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Banned! New York sends plastic bags packing
Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America.
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Companies' silence on virus is storing up problems
Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations
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Dansk insektdetektor skal hjælpe John Deere med præcis sprøjtning
PLUS. Faunaphotonics har udviklet en sensor, som monitorerer skadelige insekter. Traktorgiganten John Deere har planer for firmaet.
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For the first time, astronomers have detected an exoplanet using radio waves which have been linked to an interaction between the star's magnetic field and an orbiting planet. This method could help discover more of the hard-to-find rocky exoplanets like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
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How artificial intelligence outmanoeuvred the superbugs
The new antibiotic, effective against super-resistant pathogens, is proof that AI can do more than make tech giants rich One of the seminal texts for anyone interested in technology and society is Melvin Kranzberg's Six Laws of Technology , the first of which says that "technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral". By this, Kranzberg meant that technology's interaction with society is s
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How pest management strategies affect the bottom line
A study out of Mississippi State University evaluated the impact insect pest management strategies have on the economic return of small-scale tomato production. The results of this evaluation are published in the article "Economic Effect of Insect Pest Management Strategies on Small-scale Tomato Production in Mississippi" in the open access online journal HortTechnology.
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Immunology: Tonsils as a testbed
Biomedical researchers have isolated immune cells from human tonsils obtained following routine surgery, and used them to analyze aspects of the immune response and test the effects of anti-inflammatory agents at the cellular level.
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Luxembourg is first country to make all public transport free
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Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer
— according to new University of East Anglia research. Increased consumption of omega-3 fats is widely promoted globally because of a common belief that it will protect against, or even reverse, diseases such as cancer, heart attacks and stroke. But two systematic reviews find that omega-3 supplements may slightly reduce coronary heart disease mortality and events, but slightly increase risk of
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Researchers have developed a system to detect humans in an environment by analyzing ambient radio frequency (RF) signals. By pre-processing RF channel measurements, they were able to create 'images' summarizing the signals, which could in turn be analyzed to detect the presence of humans.
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Some Dinosaurs Regurgitated Pellets Just Like Birds
Small, feathery dinosaurs jettisoned indigestible food just like some modern birds do. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Studie: Barn som känner samhörighet med naturen är lyckligare
Barn som känner anknytning till naturen tenderar att agera mer miljövänligt – och är lyckligare. Det visar en ny studie från Sonora Institute of Technology. – Jag är inte förvånad. Det man förstår är man mer beredd att ta ansvar för, säger Petter Åkerblom vid SLU, som forskat om barns utemiljöer.
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Større tilskud af D-vitamin under graviditeten kan give sundere knogler hos barnet
Men der skal mere forskning til, før vi skal ændre anbefalingerne, siger dansk forsker.
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The regulatory and transcriptional landscape associated with carbon utilization in a filamentous fungus [Genetics]
Filamentous fungi, such as Neurospora crassa, are very efficient in deconstructing plant biomass by the secretion of an arsenal of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes, by remodeling metabolism to accommodate production of secreted enzymes, and by enabling transport and intracellular utilization of plant biomass components. Although a number of enzymes and…
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Hungary has announced plans to meet European Union climate change targets with a two-phase plan which envisages a spend of EUR 55 billion in investments by 2030, and up to EUR 152 bln by 2050, with solar energy one of the principal areas of expansion
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Kenney government accused of burying dire climate-change report. Alberta Environment released the report earlier this week, without notifying the public, on the government's open portal website, six months after it received the final draft.
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Moscow winter 'warmest since records began': weather service
Russia's capital Moscow, which for the past months has largely been deprived of its traditional seasonal covering of snow, has seen its warmest winter since records began, the state weather service said on Saturday.
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Singapore enhanced its pledge to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases it emits, saying it now aims to halve emissions from an expected peak in 2030 within the following two decades.
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The Brain, Air Pollution, & CO2 – "Excess CO2 isn't just heating the planet, it's making our brain fuzzy according to research from Harvard University"
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California identifies second local coronavirus case
Silicon Valley contagion fears rise as infection detected in Santa Clara county
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China factory index hits record low on coronavirus
Manufacturing activity plunges while US signals interest rate cut could be on the cards
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Coronavirus latest updates: US postpones Asean summit, South Korea reports 594 new cases – latest news
Number of fresh cases in China declines and US confirms third possible 'community spread' infection. Follow live news US confirms second coronavirus case without links to travel Which countries currently have travel restrictions in place? Will the Olympics be cancelled? The sports events under threat Coronavirus fears trigger biggest one-day fall on US stock market Share your experiences 3.44am G
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Coronavirus Live Updates: New U.S. Cases Raise Questions
The cases, reported in California, Oregon and Washington, were not linked to recent travel or to other confirmed cases.
