22 articles from SUNDAY 14.6.2020
Demand for flu vaccine soars as countries plan for second Covid-19 wave
Manufacturers warn they will struggle to meet demand as governments seek to ease pressure on health servicesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFears of a second wave of coronavirus have sparked a global scramble for influenza shots from countries that hope to vaccinate great swathes of the population to reduce pressure on their health services.Health officials in the UK...
Kathy Sullivan: The woman who's made history in sea and space
Kathy Sullivan is the first person to ever travel to both space and the bottom of the...
Circular reasoning: Spiraling circuits for more efficient AI
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- 20/6/14 17:59
Scientists have built new specialized computer hardware that can perform AI tasks more efficiently based on a spiraling 3D architecture. This work may help with the development of energy efficient smart devices.
Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing
Mistakes mean findings should not be used as evidence for relaxing rule, say professorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSenior scientists have reported flaws in an influential World Health Organization-commissioned study into the risks of coronavirus infection and say it should not be used as evidence for relaxing the UK’s 2-metre physical distancing rule.Critics of...
How blooms of northern anchovies are helping bring more sea life back to Burrard Inlet
The sight of anchovy scales catching the glint of the sun is becoming more common in B.C. waters, marine biologists say, and that could be drawing other, bigger species back to busy waterways like the Burrard Inlet in Metro...
UK coronavirus news: easing two-metre distancing rule is decision for ministers not scientists, says Rishi Sunak
News updates: chancellor suggests he is in favour of reducing rule; man arrested on suspicion of urinating on memorial dedicated to PC Keith PalmerPrime minister is risking basic right to an education, says children’s tsarLancet’s editor: ‘UK response is greatest policy failure for generation’PM has not hosted Cobra committee for over a monthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our...
Family planning: how Covid-19 has placed huge strains on all stages of surrogacy
Bringing a child into the world is a big decision. But now? With a surrogate and a travel ban? Could it be more complicated?The spectre of Covid-19 has cast its shadow over most things, including family planning – in the broadest sense of the term. Pregnant parents are facing dramatically different births than those they’d planned for; IVF, too, has been on hiatus; and anyone hoping to create...
The past three months have proved it: the costs of lockdown are too high
Governments now know the economic, social, health and educational costs of full Covid-19 lockdowns scar too deeplyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe past three months have been a global experiment to test whether modern economies built on social interaction are compatible with methods for tackling a pandemic that haven’t moved on much since the Black Death.The...
From laundry to cleaning, military willing to pay for creative solutions to pandemic problems
The Department of National Defence is offering up $15 million to innovators who can help it better cope with the...
Canadian scientist sent deadly viruses to Wuhan lab months before RCMP asked to investigate
One of the scientists escorted from the National Microbiology Lab last year amid an RCMP investigation was responsible for a shipment of Ebola and Henipah viruses to the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory four months earlier. Coronavirus was not part of the...
Plight of the pangolin: Once coveted, now feared because of coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic may actually help conservation efforts to protect pangolins, but other endangered species aren't as lucky. A decline in Africa's tourism of late has contributed to a rise in hunting and...
Lancet editor attacks UK government for 'catastrophic' handling of Covid-19 pandemic
Richard Horton describes the management of the outbreak as ‘the greatest science policy failure of a generation’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMissed opportunities and appalling misjudgments by the government over its handing of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to the avoidable deaths of thousands of people. That is the stark view of Lancet editor Richard Horton...
British farmers need all the help science can offer. Time to allow gene editing | Sir David Baulcombe
Plant scientist Sir David Baulcombe argues we must adapt the way we produce food to meet future agricultural challengesThe agriculture bill, now going through parliament, could influence whether we use gene editing on our farms. At present, this country is out of line with the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Australia and Japan in that our regulatory framework prevents gene editing in crops and farm...
Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK 'to produce healthy, hardier crops'
Changes could introduce gluten-free wheat and disease-resistant fruit and vegetables, say peersPeers are preparing plans to legalise the gene-editing of crops in England, a move that scientists say would offer the nation a chance to develop and grow hardier, more nutritious varieties. The legislation would also open the door to gene-editing of animals. Continue...
The Lancet’s editor: ‘The UK's response to coronavirus is the greatest science policy failure for a generation’
Richard Horton does not hold back in his criticism of the UK’s response to the pandemic and the medical establishment’s part in backing fatal government decisionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere is a school of thought that says now is not the time to criticise the government and its scientific advisers about the way they have handled the Covid-19 pandemic....
A clique away from more efficient networks
An old branch of mathematics finds a fertile new field of application.
A salt solution toward better bioelectronics
A water-stable dopant enhances and stabilizes the performance of electron-transporting organic electrochemical transistors.
Advanced MRI scans may improve treatment of tremor, Parkinson's disease
Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target a small area in the brain linked to Parkinson's disease and essential tremor may lead to better outcomes without surgery and with less risk of negative effects, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.
Circular reasoning: Spiraling circuits for more efficient AI
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo built new specialized computer hardware that can perform AI tasks more efficiently based on a spiraling 3D architecture. This work may help with the development of energy efficient smart devices.
Maternal depression: seeking help sooner is better for mums and kids
The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development.
Summer observation campaigns to study pollution in the Asian tropopause layer
Scientists find the aerosols in the boundary layer are mostly pollution out of human activities, and the aerosols in the upper troposphere may also contain natural aerosols, like mineral dust and volcanic sulfate aerosols,
Kathy Sullivan: The woman who's made history in sea and space
Kathy Sullivan is the first person to ever travel to both space and the bottom of the ocean.