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Mar 9, 2020

Coronavirus farce as dozens of planes fly to UK from Italy’s quarantine zones with no checks

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A decision by the Italian authorities to place 16 million people into coronavirus quarantine descended into chaos on Sunday night as dozens of flights from affected areas were permitted to land in Britain.

More than a quarter of the population of Italy was placed on lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus after deaths in the country rose by a third in a single day.

On Monday, Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, will convene a Cobra meeting of his top ministers and advisers in the Cabinet Office as Britain braces for the full force of the outbreak.

Mar 9, 2020

COVID-19: All of Italy to be placed under lockdown, says PM

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday (Mar 9) extended measures to tackle the new coronavirus across the whole country, telling people to “stay at home” and banning public gathering as well as Serie A football matches.

The unprecedented measures covering the entire Mediterranean nation of more than 60 million people came after Italy reported 97 more deaths that took its toll to 463.

Mar 9, 2020

Supersymmetry is super-awesome. Here’s what it means for particle physics

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

In the 1970s, physicists uncovered a potential symmetry that united all the kinds of particles in our universe. This connection, known as supersymmetry, relies on the strange quantum property of spin, and could help unlock a new understanding of physics.

Mar 9, 2020

Japanese scientists have created a new type of hologram that you can actually feel

Posted by in category: holograms

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The tactile sensation is said to be very realistic-feeling.

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Mar 9, 2020

Brain’s motor hub plays unsung role in social skills, cognition

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Long known as the director of movement, the cerebellum may also coordinate social and cognitive abilities, including those central to autism.

Mar 9, 2020

Machine Learning Takes On Antibiotic Resistance

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

To combat resistant bacteria and refill the trickling antibiotic pipeline, scientists are getting help from deep learning networks.

Mar 9, 2020

Remdesivir: This is the current revision of this page

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Mar 9, 2020

SpaceX Makes History With 50th Rocket Landing

Posted by in category: space travel

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/AP) — SpaceX made history this weekend when it successfully landed its 50th rocket after launching another load of station supplies for NASA.

The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms.

“And the Falcon has landed for the 50th time in SpaceX history!” SpaceX engineer Jessica Anderson announced amid cheers at Mission Control. “What an amazing live view all the way to touchdown.”

Mar 9, 2020

Google has stopped warning people about the ‘dangers’ of Edge

Posted by in category: futurism

It was reported last month that whenever someone accessed the Chrome Web Store using Edge, they were met with a message that read: “Google recommends switching to Chrome to use extensions securely.”

What’s strange is that Microsoft last year rebuilt its browser with the same Chromium platform used by Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, and others, meaning that Edge is compatible with extensions designed for Chrome.

Mar 9, 2020

Astronauts capture SpaceX cargo capsule with robot arm for final time

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space travel

For the final time, a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule approached the International Space Station Monday for capture with the research lab’s robotic arm, delivering more than 4,300 pounds of food, experiments and spare parts. Future Dragon resupply missions will use a new spaceship design to automatically dock with the space station.

The unpiloted cargo freighter completed a two-day pursuit of the space station Monday with an automated approach to the orbiting research outpost.

After moving into position less than 40 feet (12 meters) below the station, the Dragon capsule halted its approach and astronaut Jessica Meir took control of the research lab’s Canadian-built robotic arm. Meir, assisted by crewmate Drew Morgan, captured the Dragon spacecraft at 6:25 a.m. EDT (1025 GMT) Monday, more than a half-hour ahead of schedule.