MIT has successfully created and flown an ionic wind poweredaircraftprototype that has no moving parts. Yes, that is correct. It has no moving parts and flies.
This eco-friendly aircraft prototype stays in the air with wires that are charged by ions at 40,000 volts. It works by taking the negative charged electrons from air molecules, as they are attracted to the electrodes (negatively charged) at the back of the flying ionic wind powered aircraft. This scientific process described above allows it to fly with no moving parts required.
MIT was able to successfully create a custom power supply capable of generating the right output to successfully stay in the air. This technology still needs to be developed further, but it looks very promising for eco-friendly aircraft. This prototype was flown across a gym floor, which was approximately 197 feet.
This ionic wind powered aircraft with no moving parts created by MIT is quite a fascinating accomplishment that is sure to expand upon existing aircraft technology.
TMZ.com posted an article about Kim Kardashian traveling to San Quentin State Prison on Thursday, November 8, 2018. They report that she was there for several hours. She had previously met with Governor Jerry Brown to re-evaluate the case of death row prison inmate Kevin Cooper - accused of murdering four members of a family in 1985. It is unclear if Kim Kardashian was able to meet with Kevin Cooper during her visit to San Quentin State Prison on Nov. 8.
The survivor of the murders has publicly said that Kevin Cooper was not the killer. The witness says it was three white or hispanic men that committed the murders. Kim Kardashian continues to fight on his behalf, which is very admirable.
Kim and Kanye Hire Private Team of Firefighters
The wildfires continued to burn in California, so Kim Kardashian and Kanye West hired a private team of firefighters to prevent the fire from burning their Hidden Hills mansion. Preventing the next door field from burning was smart, and kept the whole neighborhood from burning from the Woolsey wildfire.
Alien conspirators, here's the best theory yet. There are scientists that speculate that the elongated asteroid named 'Oumuamua' (Hawaiian) spotted in our solar system in late 2017 could very well be a scout ship from an alien race.
What made it unique was the unusually elongated shape, and being reddish in color, as it flew in a accelerated trajectory that was atypical of most asteroids. Scientists published in the November journal of Nature (article here)that this asteroid did originate from outside our solar system. This theory is compounded with the thought that it is alien in origin, with the possibility of being a scout vessel.
The authors of the Nature article believe that the Oumuamuaalienasteroid is dense, possibly being high in metals, with no indication of dust on it (as most asteroids have). New estimates believe the asteroid was at least 1,300 feet long. Light reflected off of Oumuamua as it passed through our solar system at an estimated 45-60 km/s, according to C Stuart Hardwick on Quora.
Harvard Astronomy Expert Weighs in
Avi Loeb, chairman of Harvard's astronomy department (an co-author of a paper on Oumuamua) said, "If Oumuamua is a lightsail, one possibility is that it was floating in interstellar space when our solar system ran into it like a ship bumping into a buoy on the surface of the ocean." Loeb is an advisor to the Breakthrough Starshot initiative designed to send a fleet of laser-powered lightsail craft mechanisms to a nearby star system. Loeb and Shmuel Bialy maintain this theory that Oumuamua could be an alien scout ship passing through our solar system.
What Powers 'Oumuamua'?
According to this article by RT.com, Oumuamua could be powered by sunlight reflected onto its surface. This is where some experts believe it is an advanced lightsail, that was either once attached to an alien ship or could be a complete ship.
What does 'Oumuamua' mean in Hawaiian?
The name Oumuamua is Hawaiian. 'Ou' means reach out for, and 'mua' means "first or in advance of" (repeated twice for emphasis. Interpreted, Oumuamua means a 'scout or messenger sent from the distant past to reach humanity'.
Watch the video below from Seeker for more on this asteroid, which is still up for debate if the alien scout ship theory is true.
Do aliens have blue blood?
Great question. Humans can have blue blood.
Human with Blue Blood diagnosed with Methemoglobinemia
That is a great question. In a rare case, a 25-year old human woman went to the Emergency Room in Rhode Island, with shortness of breath, fatigue, and general weakness in her body. Doctors looked at her and she was visibly turning blue. Her condition was diagnosed with methemoglobinemia - a condition where the blood stopped carrying oxygen to the tissue. This is caused by certain medicine, such as benzocaine. Benzocaine is found in numbing medicine, often found in cold sore and tooth numbing treatments.
Patients exhibiting methemoglobinemia have blue blood, even though the oxygen levels are high.
The treatment for this condition is methylene, which is also blue in color. When this blue blood goes over 50% in the blood, it can cause major health risks, such as comas, or heart or brain conditions. When it goes over 60%, it can even cause death.
One of my favorite movies of all time has to be Gladiator (2000) featuring Russell Crowe, and directed by Ridley Scott.
Gladiator the movie was about a Roman general that was stripped of his rank and position due to corrupt politics, and sought out revenge from the emperor responsible for the death of his wife and child.
Moviefone and other news sources reported on Nov. 1, 2018 that a Gladiator sequel movie is in development. This project is being financed by Paramount studios, with a possible funding partnership with Universal studios. According to the article, Ridley Scott has wanted to do a sequel to Gladiator for years.
The sequel would now follow Lucius, the son of Lucius Verus in the original movie.
Editor's note: I assume that Lucius grows up to become a gladiator, inspired by Maximus, played by Russell Crowe in the original Gladiator. Ridley Scott did an amazing job with the first movie, and I can only hope the sequel is as good as the first. It is unlikely that Russell Crowe would actually be in new footage for this sequel, but they may do some flashbacks using cut scenes from the original Gladiator movie from Lucius' memories as a young boy.
Watch the IGN News video clip about Gladiator 2 below:
