For Astronauts, Next Steps on Journey to Space Will Be Virtual

NASA uses NVIDIA GPU technology, combined with Unreal Engine 4, consumer-grade VR, physical mockups and models, wearable technologies, and room scale tracking to create a “Hybrid Reality System” that will provide an extremely immersive and realistic training capability.

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Science Class Was Never Like This: Chemistry on 24 Screens

Just as they enter, visitors to Boston’s Museum of Science get a unique kind of chemistry demonstration, played out on a wall of 24 high-resolution screens depicting swirls, waves and irregular speckled shapes. The Reaction-Diffusion Media Wall displays a 13-foot high simulation of chemicals that react,  mix and morph to create elaborate new designs. The exhibit […]

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Is Bitcoin Currency? What The Torah Says

The question of whether or not bitcoin is really money has gained attention in light of recnt events in the bitcoin world. Even the Torah, the traditional Jewish law, has weighed in on what defines currency, according to a recent post in Chabad.org, a website dedicated to empowering Jews worldwide with knowledge of their 3,300-year-old […]

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Bitcoin Price Falls as Miners Meet Bitcoin Core Developers

Bitcoin’s price dropped by $30 this morning (July 31st, 2016) as market uncertainty increases due to a closed door meeting between Bitcoin miners and Bitcoin Core developers. Details are sparse as no media representatives or independent observers have been invited to arguably the most important bitcoin related meeting in it’s almost eight-year history. What is […]

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Bitcoin Accepted! Real Estate Crowdfunding Website Brelion Welcomes Investors

Brelion, a real estate crowdfunding website, is allowing investors to use bitcoin to invest in real estate, making it the first company to offer such an investment option, according to the company. Brelion vets projects from small to mid-sized renovation companies. Investors can create an account, undergo accreditation, explore pre-vetted investment opportunities and pledge an […]

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How Deep Learning Will Speed Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Those gazing into the night sky have speculated about life beyond Earth since Zeus was a boy. Deep learning now holds the promise of zeroing in on an answer. A deep learning system devised by astronomers at University College London sifts through data from telescopes trained on faraway solar systems to detect planets with the […]

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Enterprise Software Leader SAP Taps Blockchain to Improve its Products

SAP, a multi-national enterprise resource planning software provider, is writing specialized software to allow customers to connect blockchains to its Hana Cloud Platform, which provides an online database for adding new functions to their SAP systems, according to Bloomberg. Juergen Mueller, chief information officer for the Walldorf, Germany-based company, said the blockchain’s potential for disruption […]

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Bitcoin Price Continues Medium-Term Decline

Bitcoin price slipped over the edge during weekend trade. Analysis looks at the basic chart indications and potential decline targets. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Price Analysis Time of analysis: 14h00 UTC Sunday Bitstamp 4-Hour Candle Chart From the […]

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