Author: Cate Reine
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Blood, Sweat, and…Potato Starch?
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Hey Crew! Welcome to the mission brief! We are headed back to Mars and we are carrying some very special cargo…potatoes! There is a settlement on the far side of Mars in need of potato starch for their StarCrete. Did you say Potatoes? Yes, potatoes. You may not know this,…
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Running the Moon Wall
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Horizontal Running on Moon Walls May Prevent Bone Density Loss in Space I know, I know! We just got finished with out first mission back and we are already on another layover. But I promise this will be worth it! With my plan to take on longer, deep space missions,…
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It’s Getting Holo Up in Here!
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Disney HoloTiles have the ability to revolutionize virtual reality a la Star Trek Holo Deck!
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AI goes MAD?
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What is MAD? MAD, or Model Autophagy Disorder, is the term created by the scientists at Rice and Stanford University for the erosion of output from AI models trained on AI generated content. These scientists considered the proliferation of AI-generated content, both text and art, on the internet and realized…
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Artificial Muscle
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Ever wish you were stronger? Add artificial muscle on top of your own, an emerging technology with many interesting sci-fi implications.
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Clothing Interface
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Hey crew! Does everyone have their clothing interface? That would be the new uniforms. I know we are a small outfit, but we are finally making enough money to move into the 23nd Century and these new uniforms are our celebration of that! These uniforms use a touch responsive fabric…
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Laser Fiber Optics
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Are laser fiber optics science fiction or science fact? How about both? Check out this post to find out how.
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Terminator Zones
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Planets with Terminator Zones, the habitable space between perpetual day and night sides of a planet, may change how we live on other planets.
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Gravity Batteries
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Gravity batteries can bridge the gap for renewable resources like solar and wind power while repurposing traditional mines.
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Nanodiamonds from plastic?
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Can we turn plastic into diamonds? Can we use diamonds to combat cancer? What are the future implications? Its all in this post!