Empathy Wines founder Gary Vaynerchuk discusses Constellation Brands’ takeover of his company following a surge in online demand for alcohol amid the coronavirus pandemic. He also believes that Facebook will not be the only social media company that will see its advertisers withdraw from hate speech. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
Read More »South Carolina Governor begs residents to wear masks so we can enjoy soccer in the fall
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Wednesday asked residents to wear masks so residents can resume sports in the fall. Let me clarify. Wear a mask and social distance now so we can enjoy football in high school and college in South Carolina this fall, ”the Republican governor tweeted. While …
Read More »The Brooklyn building collapses on the ground, it hurts: “the strongest boom or explosion I’ve ever heard”
A three-story building in Brooklyn that housed a gymnasium collapsed Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person injured and a huge pile of rubble and debris strewn across the street. The building at the corner of Court and Union streets in Carroll Gardens collapsed around 4:30 pm in the tony neighborhood. Authorities …
Read More »What is group testing and how will it help fight the COVID-19 pandemic?
As the U.S. continues to see an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the country’s health officials are considering a new testing strategy to determine how many people have been exposed to the virus. Called group testing, the proposed strategy is to combine samples from several people and conduct …
Read More »Shrimp shells to produce electrodes for large storage batteries
The Spanish researchers’ proposal is to produce vanadium flow battery electrodes from chitin, a shrimp shell material. Credit: John Cameron / Unsplash A project by Spanish researchers and other collaborators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests the use of chitin from shrimp shells to produce electrodes for vanadium …
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