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Jun 6, 2020
For The First Time Ever, Scientists Have Created Hexagonal Salt
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: chemistry, sustainability, transportation
While it probably won’t make it to your dining table, a new scientific achievement might be able to help in everything from radar equipment to electric cars: scientists have been able to form salt, aka sodium chloride (NaCl), in a hexagonal shape.
This is work done at the smallest of scales, with researchers able to get a thin film of hexagonal salt to form on top of a layer of diamond, due to the chemical interaction of both film and diamond substrate – something the team actually predicted would happen in advance through simulations.
It’s the latest in a series of discoveries where scientists have been able to synthesise 2D materials with unusual crystal structures, and it’s partly this self-imposed restriction to two dimensions that is enabling new and exotic structures to be formed.
Jun 6, 2020
This Insane Robot Tractor Concept Could Be the Future of Farming
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: food, robotics/AI
Jun 6, 2020
Next-Gen HAMR Platters Promise 80TB Hard Drives
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: computing
Jun 6, 2020
Lancet, NEJM retract Covid-19 studies that sparked backlash
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: biotech/medical
The Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals, on Thursday retracted an influential study that raised alarms about the safety of the experimental Covid-19 treatments chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine amid scrutiny of the data underlying the paper.
Just over an hour later, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a separate study, focused on blood pressure medications in Covid-19, that relied on data from the same company.
The journals said the authors of the paper were unable to complete an independent audit of the data underpinning their analyses.
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Jun 6, 2020
GoSun Grill Is a Solar Oven That Can Cook Even at Night
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: energy, innovation
Have you ever wanted a grill that you can carry anywhere and it doesn’t need fuel? Well, then we present to you the GoSun Grill. This innovative solution to everyone’s need for a cool-looking, fuelless, clean portable oven should be a must on every “outdoorsy” person’s wishlist. Impress your friends with this device and your personal cooking skills at the beach, in the park or wherever you’d like really.
Let’s have a closer look at this solar cooker.
The story of GoSun Grill.
Jun 6, 2020
The Safety of Stimulant Medication Use in Cardiovascular and Arrhythmia Patients
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
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Safety was the reason the WHO stopped clinical trials of a drug that is not even an amphetamine. This happened before the racial divide, distraction, and mass confusion.
So let US think with a clear head. If Hydroxychloroquine is unsafe because of heart concerns, why give children amphetamines for ADHD, when marijuana and other natural measures offer many more safer alternatives? I know of them, why don’t the WHO and FDA, who know more than I do know as well? I can start a w… See More.
Jun 5, 2020
SpaceX successfully launches 60 satellites from the Space Coast
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: satellites
Jun 5, 2020
Optimising Performance of the Human Body and Mind with Defense Advanced Research Projects
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: biotech/medical, economics, government, life extension
Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Eric Van Gieson, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office (BTO) at DARPA. https://www.darpa.mil/staff/dr-eric-van-gieson
Ira Pastor Comments
Jun 5, 2020
Way too many Americans have gargled with bleach, sprayed their bodies with disinfectants to prevent COVID-19
Posted by Lon Anderson in categories: biotech/medical, food
Nearly 4 in 10 American adults reported engaging in dangerous cleaning practices to prevent COVID-19, such as washing food with bleach, using household disinfecting products on their skin or intentionally inhaling vapors from cleaning products, according to a recent survey.
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) follows an earlier study describing an increase in calls to poison control centers regarding exposure to household cleaners, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
