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US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.
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China Unveils Jiuzhang 4.0: The Photonic Quantum Computer Defying the Laws of Speed
The new iteration of China’s Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer prototypes solved the Boson sampling problem much more quickly than the world’s most powerful computer.
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Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols.
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Microscale Thermite Reaction
Article URL: https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/microscale-thermite-reaction Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153142 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
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Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
WHO learned of potential cases May 5; US CDC said it just heard about it yesterday.
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Preprint server arXiv will ban submitters of AI-generated hallucinations
One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.
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Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions
Limestone might not be the only source for Portland cement.
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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life
Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms
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Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
The vacuum giveth, the vacuum taketh, but the vacuum doesn’t let you taketh.
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SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history
A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
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Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current
Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further
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Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
Vaccines may be training a part of our immune system long thought to be untrainable.
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High dimensional geometry is transforming the MRI industry(2017) [pdf]
Article URL: https://www.ams.org/government/DonohoPresentation06-28-17Final.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48148309 Points: 25 # Comments: 1
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New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.
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CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first
CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective
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Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing
People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life.
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Doctors Use AI to Spot 'Hidden' Sperm In Men
Columbia University Fertility Center's Star method uses artificial intelligence to detect rare sperm missed in standard tests.
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Mayo Clinic Says AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer Years Before Human Doctors
The AI model analyzes subtle tissue changes on routine CT scans invisible to human specialists, detecting pancreatic cancer up to three years earlier than doctors can.
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Quantum Computers Could Boost AI by Processing Large Datasets More Efficiently
In a new study, researchers describe a method that feeds data into quantum computers in smaller batches instead of storing entire datasets.
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