NASA wants to buy Moon rocks from private companies
NASA is officially in the market for Moon rocks — and it’s willing to pay any company that’s capable of scooping them up. Today, the space agency is putting out a
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Intel Chips Away At The Digital Divide
Intel Corporation, with headquarters in Santa Clara, is committed to chipping away at the digital divide that, since the onset of COVID-19 and the shift to distance learning, impacts low-income
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‘We’re feeling blind’: Misreported data makes COVID-19 situation look better than it is, Santa Clara Co. health officer says
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody warned in a Wednesday press conference, and misreported COVID-19 data at the state level may be making
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GAC new energy is equipped with graphene battery, which can be charged to 85% in 8 minutes
As early as 2010, Andre Geim (Heim) and Konstantin Novoselov (Novo Sholov) from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom obtained the 2010 two-dimensional graphene material by using transparent
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Silicon Valley Power Holds Online Contest to Pick Design for EV Fleet
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) is holding an online contest to pick a new design for its electric vehicle (EV) fleet. Here’s what they said in a press release: “In an effort
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Santa Clara County Sees Decline in Positive Tests
Out of thousands of tests in Santa Clara County, that test positivity rate has gone from a monthly high of 4.2% to around 3.6% on the seven-day average. “Ten percent
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Coronavirus: Why your COVID-19 test results are so delayed
Within two to three days, you can get results from your cholesterol test or colonoscopy. But the speed at which the dangerously infectious COVID-19 virus is detected varies greatly —
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Federal agencies concerned face masks will thwart facial recognition tech
The US Department of Homeland Security has raised concerns internally that face masks meant to protect against the spread of COVID-19 may interfere with facial recognition technology, The Intercept reported. It also
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First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docks with the space station
This morning, SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station, bringing the company’s first crew to the orbiting outpost. Their arrival marks another major milestone for
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