So pathetic đąđąđą.
A column of military vehicles crossed the heart of Bergamo last night, from the monumental cemetery to the highway.
So pathetic đąđąđą.
A column of military vehicles crossed the heart of Bergamo last night, from the monumental cemetery to the highway.
If it wins FDA approval next year, the two-part sensor could help spot new infections weeks before symptoms begin to show.
Why are pandemics so hard to stop? Often itâs because the disease moves faster than people can be tested for it. The Defense Department is helping to fund a new study to determine whether an under-the-skin biosensor can help trackers keep up â by detecting flu-like infections even before their symptoms begin to show. Its maker, Profusa, says the sensor is on track to try for FDA approval by early next year.
The sensor has two parts. One is a 3mm string of hydrogel, a material whose network of polymer chains is used in some contact lenses and other implants. Inserted under the skin with a syringe, the string includes a specially engineered molecule that sends a fluorescent signal outside of the body when the body begins to fight an infection. The other part is an electronic component attached to the skin. It sends light through the skin, detects the fluorescent signal and generates another signal that the wearer can send to a doctor, website, etc. Itâs like a blood lab on the skin that can pick up the bodyâs response to illness before the presence of other symptoms, like coughing.
Circa 2005
The ânon-lethalâ laser rifle aims to dazzle suspects without causing permanent harm, but it will need to comply with a UN protocol on laser weaponry.
A quantum sensor could give Soldiers a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency spectrum, from 0 to 100 GHz, said researchers from the Army.
Such wide spectral coverage by a single antenna is impossible with a traditional receiver system, and would require multiple systems of individual antennas, amplifiers and other components.
In 2018, Army scientists were the first in the world to create a quantum receiver that uses highly excited, super-sensitive atomsâknown as Rydberg atomsâto detect communications signals, said David Meyer, a scientist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Commandâs Army Research Laboratory. The researchers calculated the receiverâs channel capacity, or rate of data transmission, based on fundamental principles, and then achieved that performance experimentally in their labâimproving on other groupsâ results by orders of magnitude, Meyer said.
Analysis: there have been reports of recent incursions of Russian bombers like the Tupolev TUâ95 in airspace controlled by Ireland
There have been a number of recent incursions into Irish controlled airspace by the Russian air force. Most recently Tupolev TUâ95, the so called âBearâ strategic bomber aircraft, triggered UK Royal Air Force fighter jets to scramble in order to confront the Russian aircraft. Reliable sources indicate that there is an agreement between the UK and Ireland permitting the Royal Air Force to enter Irish airspace if deemed necessary, though the specific nature of this arrangement is not clear.
Like much of Russiaâs current military equipment, the Tupolev bombers are quite old, having come into service in the early 1950s. Although it is the only propeller powered bomber still in operational use today, it is far from obsolete and, like the United States B-52 bomber, it is planned to be in service for some time to come.
A new approach would use RNA or DNA to help the body develop antibodies to the rapidly spreading illness.
A U.S. military research program that seeks a new way to boost a bodyâs immunity to viruses could change how governments and militaries prepare for pandemics â and might even arrive soon enough to help with the COVID −19 outbreak.
DARPAs Pandemic Prevention Platform isnât looking to create a vaccine, which can take years to produce and weeks to take effect in the body. Rather, the goal is to identify the specific monoclonal antibodies that the body naturally produces when it encounters a virus, and then trick the body into producing the one that guards against a specific illness. That could serve as a temporary, months-long shield that can protect the individual from the pathogen until a vaccine can be brought online.
North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on 3 September 2017, stating it had tested a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb).[6].
Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai â who on Friday became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize â on Saturday repeated her previous claims that HIV was âcreated by a scientist for biological warfare,â reports. In August, Kenyaâs quoted Maathai as saying that HIV/AIDS was created by scientists âfor the purpose of mass extermination,â according to. âWe know that the developed nations are using biological warfare, leaving guns to primitive people. They have the resources to do this,â the quoted Maathai as saying during a workshop on Aug. 30 in the central Kenyan town of Nyeri, according to. âAIDS is not a curse from God to Africans or the black people. It is a tool to control them designed by some evil-minded scientists, but we may not know who particularly did,â she added, according to the, reports (, 10/9) Saturday, Maathai repeated her belief that HIV was deliberately âdevised to destroy black people,â according to. She added that her comments published in the were âintended to promote an inquiring attitudeâ toward HIV/AIDS among Africans and âcombat the fatalistic notion that it was a curse from God,â reports. âWould you solve the problem if you believed it was a curse from God?â Maathai asked, adding that she was âencouraging people to ask questions.â Although Maathai said she never indicated that a specific region or nation was responsible for creating HIV/AIDS, she is âsuspiciousâ about the âsecrecy surrounding the origin of the virus,â according to. âSome people say it came from the monkeys, and I doubt it. ⊠But I say it cannot be that only black people are cursed because we are dying more than any other people on this planet, and thatâs a factâ (Kaninaâ 10/9).
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Although the United States âcongratulatedâ Maathai on Friday for winning the Nobel Prize, officials also âtempered [their] praiseâ about her claims that HIV/AIDS was created as a biological weapon, according to South Africaâs. âSheâs had many long years of environmental activism,â Department of State spokesperson Richard Boucher said, adding, âWeâre delighted to see that sheâs the first African woman to have been selected for this unique honor.â However, an unnamed State Department senior official said that the department âvehementlyâ objected to Maathaiâs comments concerning the origin of HIV, the reports. âShe said HIV/AIDS was invented as a bioweapon in some laboratory in the West,â the official said, adding, âWe donât agree with thatâ (, 10/9).
Hereâs an exciting concept that was actually first discussed in 1959 by Richard Feynman in an article entitled âThereâs Plenty of Room at the Bottomâ.
I am most interested in this technology for mind uploading.
âBattelleâs N3 concept for a minimally invasive neural interface system, called BrainSTORMS (Brain System to Transmit Or Receive Magnetoelectric Signals), involves the development of a novel nanotransducer that could be temporarily introduced into the body via injection and then directed to a specific area of the brain to help complete a task through communication with a helmet-based transceiver.â
COLUMBUS, Ohioâ(BUSINESS WIRE)âBattelle has for years successfully demonstrated brain-computer interface (BCI) projectsâjust look at NeuroLifeÂź, which has enabled a quadriplegic man to move his hand again using his thoughts. Now, the governmentâs forward-thinking Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to a Battelle-led team that pushes researchers into the realm of what was once considered science fiction.
âThis is one of the most exciting and challenging projects I have worked onâ Tweet this
Imagine this: A soldier puts on a helmet and uses his or her thoughts alone to control multiple unmanned vehicles or a bomb disposal robot. Thatâs the basis for this effort for DARPAâs Next-Generation Non-Surgical Neurotechnology (N3) program. The N3 program seeks development of high-performance, bi-directional brain-machine interfaces for able-bodied service members. Most of the current BCI research, including Battelleâs NeuroLife technology, focuses on helping people with disabilities who must undergo invasive implant procedures, including brain surgery, to enable a BCI that can restore lost function. For the next BCI leap, in which the technology can be used by healthy military service members, itâs imperative to find lower-risk and less-invasive options.
Ban Killer Robots
âRobotic weapons that target and destroy without human supervision are poised to start a revolution in warfare comparable to the invention of gunpowder or the atomic bomb. The prospect poses a dire threat to civiliansâand could lead to some of the bleakest scenarios in which artificial intelligence runs amok. A prohibition on killer robots, akin to bans on chemical and biological weapons, is badly needed. But some major military powers oppose it.â
Weapons that kill enemies on their own threaten civilians and soldiers alike.