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Jan 29, 2020

Low-quality sleep can lead to procrastination

Posted by in category: neuroscience

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Jan 29, 2020

Scientists Have Already Developed a Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

But the lab that produced it says the vaccine won’t be ready for human use for at least a year.

Jan 29, 2020

Australian scientists grow coronavirus outside China in bid to fight…

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists say lab-grown virus is ‘game changer’ in fight against illness.

Jan 29, 2020

We Are Closer To Curing All Diseases Than We Think

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced an ambitious project—to “invest in basic science research with the goal of curing disease.” The couple started by donating $3 billion over 10 years in this initiative, which target four major groups of illnesses: cancer, infectious diseases, as well as heart and neurological diseases.

Jan 29, 2020

SpaceX successfully launches its fourth batch of internet-beaming Starlink satellites

Posted by in categories: drones, internet, satellites

Update January 29th, 10:10AM ET: SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket on time this morning, deploying all 60 satellites into orbit. The rocket also performed another landing on the company’s drone ship in the Atlantic after launch. While SpaceX did catch one half of the rocket’s fairing, the other half just missed its boat.

Original story: A week after performing a crucial test flight for NASA, SpaceX is poised to launch yet another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. This mission is tasked with sending up the latest batch of internet-beaming satellites for SpaceX, adding on to the roughly 180 satellites the company already has in orbit.

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Jan 29, 2020

AbCellera Is Mobilizing a Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak as Part of Its DARPA P3 Program

Posted by in category: futurism

AbCellera is mobilizing its pandemic response platform based on its rapid antibody discovery technology to respond to the 2019-nCoV outbreak.

Jan 29, 2020

The JEDI Contract Speaks Volumes about GCP and Multicloud

Posted by in category: futurism

AWS’ and Microsoft’s role at center stage of the JEDI contract saga says a lot about the future of Google Cloud Platform and the multicloud model.

Jan 29, 2020

[CES 2020] A waltz for Ballie | Samsung

Posted by in category: innovation

https://youtu.be/c7N5UDZX7TQ

A waltz for Ballie. Here’s how Ballie improves the quality of your “me time” and takes care of your loved ones and your home.

#CES2020 #Ballie #InnovationForDelight #Samsung

Jan 29, 2020

Australian lab first outside of China to copy coronavirus, helping vaccine push

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

A Melbourne lab becomes the first outside of China to copy the deadly novel coronavirus, enabling researchers to develop screening tests and evaluate whether a future vaccine is effective.

Yesterday at 11:03am Tue 28 Jan 2020, 11:03am.

Jan 29, 2020

Switzerland switches off nuclear plant as it begins exit from atomic power

Posted by in category: nuclear energy

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MUEHLEBERG, Switzerland (Reuters) — Switzerland’s Muehleberg nuclear power station went off the grid on Friday after 47 years, marking the end of an era as the shutdown starts the country’s exit from atomic power.