In the relentless battle against airborne viruses, researchers have developed a new spray coating to improve the antiviral efficacy of personal protective equipment, notably face masks. The study is published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials.
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This week millions of Americans were held hostage by pro-terrorist protesters blocking critical infrastructure in major cities across the country. Americans were prevented from getting to and from airports, crossing bridges, and picking up kids—their very freedom of movement was stolen by anti-Semites participating in the planned protest calling for destroying Israel and "Death to America." And one political party helped fund the effort.
Analysis shows that fragments of H5N1 survive pasteurisation, but experts say supplies remains safe
Millions of Americans in the Central U.S. could see severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Monday night through Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are expected to touch down across the Central Great Plains and parts of Virginia and Maryland starting Monday night and continuing overnight, the National Weather Service's (NWS) Storm Prediction Center said. Parts of the Great Plains
It’s still unclear whether the detected virus was active. The FDA plans to release additional test results in the coming days.
The United States government has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London which could finally pave the way for WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to be extradited from the United Kingdom. Last month, the High Court ruled that, without certain US guarantees, Assange, 52, would be allowed to launch a new appeal against being […]
The opening week of first-quarter earnings season was billed as a referendum on the state of the U.S. economy, specifically consumer spending. While Wells Fargo didn’t post stellar earnings Friday (April 12) it did vote “yes” on the economic prospects for the balance of 2024. “We continue to see strength in the U.S. economy,” CEO Charlie Scharf said during the company’s […]
We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool.
Last week, the USDA released the genetic sequences of a strain of influenza that originated in birds and has now spread to dairy cattle in at least eight states. While scientists welcomed the information, there has been growing concern that the USDA isn’t moving fast enough to address a threat to the nation’s food supply and the potential source of a new pandemic. Stories about the danger of Avian Influenza Type A, also known as bird flu or H5N1 flu, have made their way into the news for...
McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers, three people familiar with the matter said. The consulting firm and the U.S. Justice Department declined to comment. The probe is focused on whether McKinsey engaged in a criminal conspiracy when advising Purdue and other...
The measure, passed by the US House of Representatives on April 20, is driven by concerns that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with TikTok