Silicon-perovskite solar cells achieve record efficiency of 25,2% Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let's Alter our DNA. Having a baby on Earth?
Not always fun (see: morning sickness, swollen feet, and *gulp* the actual delivery). Having a baby on Mars, though? That might be downright impossible — unless we’re willing to rework our DNA. This news comes courtesy of a new study published in Futures by researchers from the University of Information Technology and Management in Poland. First, let’s review the two main issues with procreation on the Red Planet: Radiation. Add in a number of other potential health issues associated with space travel — immunosuppression, nervous system changes, hearing loss — and the human body is hardly in peak condition for reproduction on Mars. Super Fast X-Ray Laser Heats Water to 180,000 Degrees in a Fraction of a Second.
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble. Tuxedo Park, Apr 25 2002. May 9 - California Will Require Solar Panels For New Homes. The state of California is prepared to vote on a mandate that will make solar panels a requirement for new homes.
Once approved, builders will be required to meet the new standard to get a building permit. ( Ludovic Marin | AFP/Getty Images ) California takes a bold step forward to become the first state in the United States to make solar panels mandatory in homes that will be built after 2020. Push From The Government According to home builders in the state, the option to install solar panels has been continuously offered to buyers who don't mind the extra cost of green living. However, most people reportedly declined due to their presumption that it is just added bills to pay. Yet, upon careful analysis, the approach would save homeowners money in the future. Expecting Big Changes. How to represent the interests of future generations now. Popsci. Proxima b, our nearest neighboring exoplanet, is almost 25 trillion miles away.
Even one of our fastest spaceships—the 31,600-mile-per-hour New Horizons—would take hundreds of thousands of years to get there. Assuming we can’t figure out how to warp space-time (seems unlikely, but fingers crossed), we’re still looking at a couple-hundred-year trip in the best-case scenario, which leads to the real problem: No human crew could survive the entire ride.
Science-fiction writers have long floated so-called generation ships as a solution. ‘Time crystals’ created in two new types of materials.
BREAKING: Scientists have confirmed a new DNA structure inside human cells. Earlier this year, scientists identified the existence of a brand new DNA structure never before seen in living cells. That's right, it's not just the double helix. The discovery of what's described as a 'twisted knot' of DNA in living cells confirms our complex genetic code is crafted with more intricate symmetry than just the double helix structure everybody associates with DNA. Importantly, the forms these molecular variants take affect how our biology functions. "When most of us think of DNA, we think of the double helix," said antibody therapeutics researcher Daniel Christ from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia back in April when the discovery was made.
"This new research reminds us that totally different DNA structures exist – and could well be important for our cells. " Boring Company raises 3 million for hyperloop. Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raised $113 million in equity to dig tunnels and develop a high-speed transportation system known as the hyperloop.
The startup disclosed the investment in a U.S. securities filing on Monday. The financing round included 31 unnamed investors, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission document. More than 90 percent of financing came from Musk, and the rest from early employees, the Boring Co. said, adding that no venture capitalists or outside investors participated. The private stock sale is the first deal disclosed with the SEC to date for the year-old venture.
More Good News About Coal-Killing Perovskite Solar Cells. Clean Power Published on April 16th, 2018 | by Tina Casey April 16th, 2018 by Tina Casey US coal and nuclear energy stakeholders are still holding out hope for their aging power plants, but the window for relief is closing fast.
They face stiff competition from low-cost natural gas, and renewables are flexing their muscles, too. DIY Li-ion battery building kit opens door for homemade ebikes, powerwalls and even EVs. For DIY enthusiasts in the green energy community, homemade lithium-ion battery packs have long been a holy grail.
For everything from home solar energy storage to garage-built electric bicycles, go-karts and full-size EVs, lithium-ion batteries were once one of the most limiting factors for hobbyist and makers. However, the last few years have seen an impressive upswing in availability of parts, tools and knowledge in the DIY lithium-ion battery pack space. This has led to increasing opportunities for creative DIYers to shuck the bonds of traditional suppliers of expensive Li-ion battery packs and instead develop their own custom batteries for a variety of projects and applications.
Japan researchers invent super-thin, wearable organic solar cell patches - The Mainichi. TOKYO -- A group of Japanese researchers has developed a super-thin organic solar cell that can be heat-printed onto clothes just like a T-shirt design, it was announced on April 16.
The photovoltaic cells developed by a joint Riken research institute-Toray Industries Inc. team are just 3 micrometers thick, can be affixed to cloth with resin in a similar way to heat transfer printing, and can be stretched and folded. They can also withstand temperatures of about 100 degrees Celsius without degrading, and have an energy conversion efficiency of about 10 percent -- better than any previous ultra-thin, organic solar cell. "Organic solar cells can be produced cheaply, and we anticipate a large market for the technology," said Riken researcher and team member Takao Someya. The cells could be used to power portable devices and wearable tech, eliminating the need to carry around a battery or adapter. EV-Charging Roads Have Arrived. Here's Why We Do (and Don't) Need Them. There are lots of things that seem like threats but ultimately aren’t something you should worry about.
Air travel? Safer than in a car. Sharks? How the March For Science Became a Movement. Physicists just discovered an entirely new type of superconductivity. An Artificial Intelligence Learns How to Navigate Cities Using Only Google Street View. World's Largest Car-Seat Manufacturer Wants to Disrupt the Airline Business. Agoraphobic Traveller Takes Incredible Photos Through Google Street View. Forecasting the Future of Warfare. “No one in this room can accurately predict the future, least of all me.
