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Feb 12, 2021

Researcher hacks into 35 major technology firms

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

A Romanian threat researcher detailed in a published report Wednesday how he broke into IT systems belonging to some of the largest corporations in the world. His assaults successfully targeted Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, PayPal, Netflix and more than 30 other corporations.

Feb 12, 2021

HuggieBot 2.0: A soft and human-size robot that hugs users on request

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) and ETH Zürich have recently created HuggieBot 2.0, a robot that can hug users at their request. This robot, set to be presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in March, builds on a previous robotic system created by Alexis E. Block, one of the authors, during her Master’s degree.

Feb 12, 2021

Swirlonic Super Particles: Physicists Baffled by a Novel State of Matter

Posted by in category: particle physics

A novel state of matter has been discovered by physicists at the University of Leicester.

In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community. Examples of active particles and their systems are numerous and very diverse, ranging from bacterium films to flocks of birds or human crowds. These systems can demonstrate unusual behavior, which is challenging to understand or model.

To this end, large-scale models of active particles were being scrutinized by experts at Leicester, in order to understand basic principles underlying active particle dynamics and apply them in a scenario of an evacuation strategy for customers in crowded place. Unexpectedly, the ‘super-particles’ milling in a circular motion were stumbled upon by Leicester’s physicists who subsequently coined the phenomenon as “swirlonic.”

Feb 12, 2021

“Farfarout” – Astronomers Confirm Solar System’s Most Distant Planetoid

Posted by in category: space

A team, including an astronomer from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA), have confirmed a planetoid that is almost four times farther from the Sun than Pluto, making it the most distant object ever observed in our solar system. The planetoid, nicknamed “Farfarout,” was first det.

Feb 12, 2021

Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decay

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

This work provides evidence for something scientists predicted long ago.


Scientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.

Feb 12, 2021

Should you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists are seeking answers

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

With nine vaccines now showing they can powerfully prevent severe illness and death from #COVID19—and vaccines in short supply—researchers are mulling an issue that, even a few months ago, was only hypothetical: Should people mix and match vaccines that require two shots?


Scarce vaccine supplies ramp up interest in combining different doses.

Feb 12, 2021

New Israeli Drug Could Hold a Key to Stopping the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

An Israeli drug that has been successful in initial trials, could hold a key in blunting the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty patients in serious condition participated in the trial and all recovered, most of them in less than a week. Sonya Cohen was one of them and she could one day be seen as a walking #miracle.

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Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv

Feb 12, 2021

Elon Musk is serious about making Tesla Roadster ‘hover’ with rocket technology

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Elon Musk is serious about making the upcoming Tesla Roadster “hover” with rocket technology in new comments about the electric supercar.

When first unveiling the vehicle, Tesla claimed a list of impressive specs for its new Roadster, including 0–60 mph in 1.9 sec, 620-mile of range, and more.

The CEO has been also teasing those specs as the “base specs,” and other versions should have even crazier performance.

Feb 12, 2021

Elon Musk says Tesla’s electric van could have solar panels

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space, sustainability

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave some details about the prospective electric van that the company could develop in the coming years. In an interview with Joe Rogan on the comedian’s podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, Musk indicated that a van’s design would be more favorable to equip solar panels for stationary charging.

During Tesla’s Q4 2020 Earnings Call, TBC Capital Markets analyst Joseph Spak asked Musk about the possibility of developing an all-electric van. Vans have become a major player in the EV space since Rivian was contracted by e-commerce giant Amazon to build 100000 electric delivery vans. The vans have recently started testing in Southern California. Ford also developed an electric version of its Transit van.

The prospect of Tesla developing an electric van was confirmed by Musk during the Earnings Call.

Feb 12, 2021

Scientists are already making vaccines for the next pandemic, whatever it may be

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

Many researchers are already working on developing vaccines for the next pandemic, even though they don’t know what it will be. (Craig Chivers/CBC.


When the next coronavirus pandemic hits, scientists plan to already have a vaccine against it, no matter what it is. But how is that possible? Here’s what they’re doing now to develop vaccines against emerging viruses and future variants of COVID-19.