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Japanese university uses iPS cells in first treatment of spinal cord injury

About 2 million cells are transplanted into each patient in the treatment. They were created from iPS cells stored at Kyoto University in western Japan, according to Keio University. In the future, the university plans to increase the number of cells to be transplanted in order to enhance the effectiveness of the treatment. Some 5,000 […]

Humans Might Need Artificial Gravity for Space Travel

Despite the fact that floating around in space looks like a certified blast, it’s not something the human body is optimized for. In order to make these trips possible, scientists are going to have to figure out how to mimic Earth’s gravity in space. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker. » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist. » […]

Coal-hungry Indiana’s largest-capacity solar farm is about to come online

Houston-headquartered renewables company EDP Renewables North America has completed a 200-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Randolph County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis. It’s now the largest-capacity solar farm in Indiana. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s […]

Ginsburgs Give to Create New Quantum Center and Building at Caltech

The center will unite researchers exploring quantum systems and their potential uses. In the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Quantum Precision Measurement, Caltech researchers will develop tools and concepts with the potential to influence all areas of science and technology through unprecedented sensing, measurement, and engineering capabilities. The fulcrum of a major initiative […]

How This Electricity-Free Fridge Saved An Indian Ceramics Factory | Big Business

In 2001, the founder of Mitticool ceramics learned many of his customers in India don’t have regular access to electricity. So he invented a fridge made out of clay. It keeps food 8 degrees cooler than the outside air, but it doesn’t need any electricity to run. And while other ceramics companies in the region […]

Harvard and DeepMind’s “Hidden Agenda” might solve the problem of multi-agent cooperation

In social deduction games, groups of players attempt to decipher each others’ hidden roles. They need to observe the other players’ actions to deduce their roles while still hiding their roles. Essentially, to succeed in the game, the player needs to learn about the other agent through various sources while remaining anonymous. This needs players […]

“ALTER 3” robot conducts Android Opera in Japan, exploring the future of human communication

Circa 2019 On February 28, at “New National Theater” in Tokyo, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University announced the new model of the android “Alter” 「オルタ3」. The robot performed a fragment of the “Scary Beauty” android opera by Keiichiro Shibuya. Alter 3 is part of a new Artificial Life (Alife) research project. The goal is […]