What it’s like to bounce/land on a comet New dwarf planet is the most distant object found so far in our solar system New laws for space mining Uranus might be full of surprises Ethics of creating artificial life
Category Archives: RL: Five for the Future
Five for the Future 11-09-15
Hedgehog explorer bots that hop and tumble over obstacles Sonogenetics for mind control (targeted ultrasound basilisk hacks?). Unbreakable glass Cognition-affecting viruses Ice volcanoes on Pluto
Five for the Future 11-13-13
Radar invisibility cloak (using antennas rather than metamaterials) Prison terms and life extension How to talk to aliens How self-replicating spacecraft could take over the galaxy Alien life may flourish on purple planets
Five for the Future 08-13-13
A graveyard for comets Implanting fake memories with optogenetics Blowing up the sun (on purpose) The hyperloop high-speed vacuum rail transit system It’s easier for aliens to visit than previously thought
Five for the Future 06-23-13
DNA fog to identify trespassers How transparent aluminum armor works Some unexpected outcomes that could follow the singularity If Earth had rings The Seager Equation, a companion to the Drake Equation for calculating our odds at finding alien life These and similar links can be found at https://delicious.com/infomorph