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Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story. - 0 views

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    Splashy headlines have long overshadowed inconvenient truths about biology and economics. Now, extensive new research suggests the industry may be on a billion-dollar crash course with reality.
sisaacm

Nanotechnology armor for the US Army - 1 views

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    New technology will provide better protection for soldiers in the battle field that is stronger than Kevlar or steel.
jeff0brown0

UN Convention on Biological Diversity's Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 - 0 views

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    Outlines progress of the 2011-2020 plan--mostly indicating UN and Aichi Biodiversity Targets have not been met.
jeff0brown0

Half of the world's mobile money services are in Africa - 0 views

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    2020 Mobile Money Milestones: >300 Mobile Money providers; 1.2 billion accounts; Africa: 55.2% of all providers; 43% of new accounts (2020) in sub-Saharan Africa
jeff0brown0

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu Comments on Digital Asset Innovation, Co... - 0 views

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    "I have seen one fool's gold rush from up close in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis. It feels like we may be on the cusp of another with cryptocurrencies (crypto) and decentralized finance (DeFi). The 2008 crisis holds lessons that can help industry and regulators chart a better path and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past."
dexlam

Rise of the mutants: New research to improve enzyme design methodologies - 0 views

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    Please add a short description here...and...is this H1, H2, or H3...in your view?
ingridfurtado

Researchers Identify Conductor of Brain's Neural Orchestra & Begin to Decode the Score - 1 views

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    It leads to new ways to activate our brain to be more eficient during certain tasks.This achievement helps to identify the roles played by individual neurons in coordinating and carrying out behaviors which could be a cornerstone of future neural interface technologies. This research begins to teach us how the brain processes and executes goal-directed behaviors in higher-order species, giving the knowledge and tools to begin making sense of neural circuitry and coding. (Sanchez, Justin)
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    DARPA is always a great source! Is this H1, H2, or H3...in your view?
laurentarin

What If Doctors Are Always Watching, but Never There? | WIRED - 0 views

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    The article notes some hesitation and confliction between wireless monitoring of patients from false alarms and disconnect between patient care vs ease and accessibility to spread care to underserved communities.
blakefrere

Nanopesticide: Current Status and Future Possibilities - 0 views

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    "It is estimated that worldwide plant disease caused 13%, insect 14% and weed 13% loss in food production and accounted for 2000 billion dollars economic loss per year" The initial response to this challenge has been the use of chemical pesticides, but those have historically caused environmental and health issues. This article does a nice job of summarizing the current state of nanopesticides, which hold the promise of being equally effective as the chemicals in use now while doing much less collateral damage. The article concludes with a punch list of the challenges that need to be overcome to make these nanopesticides easy to deploy and raise the confidence that they are safe.
cferiante

Distinguished US Professors Participated in Controversial Chinese Recruitment Plan: Lea... - 0 views

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    "Several prominent professors at U.S. colleges have participated in China's talent acquisition program, according to leaked documents from a Chinese regional authority. The professors worked with the Thousand Talents Program (TTP), a controversial state-backed recruitment plan criticized by U.S. officials for its role in transferring Western research and technology to China."
cferiante

'China Is Its Own Biggest Enemy': French Report Gives Panoramic View of Beijing's Push ... - 0 views

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    "Beijing is isolating itself on the world stage after taking an aggressive turn on the diplomatic front in recent years, according to the report, which was released earlier this week. That behavior has sparked rising blowback, even from countries traditionally on friendly terms with the regime. "China is its own biggest enemy when it comes to influence," the report"
cferiante

Global Wireless Occupancy Sensors Market | 2021 - 26 | Industry Share, Size, Growth - M... - 0 views

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    "The wireless occupancy sensors market is expected to register a CAGR of 18.3% over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). Energy-saving has been crucial for growth in any economy, as a result, the government is also coming with several policies to save energy, which will drive the market in the forecast period."
cferiante

