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Sadly COVID-19 Will Be Worse Than Flu And As Bad As WW2 In Some Countries

The hope is that India, middle east, South America and Africa can avoid massive cases.

SpaceX Dragon XL Will Supply 5 Tons To The NASA Lunar Gateway

NASA is planning multiple supply missions in which the cargo spacecraft will stay at the Gateway for six to 12 months at a time.

Pre-Peer Review Analysis Indicates Blood Type A More Vulnerable To Covid-19

There is a pre-peer review study of about 2100 Coronavirus patients in China and almost 3000 healthy people.

Millions Of COVID-19 Blood Tests Will Firm Up What The Worse Case Actually Is

The hope is that there is a high percentage of people who were infected and are now immune. The more people who had it then the better shape we are as a society.

Another Batch Of 60 Starlink Satellites.

SpaceX has successfully launched and deployed another batch of 60 Starlink satellites.

Blood Of Recovered Coronavirus Patients Gives Temporary Immunity

China is already using this therapy on a few hundred people. They are providing the antibody boost to people and it has helped those sick with coronavirus to be less sick.

New Technologies That Will Change The Way Cancer Is Treated

One type of cell therapy consists of taking immune T-cells from the patient and genetically engineering them to target a specific cancer antigen.

Innovations To Plant More Trees And Regrow Forests

According to the Committee on Climate Change, the government's statutory advisers on the climate crisis, the UK should have 1.5bn new trees by 2050 to meet the net zero carbon target, set in line with international scientific warnings on the climate crisis.

Apple Closes Nearly All Retail Stores Until March 27 Over Coronavirus

Apple said late on Friday it will close all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission.

Alphabet’s Verily Is Building COVID-19 Triaging Tool As Trump Declares National Emergency (Updated)

Positive COVID-19 cases have now been found in all 50 states, and on Wednesday the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic.

Arable Launches A New Generation Of IoT Tools For Data-driven Farming

Arable is moving agriculture tech forward today with a new generation of internet of things (IoT) tools that enable farmers to take advantage of advanced sensors, wireless networks, and machine learning recommendations to improve crop growth.

New Tandem Perovskite-silicon Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record

The team is now working on improving this efficiency even further, with commercialization of the technology fast approaching. According to the researchers, efficiency only needs to hit about 30 percent before it becomes viable for mass production, and this is expected to happen by around 2023.