Planet Earth surface in outer space. (iStock via Getty) WASHINGTON – The problem with space is that there are only so much of this one. There are, according to the late great Carl Sagan, “billions and billions” of stars out there. Even on a relatively tiny scale, cislunar space – the vast expanses between the …
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) – When it comes to climate change, Bill Gates considers himself a realist – even if that means admitting the world has no chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Given “the overall scale of our industrial economy…we’re going to have to do a mind-boggling job of staying below 2 …
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image: Examples of embryos evaluated by the STORK-A algorithm. From left to right, an embryo is predicted to have a normal number of chromosomes or a single chromosomal abnormality; an embryo that is predicted to have a normal number of chromosomes; an embryo likely to have more than one chromosomal abnormality. seen Following Credit: Weill …
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– Deven McGraw for a term of 3 years from 2023 – SAN FRANCISCO, December 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Invite (NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, announced the appointment by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) of Deven McGrawHead of Data Stewardship and Sharing at Invitae, National Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). …
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In search of the Majorana rock star. Pictures. Credit: Maksim Borovkov The most common particles are electrons and photons, which are understood as examples of the large families of fermions and bosons, to which all other particles in nature belong. But there is another possible category of particles, the so-called anyons. Anyons are predicted to …
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That’s exactly what nuclear fusion looks like, probably.Photo: sacred halls (Shutterstock) This is big, big news that scientists recently able to perform a nuclear fusion reaction that releases more energy than it consumes. It is also true that this type of reaction could potentially be a useful source of energy in the future. Or, as …
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Our society faces the great challenge of providing sustainable, safe and affordable ways to generate energy while trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net zero around 2050. To date, fusion energy developments, which potentially tick all of these boxes, have been funded almost exclusively by the public sector. However, something is changing. Private equity …
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A third of the food is wasted in the world December 3, 2022 5 minute read Ever since Susan Teaford started shopping for cheap food — in search of discounts as deadlines approached — the American retiree has been cutting her grocery bills and making bargain hunting a virtue. Now, when Teaford needs groceries, she …
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So what do we do now? After 27 summits and no effective action, it seems the real goal was to get us talking. If governments had taken the prevention of climate degradation seriously, there would have been no Cops 2-27. The main issues would have been resolved at COP1, as the ozone layer depletion crisis …