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Coronavirus: Live Coverage and Updates
Officials in both states raced to contact people who might have been exposed, and experts warned that the cases could indicate signs of spread within the United States.
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Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown
Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.
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Coronavirus: South Korea reports more than 800 new cases
US says three new cases are unrelated to travel, while UK authorities are racing to understand how Essex man became infected Latest coronavirus news – live blog South Korea has reported more than 800 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total infections to 3,150, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday. The country first said there were 594 new cases
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COVID-19 Latest: Global Markets React, More Cases Reported
The coronavirus that emerged in China late last year has now been detected in at least 56 nations. The rapid spread drove down stock markets.
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How coronavirus turned the "dystopian joke" of FaceID masks into a reality
Thousands ordered masks that let them unlock their phones during outbreaks. But this viral art project doesn't just work with surveillance technology—it works against it, too.
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Our Plague Year
"Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world; yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky. There have been as many plagues as wars in history; yet always plagues and wars take people equally by surprise." Thus Albert Camus in The Plague. We, too, now find ourselves surprised by pestilence, dancing a dance that feels both st
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Surgeon General Urges the Public to Stop Buying Face Masks
"Seriously people," the surgeon general said on Twitter, warning that a run on the masks could risk a shortage harmful to public health professionals.
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Surrey man first to catch coronavirus within the UK
Government prepares emergency legislation to help tackle potential pandemic
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They Recovered From the Coronavirus. Were They Infected Again?
In a few cases, patients again tested positive for the virus after they were no longer ill. But little is known about the virus, and it's possible that testing flaws may be to blame.
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Washington confirms the first COVID-19 death in the United States
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The death occurred somewhere in King County, Washington. (Pexels/) On Saturday, Washington Health Department officials confirmed the country's first death due to COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel strain of coronavirus thought to originate in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. "It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19," Governor Jay Inslee said in a sta
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Watch Live: President Trump Speaks At White House After 1st U.S. Coronavirus Death
Health officials in Washington state made the announcement Saturday. The fatality marks the first U.S. death associated with the virus. (Image credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor? Find all our coronavirus coverage here How to protect yourself from infection It is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shop
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Why face masks are going viral
On the day the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in the Philippines , a surreal sight greeted me on the streets of Manila. Half the people were wearing face masks—from the disposable surgical variety to heavy-duty N95 respirators, which many had purchased just weeks before to protect themselves from ash erupting out of the Taal volcano . Traveling to Thailand the same week, I was me
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Astrology, Tarot Cards and Psychotherapy
With psychotherapists' encouragement, troubled people are seeking solace in pseudoscientific practices such as astrology and tarot cards — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear real but have actually been created using powerful video editing algorithms . The creators edit celebrities into pornographic movies , and they can put words into the mouths of people who never said them. But the majority of visual misinformation that people are exposed to involves much simpler forms of dec
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"First, take a black hole. Now make a second black hole that is quantum entangled with it, which means that anything that happens to one of the black holes will seem to have an effect on the other." A group of scientist has suggested how to actually perform this extraordinary experiment.
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15 Best Weekend Deals: 'The Witcher 3', Pixel 3a, Roomba S9+
Having you been scoping out a new mattress or a Nintendo Switch game? It's Leap Day, and there are a lot of great sales going on.
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1937: Højbro over Storstrømmen indvies efter 50 års tilløb
Lige siden 1887 har der været projekter på bordet om en lavbro til Falster, men af hensyn til skibstrafikken blev det en højbro med tre gennemsejlingsfag, skrev Ingeniøren ved indvielsen i 1937.
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46 000 år gammal fågel får bo i Stockholm
En fågel som hittades i den sibiriska permafrosten 2018 har visat sig vara 46 000 år gammal. Upptäckten kan nu hjälpa forskarna att förstå utvecklingen av Sibiriens miljö. Den 46 000 år gamla fågeln har efter dna-analys visat sig vara en berglärka av utdöd sort. Tack vare fyndet kan forskare förstå hur mer moderna berglärkor på tundran har utvecklats.
