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CES HQ 2021: Covid Vaccines and Triumphs in Medicine

Dr. Jennifer Doudna, the coinventor of CRISPR, and Dr. Melissa Moore, Chief Scientific Officer of Moderna, discuss the rapid progress of developing a Covid vaccine using groundbreaking techniques, and what lies ahead for medical science research.




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Scaling for diversity with Google's Karina Govindji | WIRED Smarter

As the director for diversity, equity & inclusion EMEA at Google, Karina Govindji enables an environment of belonging for over 18,000 Googlers in 36 countries. At WIRED Smarter, Govindji explained how the tech giant built and actions its diversity programme. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers.




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Tech Support - VFX Artist Answers Movie & TV VFX Questions From Twitter

Todd Vaziri, one of the most accomplished visual effects artists working today, uses the power of Twitter to answer some of the internet's burning questions about visual effects. What movies have some of the best VFX ever? Why does The Mandalorian look so good? How come Jurassic Park still holds its own today? Todd Vaziri is a Visual Effects Artist whose work includes: Black Widow, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Thor: Ragnarök, Rogue One, Captain America: Winter Soldier, The Avengers, Star Trek, and Transformers. Follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/tvaziri




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Creating healthy connections during Covid-19 with Joe Wicks | WIRED Live

The Body Coach, Joe Wicks shared strategies and techniques for how we can create healthy, positive and happy connections as we’re inching closer towards the post-Covid world at WIRED Live 2020.




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Technique Critique - Hacker Breaks Down Hacking Scenes From Movies & TV

Once again, hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar takes a look at a variety of hacking scenes from popular media and examines their authenticity. Is the 3D file system from Jurassic Park real? Can you actually hack a smart fridge like in Silicon Valley? Is there a difference between a virus and a worm?




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Technique Critique - Former Army Intel Director Breaks Down Spy Satellite Scenes From Movies & TV

Keith Masback, former director of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance integration for the US Army, takes a look at spy satellite and surveillance scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are.




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Technique Critique - Bug Expert Breaks Down Bug Scenes From Movies & TV

Entomologist Dr. Sammy Ramsey is back to break down clips from movies and TV about bugs. What happens if a radioactive spider bites you like in Spider-Man? Do butterflies really look like they do in SpongeBob SquarePants? Do swarms of bugs really attack you like in so many Hollywood movies? Dr. Sammy provides answers to all these burning questions, and much more.




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Technique Critique - Mortician Breaks Down Dead Body Scenes From Movies & TV

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, breaks down clips from movies and TV about dead bodies, funerals, and embalming, and explains how accurate they really are. Is the dead body from "Psycho" realistic? Could Donny's ashes from "The Big Lebowski" really be stored in a coffee can? Is there such a thing as a glass casket?




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How Stop-Motion Movies Are Animated at Aardman

The new Netflix film, "Robin Robin," pushes the envelope of what's possible with stop-motion animation. The film's directors, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, sit down with WIRED to go over the some of the techniques that went into the making of "Robin Robin."Robin Robin is available to watch now on Netflix, https://www.netflix.com/robinrobin




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How Nose Swabs Detect New Covid-19 Strains

Scientists from around the world are using nose swabs to track the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here's how it works.




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How immersive technology is helping patients during Covid-19 and beyond | WIRED

WIRED Partnership | How immersive technology is helping patients during Covid-19 and beyond. Learn more about how doctors are donning mixed-reality headsets to provide safer care: https://www.wired.co.uk/bc/article/immersive-technology-patients-covid-19 Learn more about how mixed reality is empowering doctors and helping patients: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/hololens/industry-healthcare




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Technique Critique - Aquanaut Breaks Down Ocean Exploration Scenes From Movies & TV

Aquanaut Fabien Cousteau breaks down clips from movies and tv about ocean exploration, and explains just how accurate they really are. Are submarines really yellow like The Beatles's "Yellow Submarine"? What makes the Titanic shipwreck so legendary? Can sharks be as intelligent as the ones seen in "Deep Blue Sea"? How much was "The Life Aquatic" based on Jacques Cousteau?




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Chemist Breaks Down How At-Home Covid Tests Work

Over the past two years, you've likely taken a Covid rapid antigen test. A unique, biochemical reaction involving saline, tiny particles of gold, and paper with antibodies, is helping to give us quick and relatively accurate results. Dr. Kate Biberdorf, a chemist and author, explains the chemical process of the at-home tests (while taking one!) to explain exactly how it works.




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Each and Every - Every Batman Movie Villain Explained

Dr. Travis Langley, a psychology professor and author, analyzes each and every villain from the Batman movies. Dr. Langely explains, in details, the motivations behind movie villains like the Joker, Catwoman, Riddler, Bane, Poison Ivy and more. Looking at this villains from a psychological angle, Dr. Langley breaks down what makes these villains tick.




