The long-range electrics have arrived

Quite a few models available!

https://pluginamerica.org/the-long-range-electrics-have-arrived/

Jet Engines Strapped to Feet Going 103.4 MPH!

I keep thinking this is a hoax, but Snopes says it isn't:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kB-BGMXxZc&feature=youtu.be

Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jet-powered-flight-feet/

Making graphene from gum trees

"The new method could reduce the cost of production from $USD100 per gram to a staggering $USD0.5 per gram."

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2019/6/24/making-graphene-from-gum-trees

Cryonics

A good primer on the cryonics movement:

https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1651411/

Could an Injection of Dead Cells Help Fight Cancer?

A bit gross but if it works...

https://www.livescience.com/65768-dying-cells-injection-cancer.html

Forget Moore's Law — Quantum Computers Are Improving According to a Spooky 'Doubly Exponential Rate

Oh, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes:

https://www.livescience.com/65651-quantum-computers-get-scary-fast.html

Here's how to prove that you are a simulation and nothing is real

The computing power he talks about could be MUCH lower than he estimated, since really only YOU need to be a simulated consciousness. Everyone else could be non-sentient characters that are run only when you encounter them. Other countries and their populations need not be simulated at all if you never go there, and presumably your programmer could interfere with your desire or ability to go there. Suddenly the simulation becomes MUCH simpler:

https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/are-we-living-in-a-simulation?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7

Astronomers have found two new planets that could potentially support life

Closer and closer to finding extraterrestrial life:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/us/planets-life-habitable-space-nearby-star-trnd/index.html

This Robot Artist Just Became the First to Stage a Solo Exhibition. What Does That Say About Creativity?

We're not there yet, but I do like some of the artwork:

https://time.com/5607191/robot-artist-ai-da-artificial-intelligence-creativity/

Scientists Develop New Laser That Can Find and Destroy Cancer Cells in the Blood

Promising:

https://www.livescience.com/65723-laser-find-destroy-cancer-cells.html

Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight Back

I just had to post this :-) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjCWfuvYxQ

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCuG-KJacp8

The Coming Age of Genetic Therapy

A reminder how quickly editing genetics is coming along:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2019/06/the-coming-age-of-genetic-therapy/

California Man Becomes the First ‘Death With Dignity’ Patient to Undergo Cryonic Preservation

This is a very helpful step:

https://gizmodo.com/california-man-becomes-the-first-death-with-dignity-p-1831652934

How Will Cultured Meat and Meat Alternatives Disrupt the Agricultural and Food Industry?

Lots of good details here:

https://www.atkearney.com/retail/article/?/a/how-will-cultured-meat-and-meat-alternatives-disrupt-the-agricultural-and-food-industry

America's renewable energy capacity is now greater than coal

Yes!

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/business/renewable-energy-coal-capacity/index.html

Upgrade Your Memory With a Surgically Implanted Chip

An interesting option for aging brains:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-10/upgrade-your-memory-with-a-surgically-implanted-chip

Yeah, Young Blood Transfusions Do Seem to Fight Aging

Damn, I sold my van and my candy. Now how am I supposed to get me some young-blooded young-uns?

https://futurism.com/the-byte/young-blood-transfusions-fight-aging

Zapping Elderly People’s Brains Supercharges Their Working Memory

Electrifying. I would get a charge out of this:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/zapping-brains-elderly-working-memory