ashley Dove-Jay, PhD researcher in Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, analyzed the launch costs of fully reusable Spacex rockets against the also in development Skylon spaceplanes. UPDATE : There is an update on the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket which should have a 24 hour turnaround with no refurbishment resue and will be reusable about …

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Single-nucleus RNA sequencing, droplet by droplet

DroNc-Seq — a technology that merges single-nucleus RNA sequencing with microfluidics — brings new scale to gene expression studies in complex tissues. Last year Broad researchers described a single-nucleus RNA sequencing method called sNuc-Seq. This system enabled researchers to study the gene expression profiles of difficult-to-isolate cell types as well as cells from archived tissues. …

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