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Feb 4, 2019
These Four Universities Are Trying to Figure Out Space Law
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: geopolitics, law, military, space, treaties
Jack Beard, a professor in the University of Nebraska College of Law’s Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program, told Politico that the Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations “will become the definitive document on military and security law as it applies to space.”
The Woomera Manual won’t actually lay out any new guidelines. Instead it will organize and present the laws that are already on the books so that politicians, industry leaders, and others can make better informed decisions regarding activity in space.
Given the fact that the Outer Space Treaty, which banned military actions in outer space, has all but been tossed aside, it’s unclear how much they’ll actually listen.
Feb 4, 2019
“Invisible” reusable labels are written and read using light
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Currently, package labels contain certain information – such as barcodes, serial numbers or buyers’ addresses – that would be best left unseen by wrongdoers. Newly-developed rewritable labels could address that issue, as they’re blank and transparent unless exposed to a certain type of light.
Feb 4, 2019
This Wild Moon Base Idea Came from Architecture Students (Video)
Posted by Caycee Dee Neely in categories: engineering, habitats, space, sustainability
Interesting concept.
Architectural students working with the European Space Agency (ESA) have created a new concept for a sustainable lunar habitat.
The ESA’s astronaut center in Cologne, Germany, partners with universities and research institutions to study moon-related concepts in preparation for future missions. Angelus Chrysovalantis Alfatzis is one of the researchers who has contributed to the development of a promising concept for a moon base, according to a statement from ESA.
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Feb 4, 2019
Evidence mounts that gut bacteria can influence mood, prevent depression
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: neuroscience
Feb 4, 2019
Peter Diamandis’ right hand man Sergey Young wants to reverse aging via his $100M Longevity Vision Fund
Posted by Edward Futurem in categories: biotech/medical, finance, life extension, Peter Diamandis
Great news!
Inspired by British billionaire Jim Mellon, chairman of anti-aging upstart biotech venture Juvenescence, Sergey Young unveiled a $100 million fund on Monday to catalyze the development of a comprehensive solution to counteract the damaging consequences of aging.
“I’ve never looked like my age…and with my name, I think it was predetermined that I was going to work in the space (of aging),” Young told Endpoints News. The 47-year-old considers himself a product of Peter Diamandis — the man behind the non-profit XPRIZE and venture capital fund BOLD Capital Partners — and is in charge of all things longevity at both organizations.
Feb 4, 2019
Perhaps the most terrifying space photograph around
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Astronaut Bruce McCandless floats untethered away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Manoeuvring Unit keeping him alive. The first person in the history to do so.
Feb 4, 2019
The DIY designer baby project funded with Bitcoin
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: bioengineering, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies
Feb 4, 2019
Longevity Investor Network Member Spotlight – Sebastian Aguiar
Posted by Nicola Bagalà in categories: biotech/medical, finance, life extension
Longevity Investor Network member Sebastian Aguiar discusses the rejuvenation biotechnology industry and bridging the gap between research and development.
Sebastian Aguiar is a Venture Fellow at Apollo Ventures, an aging-focused venture capital fund and company builder that invests across Europe and the United States. He can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianaguiar/ and https://twitter.com/sebastian_gero.
What initially attracted you to aging as a general discipline?
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Feb 4, 2019
Visualizing the World’s Top Plastic Emitting Rivers
Posted by Steve Nichols in category: materials
https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/
Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans – much of it through our river systems. See which rivers are polluting the most.