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IBM teaches AI to translate computer languages
IBM announced during its Think 2021 conference last week that its researchers have crafted a Rosetta Stone for programming code. Over the past decade, advancements in AI have mainly been “driven by deep neural networks, and even that, it was driven by three
Electric self-driving tractors make farming greener
A U.S. startup says it can help farmers be greener and more profitable by offering what it describes as the world’s first fully electric, self-driving tractor. The compact tractor can be programmed to perform tasks such as plowing, harvesting and mowing, and
3D-printed housing community being built in California
U.S. developers in California are building what they say will be the first 3D-printed zero net energy neighborhood in the United States. Palari Group said it is building 15 eco-friendly 3D-printed homes on a two-hectare parcel of land in Rancho Mirage, an
CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines.
Neutrons unlock the secrets of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s microscopes
/ First microscope by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. (credit: Tetra Images/Getty) In the late 17th century, a Dutch draper and self-taught scientist named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek earned renown for building some of the best microscopes
Shedding light on why we give food to animals
In England and America, selling birdseed for feeders is a big business. In Delhi, people toss bits of meat into the air for black kites. Fleets of ships ply the oceans to catch fish for domestic cats, the descendants of predatory land animals. Humans feed
How CT values and serology tests can tell if a person is still infectious
Serology tests and looking at CT values are ways to determine if a person is still infectious or has recovered from a past infection. The Straits Times sheds light on what they do. Q What is a serology test? A A serology test involves collecting a blood sample
Insisting on masks despite the science is just partisan posturing gone mad
More On: Coronavirus Reporters as arms of the spy state and other commentary CDC chief grilled over agency’s abrupt new mask guidance Largest US nurses’ union rips CDC’s new mask guidelines Ninth fully vaccinated member of Yankees tests
Virologist Shahid Jameel resigns from INSACOG Science Advisory Chair
Eminent virologist Shahid Jameel on Sunday resigned from the chair of the scientific advisory group of the INSACOG – a ten laboratory consortium tasked to carry out genetic sequences of different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 circulating in India. While
Bull Burps Could Hold Answer To Breed Climate Friendly Cows
Download the video here The opportunity to breed more climate friendly cows is one step closer for New Zealand dairy farmers after a Waikato trial finds a possible link between a bulls’ genetics and the amount of methane they produce. ... ...
Simple surgery prevents strokes in heart patients
The study tracked 4,811 people in 27 countries who are
Mask decision based solely on science, CDC director says
Visitors walk on a busy sidewalk, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Gov. Janet Mills is is eliminating most outdoor distancing requirements imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic as the tourism season begins to kick into gear. (AP Photo/Robert F.
How virtual reality is helping people to overcome their phobias
Immersive videos of crawling spiders or dizzying heights delivered via a VR headset are helping people manage their phobias. ...
How Victoria Police turned family violence risk assessment from an art into a science
An actuarial tool is transforming the way Victoria Police assesses risk in family violence cases. But it took two horrific homicides to finally start fixing a problem some other police forces are still rolling the dice on. ...
Lost it? Then just locate it
iOS devices have a well-publicised built-in app to track a lost phone with Find My iPhone, but very few users know how to trace a stolen or misplaced Android phone. Android users will first have to enable Find My Device. Go to Settings—Google, scroll
Tracker with next-gen technology
On the outside, Apple’s new AirTag looks like a ho-hum product that we have all seen before. It’s a disc-shaped tracking gadget that can be attached to items like house keys to help you find them. But inside, the story gets far more interesting.
Surgeon Robo is in
Sitting on a stool several feet from a long-armed robot, Dr Danyal Fer wrapped his fingers around two metal handles near his chest. As he moved the handles — up and down, left and right — the robot mimicked each small motion with its own two arms.
Engineers work to silence loud hum on Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is making a racket and engineers are trying to figure out how to shut it up. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday that the iconic span Click to Continue » ...
Nine Transgender Athletes Hope to Compete in 2021 Summer Olympics, Paralympics
At least nine trans individuals — seven biological men and two biological women — are hoping to compete at the Olympics in July in Tokyo. ...
