When it comes to the Pirate Bay, it’s usually movie studios, music producers and software creators that get annoyed with the site — you know, copyright and all that. But in an interesting twist it is now users who find themselves irked by — and disappointed in — the most famous torrent site in the world.
Plantoids attract humans with their strange, beautiful designs, convince them to donate money in the form of Bitcoin, then “procreate” by commissioning artists to create a new iteration using those funds — and the whole process is automated.
Continue reading… “These “Digital plants” are the first blockchain-based artificial life form”
As airlines pack seats tighter than ever, the tests supposed to show that passengers can get out alive in a crash are woefully out of date. The FAA won’t make the results public, and a court warns there is “a plausible life-and-death safety concern.”
Continue reading… “Flying coach is so cramped it could be a death trap”
Radiative sky cooling systems use reflective panels to emit heat into space, potentially cooling a building in the process.
Continue reading… “Electricity-free Stanford system cuts cooling costs by beaming heat into space”
Biomedical engineers have created a portable diagnostic tool that detects disease markers as accurately as the current gold standard, while cutting the waiting time for results to 15 minutes.
Continue reading… “Portable diagnostic tool detects disease in 15 minutes”
It’s simple maths. We are chopping down about 15 billion trees a year and planting about 9 billion. So there’s a net loss of 6 billion trees a year.
Continue reading… “These drones can plant 100,000 trees a day”
If successful, experiment will mark a major step towards making Mars habitable for human colonies in the future.
Continue reading… “Nasa plans to extract oxygen from Mars to make a new atmosphere”
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the U.S. government’s growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business information. The government has vociferously defended its searches as critical to protecting the homeland.
Continue reading… “Lawsuit targets searches of electronic devices at US border”
The concept of schizophrenia is dying.
Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it. Its passing will not be mourned.
Continue reading… “The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why”
Governments, the oil industry and car makers are waking up to the profound changes battery-powered cars will bring.
Continue reading… “Global shockwaves from electric cars will be here sooner rather than later”
China’s big electric vehicle push is about to get even bigger: The country is planning to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles entirely, with regulators working currently on a timetable of when the ban will ultimately take effect, according to Bloomberg.
Continue reading… “China plans to ban sales of fossil fuel cars entirely”
We’re no stranger to robotics in the medical field. Robot-assisted surgery is becoming more and more common. Many training programs are starting to include robotic and virtual reality scenarios to provide hands-on training for students without putting patients at risk.
Continue reading… “Robots will take over these three medical niches first”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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