Wealth adds nine years to ‘healthy’ life expectancy
The wealthiest men and women can expect to live an additional eight to nine years free from disability compared to people in the poorest groups, according to new UCL-led research. (more…)
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Emergency plan has Microsoft Store employees helping people in new ways despite closed doors
Last month, Carl Richardson was commuting an hour by subway to his job at the flagship Microsoft Store in New York City with a scarf around his face as a makeshift mask. At work, he sanitized his hands constantly and helped customers from a safe distance to help limit risk from spreading the COVID-19 virus. (more…)
Coronaviren im Abwasser als Gradmesser der Infektionsverbreitung
Neueste Studien zeigen, dass 20 Prozent oder mehr an COVID-19-Erkrankten Sars-COV-2 über den Stuhl ausscheiden. Dutzende Wissenschaftler*innen weltweit, auch an der Universität Innsbruck, arbeiten nun an einem Abwasser-epidemiologischen Testverfahren, mit dessen Hilfe sie Aussagen darüber treffen können, wie sich die Anzahl der Infektionen im Einzugsgebiet einer Kläranlage verändert. (more…)
For student musicians at Brown, vibrant interest in music production makes for a perfect mix
At Brown, first-year student Chance Emerson finds opportunity to explore wide-ranging academic interests and pursue musical collaborations while perfecting his first full-length album, “The Raspberry Men.”
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Chance Emerson had been at Brown for barely two weeks when he learned firsthand the power of the perfect sound mix. (more…)
7 Amazing Tips For Staying Safe While Traveling
Traveling is an exciting phase in everyone’s life. The excitement starts from the minute you begin planning, fixing the travel dates, the destination, and so on. Every travel holds a different adventure, anxiety, and eye-opening experience. Whether you are traveling solo or in a group, you should stay prepared to prevent any mishappenings. You must plan your entire trip considering yours and your travel partners’ safety. Before you hit the road, make sure to install roof rack accessories on your vehicle to carry your luggage comfortably and have enough space inside the vehicle. (more…)
IBM and Red Hat Launch New Edge Computing Solutions for the 5G Era
New Offerings and Partner Ecosystem Pave Way for Enterprises and Telcos to Deploy and Manage AI, IoT and Analytics Workloads at the Edge
ARMONK, N.Y., May 5, 2020 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today at its Think Digital conference announced new services and solutions backed by a broad ecosystem of partners to help enterprises and telecommunications companies speed their transition to edge computing in the 5G era. This effort combines IBM’s experience and expertise in multicloud environments with Red Hat’s industry-leading open source technology, which became part of IBM last year in one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time. (more…)
Wenn Taube und Brief nicht gemeinsam fliegen
Üblicherweise trägt die Brieftaube die Nachricht stets mit sich; die Information ist an ein physikalisches Objekt gebunden. Der Intuition widersprechend zeigen WissenschafterInnen der Universität Wien unter der Leitung von Philip Walther, der Universität Cambridge und des MIT in einem neuen Kommunikationsprotokoll, dass dies in der Quantenmechanik nicht immer zutrifft. Mit ihrem kürzlich im Fachjournal NPJ Quantum Information publizierten Experiment widerlegen sie damit einen wesentlichen Grundsatz bisheriger Kommunikationsmodelle. (more…)
New Tool Aims to Assist Military Logistics in Evacuating Noncombatants
Researchers from the U.S. Army and North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to expedite military operations aimed at evacuating noncombatants, disaster response or humanitarian relief. (more…)