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May 10, 2017
Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty”
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: Elon Musk, habitats, sustainability, transportation
If he can deliver on the cheaper than a regular roof, and forever warranty, and have the warranty transfer to a new home owner in a sale, then these would really catch on.
Last night, Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s solar roofs would be on sale starting today. At the time, he also stated that more information on the panels was forthcoming. Now, he has unveiled key details about Tesla’s “infinity warranty.”
Last night, Elon Musk announced via Twitter that orders would begin today (May 10th, 2017) for his revolutionary solar roof hardware. In another tweet, he promised that ordering would be available in most countries throughout the world. He also clarified that people could expect to see delivery begin in the United States in late 2017, and that deliveries would roll out sometime next year for overseas locations.
May 10, 2017
High-tech medical venture aims to slow aging, cheat death
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
An article out yesterday by CBS News with a bit of my work and book in it. Lots of life extension stuff:
Entrepreneurs say a $25,000 high-tech health assessment will help people live longer, healthier lives, but not everyone’s convinced it’s a good idea.
May 10, 2017
Tesla just opened up orders for its Solar Roof — here’s how much it will cost you
Posted by Lily Graca in category: sustainability
• Tesla opened up orders for its Solar Roof product on Wednesday.
• The company says the roof will cost about $21.85 per square foot.
• Installations in the US will begin this year on a first-ordered, first-installed basis.
May 10, 2017
There Are 2 Dimensions of Time, Theoretical Physicist States
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in category: quantum physics
If it proves true, it could heal the rift between quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.
May 10, 2017
The Discovery — A Netflix Original Film
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: entertainment
One year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified, millions around the world have ended their own lives in order to “get there”. A man and woman fall in love while coming to terms with their own tragic pasts and the true nature of the afterlife.
Now streaming only on Netflix.
May 10, 2017
Analysis predicts extremely disruptive, total transition to EV / autonomous vehicles in 13 years
Posted by Mark Larkento in categories: economics, finance, internet, mobile phones, robotics/AI
Yes, this works with the financial profile of “middle class” American families.
(Tech Xplore)—RethinkX, an independent think tank that analyzes and forecasts disruptive technologies, has released an astonishing report predicting a far more rapid transition to EV/autonomous vehicles than experts are currently predicting. The report is based on an analysis of the so-called technology-adoption S-curve that describes the rapid uptake of truly disruptive technologies like smartphones and the internet. Additionally, the report addresses in detail the massive economic implications of this prediction across various sectors, including energy, transportation and manufacturing.
Rethinking Transportation 2020–2030 suggests that within 10 years of regulatory approval, by 2030, 95 percent of U.S. passenger miles traveled will be served by on-demand autonomous electric vehicles (AEVs). The primary driver of this unfathomably huge change in American life is economics: The cost savings of using transport-as-a-service (TaaS) providers will be so great that consumers will abandon individually owned vehicles. The report predicts that the cost of TaaS will save the average family $5600 annually, the equivalent of a 10 percent raise in salary. This, the report suggests, will lead to the biggest increase in consumer spending in history.
May 10, 2017
Scientists have eliminated HIV in mice using CRISPR
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
An important breakthrough has been made in the eradication of AIDs. Scientists have found they can successfully snip out the HIV virus from mouse cells using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
Right now patients with the deadly virus must use a toxic concoction of anti-retroviral medications to suppress the virus from replicating. However, CRISPR/Cas9 can be programmed to chop out any genetic code in the body with scissor-like precision, including, possibly, all HIV-1 DNA within the body. And if you cut out the DNA, you stop the virus from being able to make copies of itself.
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