A Space Force Commander was fired after comments made on conservative podcasts about diversity and Marxism
President Donald Trump stands as Chief of Space Operations at US Space Force Gen. John Raymond, second from left, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, second from right, hold the United States Space Force flag� as it is presented in the Oval Office of the
Hardin-Simmons University adding engineering program, promises Abilene Hall renovations
Engineering becomes the first major program addition to Hardin-Simmons since a series of program cuts that ended in February 2020 ...
Stakeholders of C2R-CD project hold annual meeting
The meeting, which is the maiden edition of a five-year project, seeks to review the activities of year one and allow stakeholders to interact with each other and make inputs into the on-going research. In a presentation on the project on Wednesday in Accra,
Better memristors for brain-like computing
Neurone-like junctions made of mixed oxide-based materials could reduce the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence operations. Scientists are getting better at making neurone-like junctions for computers that mimic the human brain’s random
CDC director says the ‘science evolved,’ which prompted her to issue guidance to ease mask-wearing
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines. “I’m
These Futuristic Motorhomes Were Built to Cater to All Your Needs
We dare you not to be impressed by these motorhomes. ...
Why former Google ads boss Sridhar Ramaswamy is building an ad-free search engine
Ramaswamy spent seventeen years inside Google, and eventually grew disillusioned with its ad business. Now, he's trying to build the solution with Neeva. ...
Bawdy monks and the Cerne Abbas giant | Letters
Alice Raw of the University of Oxford and Richard North of University College London respond to research suggesting that the chalk hill figure in Dorset dates from Anglo-Saxon times Why the surprise at a late 10th-century date for the Cerne Abbas giant ( Cerne
CDC says go maskless; US nurses' union argue otherwise, says "not based on science" [details]
The US' union of registered nurses condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for lifting mask recommendations for vaccinated people in the country, stating that it would jeopardise the health of frontline workers, the media reported. The
The Strangest Atmospheric Phenomena: From Moon Halos to a Green Flashes
Light gives our world visual texture and richness. We constantly experience light as it interacts with the different mediums around us: Scattering through our atmosphere, reflected back from a flower, or prismed in water droplets. Humans visually experience a
CDC director says agency won't change guidance on schools before end of the academic year ...
Director of the Centers for Disease Control Rochelle Walensky speaking at a White House press briefing on March 1, 2021. White House/YouTube CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the agency isn't planning to update its guidance on schools. She said the guidance
Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is smoldering again and there's a 'possibility' of another accident, scientists say
Workers walk past the covered exploded reactor inside a shelter construction at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, April 15, 2021. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky Nuclear reactions are smoldering again in an inaccessible basement at the Chernobyl
Fauci says CDC's updated mask guidance is "based on the evolution of the science"
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief
Fauci says new mask guidance is “based on the evolution of the science”
▶ Watch Video: Fauci says CDC’s updated mask guidance is “based on the evolution of the science” Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said Sunday that updated mask guidance for Americans who are fully
Why and How This Mud Puddle Moves 20 Feet Per Year
This mud puddle is moving across the Southern California Desert at 20 feet per year. ...
Voormalig race-engineer Red Bull: "Kost tijd om te begrijpen wat ze zeggen"
Rennie is al sinds jaar en dag actief bij Red Bull. De 41-jarige Brit werkte samen met Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo en ook Alexander Albon. Hoe is het samenwerken met meerdere coureurs die allemaal hun eigen manier van communiceren hebben? Lees meer
China Lands Spacecraft on Mars
China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced early on Saturday. The six-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet’s northern hemisphere. The vehicle used a combination of a protective
Fauci says new mask guidance is "based on the evolution of the science"
Fauci said he hopes the mask guidance from the CDC also incentivizes the unvaccinated to get their shots. ...
Frost Science Opens New Exhibit Centered Around Pterosaurs
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Calling all dino lovers out there! “Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs” has just opened at the Frost Science in downtown Miami.READ MORE: South Florida Shoppers Have Mixed Reaction As Some Stores Relax Mask Mandates
NASA's Perseverance rover captures more striking photos of Martian territory
Perseverance has won many fans during its Mar mission. NASA/JPL-Caltech Fans of NASA's latest Mars mission continue to be kept entertained by the adventures of its rover. Perseverance's exploration of Martian territory has resulted in many striking images.
