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LeopoldS

Testing Continues for Satellite Servicing Capabilities | NASA - 0 views

www.nasa.gov/...tellite-servicing-capabilities

orbit maintenance

shared by LeopoldS on 13 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 13 Dec 13
     
    Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are partnering with counterparts at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to develop systems to bring potential future robotic "service tow trucks" to orbiting spacecraft in need of aid
Luís F. Simões

Singularity University, class of 2010: projects that aim to impact a billion people within ten years - 8 views

www.kurzweilai.net/ty-webinar-today-sneak-preview

AI robotics biomedicine biotechnology electronics energy nanotechnology singularity futures social ethics space synthetic biology computer science defence

shared by Luís F. Simões on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Luís F. Simões on 22 Sep 10
     
    At the link below you find additional information about the projects: Education: Ten weeks to save the world http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html
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  • LeopoldS on 23 Sep 10
     
    this is the podcast I was listening to ...
  • Dario Izzo on 23 Sep 10
     
    We can do it in nine :)
  • LeopoldS on 24 Sep 10
     
    why wait then?
  • Juxi Leitner on 24 Sep 10
     
    hmm, wonder how easy it is to get funding for that, 25k is a bit steep for 10weeks :)
  • Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10
     
    well, we wait for the same fundings they get and then we will do it in nine.... as we say in Rome "a mettece un cartello so bboni tutti". (italian check for Juxi)
  • LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10
     
    and what you think about the project subjects?
  • LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10
     
    I like the fact that there are quite a lot of space projects .... and these are not even bad in my view: The space project teams have developed imaginative new solutions for space and spinoffs for Earth. The AISynBio project team is working with leading NASA scientists to design bioengineered organisms that can use available resources to mitigate harsh living environments (such as lack of air, water, food, energy, atmosphere, and gravity) - on an asteroid, for example, and also on Earth . The SpaceBio Labs team plans to develop methods for doing low-cost biological research in space, such as 3D tissue engineering and protein crystallization. The Made in Space team plans to bring 3D printing to space to make space exploration cheaper, more reliable, and fail-safe ("send the bits, not the atoms"). For example, they hope to replace some of the $1 billion worth of spare parts and tools that are on the International Space Station.
  • Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10
     
    and all in only a three months summer graduate program!! that is impressive. God I feel so stupid!!!
  • LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10
     
    well, most good ideas probably take only a second to be formulated, it's the details that take years :-)
  • Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10
     
    I do not think the point of the SU is to formulate new ideas (infact there is nothing new in the projects chosen). Their mission is to build and maintain a network of contacts among who they believe will be the 'future leaders' of space ... very similar to our beloved ISU.
Luís F. Simões

The accidental roboticist - 1 views

www.sciencemag.org/...192.full

BIO AI INF robotics evolution

shared by Luís F. Simões on 10 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Luís F. Simões on 10 Oct 14
     
    Evolutionary Robotics, as practised by biologists. Here's the link to John Long's book, mentioned in the article: Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QXVRZG/
H H

16 Classic Films that Got Future Tech Right - 1 views

gizmodo.com/t-future-tech-right-1184346443

shared by H H on 22 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • H H on 22 Aug 13
     
    You can yell, "Beam me up, Scotty!" all you want, the only thing that will happen is you'll elicit a bunch of bemused stares from passersby wondering if you've bonked your head recently. The sad fact is human teleportation devices don't yet exist in 2013, and even if they did, the tremendous lag would make it extraordinarily impractical.
Beniamino Abis

Laser-Plasma Particle Accelerator - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130620132412.htm

technology PHY

shared by Beniamino Abis on 21 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Beniamino Abis on 21 Jun 13
     
    Can we have one?
  • johannessimon81 on 21 Jun 13
     
    They say they create 2 GeV electrons in a very small setup. However the laser they use is more than 10 meters in length. Still a really nice result.
  • Thijs Versloot on 24 Jun 13
     
    Compared to a 27km circumference this is major achievement and it is indeed already foreseen that future colliders will include this technology as beam fillers and pre-accelerators at some point. The technique is quite elegant and a lot more energy efficient. Nevertheless, there are also thoughts that future particle colliders might actually go towards space and study collisions orginating from extremely energetic cosmic particles
LeopoldS

Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations | Oxford Martin School - 0 views

www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/commission

future foresight economics policy

shared by LeopoldS on 27 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 27 Oct 13
     
    high profile authors writing about long-term challenges and opportunities ...
LeopoldS

Future Outposts Beyond LEO Require R&D Now - 1 views

commercialspacegateway.com/...utposts-beyond-leo-require-r-d

exploration lunar outpost NRG

shared by LeopoldS on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • LeopoldS on 30 Sep 09
     
    interesting "recommendations" ...
Juxi Leitner

How I became a Foursquare cyberstalker | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...foursquare

tech technology INF fun privacy geo location social networks

shared by Juxi Leitner on 23 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Foursquare is now being widely touted as the app which will, after years of anticipation and prediction, mark the beginning of "life as a game" computing. Whatever you do, wherever you go, you will be scoring points, earning "medals", and be in, at the very least, social competition with other users around you.
  • Privacy seems to be very low down their priorities. In theory, if every user knows the risks, this is fine. But they just don't. It's being targeted at 18 to 25-year-olds. Facebook was forced in the end to change its default privacy settings due to public concerns. Foursquare should do the same. Some people are even checking in when they're at home. Think of the implications. It's crazy
  • Recruitment is a form of stalking, I suppose. But I can now see the negative implications of Foursquare in the real world.
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  • Ten days ago Foursquare reached the two-million-users landmark, just three months after it had reached the one-million mark. A week earlier, the company received $20m in venture capital from a who's who of Silicon Valley luminaries. It appears the trajectory for Foursquare is only upwards. But as the critical mass of Foursquare users swells and intensifies over the coming months and years, the concerns over privacy are likely to magnify. In June, Webroot, a Denver-based internet security firm, surveyed 1,645 users of "geo-location-ready mobile devices", including 624 in the UK: 29% said they shared their location with people other than their friends; 31% said they accepted a friend request from a stranger; and, yet, 55% still said they were worried about their loss of privacy.
  • Juxi Leitner on 23 Jul 10
     
    anybody here using Foursquare already? Location is supposed to be "the future" (this time)
  • LeopoldS on 24 Jul 10
     
    this is worse than having a mobile ... !
duncan barker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 018101 (2008): Amoebae Anticipate Periodic Events - 1 views

prl.aps.org/...e018101

bio AI

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  • duncan barker on 06 Sep 10
     
    Amoebae Anticipate Periodic Events
  • Luís F. Simões on 06 Sep 10
     
    Let me guess, you came across this while looking into Memristors? :) If not, here's the connection: Memristor minds: The future of artificial intelligence http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327151.600-memristor-minds-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence.html ( if you don't have access to the full NewScientist article, there's a mirror here: http://www.mannkal.org/downloads/guests/memristormindsthefutureofartificialintelligence.pdf )
duncan barker

BBC News - Real life postage that just needs your e-mail address - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...9026426.stm

shared by duncan barker on 14 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • duncan barker on 14 Oct 10
     
    Interesting - apparently in the future (already in the US) you dont have to have someones address to send them presents, cards or goods. All you need is to be friends with them on facebook!!!
nikolas smyrlakis

The Future Of Energy? Bloom Energy Boxes Already Power Google, eBay, Others - 0 views

techcrunch.com/...bloom-energy-boxes

future of energy bloom oxygen

shared by nikolas smyrlakis on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • nikolas smyrlakis on 22 Feb 10
     
    just another fuel cell?the vid is interesting
Juxi Leitner

robots.net - Robots: Swarming Satellites - 0 views

robots.net/2999.html

tech swarm satellites robots

shared by Juxi Leitner on 04 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Juxi Leitner on 04 Mar 10
     
    nice podcast to hear also what there plans for the future are
Juxi Leitner

CES 2010: Hands-On With Transparent Display of the Future - Video - Wired - 0 views

www.wired.com/...60826805001

tech augmented reality

shared by Juxi Leitner on 08 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Juxi Leitner on 08 Jan 10
     
    looks kinda cool, could help make things like Layar easier...
Dario Izzo

Fast Future report: the shape of jobs to come - 5 views

www.slideshare.net/...port-the-shape-of-jobs-to-come

futurology

shared by Dario Izzo on 16 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Dario Izzo on 16 Jan 10
     
