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Oct 22, 2021
McLaren F1 GTR “Back to the Future” Returns to Disrupt Time Continuum yet Again
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: futurism, transportation
Has any automotive enthusiast failed to hear the words “Back to the Future” and DeLorean DMC-12 mentioned in the same sentence at least once? We assume the opposite, so let’s just get to the part where other vehicles play the latter’s role.
Oct 22, 2021
South Korea fails to put satellite into orbit on domestic rocket
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: satellites
GOHEUNG, South Korea — South Korea failed to deliver a satellite into orbit on Thursday, crushing its dream to become the 10th country in the world to reach the milestone using its own technology.
President Moon Jae-in said that the three-stage Nuri rocket could not reach orbit, although it flew as high as 700 km into space after all its three stages separated successfully.
“I am sorry that we could not reach the goal completely, but it’s still a very excellent accomplishment,” Moon said after the launch at the Naro Space Center on South Korea’s southernmost island of Oenarodo. “We have an uncompleted mission to deliver a dummy satellite into orbit safely.”
Oct 22, 2021
Elon Musk Has Disrupted the Auto and Space Industries. 1 More Thing He Can Add to His Resume
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
Elon Musk has built two industrial behemoths— Tesla and SpaceX—revolutionizing two industries along the way. But that’s not all he has done to change global industry.
Musk has also given manufacturing companies a new word: gigafactory.
The practical definition of a gigafactory is a larger, modern manufacturing facility for products that are designed to lower global carbon emissions.
Oct 22, 2021
Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to neutralization
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: biotech/medical
Kaku et al. demonstrate that the efficacy of neutralizing mAbs and convalescent plasma is maintained against SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 from the UK and mink cluster 5 but decreases against B.1.351 from South Africa and P.1 from Brazil. Rapid spread of these variants significantly impacts SARS-CoV-2 therapies and vaccine strategies.
Oct 22, 2021
Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: military
The joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force.
Oct 22, 2021
Direct Analysis and Quantification of Metaldehyde in Water using Reactive Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, food, law
Circa 2016 Basically means we can see contaminated water easier.
Detection and quantification of contaminants or pollutants in surface waters is of great importance to ensure safety of drinking water and for the aquatic environment1,2,3,4,5,6. Metaldehyde (CH3CHO)4 is a cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde and is used extensively around the world as a molluscicide in agriculture for the control of slugs to protect crops. Large amounts of metaldehyde residues (from ‘slug pellets’) become mobilized, especially during periods of rainfall, seeping into reservoirs, rivers and groundwater, from which drinking water is sourced. Although metaldehyde has low toxicity, cases of metaldehyde poisoning and death in both humans and animals have been reported6,7,8. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-registered metaldehyde as a ‘restricted use pesticide’ and required risk-reduction measures to be adopted due to the potential short-term and long-term effects on wildelife9,10. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies metaldehyde as a “moderately hazardous” pesticide (class II)11. In Europe, the European Commission has adopted a directive that restricts pesticides levels to 0.1 μg/L in drinking water12,13. Water companies and environmental agencies are under increasing pressure to routinely monitor levels of metaldehyde residues in water courses as part of their legal obligation14. As such there is an increasing need to develop effective analytical methods for detecting and quantifying metaldehyde in water samples at the source. In particular in-situ monitoring is required to ensure water management practices are based on empirical, up-to-date information which provides a better understanding of competing factors, risk and requirement.
Rapid analytical methods for in-situ analysis of metaldehyde in water, if available, would provide critical information on water quality for water companies and regulation bodies to manage exposures. Quantitative analysis of metaldehyde has been reported using various ex-situ methods based on solid-phase extraction8,15 followed by gas chromatography (GC) or high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with mass spectrometry (MS)7,14,15,16,17,18. However, each of these analytical methods involves extensive sample preparation including extraction, separation, and derivatization, resulting in increased cost and time of analysis. As will be demonstrated in this study, ambient ionization (AI) combined with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) can overcome such limitations19,20,21,22.
Oct 22, 2021
Russia reports cases of more contagious COVID-19 Delta subvariant
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: biotech/medical
A more contagious subvariant of Detla has been found.
MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) — Russia has reported “isolated cases” of COVID-19 with a subvariant of the Delta variant that is believed to be even more contagious, the state consumer watchdog’s senior researcher said on Thursday.
The researcher, Kamil Khafizov, said the AY.4.2 subvariant may be around 10% more infectious than the original Delta — which has driven new cases and deaths to a series of record daily highs in Russia — and could ultimately replace it.
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Oct 22, 2021
China’s Deep Ocean Dives May Not Be Quite What They Seem
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: mapping, military
Mapping the ocean floor will have plenty of scientific and commercial uses. The military, too, may be interested.
Oct 22, 2021
3D-Printing the Czinger 21C Supercar Shows Us the Future of Car Making
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: 3D printing, business, robotics/AI, transportation
Known formally as additive manufacturing, or AM, in the business, the process can make almost anything—even a car.
“For our OEMs, we were able to show a print rate 50% faster than they needed for value production and an assembly rate about 35% faster than they need for full-volume production,” Kevin said. “We have a dozen programs for multi component structures,” said Kevin. “Our first production programs are going to be in vehicles on the road in early 2022. And these are with brands that are within groups that are in the top five global automotive groups by annual volume.”
So, just to review, it’s: computer-designed parts, 3D printers making those parts, which are assembled by robots, in a much smaller space than typical assembly lines.
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