CDC’s big mask change went from science to secret to surprise
WASHINGTON — For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to President Joe Biden. After warning the country on Monday to stay vigilant amid the threat of coronavirus variants, the
Iceland To Build Defensive Wall Against Lava
Iceland is building a wall to stop the lava flow of the Fagradalshraun eruption from flowing out the mountains. ...
Forget nose, scientists develop new technique to breathe from rectum [details]
A team of researchers from Japan has developed a new technique that allows laboratory animals to breathe through their rectum. During the study, researchers used an enema of oxygen-carrying liquid and proved that the life of oxygen-deprived animals can be
Geneticist Says It Could Be Humans That Contaminated Mars With Life
In what may be the most surprising news of this week, geneticist Christopher Mason, a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, is now saying that despite NASA's rigorous measures, the agency may have contaminated Mars with life. The professor
Spain Informs IAEA of Alert at Nuclear Power Plant, No Hazard for People or Environment
The Spanish nuclear safety regulator,
Life sciences pioneer joins speakers at Invest Midlands
Dr Glenn Crocker MBE, director at We Are Pioneer Group, which recently bought BioCity, and head of life sciences at JLL has been confirmed as a speaker at the forthcoming Invest Midlands online conference, to be held on Wednesday May 26. Crocker will join a
DBJ’s Who’s Who in Aerospace and Defense in 2021: Full List
The Dayton Business Journal announces its full list of Who’s Who in Aerospace
Rich Warren | Nothing is as simple as it once was
Internet service providers and electronics retailers continue exploiting people uncomfortable with electronics and the vagaries of the internet. Internet connectivity evolved from a useful luxury to an absolute necessity. Thus shoddy and deceptive treatment
Wa market traders sensitized on food safety and hygiene
The sensitization was on effective handling, storage and display of food and food products in the market as part of measures aimed at enhancing food safety and hygiene especially at the market places. Dr Zakaria Issahaku, a Technical Advisor with
The average American utters 80 to 90 curse words every day. Here's why it's good ...
The average American utters 80 to 90 curse words every day - that's about five swears every hour. Swearing can have benefits from relieving stress or pain, to helping you bond with your coworkers. Cursing while working out may even give you an extra boost of
Science fiction becomes reality
By: Louis Fourie QUANTAM mechanics has many mysteries, of which the most well-known is probably the fact that the outcome of a quantum experiment can change, depending on whether we measure the property of the particles. This “observer effect” seems to
Former Red Bull race engineer: "Takes time to understand what they're saying"
Rennie has been with Red Bull for a long time. The 41-year-old Briton has worked with Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo and also Alexander Albon. What is it like working with multiple drivers who all have their own way of communicating? Read more Mercedes breathes
PICS: Iceland Volcano Erupts for First Time in 6,000 Years
FAGRADALSFJALL VOLCANO, Iceland (AP) — Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That’s perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6,000 years, give or take a year or two. ...
Severe cyclone heading toward southern India; 4 dead
NEW DELHI (AP) — A severe cyclone is roaring in the Arabian Sea off southwestern India with winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour), already causing heavy rains and flooding that have killed at least four people, officials said Sunday.
Largest Nurses’ Union Condemns New CDC Guidance on Masks: “Not Based on Science”
National Nurses United said the new guidelines saying vaccinated people can go maskless in most settings will hurt nurses and other frontline workers. ...
SriLankan Engineering Completes Passenger-To-Freighter Airbus A320 Conversion
SriLankan Airlines’ maintenance and engineering department recently completed the passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion of an Airbus A320. The aircraft has since entered service for FitsAir, a small Sri Lankan carrier based in Colombo, the
Coronavirus: 802 new cases reported over the last two days
The delayed daily Covid-19 figures for Friday, May 14th and Saturday, May 15th have been released by the
A Guide to Building Your Own Electric "Streetfighter" Style Motorcycle
Like "Streetfighter"? Then you really need to check out this amazing DIY EV motorbike. ...
Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say
Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world's oceans, scientists have found. ...
MONEYGRAM: IT ENGINEER IV
MONEYGRAM: IT ENGINEER IV MoneyGram International, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN seeks an IT Engineer IV to participate in projects & work with other engineers to b St. Louis Park, MN ...