    Long report on new careers and jobs that will be available in 20 years. Space guides is one of them .... (overoptimistic?)
Juxi Leitner

Jumping beats moonwalking - for a virtual robot - space - 18 December 2010 - New Scientist - 1 views

www.newscientist.com/...king--for-a-virtual-robot.html

space robot exploration moon

shared by Juxi Leitner on 17 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Juxi Leitner on 17 Jan 11
     
    "They found that while the robot can leap to a height of 1.5 metres, such leaps put stresses on the robot's legs that make it more likely to fall over. Leaping to 0.8 metres improved stability but reduced the robot's maximum running speed. Future simulations will determine the precise trade-off between speed and stability."
Joris _

SPACE.com -- Venus Probe's Problems May Cause Japan to Scale Back - 0 views

www.space.com/...suki-japan-rethink-101217.html

space MAD

shared by Joris _ on 20 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • We have to be more conservative to plan our next planetary mission, so it will never fail in any aspect."
  • the probe's initial failure will have a big impact on how JAXA plans future planetary missions
  • hew to more conservative ideas in the near future
  • Joris _ on 20 Dec 10
     
    what a shame! ambition and innovation have not been fairly rewarded ...
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  • Ma Ru on 20 Dec 10
     
    Did you try to run your algorithm on their problem as Dario suggested? I'm very curious!
  • Joris _ on 20 Dec 10
     
    I didn't have time yet. But formulating the failure with a MTBF or a FIT, you can easily imagine a more robust solution. Instead of one single burn, you would make several smaller burns - It will take more time and require more fuel though. Another "robust" approach is to consider weak stability boundary capture. Again it takes time, but chances of failure are lessen.
  • LeopoldS on 21 Dec 10
     
    would be a pity indeed!
LeopoldS

Future Agenda: Welcome - 4 views

www.futureagenda.org/view

fun future

shared by LeopoldS on 22 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 22 Dec 10
     
    very nice work based on open foresight ... we should add the space component to each of these trends :-)
Nicholas Lan

Global Farming futures - 2 views

www.bis.gov.uk/...reports-and-publications

agriculture climate change

shared by Nicholas Lan on 22 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Nicholas Lan on 22 Mar 11
     
    forecasting to 2050 wouldn't recommend the executive summary but the collection of reports seems to be quite comprehensive across a range of relevant areas "The Project has involved around 400 leading experts and stakeholders from about 35 countries across the world. Drawing upon over 100 peer-reviewed evidence paper commissioned by the Project which can be accessed in full here (hyperlink). "
Luís F. Simões

Shell energy scenarios to 2050 - 6 views

www.shell.com/...shell_energy_scenarios_2050

energy future forecast politics economy climate_change

shared by Luís F. Simões on 09 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Luís F. Simões on 09 Mar 11
     
    just in case you were feeling happy and optimistic
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  • Francesco Biscani on 09 Mar 11
     
    An energy scenario published by an oil company? Allow me to be sceptical...
  • Joris _ on 10 Mar 11
     
    Indeed, Shell is an energy company, not just oil, for some time now ... The two scenarii are, in their approach, dependant of economic and political situation, which is right now impossible to forecast. Reference to Kyoto is surprising, almost out-dated! But overall, I find it rather optimistic at some stages, and probably the timeline (p37-39) is unlikely with recent events.
  • Luís F. Simões on 10 Mar 11
     
    the report was published in 2008, which explains the reference to Kyoto, as the follow-up to it was much more uncertain at that point. The Blueprint scenario is indeed optimistic, but also quite unlikely I'd say. I don't see humanity suddenly becoming so wise and coordinated. Sadly, I see something closer to the Scramble scenario as much more likely to occur.
  • LeopoldS on 12 Mar 11
     
