http://youtu.be/0IkfWjHHEHM A two mile-thick ice sheet in Antarctica is collapsing, which all but guarantees at least 10 feet of global sea level rise. That's grim news for the 44 percent of the world's population living in coastal areas, who now face the dire prospect of preparing for the coming tides. Developing the necessary engineering solutions, as well as plans to anticipate some... Continue Reading →
ESCAPE DYNAMICS AIMS TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE ROCKETS IN SPACE FLIGHT
http://youtu.be/RamrO0omvmc space, commercial space exploration, space travel, escape dynamics, external propulsion Right there in the grainy films of the first successful guided missile launches — achieved, alas, by the Nazis at the height of World War II — you see it: The million-dollar first-stage launch rocket falls back to ground just as the missile takes... Continue Reading →
Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm Returns the Sense of Touch to Amputees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6T9tD7rQEA A team of Italian and Swiss researchers have developed the LifeHand 2, the first artificial hand thatrestores a sense of touch to patients with a missing limb. The limb is wired up to electrodes implanted into the nerves at the point of amputation to allow easy control with no more than a thought. While... Continue Reading →
The Case for a Basic Guaranteed Income for AllThe Case for a Basic Guaranteed Income for All If you have to pay taxes for existing, you should be guaranteed a basic minimum income for surviving.It wouldn’t amount to much, but guaranteeing every American citizen 18 and older $1,000 per month, or $12,000 a year, is the... Continue Reading →
The Case for a Basic Guaranteed Income for All
FCC commissioner calls for delay in net neutrality vote The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should delay its scheduled May 15 vote on a new net neutrality proposal because of public outcry that the rules aren't strong enough, a commissioner said. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel joined the dissenting voices of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's fellow Democrats when... Continue Reading →
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