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Jun 18, 2022
Israel unveils new autonomous armed robotic vehicle to test in 2023
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Jun 18, 2022
TikTok takes action amid new claims workers in China accessed US users’ data
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: security
Jun 18, 2022
SpaceX fires at least five workers while Elon Musk touts freedom of speech
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Jun 18, 2022
Teaching Physics to AI Makes the Student a Master
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: information science, physics, robotics/AI
Jun 18, 2022
Saudi Arabia Pledges $1 Billion a Year to Anti-Aging Research
Posted by Joe Bennett in categories: biotech/medical, finance, life extension
The Beginnings of a biotechnology revolution in Saudi Arabia?
The Saudi royal family, led by king Salman bin Abdulaziz have announced the formation of a non-profit research foundation which intends to spend $1 billion of the countries considerable annual oil revenue on supporting anti-aging research. If such funding materialises, it will make Saudi Arabia the single greatest financial contributor to longevity research.
The Saudi royal family aims to distribute this funding through a non-profit organisation called the Hevolution Foundation 0, which was founded by Dr Mehmood Khan, formerly of the Mayo Clinic. In a formal introduction to the Hevolution Foundation, Dr Khan had the following to say.
Jun 18, 2022
Batteries 98 percent charged in under 10 minutes
Posted by Future Timeline in category: energy
Enovix, based in Fremont, California, is developing 3D silicon lithium-ion batteries with faster charging times and higher energy densities than the current generation of cells.
Jun 18, 2022
Rapid Ebola diagnosis may be possible with new technology
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, health
A new tool can quickly and reliably identify the presence of Ebola virus in blood samples, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues at other institutions.
The technology, which uses so-called optical microring resonators, potentially could be developed into a rapid diagnostic test for the deadly Ebola virus disease, which kills up to 89% of infected people. Since it was discovered in 1976, Ebola virus has caused dozens of outbreaks, mostly in central and west Africa. Most notable was an outbreak that began in 2014 and killed more than 11,000 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia; in the U.S., the virus caused 11 cases and two deaths. A rapid, early diagnostic could help public health workers track the virus’ spread and implement strategies to limit outbreaks.
Jun 18, 2022
As monkeypox panic spreads, doctors in Africa see a double standard
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: biotech/medical
Doctors and infectious-disease experts across the continent have worked to contain monkeypox outbreaks for years. Few seemed to care, or even notice, until people in the West started getting sick.
Jun 18, 2022
New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, health
The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.