    not an oil company??? please have a look at the percentage of their revenues coming from oil and gas and then compare this with all their other energy activities together and you will see very quickly that it is only window dressing ... they are an oil and gas company ... and nothing more
  • Joris _ on 14 Mar 11
     
    not JUST oil. From a description: "Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies." Of course revenues coming from oil are the biggest, the investment turnover on other energy sources is small for now. Knowing that most of their revenues is from an expendable source, to guarantee their future, they invest elsewhere. They have invested >1b$ in renewable energy, including biofuels. They had the largest wind power business among so-called "oil" companies. Oil only defines what they do "best". As a comparison, some time ago, Apple were selling only computers and now they sell phones. But I would not say Apple is just a phone company.
  • LeopoldS on 14 Mar 11
     
    window dressing only ... e.g. Net cash from operating activities (pre-tax) in 2008: 70 Billion$ net income in 2008: 26 Billion revenues in 2008: 88 Billion Their investments and revenues in renewables don't even show up in their annual financial reports since probably they are under the heading of "marketing" which is already 1.7 Billion $ ... this is what they report on their investments: Capital investment, portfolio actions and business development Capital investment in 2009 was $24 billion. This represents a 26% decrease from 2008, which included over $8 billion in acquisitions, primarily relating to Duvernay Oil Corp. Capital investment included exploration expenditure of $4.5 billion (2008: $11.0 billion). In Abu Dhabi, Shell signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to extend the GASCO joint venture for a further 20 years. In Australia, Shell and its partners took the final investment decision (FID) for the Gorgon LNG project (Shell share 25%). Gorgon will supply global gas markets to at least 2050, with a capacity of 15 million tonnes (100% basis) of LNG per year and a major carbon capture and storage scheme. Shell has announced a front-end engineering and design study for a floating LNG (FLNG) project, with the potential to deploy these facilities at the Prelude offshore gas discovery in Australia (Shell share 100%). In Australia, Shell confirmed that it has accepted Woodside Petroleum Ltd.'s entitlement offer of new shares at a total cost of $0.8 billion, maintaining its 34.27% share in the company; $0.4 billion was paid in 2009 with the remainder paid in 2010. In Bolivia and Brazil, Shell sold its share in a gas pipeline and in a thermoelectric power plant and its related assets for a total of around $100 million. In Canada, the Government of Alberta and the national government jointly announced their intent to contribute $0.8 billion of funding towards the Quest carbon capture and sequestration project. Quest, which is at the f
  • Joris _ on 14 Mar 11
     
    thanks for the info :) They still have their 50% share in the wind farm in Noordzee (you can see it from ESTEC on a clear day). Look for Shell International Renewables, other subsidiaries and joint-ventures. I guess, the report is about the oil branch. http://sustainabilityreport.shell.com/2009/servicepages/downloads/files/all_shell_sr09.pdf http://www.noordzeewind.nl/
  • LeopoldS on 16 Mar 11
     
    no - its about Shell globally - all Shell .. these participations are just peanuts please read the intro of the CEO in the pdf you linked to: he does not even mention renewables! their entire sustainability strategy is about oil and gas - just making it (look) nicer and environmentally friendlier
  • Joris _ on 16 Mar 11
     
    Fair enough, for me even peanuts are worthy and I am not able to judge. Not all big-profit companies, like Shell, are evil :( Look in the pdf what is in the upstream and downstream you mentionned above. Non-shell sources for examples and more objectivity: http://www.nuon.com/company/Innovative-projects/noordzeewind.jsp http://www.e-energymarket.com/news/single-news/article/ferrari-tops-bahrain-gp-using-shell-biofuel.html thanks.
Luzi Bergamin

Airbus Concept Cabin - 3 views

www.thefuturebyairbus.com/...the-airbus-concept-cabin.aspx

bio future concept SciFi

shared by Luzi Bergamin on 15 Jun 11 - No Cached
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  • Luzi Bergamin on 15 Jun 11
     
    Another futuristic view on flying by Airbus. To make it more sexy it also includes some biomimetics...
  • Ma Ru on 16 Jun 11
     
    "The cabin electrical system can be compared to the human brain, with a network of intelligence pulsating through the cabin.". Oh, come on, ...
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