MIT's new nylon muscles could lead to actual Westworld hosts
VIDEO MIT has a new nylon-based artificial muscle-like filament created by researchers that could eventually provide the basis for robots with bulging biceps. The filaments themselves look eerily similar to the ones extruded by the 3D printers used in the opening sequence of HBO’s Westworld, which is why Gizmodo and others are seeing parallels between potential applications of the tech and Westworld‘s lifelike hosts. MIT’s new solution isn’t the first artificial muscle technology developed, bu..>> view originalPoliticizing climate change: Donald Trump's budget could cut climate funding for NASA, other federal departments
The world is waiting to hear what President-elect Donald Trump has in mind for governing the U.S. Among the biggest questions is what will happen to the budget for climate and energy-related activities.Though they’re a relatively small piece of a federal budget that is in excess of $1 trillion, how the administration deals with climate and energy will go a long ways toward determining the future of the planet.“We don’t get a second chance,” Secretary of State John Kerry said last week at the Un..>> view originalNASA Didn't Find Life on Mars—But It Did Find Something Very Cool
Close up of a geyser at El Tatio, a Mars-like environment located high in the mountains of northern Chile. If we ever get proof of past life on Mars, it’ll come in the form of biosignatures, fingerprints that could only have been left by living organisms. We’re a long way from finding that smoking gun evidence, but an analysis of silica minerals discovered by NASA’s Spirit rover pushes us one step closer. Because of their similarity to silica deposits shaped by microbial life on Earth, thes..>> view originalScientists Say Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Made Earth's Surface Act Like Liquid
A computer illustration of a large asteroid colliding with Earth. (Size may not be to scale.) Such an impact is believed to have led to the death of the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago. Mark Garlick /Getty Images/Science Photo Library RM hide caption toggle caption Mark Garlick /Getty Images/Science Photo Library RM A com..>> view originalHumpback Whale Stranded on Sandbar Made it Through the Night, Still Struggling to Get Free
WESTHAMPTON, NY — A humpback whale stranded on a sandbar in Moriches Bay who has thousands hoping and praying for its survival has made it through the night.According to Derek Wells, who runs the "Locals Only" Facebook page with his partner, Jeremey Bennet, "The whale is alive. It is moving, and its still struggling to get off the sandbar."A team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected Wednesday to assess the situation.The Locals Only Facebook page chronicles the eff..>> view originalWhy the Dead Sea is getting saltier – and shallower
The Dead Sea may soon live up to its name, environmentalists say.The world’s most historic salt lake has been shrinking by about three feet every year, according to environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East. Excessive tourism is taking its toll on the Dead Sea, the group warns, and inflow has slowed to a trickle. The lake’s water, which is increasingly extracted for use in cosmetic and "therapeutic" products, simply isn’t being replaced.If the Dead Sea really is drying up, it joins many o..>> view originalThis rocket engine breaks a law of physics. But a NASA test says it works anyway.
An image of a globular cluster taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. (NASA) NASA scientists have been daydreaming about a new kind of rocket engine that could carry astronauts to Mars in 70 days without burning any fuel. Now, in a new paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Propulsion and Power, they say that it might really work. The paper, written by astrophysicists at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories, tested a electromagnetic propulsion system, or “EM drive,” that generates a small a..>> view originalWhy is there a Humpback whale in the Hudson River?
Since last Wednesday, the US Coast Guard has received dozens of phone calls reporting an unusual sight in New York’s Hudson River – a humpback whale is playing tourist in the river, from the Statue of Liberty all the way to the George Washington Bridge.Questions have been raised: Is the Hudson River’s unusual new guest sick, lost, or is the giant whale simply in search of a good dinner? Animal lovers can breathe a sigh of relief – wildlife experts say that all evidence suggests that the whale i..>> view originalHere's What Trump Really Told NYT About Global Warming
When President-Elect Donald Trump told New York Times reporters and editors he would keep an “open mind” on global warming, the media had a field day and ran headlines the firebrand real estate mogul had moderated his positions. But go and read the full transcript of Trump’s NYT interview, and you get a different picture than what was reported by many news outlets. “On climate change, Mr. Trump refused to repeat his promise to abandon the international climate accord reached last year in Paris, ..>> view originalStephen Hawking says we have just 1000 years left on Earth. Is he right?
Stephen Hawking thinks humanity has only 1,000 years left of survival on Earth and that our species needs to colonize other planets.The famed physicist made the statement in a speech at Oxford University Union, in which he promoted the goal of searching for and colonizing Earth-like exoplanets. Developing the technology to allow humans to travel to and live on faraway alien worlds is a challenge, to say the least. But is Hawking right that humanity has only 1,000 years to figure it out?The dang..>> view original
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