Global Wired Occupancy Sensors Market | 2021 - 26 | Industry Share, Size, Growth - Mord... - 0 views

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    "The wired occupancy sensors market was valued at USD 2.15 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 6.57 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 7% over the forecast period 2021 - 2026. The increase in demand for the stable and high-accuracy sensor will drive the wired occupancy sensors market in the forecast period."
cferiante

Energy Management Systems Market | 2021 - 26 | Industry Share, Size, Growth - Mordor In... - 0 views

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    "The global energy management system market was valued at USD 8.2 billion in 2020 and expected to reach USD 19.91 billion by 2026 and grow at a CAGR of 16.2% over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). The increasing focus toward issues, such as managing energy consumption, optimizing the use for renewable energy sources, and reducing carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, is creating a demand for EMS. Further, cloud services effectively minimize operational costs of software development and maintenance and direct the monetary costs, cost of time, and spent resources on maintaining the in-house IT professionals and infrastructure on gathering, storing, and analyzing energy data.​ Cloud services are an ongoing trend responsible for the growth of the market studied."
cferiante

Building Automation Systems Market | 2021 - 26 | Industry Share, Size, Growth - Mordor ... - 0 views

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    "The Building Automation Systems Market was valued at USD 60.31 billion in 2020 and expected to reach USD 112.93 billion by 2026 and grow at a CAGR of 11.02% over the forecast period (2021-2026). Building automation systems, otherwise known as building automation and control systems (BACS), are automated systems that integrate and connect different facility technologies, including HVAC, lighting, surveillance, and security, among others, through information flow to a monitoring point."
cferiante

Smart Home Market (2021 - 26) | Industry Trends, Size, Share | COVID - 19 Impact - 0 views

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    "The smart homes market was valued at USD 79.13 billion in 2020, and it is expected to reach USD 313.95 billion by 2026 and register a CAGR of 25.3% over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). Across real estate companies and the architect ecosystem, the 'new normal' defined through the social distancing results in a requirement to go back to the redesign basics and reinvent the residential real estate product by factoring in new-age designing, efficiency, and innovation. As the redesign happens, the need for a totally new set of amenities has resurfaced and gained prominence. What the customer will need in the 'new normal' has undergone a revolution in the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is leading to a paradigm shift in residential spaces."
cferiante

New Documentary Reveals the Chinese Regime's Live Organ Harvesting Enterprise - 0 views

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    "Last year, two reports were published that broadened our picture of the scale and method of this atrocity. "Bloody Harvest/ The Slaughter-An Update" by investigators David Matas, David Kilgour, and Ethan Gutmann was released on June 22 in Washington, D.C. This report shows detailed evidence of the massive number of organ transplants taking place in Chinese hospitals. It analyzed hospital revenue, bed counts and utilization rates, surgical personnel, and other data and reached the conclusion that China is performing 60,000 to 100,000 transplants per year, far exceeding the Chinese government's claim of 10,000 per year."
cferiante

Smart Building Market | 2021 - 26 | Industry Share, Size, Growth - Mordor Intelligence - 0 views

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    "The smart building market was valued at USD 82.55 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 229.10 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of over 11.33% over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). Growing energy concerns, increasing government initiatives on smart infrastructure projects are driving the market's growth positively. Solutions, such as the Building Energy Management System, Infrastructure Management System, and Intelligent Security System, are being adopted for smart buildings. BEMS is integrated, computerized systems for monitoring and controlling energy-related building services plant and equipment, such as HVAC systems and lighting, among others"
cferiante

Forced Organ Harvesting in China Is Medical Genocide for Profit - 0 views

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    "According to Theresa Chu, a lawyer with the Taiwan Falun Gong Attorney Group, "Forced organ harvesting is not only used to carry out the … genocide of Falun Gong practitioners and ethnic minority groups, such as Uyghurs, but also implicated in massive economic profits from organ transplantation, transnational organ sale, transplant tourism, and organ brokerage.""
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