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A prototype solid-state battery based on lithium and glass faces criticism over claims that its capacity increases over time.
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Jun 18, 2019
For most of history, humans got smarter. That’s now reversing
Posted by Fyodor Rouge in category: futurism
We were gaining three IQ points per decade for many, many years. Now, that’s going backward. Could this explain some of our choices lately?
New technique can rapidly turn genes on and off, helping scientists better understand their function.
We live an average of 71 years—a drop in the bucket compared with some of nature’s life spans.
Jun 17, 2019
Deepfakes Are Coming. We Can No Longer Believe What We See
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
It will soon be as easy to produce convincing fake video as it is to lie. We need to be prepared.
Jun 17, 2019
Hackers Are Threatening Elections Around the World
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Jun 17, 2019
Guy Spends 6 Months Recreating A Van Gogh Painting Using Plants In A 1.2-Acre Field
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Can you imagine seeing a Van Gogh painting sitting right off the freeway on your morning commute or aerial ride? One field in Eagan, Minnesota got exactly this when the 67-year-old artist, Stan Herd, transformed it into Van Gogh’s 1889 “Olive Trees.” Herd has been doing similar types of artworks or ‘earthworks’ since 1981. “I realized in my late 20’s that to create my monumental earthworks, beyond the design and actual creation of the work, I had to develop skills in public relations, communications, media relations, logistics, and fund raising,” said Herd on his website. His most recent project took.
Launched in 1962, the Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) can sink itself on purpose and withstand heavy seas in a vertical position.