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50 Years on – how Apollo 13's near disastrous mission is relevant today
When an oxygen tank blew during the 1970 Nasa moonshot, the successful rescue mission was thanks to Nasa organisation, not improvisation Eighteen months ago, I was combing through the Apollo 11 mission logs, looking at the timelines and events for something unique that we might focus on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of humankind's first landing on the moon. Last year, that idea became the BBC
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6 Myths About Type 2 Diabetes
Let's clear up some of the most common myths and misunderstandings about Type 2 diabetes, a disease that affects one in ten American adults — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A Good Week for Planet Formation
Building planets is an intricate process, but we're finding clues to some new possibilities — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A tiny microbe may be the perfect time capsule for messaging far future civilisations. "If you really want to leave your 30th-century descendants a work of art, embed it in the genes of the salt-loving microbe, Halobacterium salinarum."
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AI Is an Energy-Guzzler. We Need to Re-Think Its Design, and Soon
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Artificial Intelligence is listed in the "LinkedIn's top 10 skills with the highest demand in 2020"
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Australian Team Claims They're 5 Year From Fusion Energy. Here's Where We're Really At
The "holy grail of clean energy."
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Being Happy at Work Is Simply Not Enough
That anxiety has spawned an onslaught of books: Some try to convince you that your job can get better, while others argue that the machines will simply take them all away.
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Bæredygtigt, miljøvenligt og skidesundt: Det er tid til at gå på jagt efter blåmuslinger
Du skal dog være obs på, om der er giftige alger eller spildevand i nærheden.
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can 2 or more AIs communicate with each other?
for example, share experiences and teach each other? or could one hire the other? without human interposal submitted by /u/sergpepper [link] [comments]
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Canadian Solar Begins Construction on 26.6 MWp of Solar Power Plants in Japan
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Clearview AI's Massive Client List Got Hacked
Clever malware, student surveillance, and more of the week's top security news.
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Elon Musk says Chinese economy will surpass US by 2 or 3 times: 'The foundation of war is economics'
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Elon Musk tells a room full of Air Force pilots: 'The fighter jet era has passed'
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about donating bone marrow
Bone marrow transplants might sound scary, but in some cases, it's just an amped up blood draw. (Photo by Allie Smith on Unsplash/) For February, we're focusing on the body parts that shape us, oxygenate us, and power us as we take long walks on the beach. Bony bonafide bones . These skeletal building blocks inspire curiosity and spark fear in different folks—we hope our stories, covering everyth
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Ex-Woodford fund shrinks 16% since reopening
New manager Standard Life Aberdeen hit by investment in Tui
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Forget Chess—the Real Challenge Is Teaching AI to Play D&D. Some artificial intelligence experts think role playing adventure games will help machines learn to be as clever as we are.
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Good Medical Care Can Suffer Late In The Day
Many of us feel increasingly stressed and short on time as the day wears on. But does that make for worse medical care? Studies suggest preventive maintenance suffers with late appointments. (Image credit: Maria Fabrizio for NPR)
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Handheld 3D printers developed to treat musculoskeletal injuries
Biomedical engineers recently developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.
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Heathrow Third Runway Ruling Shows Cracks in Fossil Fueled Infrastructure. The ruling is part of a growing series of signs that large forces are working against infrastructure that would expand the world's use of fossil fuels
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High sugar diet may impair metabolic health & maternal care after pregnancy
Rats on a high sugar diet during pregnancy have altered levels of sex steroid hormones and dopamine in their brains, which may lead to behavioural changes that can affect care of offspring and motivation, as well as increasing the risk of diabetes and liver disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology.
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I started writing a series called Kronika Futura and the first volume, Humankind In Space is on Amazon now. You can get it for free starting from this midnight until March 1st midday
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I Used to Love Cars. Here's What Drove Me Away
After two decades of working in and researching the auto industry, I realized it was time to give up the driver's seat.
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Is basic income a good idea? Here's what the evidence from around the world says.
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Joanna Russ Was Sci-Fi's Most Outspoken Feminist
The 20th century author was also a formidable science fiction critic.
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Kvalitetsdatabaser hårdt ramt af LPR3-problemer
Driftstop i mange kliniske kvalitetsdatabaser betyder, at det vil blive vanskeligt at genskabe data for 2019 og 2020 og dermed udjævne forskelle i behandlingen, siger klinikere.
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Looking Back: Reflecting On The Past To Understand The Present
Why are we so often pulled into memories of the past? This week, we bring you a 2018 episode about our ruminations on what we could have done differently, and what we wish we could do again. (Image credit: Gpointstudio/Getty Images/Cultura RF)
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Making chopsticks into house furnishings
ChopValue collects 350,000 used bamboo chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week.
