Day's Headlines: China's G20 Excuse; The Spare Part Nuclear Site; Missing Iran-American; Editing Cancer in Humans; Spaced Out Trip; The Vacuum That's Been Done Before; Attracting Eyeballs with AI; Fire Lasers at Will!; Drone the Mine; Day in the Life of a Delivery Bot; and 129 Degrees of Perspiration

Friday, July 22, 2016

China's G20 Excuse; The Spare Part Nuclear Site; Missing Iran-American; Editing Cancer in Humans; Spaced Out Trip; The Vacuum That's Been Done Before; Attracting Eyeballs with AI; Fire Lasers at Will!; Drone the Mine; Day in the Life of a Delivery Bot; and 129 Degrees of Perspiration

China

China to shut churches in G20 host city on safety grounds – reports theguardian

In an effort to reduce congestion, local officials have declared a week-long public holiday to coincide with the G20 summit g20.org and are reportedly trying to convince thousands of residents to leave town. Now reports have emerged that authorities are also banning religious worship during the annual summit.

North Korea

Possible early North Korean nuclear site found - report reuters

The report by the Institute for Science and International Security isis-online said there has always been doubt about whether North Korea has disclosed all of its nuclear facilities. Confirming their location would be critical to the success of any future agreement to freeze and dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program, it said.

Iran

Iran apparently detains another American cbsnews

The girlfriend of the San Diego man said Shahini's sister told her Iranian authorities took him into custody July 11 while he was visiting family in his native Iran and he has not been heard from since.

CRISPR

First CRISPR trial in humans will attempt to battle lung cancer theverge

The group will take white blood cells, which are part of the immune system, from people with a type of lung cancer and edit them using the CRISPR technology so they hunt cancer. Then, the lab-altered cells will be infused back into the patients.

Also see Chinese scientists to pioneer first human CRISPR trial nature

Research

Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks phys.org

This week, at the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction hci.international, the researchers presented the results of a preliminary study designed to determine what types of stimuli, administered to what parts of the foot, could provide the best navigation cues. On the basis of that study, they're planning further trials using a prototype of the boot.

The work could also have applications in the design of navigation systems for the visually impaired. The development of such systems has been hampered by a lack of efficient and reliable means of communicating spatial information to users.

Robots

For Dyson, the 360 Eye robot vacuum is only the beginning techcrunch

The 360 Eye vacuum dyson360eye boasts a sophisticated 360-degree vision system that combines a top-mounted spherical camera with a pair of advanced sensors flanking the robot’s ‘face,’ and is designed to be much smarter than the competition from Roomba and others, as well as just offering better basic vacuum capabilities in terms of being able to pick up dirt, hair and dust.

AI

So you think you chose to read this article? bbc

...publishers desperately trying to get us to read and watch their stuff in the face of competition from viral videos and pictures of cats that look like Hitler are enlisting the help of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).

Space

Nasa's Curiosity Rover can now fire its laser at will wired.co.uk

A software update, designed and coded by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory jpl.nasa.gov, added the capacity to the spacecraft meaning it can work more independently of the scientists on Earth – 46 million miles away.

Drones

Mine Hunting Drone Clears Minefields Fast and Effectively interestingengineering v

There are thousands of uncleared minefields from past conflicts that wreak havoc on less established lands. There are few solutions on the market that can quickly and effectively take out these hidden dangers. One company has spent 3 years developing a drone that can not only detect mines but also quickly and safely dispose of them. Called the Mine Kafon Drone (MKD), it hovers over a mined area using a metal detector to find mines, where it then places a small explosive charge to detonate them. Check out more about how it works in the video below.

See the Kickstarter for more info and videos

Environmental

All-time record heat scorches Middle East as temperatures hit 129 degrees usatoday

Heat index readings in the Middle East also reached extreme levels Thursday and Friday, with some spots in Iran and the United Arab Emirates reaching a heat index of 140 degrees due to stifling levels of humidity. However, as the Capital Weather Gang notes, a heat index reading of 140 degrees is actually beyond the levels the heat index is designed to measure.

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