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Feb 23, 2016
Wireless charging is finally coming to the Tesla Model S, thanks to an aftermarket manufacturer
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: sustainability, transportation
Feb 23, 2016
Orison – Rethink the Power of Energy
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, habitats
Feb 23, 2016
Homesteading in Space: White House Science Office Seeks Sci-Fi Inspiration
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: policy, science, space
Feb 23, 2016
Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behavior — By Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: big data, computing, education, ethics, information science, internet
“Online abuse can be cruel – but for some tech companies it is an existential threat. Can giants such as Facebook use behavioural psychology and persuasive design to tame the trolls?”
Feb 23, 2016
Graphene May Soon be Produced Commercially, Thanks to a Chance Discovery
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: electronics, materials, solar power, sustainability
Graphene is too delicate to be produced commercially, but it seem that scientists have now stumbled upon the correct method of tuning it.
Graphene has many extraordinary properties. It is carbon, but it comes in the form of a two-dimensional, atomic thick, honeycomb lattice.
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Feb 23, 2016
Plans Being Devised for Human Outpost Near the Moon
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: habitats, space
GOLDEN, Colo. — Researchers are mapping out how to build a human outpost in cislunar space — the region around Earth’s moon.
The ongoing work is expected to help plot out other deep-space trips, such as the journey to a near-Earth asteroid and the larger leap to distant Mars.
Under NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Projects, scientists and engineers are examining how best to utilize NASA’s Orion deep-space crew capsule and future human habitats to set up a cislunar outpost. [Visions of Deep-Space Stations (Gallery)].
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Feb 23, 2016
LG VR 360 viewer reactions at MWC 2016
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: virtual reality
Feb 23, 2016
LG steps back into VR with new lightweight headset
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, virtual reality
More from Mobile World Congress 2016: http://bit.ly/24mukpB
Forgoing the use of a phone as its display, LG’s VR headset features two independent screens and connects to your handset with a USB Type-C connection.
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