Power to Optimise our DNA

Walter Isaacson’s famous biographer of Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Ben Franklin discusses the life, career, and ethical implications of scientist Jennifer Doudna, cocreator or CRISPR and the 2020 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. New technology has the power to optimise our DNA, transform medicine, and allow us to cure…

Perseverance lands on Mars

Perseverance rover lands on Mars and sends new images of Mars  released  by NASA.   NASA’ Perseverance rover two meters above the surface of Mars as it gave more details of the mission. The US S4ace agency’s robot successfully landed on Mars just before  1pm local time on Thursday.e

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved for UK use

The UK approves its second vaccine against Covid-19. Matt Hancock said  “the UK order of 100 million does is enough to vaccinate 50 million people and together with Pfizer-BioNTech jab will cover the entire population. This marked a significant moment in the fight against the virus and 2021 can be a year of hope and…

ISRO launches India’s 42nd communication satellite

https://youtu.be/jOg-2wq3qDI ISRO launched India’s 42nd communications satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Shar, Sriharikota. The PSLV-C50 launch vehicle put the communications satellite CMS-01 in orbit, which provides coverage for disaster management and satellite internet connection, which is first in a new series of communication satellites after the INSAT and GSAT series.

Lithium deposit discovered in Cornwall

Australia has  42, 000 tonnes of lithium and its extraction from hard-rock mining of spodumene- an ore that contains high levels of lithium and aluminium, followed by Chile 18, 000 tonnes, China 7, 500 Tonnes, Argentina 6, 400 tonnes. Zimbabwe 1, 600 tonnes, Portugal 1, 200 tonnes. In 2019. The global lithium production according to…

Lee Kun-hee Samsung chairman dies aged 78

South Korea’s Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee died on Sunday aged 78. He helped to grow his father Lee Byung-chull’s noodle trading business into South Korea’s biggest conglomerate. Mr. Lee who was Samsung’s big thinker, the provider of grand strategic direction was convicted and pardoned twice for white collar crimes. Lee Kun-hee,  who had been…

Juniper beefs up AI expertise after buying 128 Technology for $450m

Juniper Networks acquires BostonTT AI Software Defined Wide Area Networking startup 128 technology for $450m, so that networks can cover a wide geographical area such as satellite offices, rather than a network in a defined space. AI-fuelled networking company Juniper has already acquired last year Mist Systems in March 2019 for $405m. Today, instead of…

Green takes Betfred to High Court after being denied £1.7m payout

Andy Green, 53, from Lincolnshire, hit the jackpot in January 2018 playing the Betfred  Frankie  Dettori Magic Seven Blackjack game from bookmaker Betfred on his smartphone but was refused a payout of £1.7m after his online betting company account was credited with the money is taking his case to the High Court. When he tried…