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Jan 25, 2020

Something profound happens when astronauts see Earth from space for the first time

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Astronauts who have looked down at planet Earth from the stillness of space often describe the moment as a life-changing experience.

Jan 25, 2020

AI Helps Spot Dental Fraud

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Artificial-intelligence startup Pearl Inc. is using machine learning to analyze dental imagery, helping insurers pinpoint whether the same X-ray was used for more than one patient and whether a procedure was necessary.

The West Hollywood, Calif., company said its system has found thousands of cases in which dentists have used the same X-rays or other images to bill insurers for multiple patients.

Jan 25, 2020

Here’s How You Design for Living and Working in Outer Space

Posted by in category: space

The interior design of the International Space Station takes a back seat to technology—the opposite of the majestic and immaculate spacecraft you see in sci-fi blockbusters.

Jan 25, 2020

MIT’s new GPS system uses satellite images to put you in the right lane

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The system could bring detailed GPS maps to otherwise under-served areas.

Jan 25, 2020

Have researchers finally found a cancer cure?

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

New immunology research has discovered the cure to cancer was possibly within us all along.

Jan 24, 2020

A TV satellite is about to explode following ‘irreversible’ battery damage

Posted by in categories: electronics, satellites

A Boeing-made TV satellite is being hastily moved into ‘graveyard orbit’ following a devastating ‘anomaly’ that turned its batteries into bombs.

Jan 24, 2020

People can now be identified at a distance

Posted by in category: futurism

And then dealt with, if they are enemy operatives.

Science and technology Jan 23rd 2020 edition.

Jan 24, 2020

Philippine city makes bricks from Taal Volcano ash for reconstruction work

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A Philippine city affected by heavy ashfall from the nearby Taal Volcano has started collecting ash to make bricks, providing needed building materials for post-disaster reconstruction in neighbouring towns.

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Jan 24, 2020

Another coronavirus case has been confirmed in the U.S., this time in Chicago

Posted by in category: futurism

2nd new coronavirus case confirmed in the USA, CDC reports. What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what is it? The most recent coronavirus diagnosis.

Jan 24, 2020

Harvard Professor Clayton M. Christensen Turned His Life Into a Case Study

Posted by in category: business

Clayton M. Christensen, a Harvard Business School professor and management guru, was an authority on what he called disruptive technologies who became more widely known for offering his life as a case study.

Dr. Christensen, whose books included “The Innovator’s Dilemma” and “How Will You Measure Your Life?,” died Thursday in Boston. He was 67 and had leukemia.

Into a Case Study.