Fossil fuel companies are forcing governments to compensate them for lost revenue in the transition to a low-carbon global economy and destroying the world’s ability to counter their harmful activities, former senior officials have warned. of the UN. Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, who was a two-time UN climate envoy, said she …
Month: July 2024
SpaceX appears to be aiming for a fall 2024 launch for its long-awaited Starlink direct-to-mobile phone service. The company’s plans were mentioned in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “SpaceX appreciates the Commission’s leadership in adopting a flexible regulatory framework for supplemental coverage from space (‘SCS’) that will enable ubiquitous mobile coverage …
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco is considered one of the most beautiful cities in America. But sometimes beauty hides the beast that is the city’s bureaucracy. For a large city, San Francisco has a pretty good number of trash cans. But we have a problem. Trash tends to find its way onto city streets, …
By: Damian McNamara | May 31, 2024 | 6 min. read | Share Summary of the article Dr Roy Weiss was part of a research team that discovered the genetic explanation for the inherited condition, resistance to TSH. The researchers found that genetic changes in the non-coding region of chromosome 15 lead to resistance to …
Complex all-optical field imaging using diffractive processors. UCLA’s new imager captures amplitude and phase information without digital processing. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for the Advancement of Technology Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have achieved a significant breakthrough in optical imaging technology. A new all-optical complex field imager has been developed, capable …
Blood sample for BRCA test | Image credit: jarun011 – stock.adobe.com Regardless of family history, population-based testing was a more cost-effective way to prevent breast and ovarian cancer compared to current family history-based testing strategies.1 Until 1994 when BRCA1 and 1995 when BRCA2 mutations were discovered, allowing for more targeted and individualized cancer prevention care …
Credit: Astronomy and Astrophysics (2024). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348000 Contrary to what is determined by the standard model, dark matter can indeed interact on its own. This was the conclusion of a study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics and directed by Riccardo Valdarnini of SISSA’s Astrophysics and Cosmology group. Using numerical simulations, the study analyzed what happens …
Larger / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. NASA and Boeing officials are ready for a second attempt to launch the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft on Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Liftoff of …
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Briefly: Life insurers can legally discriminate against and deny coverage to people who have undergone genetic testing by denying or limiting coverage. Despite a moratorium on the practice, researchers say it is still stopping Australians from having potentially life-saving tests. What is expected next? Julian Hill is one of a number of MPs calling for …