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Five coronavirus mysteries scientists are still racing to solve

Posted by Derick Lee in biotech/medical, genetics

Jul 3
2020

But for every insight into COVID-19, more questions emerge and others linger. That is how science works. To mark six months since the world first learnt about the disease responsible for the pandemic, Nature runs through some of the key questions that researchers still don’t have answers to.

From immunity to the role of genetics, Nature looks at five pressing questions about COVID-19 that researchers are tackling. Six months into the outbreak, Nature looks at the pressing questions that researchers are tackling.

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The first petabyte hard disk drive could contain glass

Posted by Quinn Sena in computing, electronics

Jul 3
2020

Seagate has confirmed it is working on optical data storage.

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Tape Storage Could Soon Crush Hard Drives With 400TB Capacities

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing

Jul 3
2020

If you’ve got a mountain of digital data to store but don’t necessarily need to access it every day, tape cartridges are the way to go. Twelve terabytes of storage will set you back about $100 these days, but in the coming years, Fujifilm believes it can push the technology to 400TB capacities in a single cartridge.

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QuenchSea: Turn Seawater into Freshwater

Posted by Tracy R. Atkins in sustainability

Jul 3
2020

Interesting technology for myriad reasons. Game changer for people in underdeveloped coastal areas.

The World’s Only Low Cost Portable Seawater Desalination Device. Ultimate Survival Tool | Check out ‘QuenchSea: Turn Seawater into Freshwater’ on Indiegogo.

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Harley-Davidson LiveWire rider completes Mexico to Canada electric border run

Posted by Quinn Sena in sustainability, transportation

Jul 3
2020

Sure, the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle may be designed for urban riders, but that doesn’t mean it can’t handle long distance trips. At least that’s what Diego Cardenas just proved after completing a ride from the US-Mexico border to the US-Canada border to celebrate his 50th birthday!

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July 4, 2020 Message from Space

Posted by Alberto Lao in space travel

Jul 3
2020

“Even though we are living during unprecedented, challenging times, the spirit and resolute will of our country and all Americans has never been stronger.”

NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Doug Hurley, and Bob Behnken, the three Americans living in space, paused this week to commemorate the nation’s 244th birthday. They shared this message, featuring the famous flag that flew on the first and last space shuttle missions and will be returned to Earth by Hurley and Behnken later this year.

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Stablecoins: The Next Gold Rush? – Article

Posted by Ian Hale in bitcoin, finance

Jul 3
2020

What money should be has been explored by more than one economist. What it is, strange as it may sound, is also up for debate. Yet amidst these disputes, practical and abstract, there is consensus.

At this time the entire crypto market is valued between 380 and 560 billion USD. The value of all the world’s stocks is around 70 trillion USD. The daily volume of the Forex is 5.1 trillion USD. Despite the excitement it periodically sparks in mass media and high finance circles, crypto is barely a drop in the bucket.

As I stated in my response to Robert Shiller’s critique of Bitcoin, tokenization is a means of dividing an asset. Tokenization, easily dividing an asset among stakeholders, is a strength of blockchain technology. Tokens can represent abstract entities issued on the blockchain, but they can also be tethered to a piece of real estate, a work of art, a trademark, or a freighter of Chilean copper.

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