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Market indicators/internet search: unhealthy trending
Big Data has a patchy record when it comes to tracking illnesses
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Mars360: NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Sol 2687 (27.02.2020)
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Men vs. women: Why we're imagining equality all wrong
Males and females as a population, on average, are different. Beyond obvious differences in reproductive systems, research has shown measurable differences between the sexes in areas such as linguistic capabilities. Evolutionary biologist Heather Heying argues that while males and females should be equal under the law, that does not mean that their differences should be ignored. "We should seek e
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MRI monitoring of energy storage in vivo using magnetization pathways [Commentaries]
Primary storage of energy in mammalian tissue is glycogen, a branched polysaccharide form of glucose. Glycogen serves a central role in glucose homeostasis and is crucial for proper system functioning. Altered glycogen metabolism is manifested in a variety of disorders such as diabetes, liver diseases, glycogen storage diseases, and cancer….
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New study explains why superconductivity takes place in graphene
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New technique could streamline drug design
Technique uses 3D structural models to predict how combinations of molecular blocks might work together.
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One year into 'soda tax,' researchers find law did not affect sugary-beverage consumption
One year into Philadelphia's 1.5-cents-per-ounce 'soda tax,' new findings show that the law had minimal to no influence on what Philadelphians are drinking.
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Online Altruists Are Making Reddit More Accessible
To help Redditors with visual impairments, volunteers are writing elaborate transcriptions of memes and images across the site.
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Opinion: I think machine intelligence is the next step in evolution.
Yeah, I know how cliche that sounds but I arrived at that conclusion on my own. Macroscopic life depends on microscopic life. Microscopic life is very strange from macroscopic life's perspective. I think the same idea holds as you go from microscopic life to molecular machines, molecular machines to molecules, molecules to atoms, atoms to particles, and particles to strings. I think when AI becom
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Parker Scolds His Crew for Speeding | Gold Rush
After a truck collision, Parker tells his truck drivers to slow down. Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush: https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/gold-rush/ Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldRush/ https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gold_Rush https://twitter.com/Discovery We're on Instagram!
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People Like Songs About "You"
Songs with lyrics that frequently address "you" are more popular, perhaps because this helps us imagine that "you" refers to people in our own lives
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Physicists Have Filmed The Moment an Atom Undergoes a Quantum Measurement
It's not as simple as we thought.
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Pressure to keep up: status imbalance a major factor in stress in gay men
Striking findings contained in new study may broaden appreciation of unique stressors faced by gay and bisexual men The persistence of mental health hardships among gay and bisexual men, which endure even as LGBTQ people gain greater acceptance and civil rights, can be explained at least in part by the corrosive effects of status consciousness, competitiveness and racism within the gay community
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Regulatory CD8 T cells that recognize Qa-1 expressed by CD4 T-helper cells inhibit rejection of heart allografts [Immunology and Inflammation]
Induction of longstanding immunologic tolerance is essential for survival of transplanted organs and tissues. Despite recent advances in immunosuppression protocols, allograft damage inflicted by antibody specific for donor organs continues to represent a major obstacle to graft survival. Here we report that activation of regulatory CD8 T cells (CD8 Treg)…
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RKKP: Nye indikatorer til LPR3 først klar om halvandet år
Regionernes kliniske kvalitetsprogram (RKKP) er først nu begyndt at modtage data fra det nye Landspatientregister. Det betyder, at arbejdet med at udvikle indikatorer bliver tilsvarende forsinket. Arbejdet forventes først færdigt om et år, siger RKKPs direktør.
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Robots take over nuclear plant for DARPA's Subterranean Challenge
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Rust and light combine for a 25x boost in hydrogen production
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Sabertoothed Protomammal was a Quick Healer
An injury on an ancient bone hints that a sabertoothed carnivore healed fast for its time. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Space Photos of the Week: Venus Is the Spacecraft-Killer
One of NASA's proposed missions would send a spacecraft to Venus on a suicide mission in order to study its atmosphere.
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Styrelse om forsinkede data: Leverandøren bærer det største ansvar
Det nye landspatientregister ville ikke have været så forsinket, hvis ikke der havde været så massive problemer med IT-firmaet DXCs løsning, siger sundhedsdatastyrelsens direktør, der vil have firmaet til at betale en bod.
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The Feds Ban a Self-Driving Shuttle Fleet From Carrying People
Regulators have been hands-off on autonomous vehicles, even after deaths and injuries. But they acted quickly after a woman was hurt in Columbus this week.
