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Moderna Vaccine Appears To Work Against Variants

Moderna's Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa, say scientists from the US pharmaceutical company. The BBC reports: Early laboratory tests suggest antibodies trigge.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJan 26th, 2021

How Australia is represented in Wikipedia and why it matters

The first study of how Wikipedia represents Australian places has highlighted how aspects of the online encyclopedia and choices made by the volunteer editors who work on it can lead to absences, omissions and sanitized views in articles about Austra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

New insights into cancer risks from chemicals in fire smoke

Derek Urwin has a special stake in his work as a cancer control researcher. After undergraduate studies in applied mathematics at UCLA, he became a firefighter. His inspiration to launch a second career as a scientist was the loss of his brother, Isa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Long COVID Is Harming Too Many Kids

Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?

Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechani.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Newsom To The Rescue: Governor Supersizes California’s Film & TV Tax Credits To Get Hollywood Back To Work

Newsom To The Rescue: Governor Supersizes California’s Film & TV Tax Credits To Get Hollywood Back To Work.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Most Republican states have made voting harder since 2020—our research shows how successful they"ve been

In late September, the governor of the state of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, boasted that election officials had removed 453,000 people from the state's voter rolls since 2021. In a state with only 2.3 million registered voters, it appears that roughly one.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Cracking the code: Researchers unlock a "new synthetic frontier" for quantum dots

The type of semiconductive nanocrystals known as quantum dots are both expanding the forefront of pure science and also hard at work in practical applications including lasers, quantum QLED televisions and displays, solar cells, medical devices, and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

New tool helps assess narcissism in job candidates

It feels like narcissism is everywhere these days: politics, movies and TV, sports, social media. You might even see signs of it at work, where it can be particularly detrimental. Is it possible to keep a workplace free of destructive, manipulative e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Report: Apple ran ‘highly secretive’ test of blood glucose app

A new report from Bloomberg today details that Apple quietly tested an app this year designed to “help people with prediabetes manage their food intake and make lifestyle changes.” The test comes as Apple continues its work on a noninvasive.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Pushing the boundaries of traditional ceramic techniques by merging art and science

Art and science are sometimes poles apart, but that isn't the case in a research project described in ACS Omega. For this work, an interdisciplinary team merged scientific research, technological advancements and artistic exploration to experiment wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

From fireflies to drones: Researchers uncover strategy for synchronization efficiency

Researchers from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering looked to the natural world to explain how synchronized systems can work more efficiently and made a significant discovery. Their results were published in the journal Nature Communi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Misinformation and disinformation: Both prebunking and debunking work for fighting them, finds study

Misinformation, incorrect or false information shared unintentionally, can be extremely damaging. Its climate change-denying sort can make taking much-needed action against global warming more difficult. It can be even deadly, for example, if it enco.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

New Macs, new iOS 18.2, and debunked Apple rumors, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple has now promised us a week of what appears to be new Mac announcements, just as analysts start saying iPhone sales are failing, and Apple Intelligence is finally upon us.Apple's week of Mac announcements is comingIt's not as if it matters when.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Alan Wake 2’s new DLC seems to show our first look at Control 2

In an easy-to-miss scene, Remedy appears to give us our first look at a new game in the Control universe......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Are managers at risk in an AI-driven future?

Business leaders are increasingly worried about AI's disruptive effects on the future of work. Many workers fear job losses, but their anxiety also stems from the idea of AI making decisions about their work. Should we worry about a future with robot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Security Bite: Has Apple’s Passwords app replaced your password manager yet?

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art App.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Astronomers discover a bright pulse that may be a fast radio burst

Searching for pulsars using the Large Phased Array (LPA) radio telescope, Russian astronomers have detected a bright pulse at a frequency of 111 MHz, which appears to be a fast radio burst event. The finding was reported in a research paper published.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Many UK workers still aren"t using AI at work

Workers are lacking the right tools and clear guidance for AI implementation despite promises of more investment......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

GM Canada delays St. Catharines EV motor output until 2027, affecting 1,000 workers

Unifor opened a labor action center in Niagara Region this month to help about 1,000 members find work following layoffs and retooling delays at General Motors Canada’s St. Catharines Propulsion Plant. .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb

Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024