roguerobot @roguerobot@qoto.org
Joined Jul 2019
The original 4th separated the USA from authoritarianism. 245 years later we're still working on getting fair and honest representation. Don't be a tool of those who would take advantage of that to take us back.
NASA support helps spur nanotechnology that repairs engine damage in cars
#nanotechnology #technology #science #materials #tribology #wear
Plastic camshaft module for cars developed and tested
(http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=1004&et=featurearticle&pn=02)
#engineering #automotive #design
ORNL working on 3D-printed nuclear microreactor
(http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=1004&et=featurearticle&pn=01)
#science #engineering #energy #nuclear #research
roguerobot
boosted
Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate
https://input.niezalezna.pl/uploads/dokumenty/322210/social-distancing-v20whitepaper.pdf
"keep a distance of at least four to five meters behind the leading person while walking in the slipstream, ten meters when running or cycling slowly and at least twenty meters when cycling fast"
roguerobot
boosted
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Some really nice eye candy showing various quarantining and social distancing techniques and how it effects the spread of a virus.
Worth checking this out even if its just for the animations:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
Maxar and NASA will demonstrate orbital spacecraft assembly with a new robotic arm https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2020/01/31/maxar-and-nasa-will-demonstrate-orbital-spacecraft-assembly-with-a-new-robotic-arm/amp/
#nasa #space #robotics
CNN: China successfully launches Long March 5 rocket, paving way for more ambitious space projects.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/china/china-long-march-5-rocket-launch-intl/index.html
#space #rocketry #china #engineering #science
'Poor man's qubit' can solve quantum problems without going quantum
You can say there is no such thing as a failed design validation test...if you learn something from it.
NASA engineers burst world's largest rocket fuel tank
First Drive Test of NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover
Aging Is Reversible—at Least in Human Cells and Live Mice
Study shows changes to gene activity that occur with age can be turned back.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/aging-is-reversible-at-least-in-human-cells-and-live-mice?utm_source=pocket-newtab
#science #aging #genetics
Solid-state lithium-ion battery breakthrough: Twice the power, no risk of fire
http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=955&et=featurearticle&pn=03
#battery #technology #science #engineering #research #electronics
Superhydrophobic metal won't sink -- even when damaged
http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=954&et=featurearticle&pn=03
Michelin and GM roll forward with airless tire design
This should result in less waste in tires that were prematurely discarded due to punctures.
http://www.designfax.net/cms/dfx/opens/article-view-dfx.php?nid=4&bid=934&et=featurearticle&pn=01
AI equal with human experts in medical diagnosis, study finds
The Scientists Persuading Terrorists to Spill Their Secrets
-Spoiler- Do not terrorize them!
#sociology #criminology #terrorism #psychology #interrogation #science
Physics Explains Why Time Passes Faster As You Age
Joined Jul 2019
