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robotics, warehousing -

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘃𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀’ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘃𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀’ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀

Flying robots can do warehouse inventory way faster than humans Warehouses offer all kinds of opportunities for robots. Semi-structured controlled environments, lots of repetitive tasks, and humans that would almost universally rather be somewhere else. Robots have been doing great at taking over jobs that involve moving stuff from one place to another, but there are all kinds of other things that have to happen to keep warehouses operating efficiently. Corvus Robotics, a YC-backed startup that's just coming out of stealth, has decided that they want to go after warehouse inventory tracking. That is, making sure that a warehouse knows...

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shipping container homes -

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤

Building startup Containerwerk has turned old shipping containers into 21 micro apartments for visitors to the town of Wertheim in Germany. Called My Home, each apartment sits in a decommissioned shipping container. The containers have been arranged in groups of three and clad in timber. Each apartment has 26 square metres of interior space, fitted with a kitchenette and a dining table along with a bed and television. A separate bathroom with a shower is built in to each container at the opposite end to the bed. Full-height glazing at either end brings light into the open-plan micro apartments. The rooms are decorated with white walls,...

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Aquacities -

𝐒𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐧

𝐒𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐧

This landmark tower comprises a cluster of 99 floating islands to symbolize the future of societies in an age of diversity   Shenzhen, China, held an invitation-only competition to design a landmark tower for the Qianhaiwan district. The area has recently seen substantial urban and architectural developments, so it was eager for a New City Center Landmark structure to attract more people to the region. The winning design was a monumental floating-like tower in the bay by Sou Fujimoto Architects, consisting of 99 individual tower-like elements united by the upper part (the deck). It’s a tower made up of a collection of towers to...

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Space, SpaceX, starship -

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐗 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐗 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

      Hours after SpaceX outfitted the first orbital Starship prototype with all six of its Raptor engines, the company has installed the vehicle’s nose section, effectively completing its basic structure. At the same time as teams are now working around the clock to weld Starship S20’s nose and tank sections together, SpaceX attached the first orbital-class Super Heavy – Booster 4 (B4) – to a massive crane that lives at the launch pad. Around 3pm CDT (UTC-5), after allowing a minor storm to pass through the area, Super Heavy B4 lifted free from its transport stand, raised 30-40...

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longevity -

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

‘It's just a really super weird thing,’ says plant geneticist Andrew Leitch If you want to understand the science of longevity and perseverance, you can't do much better than the Welwitschia plant. Considered one of the toughest and longest-living plants, a Welwitschia can survive for thousands of years in the bone-dry deserts of southern Africa. And as long as it's alive, it never stops growing. That's why scientists have studied the DNA of the Welwitschia, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of its incredible ability to survive for millennia in extremely inhospitable conditions.  "It's just a really super weird...

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