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Hybrid life support system Photobioreactor (PBR) on the ISS

From carbon dioxide to oxygen For astronauts to survive in space, the resources necessary for life have to be provided. Conventional life support systems use physical and chemical processes for this purpose, and are dependent on regular resupply. However, due to the fact that astronauts cannot carr

NASA ScienceCasts: The Sweet Smell of Life Support

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA The International Space Station is a testbed for technologies that will allow astronauts to live comfortably during long journeys into the solar system. International Space Station: http://www.nasa.gov/station NASA Science: http://science.nas

The 5 stages of grief

When we lose someone or something that is important to us, we often go through 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, negotiation, depression, and acceptance. Each stage serves the purpose of helping us cope with the loss. This complex emotional reaction to a loss is unique to each person and is not alwa

Diagnosis Hemophilia

Hemophilia patients lack an important element in the complex process of blood clotting. As a result, blood from wounds does not clot or clots only very slowly. Even minor injuries can become a health hazard to the patient. Wang Xia Li from Beijing talks about how she and her sick son deal with the d

Dyslexia Reading and writing problems

About 5-10% of all children are born with dyslexia. Children with dyslexia may swap numbers when reading, swap letters when they appear, or skip words when writing. Some see their handwritten letters upside down and others have problems with the grammar rules - writing correctly is often impossible.

Asahi Linux - Porting Linux to Apple Silicon

In this talk, you will learn how Apple Silicon hardware differs from regular laptops or desktops. We'll cover how we reverse engineered the hardware without staring at disassembly but by using a thin hypervisor that traces all MMIO access and then wrote Linux drivers. We'll also talk about how upstr

ADHD – Symptoms from childhood to adulthood

In a group of 100 children, 2 to 4 children are atypical in some way. They have difficulty paying attention, talk too much or interrupt others constantly. Later, they are often diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short. To learn what it's like to grow up with ADHD, f