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Technique Critique - Chemist Breaks Down 22 Chemistry Scenes From Movies & TV

Scientist and author Kate Biberdorf (perhaps better known as Kate The Chemist), takes a look at some famous chemistry scenes from movies and television and explains how accurate they really are. How true-to-life are Breaking Bad's chemistry scenes? Can you really make oven-less brownies like in Rick & Morty? Is the formula from Spider-Man's web fluid correct? Kate The Chemist has the answers!




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Obsessed - Meet the Guy Making Horror Movie Masks for 40 Years

Jordu Schell is a master of monster masks. He designs creatures for movies, television and video games, and has worked on countless projects that you've most certainly heard of. Jordu takes us around his studio as he explains his entire, legendary, mask making process. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Jordu Schell Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier Audio: Mike Faner Cam Op/Gaffer: Shay Eberle-Gunst Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss Post Production Supervisor(s): Nicholas Ascanio, Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Junior Editor: Brittany Taylor Lewis Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch




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Autocomplete Interview - John Malkovich Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

John Malkovich joins WIRED to answer his most searched questions from Google. What was the hardest part about being in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway? Can he speak French? What does he think of Bill Hader's SNL impression of him? John answers all these questions and more!




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Viral capsid structural assembly governs the reovirus binding interface to NgR1

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,1925-1937
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00315B, Communication
Open Access
Rita dos Santos Natividade, Andra C. Dumitru, Alessandro Nicoli, Michael Strebl, Danica M. Sutherland, Olivia L. Welsh, Mustafa Ghulam, Thilo Stehle, Terence S. Dermody, Antonella Di Pizio, Melanie Koehler, David Alsteens
We reveal how viral capsid protein organization and curvature critically influence the stability of reovirus–NgR1 interactions, with distinct differences observed between single proteins, 2D assemblies, and 3D viral particles.
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Telangana government to work with ISB; “we may not offer big salaries, but will provide opportunities”, CM

Reddy said that his aim is to make Telangana a “Trillion Dollar” economy




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AP govt to provide 3 LPG cylinders free of cost every year from Deepavali

The estimated cost of the scheme is ₹2,700 cr per annum




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IAF moving towards automation of aircraft maintenance

IAF has reached out to IIT Mumbai and IIT Jodhpur for use of AI and robotics respectively




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Medical mystery solved: One gene provides diagnoses for 30 patients




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Bimodal data fusion of LIBS spectroscopy and plasma acoustic emission signals: improving the accuracy of machining process identification for low roughness samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2737-2747
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00225C, Paper
Shilei Xiong, Minchao Cui, Nan Yang, Guangyuan Shi, Yuxin Pi, Yuyang Mu, Yuntao Zhang, Yue Zhao
The fusion of LIBS spectral data with PAES data improves machining process classification identification accuracy.
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Development and application of reference and routine analytical methods providing SI-traceable results for the determination of technology-critical elements in PCB from WEEE

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2809-2823
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00235K, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Giancarlo D'Agostino, Marcus Oelze, Jochen Vogl, Jean-Philippe Ghestem, Nicolas Lafaurie, Ole Klein, Daniel Pröfrock, Marco Di Luzio, Luigi Bergamaschi, Radojko Jaćimović, Caroline Oster, Johanna Irrgeher, Shaun T. Lancaster, Anna Walch, Anita Röthke, Lena Michaliszyn, Axel Pramann, Olaf Rienitz, Timo Sara-Aho, Oktay Cankur, Derya Kutan, Johanna Noireaux
Development and test of five reference analytical methods and six routine analytical methods providing SI-traceable results of twenty technology-critical elements in end-of-life PCB materials.
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Government proposal to provide affordable medicines faces roadblocks

The system should ensure medicines reach both the middle class and the poor who depend on the government healthcare sector.




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Despite 75-day free COVID vaccine campaign, precaution dose coverage still remains low

Although the campaign ended on September 30, sources said government hospitals will continue to administer free doses till further orders




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How the COVID-19 pandemic altered the vaccine story in India

Indian vaccine manufacturers and regulators have changed the way they conceive, test and evaluate vaccines, emboldening them to apply emerging technologies to old diseases and experiment with new ways to inoculate




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Verizon Business Survey Finds 68% of Small Businesses Believe They Can Recoup COVID-19 Related Losses

Verizon Business today released findings from a recent survey, Small Business Response to COVID-19 to better understand the impact small business owners and decision makers feel COVID-19 has had on their businesses. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult, focused on 500 small and medium businesses that are currently open or plan to reopen. One of the survey’s key results is that small businesses have renewed confidence, with 68% believing they can recoup COVID-19 related losses.

Key Survey Findings:

As businesses grapple with the economic impact of COVID-19, these responses highlight the assistance small businesses feel they need, the communities they feel most supported by, and the changes they have made to adjust to the new normal.

