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NASA Leads Urban Air Mobility ‘Grand Challenge’ Discussion with Industry

NASA officials welcomed more than 400 participants with a stake in the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to Seattle last week for a two-day gathering in which the agency presented its plans to host a series of Grand Challenges for the UAM community. from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-leads-urban-air-mobility-grand-challenge-discussion-with-industry
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/05/2018

Plant Habitat: Today, the crew wrapped plant samples into foil packs and placed them into Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-3 and the Plant Habitat facility was cleaned. Plant Habitat is a fully automated facility conducting plant bioscience research on the ISS. The space environment is stressful for all living organisms. Understanding how plants … from ISS On-Orbit Status Report https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/05/iss-daily-summary-report-11052018/
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Ultrathin, ultralight 'nanocardboard'

Engineers have demonstrated a new material they call 'nanocardboard,' an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard. A square centimeter of nanocardboard weighs less than a thousandth of a gram and can spring back into shape after being bent in half. Nanocardboard's stiffness-to-weight ratio makes it ideal for aerospace and microrobotic applications, where every gram counts. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106111624.htm
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Earth Enveloped in Airglow

via NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/earth-enveloped-in-airglow
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Family tree of 400 million people shows genetics has limited influence on longevity

Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according to a new analysis of more than 400 million people. The results suggest that the heritability of life span is well below past estimates, which failed to account for our tendency to select partners with similar traits to our own. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106104247.htm
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Computer model identifies sources of foodborne illnesses more accurately

A new computer model that uses machine learning and de-identified and aggregated search and location data from logged-in Google users was significantly more accurate in identifying potentially unsafe restaurants when compared with existing methods of consumer complaints and routine inspections, according to new research. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106073236.htm
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