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Jul 9, 2024

From Mind to Matter — Dr. Michael Levin

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We were privileged to host the extraordinary Dr. Michael Levin, an eminent scientist and esteemed developmental and synthetic biologist, for a truly exceptional event titled \.

Jul 9, 2024

What Matters to Me and Why: Mike Levin on Unconventional and Synthetic Intelligence

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What Matters to Me and Why is a series of virtual presentations followed by discussion that goes beyond the great research we’ve heard about: To give our community a chance to get to know how our faculty came to their topics and—in their own words—what inspires and is important to them!

Jul 9, 2024

Sensing a Nuclear Kick on a Speck of Dust

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Scientists have detected the decay of radioactive nuclei by tracking the recoil of dust-sized spheres on which the nuclei were embedded.

Jul 9, 2024

Las altas temperaturas siguieron rompiendo récord en junio

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High temperatures continued to break records in June.


El mes de junio fue el sexto mes del año más caluroso registrado en la historia y el decimotercer mes consecutivo en establecer un récord de temperatura mensual, informó este lunes la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM).

Los datos del Servicio de Cambio Climático Copernicus de la Unión Europea revelaron que la temperatura global promedio ha estado 1,5°C por encima del nivel preindustrial durante doce meses consecutivos, pese a que ese aumento marca la meta del Acuerdo de París para fin de siglo.

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Jul 9, 2024

Huge self-checkout update as four major retailers scrap them from stores

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Pushback on self service check out due to higher theft and increased discontent from customers.

Jul 8, 2024

See A Total Eclipse Of A Star As ‘Manhattanhenge’ Returns: The Night Sky This Week

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Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Jul 7, 2024

Hong Kong police reveal small rise in number of online scams, but losses up 37%

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Police handled 13,097 online fraud reports between January and May, an increase of 113 cases compared with the 12,984 logged in the same period last year.

But the amount lost was up from the HK$1.61 billion in the same period last year.

Jul 7, 2024

Samsung launches its first high-capacity (61.44TB) SSD

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The first Samsung 60TB SSD, the BM1743, has been launched. The company believes it is possible to launch a 120TB SSD in the future.

Jul 7, 2024

Say Hello to the Experimental Engine That Could Get Us Anywhere in the World in 2 Hours

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Here’s our best hope for hypersonic flight yet: the sodramjet.

Jul 7, 2024

Edmonton doctor set to be first Canadian woman to become a commercial astronaut

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Only two women from Canada have been to space previously, though Jenni Gibbons will join their ranks in the near future.

Pandya’s first flight to space will be on a commercial mission, which is different from the missions with NASA.

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