US BANK HUMAN RESOURCES: ENGINEERS
US BANK HUMAN RESOURCES: Chief Eng (multiple positions) sought by US Bank Nat'l Assoc in Minneapolis, MN to conduct research into fundamental computer & info sci. Reqs master Minneapolis, MN ...
Meet Photon the robot
Newest MOXI exhibit uses 3D holographic technology KENNETH SONG/NEWS-PRESS MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation recently reopened to the public with a new exhibit called “The History of the Internet,” featuring a 3D holographic robot named Photon.
Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world’s oceans, scientists have found. Researchers said their marine laboratory experiments with a
Something in the air: The increased attention to UFOs
Our fascination with aliens has also led us to
UFO studies and the possibility of alien origin
Our fascination with aliens has also led us to speculate about unidentified flying objects that just might point to extraterrestrial origin – and recently, the government's attention toward UFOs has become more serious. ...
Daniel Kahneman: ‘Clearly AI is going to win. How people are going to adjust is ...
The Nobel-winning psychologist on applying his ideas to organisations, why we’re not equipped to grasp the spread of a virus, and the massive disruption that’s just round the corner Daniel Kahneman, 87, was awarded the Nobel prize in economics in 2002 for his
What do animals feel? Humans must follow the evidence to find out | Jonathan Birch
Government proposals to recognise vertebrates as sentient beings are welcome, but this should be just the start Look a dog in the eye and a conscious being looks back. A being that feels hunger, thirst, warmth, cold, fear, comfort, pleasure, pain, joy. No one
Former Navy Lieutenant Says He Used to See UFOs All the Time for Years
Just ahead of the upcoming release of a Pentagon report on unidentified flying objects, former Navy lieutenant Ryan Graves spoke to about his experience with what may potentially be alien aircraft. Graves reported that he and other members of his F/A-18
The Secret Role Histones Played in Complex Cell Evolution
New work shows that the proteins, long treated as boring spools for DNA, are key to the origin story for eukaryotes and still play important roles in disease. ...
Wrong strategy to solve any percentage calculation in a few seconds
We live in a technological age, and it is practically impossible not to see a subject that haunts many, even in dreams: mathematics. Going to buy, working on mobile devices Every aspect of our lives will require some kind of mathematical calculation. What’s
Astronauts Aren’t So Special Anymore
In a strip mall just off Houston’s NASA Parkway is a restaurant called Frenchie’s Italian Cuisine. You wouldn’t know it from the unassuming beige storefront, but inside, Frenchie’s looks like a museum. The walls are covered in framed pictures of smiling
What do animals feel? Humans must follow the evidence to find out
Look a dog in the eye and a conscious being looks back. A being that feels hunger, thirst, warmth, cold, fear, comfort, pleasure, pain, joy. No one can seriously doubt this. The same is true of any mammal. You cannot watch rats playing hide and seek and doubt
Daniel Kahneman: ‘Clearly AI is going to win. How people are going to adjust is a fascinating problem’
Daniel Kahneman, 87, was awarded the Nobel prize in economics in 2002 for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making. His first book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, a worldwide bestseller, set out his revolutionary ideas about human error and bias
Icelandic volcanic eruption a 'wonder of nature'
The glow from the bubbling hot lava spewing out of the Fagradalsfjall volcano can be seen from the outskirts of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, 20 miles away. ...
Pediatricians urged to support government to combat newborn jaundice
She said they must play significant roles to ensure that no baby suffered from preventable disability or death caused by newborn jaundice in the country. Dr Boye said this during a virtual launch of the National Newborn Jaundice Awareness Month 2021, organised
The Week in Business: A Ransom for Fuel
Hackers extorted nearly $5 million after disrupting a major U.S. pipeline. ...
China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home
The possibilities are great, but the politics are risky. ...
How will isolation affect long-term immunity?
Healthy immune systems work best when exposed to microbes. So what will lockdown have done to our resistance to germs? Every time you kiss another human being intimately for 10 seconds, more than 80m bacteria are transferred from mouth to mouth. If you’re at a
Op-Ed: How doctor culture sinks U.S. healthcare
Over the last pandemic year, we’ve seen doctors work heroically to save lives. Their dedication, expertise and work ethic represent the best of medical culture. But as we return to normality, we need to acknowledge that the same culture that turns doctors into
Can E-Fuels Save the Combustion Engine?
Maybe the combustion engine isn’t dead after all. Synthetic fuels are attracting growing interest as a way to make industries ranging from jets to ships to cars greener without having to rethink or replace their
SpaceX blasted another 52 Starlink internet satellites and 2 payloads into orbit on a Falcon ...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images SpaceX launched another 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Saturday. Two rideshare payloads
Tiny traces of DNA found in cave dust may unlock secret life of Neanderthals
Advanced technique used to recover genetic material may help solve the mystery of early man Scientists have pinpointed major changes in Europe’s Neanderthal populations – from traces of blood and excrement they left behind in a Spanish cave 100,000 years ago.
Tech addiction in children can cause obesity
Excessive use of technology has been linked to a risk of obesity in children due to shortfalls in physical activity and sedentary lifestyles, according to a Turkish expert. "Children's gaming habits on tablets and computers negatively affect their physical
Frank Whittle: The underrated British hero who built a jet engine
Eighty years ago, a piece of world-changing technology emerged from a semi-derelict garage in Leicestershire - the world's first viable jet engine. But as Frank Whittle's invention took to the skies it prompted a flurry of questions within the
Evidence Against the Membrane Pacemaker Hypothesis of Aging in Bird Species
The membrane pacemaker hypothesis suggests that the lipid composition of membranes, and particularly mitochondrial membranes, is an important determinant of species longevity in at least some clades, such as mammals and birds. Membrane composition determines
The Achilles heel of the Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 is critically dependent on a special mechanism for the production of its proteins. A collaborative team led by a research group at ETH Zurich obtained molecular insights into this process and demonstrated that it can be inhibited by chemical
Diagramming the brain with colorful connections
There are billions of neurons in the human brain, and scientists want to know how they are connected. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Alle Davis and Maxine Harrison Professor of Neurosciences Anthony Zador, and colleagues Xiaoyin Chen and Yu-Chi Sun,
To make particles flow more efficiently, put an obstacle in their way
Nowadays, they automate research by using microfluidic chips the size of postage stamps. In these tiny devices, millions of microscopic particles are captured in droplets of water, each droplet serving as the “test-tube” for a single experiment. The chip
The secret of how Amundsen beat Scott in race to south pole? A diet of raw penguin
Thirteen years before he became the first person ever to reach the south pole in 1911, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen experienced his first merciless taste of winter in the Antarctic. Stuck onboard the Belgian expedition ship Belgica, which was grounded
Police break up Barcelona street parties on first full weekend with no curfew
Saturday night in Barcelona saw another night of parties and on-street drinking on the first full weekend with no state of alarm or curfew. Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) and local police dispersed thousands
Undergods review – nightmare visions of a familiar world
Chino Moya’s stylish debut, an anthology of unsettling dystopian tales, lacks subtlety but brims with exceptional performances The Spanish film-maker Chino Moya, who directed the colourfully Orwellian music video for St Vincent’s Digital Witness , makes his
Detecting Common, Painful Sexually Transmitted Infection In Under 15 Minutes; New Breakthrough In Gonorrhea Diagnosis
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis of deadly diseases. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can also be devastating, and timely detection can prevent the escalation of damage to health. One such STI is gonorrhea—a
Why hotter clocks are more accurate
A new experiment shows that the more energy consumed by a clock, the more accurate its timekeeping. Clocks pervade every aspect of life, from the atomic clocks that underlie satellite navigation to the cellular clocks inside our bodies. All of them consume
Gout Treatment Success Doubled by Combining Two Drugs, Study Finds
By combining two medications, researchers at Michigan Medicine optimized therapy for people with gout, a condition that causes severe damage and disability if left untreated. The study revealed how a second drug taken orally more than doubled the effectiveness
Small antennas with great potential
WingNet is a new Danish start-up that has the ambitious goal of making the Internet accessible to the many people on the planet who cannot afford their own broadband connection. Often the full capacity of a normal Internet connection is not utilized, so why
