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Sensor Turns Any Surface, Even the Human Body, Into Input Device
A research team from the University of Michigan and Meta Reality Labs has developed a system to turn any surface—clothes, countertops, even clothing—into an input device for swipes, taps, and scrolls. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/sensor-turns-any-surface-even-the-human-body-input-device/
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What Is a Spacesuit? Grades 5-8 (article)
A spacesuit is much more than a set of clothes astronauts wear on spacewalks. A fully equipped spacesuit is really a one-person spacecraft. The formal name for the spacesuit used on the space shuttle and International Space Station is the Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU. “Extravehicular” means outside of the vehicle or spacecraft. “Mobility” means…
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Art Destined for Space Has an Earthly Impact
Whether a painting or sculpture is made in orbit or forged on terra firma and launched to the stars, the minds creating the new genre of space-centric art are using this rare creative category to raise funds and awareness for important earthly causes. https://www.barrons.com/articles/art-destined-for-space-has-an-earthly-impact-01630701380
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Living in Space (resource)
From the challenges of providing optimal nutrition to managing the risks posed by microgravity, scientists and engineers from NASA work to predict, assess, and solve the problems that humans encounter in space. Through such research, NASA can develop systems that help humans thrive in space. https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/living-in-space/
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Quantum SHAPE-SHIFTING: Neutrino Oscillations (video)
This video is about the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations, which is where neutrinos can change flavors (ie, change between electron, muon, or tau neutrinos) because those interaction states are in non-trivial superpositions of the free traveling/mass eigenstates (𝜈1, 𝜈2 and 𝜈3).
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Brian Greene – Is Teleportation Possible? (video)
Brian Greene the renowned American theoretical physicist talks about quantum teleportation, quantum entanglement and whether it’s possible to teleport a human being.
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Space Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (article)
Despite the growing global economy and the technological progress observed in the past decades, there are still many societal challenges that need to be overcome to enhance human development. The United Nations, involving more than 190 Member States, has developed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in order to address these challenges in the form…
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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (resource)
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) works to help all countries, especially developing countries, access and leverage the benefits of space to accelerate sustainable development. We work toward this goal through a variety of activities that cover all aspects related to space, from space law to space applications. https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/aboutus/roles-responsibilities.html
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Make It Wearable | Episode 4: Becoming Superhuman(video)
In this episode, we focus on stories about people who have personally experienced wearable technology’s potential to enhance the human condition, from Neil Harbisson the “sono-chromatic” cyborg, to an art product that enhances the senses, to the latest breakthroughs in prosthetics and exoskeleton technology at Vanderbilt University.
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The Disappearing Computer — and a World Where You Can Take AI Everywhere | Imran Chaudhri | TED (video)
In this exclusive preview of groundbreaking technology, former Apple designer and Humane cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to “disappear.” He gives a sneak peek of his company’s new product — shown for the first time ever on the TED stage — and explains how it could change the way…
