A lot of strange things happened in 2020, so it’s probably the perfect year for Chinese tech company Xiaomi to announce the world’s first fully transparent TV. And if you’re wondering what the point is, we’re here to tell you that you are not alone. The aptly named Xiaomi Mi …
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Increase / After being released by Cosmic Girl, LauncherOne successfully responded to his engine at the end of May. VirginOrbit In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re approaching mid-August. As of Wednesday, there are only 142 days left in the year. So if the calendar pops up at the end of …
Read More »Making sense of ‘One of the most baffling animals that ever lived’
Nearly 250 million years ago, a very unusual reptile patrolled the shores and ridges of the Triassic Alps. Called Tanystropheus, it had a tooth head and a body that reflected that of modern monitor lizards. But between her struts a horizontal, giraffe-like neck. The question of how this 20-foot creature …
Read More »Fauci, Azar casts doubt on Putin’s coronavirus vaccine preference
Two leading voices on health problems in the US express skepticism about Russian President Valdimir Putin’s claim that his country was the first to develop a safe and effective vaccine for coronavirus. Putin’s remarks on Tuesday raised immediate doubts about the science and security behind the proposed performance. Dr Anthony …
Read More »Researchers identify a protein that can help SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly through cells
Credit: Colorado State University Eric Ross and Sean Cascarina, biochemistry and molecular biology researchers at Colorado State University, have released a research paper identifying a protein encoded by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which can be associated with the rapid spread of the virus through cells in the human …
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