The nature of war is never gonna change. But the character of war is changing before our eyes — with the introduction of a lot of technology, a lot of societal changes with urbanization and a wide variety of other factors.” -Gen. Mark Miller at the Association of the U.S. Army Convention, 2017 The Army’s decision to create a “Futures Command” is long overdue, well-intended, and absolutely necessary if the Army is to emerge from the malaise that has held modernization in its vice for all of this new century.
I’ve spent almost three decades studying the art and science of future gazing. Army After Next was a magical time. We never stopped slam-bang arguments over the direction of land warfare that rattled the windows at Fort Monroe. Michael Howard, the imminent scholar and military strategist, once observed that the purpose of future gazing in war is not to get it right, but to avoid getting it terribly wrong. Gen. Two-toned light pattern creates steep quantum walls for atoms. Exotic physics can happen when quantum particles come together and talk to each other.
Understanding such processes is challenging for scientists, because the particle interactions can be hard to glimpse and even harder to control. Moreover, modern computer simulations struggle to make sense of all the intricate dynamics going on in a large group of particles. Luckily, atoms cooled to near zero temperatures can provide insight into this problem. Lasers can make cold atoms mimic the physics seen in other systems—an approach that is familiar terrain for atomic physicists. Trai Submits Plan Outlining Open Architecture Based Wi-Fi to Government. Reported by : Chakri Kudikala The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is seeking a chance to develop public Wi-Fi hotspots by slashing prices in this new turn of events. Trai on Thursday presented a report to the government which outlined details about open-architecture based Wi-Fi services which would function on interoperability at very low prices.
This new move if gone right, is expected to cut the prices of data significantly. Leap Motion Reveals the Future of Mixed Reality. When you look out into the world, is what you're seeing real? Obviously, for most people, they would say yes. In truth, however, what we see are illusions manifested by our limiting scope of sight.
I'm being pedantic, though. If what we define as "real" is that of our natural perceptions of the world, then, yes, what we see is real. But how might this change when our eyesight no longer merely perceives the world naturally? A Stunning Small Home Made From Hemp. This beautiful small family home has a very special story to tell. Designed by architect Michael Leung and his wife Tiffany for their young family, the 60m2 (646ft2) house is actually constructed from hemp. The couple chose to use hempcrete for their home after searching for healthy, non-toxic building materials. What Is Li-Fi? The New Alternative To Wi-Fi.
Philips Lighting just unveiled a small coup. It’s providing internet to an entire office in France with nothing but its lights. That’s right, a company known for LED bulbs and colorful mood lighting is expanding from interior decorator to serious IT player. Philips is working with a technology called Li-Fi, an alternative to the Wi-Fi signals we’ve used in our laptops and smartphones for years now. You may not have heard of Li-Fi yet. Physicists are about to attempt the 'impossible' - turning light into matter. India’s Lithion Power To Invest $1 Billion In Battery Swap Program For EVs. China’s Belt and Road Will Change the World. SpaceX is launching its broadband satellites into orbit this weekend. Generation Omega – Emergent Culture. Researchers discover new lead-free perovskite material for solar cells. Scientists discover hundreds of 2D materials that could be the next graphene. This incredible photo of a single trapped atom is absolutely breathtaking.
New Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours. Arch Mission Foundation Announces Our Payload On SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Researchers discover efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water. Amazon's Spheres - workplace + tropical forest. Amazon is noted for its openness to innovation and the company's new downtown campus reflects this. Along with about 40 more conventional glass box buildings that make up much of the sprawling campus, the company decided to add something a little different. Based on a studies indicating that workplaces that provide a direct link to nature spur creativity, the Spheres are home to 40,000 plants made up of over 400 often rare species from botanical gardens, tree nurseries, and conservation programs from five continents and 50 countries. Most of these plants were selected from cloud forest ecosystems.
These are plants that do well on cool, moist mountainsides from 3,000 to 10,000 ft and take their water directly from the air. And we're not talking flowerbeds here. Chaos Theory PBS. Self Organisation - Google Vid Search. Nissan Launches Nissan Energy Solar: All-In-One Energy Solution For UK Homes. Cars Published on January 19th, 2018 | by Cynthia Shahan January 19th, 2018 by Cynthia Shahan This week, Nissan announced “Nissan Energy Solar” at the Electric Ecosystem Experience powered by Nissan Intelligent Mobility. Elon Musk's top eight areas of interest revealed. California Continues To Move Toward Electric Mobility. Biofuels - Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis Plant to Be Built in Germany - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism.
The Future of Human Work Is Imagination, Creativity, and Strategy. Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy. Floating Solar Rigs Split Seawater to Make Hydrogen Fuel. Elon Musk and Tesla will make driverless cars a reality sooner than you think. S30 Ep3002: The Secret of Tuxedo Park. American experience - Recherche Google. Whitepaper. Virgin Hyperloop One Is Bringing Elon Musk's Dream to Life. Brown plays defense with California's budget surplus. Organic solar cells as an alternative to conventional solar cells. Immediate Payments Goes Mainstream.
Highway robbery in China as Solar Road makes sense to someone. City Women Differ From Rural Counterparts In Age At First Sex, Number Of Kids : Shots - Health News. The Future of Work, a History. Don Tapscott: Ten 2018 predictions from the co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute. Solid State Battery Electric cars could have over 600 mile range in 2020-2024.
How some startups are trying to work around net neutrality repeal. A Talk by Internet Theorist Clay Shirky. Jigsaw Presents: Clay Shirky: "Little Rice" The Innovation Is the Blockchain. Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins. The Chinese Form of Innovation. The uniti one is a bubble-shaped electric city car. DHL electric trucks to filter air for brake/tire dust emissions too. This Floating Solar Rig Produces Hydrogen Fuel Using Seawater.