This will be a huge step in space tourism...No pressure!
"SpaceX announced...that it will fly a space tourism flight as early as the fourth quarter of this year, billing it as the first 'all-civilian' mission to space."
One of the individuals going up, a tech entrepreneur named Jared Isaacman, has "committed to donating $100 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is raffling off one of the seats to US citizens who donate at least $10 to the hospital." (I love when people utilize their platform to promote good causes!)
The Inspiration4 crew will undergo commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and the Dragon capsule, including "a specific focus on orbital mechanics, operating in microgravity, zero gravity, and other forms of stress testing."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/spacex-announces-first-free-flyer-human-spaceflight/
Researchers at University Grenoble Alpes in France, have developed a single-quantum-dot heat valve. A device that can help to control the flow of heat in single-quantum-dot junctions.
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"New Mercedes Screen Will Span Nearly Entire Width of Car, Regulates With AI" by Interesting Engineering
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Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has debuted an impressive new feature for its forthcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen spanning almost the full width of the car, called the MBUX Hyperscreen. It features an AI algorithm that will better suggest what the user would want at a specific time.
Do you think this will become a normal feature in all cars? Or will it be just for the Luxury EVs?
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Water Desalination utilizing a membrane is the most efficient way to create clean drinking water from salt water. Researchers were able to make that process even more efficient with their discovery.
What do you think of this discover? Why isn't desalination more of a thing? Especially with areas that are in a drought or struggling to get clean water.
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