by Warp Institute | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
A paralyzed man who has lost the ability to speak can now communicate using a "neuroprosthesis." This is what researchers at the University of California San Francisco call their new technology for converting signals from the brain into text on a screen. The...
by Warp Institute | Jul 30, 2021 | ❤️ Health Tech, 📈 Human Progress, 🛰 Space
Mosquitoes are excellent carriers of viruses, and along with poor hygienic conditions, the root cause of many human and animal deaths. Between 2004 and 2006, there was an outbreak of the chikungunya virus in the Indian Ocean region caused by unusually hot and dry...
by Warp Institute | Jul 29, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech
In cities, it can be ten degrees warmer than in surrounding rural areas because of the heat island effect. Besides being very uncomfortable for citizens, it can have dangerous health impacts during heat waves. It also leads to more energy spent on, for example, air...
by Warp Institute | Jul 29, 2021 | 📈 Human Progress, 🛰 Space, 🧠 Artificial Intelligence
Not all galaxies create stars actively; this has been made clear thanks to observation programs such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. In some galaxies, it takes much longer than "usual" for stars to form. Why this is the case has long been debated. A...
by Warp Institute | Jul 29, 2021 | Innovation, 📈 Human Progress, 🛰 Space
3000, that’s the estimated number of experiments that took place in the International Space Station, ISS, since its construction began in the year 2000. The rationale is simple: The more data we gather and the more knowledge we gain, the better prepared will...
