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Ukraine unveils its biggest-ever cruise missile that flies at 590 mph

Ukraine’s biggest-ever cruise missile carries 2,205-pound warhead, 1,860-mile range.


A Ukrainian defense manufacturer has unveiled the country’s newest long-range cruise missile, the “Flamingo,” which is reportedly entering serial production, according to photographs shared on social media by an Associated Press photographer, Efrem Lukatsky, on August 18.

The images, taken inside a facility operated by the defense company Fire Point, show the missile during assembly.

According to Lukatsky, the missile is intended to strike targets more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) away, extending Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russian-controlled territory.

US reactor turns cow manure into jet fuel at fraction of normal cost

US startup turns cow manure into jet fuel in a move to reshape renewable energy.


Interestingly, the reactor does it all at just 1/100th the capital cost of conventional systems. The dramatic reduction in capital expenditure could make on-site fuel production a realistic prospect for individual farms.

Over 20,000 large livestock farms in the U.S. produce nearly a trillion pounds of manure annually, but less than 6% capture the biogas from this waste.

“Farmers in the U.S. and around the world are sitting on an untapped goldmine. We’re giving them the ability to turn waste into a profitable product that airlines desperately need,” said Dr. Stephen Beaton, CEO and Founder of Circularity Fuels, in the press release.

AI tech breathes life into virtual companion animals

Researchers at UNIST have developed an innovative AI technology capable of reconstructing highly detailed three-dimensional (3D) models of companion animals from a single photograph, enabling realistic animations. This breakthrough allows users to experience lifelike digital avatars of their companion animals in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and metaverse environments.

RNA editing tool can take some of the risk out of gene therapy

The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is not without risk. When this type of “genetic surgery” is performed on DNA, for instance, there is always the danger of leaving permanent genetic scars that may even be heritable.

Abstract: Applying precision medicine to patients with pancreatic cancer could lead to higher survival rates

As part of JCI’s ongoing review series on pancreatic cancer Vasiliki Pantazopoulou et al. discuss nuances of experimental models and the use of patient-derived systems for improving outcomes.


1Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California, USA.

2Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

3Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, UCSD, San Diego, California, USA.

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