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Another Batch Of 60 Starlink Satellites.

SpaceX has successfully launched and deployed another batch of 60 Starlink satellites.

Blood Of Recovered Coronavirus Patients Gives Temporary Immunity

China is already using this therapy on a few hundred people. They are providing the antibody boost to people and it has helped those sick with coronavirus to be less sick.

New Technologies That Will Change The Way Cancer Is Treated

One type of cell therapy consists of taking immune T-cells from the patient and genetically engineering them to target a specific cancer antigen.

Innovations To Plant More Trees And Regrow Forests

According to the Committee on Climate Change, the government's statutory advisers on the climate crisis, the UK should have 1.5bn new trees by 2050 to meet the net zero carbon target, set in line with international scientific warnings on the climate crisis.

Apple Closes Nearly All Retail Stores Until March 27 Over Coronavirus

Apple said late on Friday it will close all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission.

Alphabet’s Verily Is Building COVID-19 Triaging Tool As Trump Declares National Emergency (Updated)

Positive COVID-19 cases have now been found in all 50 states, and on Wednesday the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic.

Arable Launches A New Generation Of IoT Tools For Data-driven Farming

Arable is moving agriculture tech forward today with a new generation of internet of things (IoT) tools that enable farmers to take advantage of advanced sensors, wireless networks, and machine learning recommendations to improve crop growth.

New Tandem Perovskite-silicon Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record

The team is now working on improving this efficiency even further, with commercialization of the technology fast approaching. According to the researchers, efficiency only needs to hit about 30 percent before it becomes viable for mass production, and this is expected to happen by around 2023.

China’s Coronavirus Response Speed Was Critical To Stopping It

Coronavirus kills with an inflammatory process in the lungs. It’s not an infectious process, like a bacterial or viral infection.

Two Thousand SpaceX Super Heavy Starship Launches For The Price Of One SLS Launch

The SLS is getting $2.5-4 billion of funding each year from 2021-2025. The plan is to launch 4 times in that five year period. Each SLS is costs $3-5 billion.

Alzheimer's Blood Test May Replace Invasive Spinal Taps For Diagnosis

Many of the experimental blood tests under development focus on measuring amyloid levels, with one paper published last year describing a way of revealing misfolding amyloid proteins as a way of detecting Alzheimer's cases around eight years before clinical symptoms appeared.

Irregular Sleep Patterns Can Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Suggests

A newly published study is suggesting irregular sleep patterns, such as inconsistent bedtimes from day to day, can potentially double a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease.