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Mar 28, 2024

The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS — podcast

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

On 28 March it’s the 60th anniversary of the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus, the most common viral infection in humans. The virus was first discovered in association with a rare type of cancer located in Africa, but is now understood to be implicated in 1% of cancers, as well as the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. Ian Sample meets Lawrence Young, professor of molecular oncology at Warwick Medical School, to hear the story of this virus, and how it might help us prevent and treat cancer and other illnesses.

Mar 28, 2024

Solar-powered emission-free technology converts saltwater into drinking water

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous waterborne diseases like cholera.

Mar 28, 2024

This new bifacial solar cell tech can deliver 3X power!

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Ambient Photonics will debut its revolutionary indoor solar cells at CES 2024, challenging conventional solar tech and disposable batteries.

Mar 28, 2024

World’s first mass-produced 900V EV drive system rolls out with 5 minute fast charge

Posted by in categories: business, transportation

The first mass-produced 900V drive system rolled off the production line Wednesday. Chinese EV maker NIO’s (NIO) “Thunder” 900V electric drive system (EDS) can add over 150 miles (255 km) with five-minute fast charge.

NIO announced the milestone Wednesday after building its one-millionth EDS. NIO’s Porsche-rivaling ET9 premium EV will be the first to feature the new tech.

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Mar 28, 2024

Experimental wireless EV charger is just as fast as a superfast wired plug, scientists say

Posted by in category: futurism

This 14-inch wireless charging device works at a rate of 100 kW, scientists claim, meaning it’s up to 10 times as fast as some of the best commercially available alternatives.

Mar 28, 2024

Research unlocks supernova stardust secrets

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

By Curtin University

Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite that was formed by a star other than our sun.

Mar 28, 2024

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends his $193 million compensation following backlash from unpaid moderators

Posted by in category: futurism

Now, Huffman has defended his pay packet in a Q&A video on the platform.

“Look, I’m glad this question was asked because there’s been a lot of commentary on this topic,” he began, adding that his compensation—which is made up of salary and stock—is set by Reddit’s board depending on his performance.

“If the company does well, I will do well,” the CEO added. “If the company does not do well, I don’t either.”

Mar 28, 2024

People Unexpectedly Getting Pregnant on Ozempic and Wegovy

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

On social media, a bizarre trend seems to be emerging: surprise pregnancies when taking the diabetes drug Ozempic and its sister weight loss shot Wegovy.

As People reports, there are a few reasons why people might be getting pregnant unexpectedly when taking these semaglutide-based injectable drugs.

For one thing, Dr. Iman Saleh — an obstetrician, gynecologist, and obesity medicine doctor at New York’s Northwell Health system — tells People that through a roundabout mechanism, the weight people lose on these drugs may be making them more fertile.

Mar 28, 2024

BioMedLM: A 2.7B Parameter Language Model Trained On Biomedical Text

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

BioMedLM

A 2.7B Parameter Language Model Trained On Biomedical Text https://huggingface.co/papers/2403.

Models such as GPT-4 and Med-PaLM 2 have demonstrated impressive performance on a wide variety of biomedical NLP tasks.

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Mar 28, 2024

1st Detection of ‘Hiccupping’ Black Hole Leads to Surprising Discovery of 2nd Black Hole Orbiting Around it

Posted by in category: cosmology

Scientists found a monster black hole that ‘hiccups’ every 8.5 days, and a smaller black hole that keeps punching through its accretion disk may be to blame.

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