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Drug-Like Molecules Indicate New Strategies for Cancer Cells Therapy

Drug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. Credit: Artem Podrez/ Pexels.com Drug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. These molecules can specifically target cancer cells and disrupt their growth and proliferation, while sparing normal cells. Ten years ago, genome sequencing unveiled a...

After 76 Years, Japan Has Airplane Carriers Again

Last month, an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter from the U.S. Marine Corps landed on the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo. The occasion marked 76 years since Japan last operated an aircraft carrier. By 2030, Japan will run at least two carriers, all with American assistance. With a remarkable flight that resurrected Japan's carrier aviation program last month, the...

UNISON Wins Workplace Security for Domestic Abuse Victims

UNISON won a crucial amendment to guarantee that domestic abuse protection orders (DAPOs) will also cover workplaces as the Domestic Abuse Bill passes through Parliament to become a law. The new protection orders will replace the previous domestic violence protection orders in order to protect the victims from potential harassment from the perpetrators. An order will...

A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Dominate Diabetes

spectrum.ieee.org This wearable gadget detects blood sugar and also carries out insulin as necessary IN SOME WAYS, THIS IS A FAMILY STORY. Peter Kovatchev was a naval designer who raised his kid, Boris, as a trouble solver and constructed version ships with his granddaughter, Anna. He additionally dealt with a form of diabetes in which the...

Recyclable Packaging, Container Deposit Systems, Apps, And Enzymes: Is Australia’s Waste And Recycling Sector Growing?

A mixture of old and new processes are set to help recover recyclable material and stop it from going into landfill in Australia.(ABC News: Simon Goodes) Australia's reusing field is in the center of an overhaul, stimulated by a significant policy change by China, complied with by a policy change by the federal government, and the...

Teaching and Learning – The 6 Fundamental Technologies Moving them Forward in 2021

Credit: iStock In its most recent Horizon Report, Educause identifies the key trends influencing teaching and learning in 2014. The research specifically listed six technologies and processes that are essential for higher education institutions' long-term planning, regardless of whether they are currently in development or have undergone changes in recent years. They are subjects that...

Three Leading Fintech Trends to Enjoy in 2022

As the fintech space creates, 2022 will undoubtedly see interruption from 3 major finserve and banking sectors. While the obstacles of an electronic makeover have dominated mainly 2020 and 2021, 2022 looks set to be the stabilizing year regarding new typical service tasks. The significant hurdles of functioning remotely, swapping systems to digital systems, and developing...

Wharton Professor Explains What All the Buzz Around Bitcoin is About

Credit: Alesia Kozik/pexels.com The Wharton School's Mauro Guillén, a professor of international management, responds to inquiries about the increased interest. Elon Musk energized the possibilities for Bitcoin stock earlier this month when he promised that Tesla, Inc. will soon accept payment for its electric vehicles in the much-discussed but little-known currency. Mauro Guillén, previously the head of...

Electric Vehicles – The Reason Why Businesses Need Them

Electric Vehicles as Part of a Bigger Solution The race to change to a low-carbon economy is at full speed. Transport remains one of the primary sources of greenhouse gas pollution. Therefore, it is currently clear that electric vehicles have become a part of the solution to the problem. Some people, including those in business,...

A Breakthrough in Nanotechnology: A Material-Keyboard Made of Graphene

The material keyboard realized by the ETH Zurich researchers. By applying electric voltages (“keys”) at different points, the magic-​angle graphene can become locally superconducting (electron pairs) or isolating (barrier on the right). Credit: ETH Zurich / F. de Vries Researchers at ETH Zurich have turned specially prepared graphene flakes into insulators or superconductors by using...