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The intense communication has catalyzed an unusual level of collaboration among scientists that, combined with scientific advances, has enabled research to move faster than during any previous outbreak. "An unprecedented amount of knowledge has been generated in 6 weeks,"
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The next iPad may get a Smart Keyboard with a built-in trackpad
We are saddened to hear about the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a deeply talented producer who first introduced the world to the "Konami Code". Our thoughts are with Hashimoto-san's family and friends at this time. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/vQijEQ8lU2 — Konami (@Konami) February 26, 2020
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The Ticket: South Carolina, With Jennifer Palmieri
South Carolina has long been a turning point for Democratic candidates. In 2016, Bernie Sanders put up an unexpectedly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton, but his blowout loss in the Palmetto State was the beginning of the end. In 2008, when the post-Iowa polls shifted toward Barack Obama, South Carolina was a clincher for his candidacy. Iowa and New Hampshire may get the most attention, but Sou
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The U.S. Once Wanted Peace in Afghanistan
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For George W. Bush, the goal was the destruction of al-Qaeda, the total defeat of the Taliban, and a " stable and free and peaceful " Afghanistan. For Barack Obama, it was a degraded Taliban that could be reasoned with but would have to renounce violence, respect women, and abide by the Afghan constitution. For Donald Trump, it was just a reduction in violence and a clear path to the door—the Afg
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The World's Refugee System Is Broken
TOKYO—Rose grew up in an English-speaking region of Cameroon, a Central African country uniquely, and violently, divided by language. When she was young, on the instructions of her father, she handed out fliers for a secessionist group opposed to the Francophone-controlled government. But as a teen, after she was sexually assaulted by security forces looking for her father, she swore off politics
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Think Ride Sharing Is Good for the Planet? Not So Fast
Despite hopes that ride hailing would ease traffic and reduce carbon emissions, a new study finds that it's actually driving them upward.
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This Neural Network Creates 3D Objects From Your Photos
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This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 29)
COMPUTING Inside the Race to Build the Best Quantum Computer on Earth Gideon Lichfield | MIT Technology Review "Regardless of whether you agree with Google's position [on 'quantum supremacy'] or IBM's, the next goal is clear, Oliver says: to build a quantum computer that can do something useful. …The trouble is that it's nearly impossible to predict what the first useful task will be, or how big
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Tiny Microbe May Be The Perfect Time Capsule For Messaging Far Future Civilisations
Is it too late now to say sorry?
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Tokyo University scientists identify safe and efficient way of producing hydrogen fuel from organic waste and rust
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Top Futurology News – For the week of Feb 28, 2020
We hope you enjoy this week's update! Here are the top stories from this past week: 1) DIABETIC MICE "CURED RAPIDLY" USING HUMAN STEM CELLS THESE INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS CURED MICE FROM SEVERE DIABETES "WITHIN TWO WEEKS." A team of researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis successfully converted human stem cells into cells capable of producing insulin. These insulin
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Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material
Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a revolutionary new type of building material with sought-after sustainability characteristics, according to new research.
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Ugens debat: Hastighedsdebat i overhalingsbanen
At sænke den højeste tilladte hastighed på motorveje til 110 km/t vil ifølge Vejdirektoratet kun reducere trafikkens CO2-udledning med 0,7 procent. På ing.dk satte det gang i en debat om små bække …
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Unraveling turbulence: New insights into how fluids transform from order to disorder
Turbulence is everywhere—it rattles our planes and makes tiny whirlpools in our bathtubs—but it is one of the least understood phenomena in classical physics.
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Vinter i juni? Därför finns skottdagen 29/2
Den extra dag som skjuts in i vår kalender räddar årstiderna från att helt flytta omkring och skapa oreda. Utan skottdagen hamnar julen mitt i sommaren och midsommardagen skulle firas i smällkalla vintern.
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We are nearing 'longevity escape velocity' — where science can extend your life for more than a year for every year you are alive
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Weekend reads: A big change in China; revealing a paper mill; plagiarism detection put to the test
Before we present this week's Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: a letter about coronavirus retracted from a Lancet journal because … Continue reading
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What do we think is the future of apparel as it relates to sustainability and technology?
Question in the title, genuinely curious about what the subreddit thinks is coming or needs to be done. submitted by /u/lapsus_linguae [link] [comments]
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When an Epidemic Looms, Gagging Scientists Is a Terrible Idea
In an epidemic, suppression of bad news costs lives and eventually angers the public. The White House is in danger of repeating the error.
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