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Next month, Japanese company iSpace will become the first private company to deliver a lunar lander and commercial payload to the moon's surface. Two more private companies aim to follow them in 2023. Is this the start of a lunar economy?

cnbc.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_yatny5 on October 22, 2022 at 5:34 PM

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Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant demonstrating its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer.

newatlas.com

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_y9q6kr on October 21, 2022 at 10:31 AM

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Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are Failing

e360.yale.edu

Submitted by filosoful t3_y7ey3k on October 18, 2022 at 6:33 PM

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Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises

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Submitted by nastratin t3_yc9jnl on October 24, 2022 at 12:08 PM

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When do you think we can get AI companions that are indistinguishable from real (or close enough)?

Submitted by Smol-Willy-Gang t3_y7xsbn on October 19, 2022 at 9:18 AM

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The killer ground drone revolution is here. The Netherlands has deployed four armed ground robots or unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), making it the first NATO country to do so. The robots are Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry Systems (THeMIS) UGVs built by the Estonian defense company Milrem Robotics.

vice.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_y7edoj on October 18, 2022 at 6:11 PM

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Spooky artificial intelligence found to accurately predict the future by 99%

the-sun.com

Submitted by Stephen_P_Smith t3_y6ut1m on October 18, 2022 at 2:55 AM

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Record Labels Say AI Music Generators Are Threatening The Music Industry And Are Infringing On Artists' rights.

vice.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_ybp690 on October 23, 2022 at 6:30 PM

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Sewage sludge and other waste products could be turned into industrial feedstock that cuts down on waste and carbon emissions

scmp.com

Submitted by mutherhrg t3_y9sgxo on October 21, 2022 at 12:28 PM

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In internal meetings and leaked documents, Amazon dreams of taking on Google's DeepMind by using machine learning to revolutionize drug discovery, genomics, clinical trials and more

businessinsider.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_ybkb7x on October 23, 2022 at 3:17 PM

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Major milestone for Greek energy as renewables power 100% of electricity demand

euronews.com

Submitted by Always__curious__ t3_y1bn9b on October 11, 2022 at 3:15 PM

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Technology that lets us speak to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

technologyreview.com

Submitted by el_gee t3_y7381v on October 18, 2022 at 10:27 AM

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Preventing an AI-related catastrophe - Problem profile

80000hours.org

Submitted by TheLastSamurai t3_y9lj2u on October 21, 2022 at 6:04 AM

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Introducing A “Naked” Self-Amplifying RNA Vaccine Candidate

forbes.com

Submitted by Ezekiel_W t3_yatnyh on October 22, 2022 at 5:34 PM

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The World is Running Out of Helium, Worrying Doctors | Liquid helium, the coldest element on Earth, is needed to keep the magnets in MRI machines running. Without it, doctors would lose a critical medical tool.

nbcnewyork.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_yb0f1e on October 22, 2022 at 10:21 PM

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China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere

thedrive.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_xx8avz on October 6, 2022 at 3:38 PM

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Seeds launching to the moon in 2025 will test plant resilience

space.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_y9unry on October 21, 2022 at 2:07 PM

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Strange new phase of matter created in quantum computer acts like it has two time dimensions

eurekalert.org

Submitted by flemay222 t3_yavq6p on October 22, 2022 at 7:01 PM

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NATO countries are getting serious about sending armed robots into battle

taskandpurpose.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_y6bhou on October 17, 2022 at 1:36 PM

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Novel innovative patents have been decreasing since the 1970s. I'm worried about what it could mean for our future and decided to dig deeper. (Blog)

Submitted by Raudaschl t3_y7xj71 on October 19, 2022 at 9:03 AM

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Scientists outlined one of the main problems if we ever find alien life, it's our politicians | Scientists suggest the geopolitical fallout of discovering extraterrestrials could be more dangerous than the aliens themselves.

interestingengineering.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_ya397o on October 21, 2022 at 8:04 PM

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Clean energy transition gains speed, despite global tumult; Investment in wind and solar is set to outpace oil and gas drilling for the first time

eenews.net

Submitted by redingerforcongress t3_y6eafq on October 17, 2022 at 3:38 PM

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Prediction: By This Time Next Year, Sentient Robots Will Take Over the Planet Earth

Submitted by supmandude t3_y7xbyx on October 19, 2022 at 8:50 AM

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"The robot is doing the job": Robots help pick strawberries in California amid drought, labor shortage

cbsnews.com

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_y9uiu0 on October 21, 2022 at 2:01 PM

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Designing real-world products inside your virtual reality headset

magicfabricblog.com

Submitted by Magic-Fabric t3_y7ych5 on October 19, 2022 at 9:50 AM

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