Futurology

Inventor creates biodegradable water bottle to fight plastic problem – made from sustainable plant-based materials, uses no fossil fuels in production…can actually benefit wildlife & landscape when it breaks down…plastic-free container decomposes in about 3 weeks in seawater.

May 3, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Hello! I’m Meera Subramanian, a journalist writing the series Finding Middle Ground: Conversations Across America for InsideClimate News. Please AMA!

April 17, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

Hi there! I’m Meera Subramanian, a freelance journalist writing the series Finding Middle Ground: Conversations Across America for InsideClimate News.

Futurology

It’s official: SpaceX will build its monster rocket in California – “This vehicle holds the promise of taking humanity deeper into the cosmos.”

April 17, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Futurology

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles – The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis

April 17, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Ketamine has “shown promise” in the rapid treatment of major depression and suicidal thoughts, a US study says. The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study found use of the drug via a nasal spray led to “significant” improvements in depressive symptoms in the first 24 hours.

April 16, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Futurology

Tesla battery degradation at less than 10% after over 160,000 miles, according to latest data

April 15, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Futurology

The US beef industry is divided over whether to call clean meat, “meat”

April 15, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Young people worldwide take up climate activism. Half the world’s population is now younger than 30 — and those youth are becoming increasingly powerful political and social advocates for action, including on climate change

April 15, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Dutch ‘Singing Road’ Silenced After Villagers Complain: ‘I’m Going Nuts’ – Workers painted a stretch of road to “play” music from the regional anthem when tires rumbled along the raised strips, like “vinyl on the road”, to encourage drivers to stick to the speed limit.

April 15, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Experts Denounce EU Proposal Granting Robots Personhood -An open statement signed by 156 experts is calling out the European Parliament for proposing to assign robots a special legal status. This status would absolve manufacturers of their machines’ actions

April 15, 2018 BIMnewsmanager

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Automation

Terraform advances infrastructure lifecycle management for the agentic era – IBM

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As AI agents take on more infrastructure work, task-level automation is no longer enough. They need a trusted foundation and

Automation

Epiroc Surface Automation Centers – all access automation – International Mining

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