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Robot butlers are coming to this downtown hotel. Is Miami ready for robo-room service?

On: August 28, 2018

I remember watching a TED talk a few years ago which promised robot servants in hotels very soon. Well, ‘very soon’ is here. Source: Robot butlers are coming to this downtown hotel. Is Miami ready for robo-room service? | Miami HeraldContinue Reading

Update on the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF)

By: Sharon

On: August 28, 2018

In: Biological Threats, Science

Back in 2009, the Federal Government announced the winner of the NBAF facility site, Kansas State University. It’s been nine years, and I thought I’d link to their most recent update. The building is nearing completion, and the new BSL-4 Labs are expected to take over investigations into zoonotic diseaseContinue Reading

Scientists Will Soon Drop Antimatter to See How It Behaves in Gravity

By: Sharon

On: August 23, 2018

In: Science

The scientists at CERN want to learn why only one billionth of the matter in the world is anti-matter, and just how it really differs from its positive counterpart. The name of the unit studying the particles is interesting. ALPHA. ALPHA [the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus], for example, will soonContinue Reading

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