1. A Renewed Confidence
The small businesses that have weathered this pandemic to date express an overall optimism and the financial wherewithal to eventually reopen.

68% of small businesses believe they can recoup COVID-19 related losses
46% (nearly half) of small businesses that remain open say their businesses will be able to stay open for more than six months if the pandemic continues in the same way
48% of small businesses say it’s unlikely they will need to resume operations with a smaller staff
While 78% of small businesses indicate declining sales, less than a quarter (24%) say that they have missed or withheld any payments of bills (rent, utilities, etc.).




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Your own personal Matchmaking Provider in Bogota Colombia MCW

Articles Eritrean Ladies → Tips for meeting women from Eritrea Why carry out Columbia -mail order brides make most suitable wives? Mucutuy, who have arrived at the hospital at start with other family, said the youngsters had been provided mental overall health services. “I thank the president to get his help and the Local people […]




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Information Sharing With Data Room Providers

Information sharing with data room providers is a useful tool that allows businesses to share confidential spreadsheets and documents securely without losing control. The VDR (Virtual Data Room) is used for M&A due diligence, as well as other corporate transactions, offers an secure place to share documents from business. It also helps streamline administrative processes […]




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Selecting Among Electronic Data Room Providers

When choosing between virtual info room suppliers, it’s critical to identify your purpose and specific needs. For example , some industries require a certain higher level of functionality, versatility or integration. In addition , firms must consider the fact that their needs may well change after some time. Therefore , it has essential to select […]




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From matchboxes to movies and millets!

Highlighting the cultural significance of it all is Pierre Caessa, head of Partnerships (India), Google Arts & Culture




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IIT Madras, Maestro Ilaiyaraaja join hands to provide ‘Music for all’

Skill development programmes, certification courses on music will be taken up along with the design and analysis of musical instruments




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Summer travel up 40% this year; hospitality, travel services providers see buoyant demand

According to MakeMyTrip's summer travel trends, the family travel segment has grown by 20% this year, compared to the summer of 2023




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Average price of movie ticket in 2023 was ₹130: Multiplex Association of India

Reacting to statements of filmmaker Karan Johar, The industry body said that movie ticket pricing fluctuates based on factors like location, day of the week, seat type, film format, and cinema format as well as inflationary pressures




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The dark side of moviedom

The harrowing tales of women in the Malayalam cinema industry should be a wake-up call to uphold the dignity and safety of women in the workplace



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Trump’s call to Modi on Covid-related drug spotlights two Indian drugmakers

This, even as DGFT bans export of hydroxychloroquine




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How Covid-19 has disrupted shipping operations and seafarers' lives

Covid-19 has dealt a cruel blow to over two lakh seafarers and their families, by disrupting shipping operations and schedules. P Manoj reports




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Covid-19: A blessing in disguise




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AstraZeneca admits rare blood clot risk with Covishield, Vaxzevria vaccines

The WHO has recognised TTS as a rare but serious adverse event linked to specific Covid-19 vaccines.




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Covishield: AZ cites regulators’ view that benefits outweigh risk of ‘extremely rare potential side effects’

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine faces UK class action suit; Serum Institute markets it in India as Covishield




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Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media to launch ‘Hiranyakashyap’ movie, ‘Minnal Murali’ comic and more at San Diego Comic-Con 2023

Actor-producer Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media debuts at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 by announcing the mythological film ‘Hiranyakashyap’ and comic based on the superhero film ‘Minnal Murali’ 




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‘Gandeevadhari Arjuna’ movie review: Slick and well intended, albeit tepidly

Along with noble intentions, director Praveen Sattaru and actor Varun Tej’s slick Telugu thriller drama ‘Gandeevadhari Arjuna’ needed a smarter script




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‘Bedurulanka 2012’ movie review: A quirky social satire that’s partly amusing, partly patience testing

Written and directed by first-timer Clax, the Telugu dramedy ‘Bedurulanka 2012,’ starring Kartikeya Gummakonda and Neha Shetty, is an indie-spirited narrative that’s delightful in parts 




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‘Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty’ movie review: Anushka Shetty, Naveen Polishetty shoulder a simple urban romance with fun moments

Naveen Polishetty’s flair for humour and Anushka Shetty’s restrained act work but the simple, predictable ‘Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty’ needed more emotional heft




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Karnataka to restart 3,800 bus routes suspended during COVID-19 pandemic

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy says besides restarting bus routes, 10,000 trips will be added




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Govt to provide 10 essential items at a subsidised rate through CONFED in Puducherry




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Attempts to regulate Auroville’s functioning are met with resistance and litigation, says Madras HC

Justice Anita Sumanth refuses to issue a writ of quo warranto against seven individuals representing the Working Committee of the Residents’ Assembly




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Govt. provides ₹2 crore to credit societies to compensate for farm loan waiver