Tuesday 16 August 2022

Critical regulators controlling T-cell homeostasis could improve cancer therapies, vaccines

A new publication by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) could hold the key to better modulating the human immune system to fight cancer and produce vaccines of the future.

Superior phase recovery and hologram reconstruction using a deep neural network

Deep learning has achieved benchmark results for various imaging tasks, including holographic microscopy, where an essential step is to recover the phase information of samples using intensity-only measurements. By training on well-designed datasets, deep neural networks have proven to outperform classical phase retrieval and hologram reconstruction algorithms in terms of accuracy and computational efficiency. However, model generalization, which refers to extending the neural networks' capabilities to new types of samples never seen during the training, remains a challenge for existing deep learning models.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/superior-phase-recovery-and-hologram-reconstruction-using-a-deep-neural-network

The entanglement of two quantum memory systems 12.5 km apart from each other

Quantum computing technology could have notable advantages over classical computing technology, including a faster speed and the ability to tackle more complex problems. In recent years, some researchers have also been exploring the possible establishment of a "quantum internet," a network that would allow quantum devices to exchange information, just like classical computing devices exchange information today.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/the-entanglement-of-two-quantum-memory-systems-12-5-km-apart-from-each-other

US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and cities

U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned—because of a strategy shift that allows more shots to be drawn from each vial.

Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

President Joe Biden will sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the "final piece" of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters less than three months before midterm elections.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/biden-to-sign-massive-climate-health-care-legislation

Two Covid scares cause mayhem in Shanghai

Just two possible Covid-19 cases have sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running out of a building and an Ikea store to try and escape a lockdown under China's strict coronavirus rules.

Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Kevin Kendall pulls up at the only green hydrogen refuelling station in Birmingham, Britain's second-biggest city, and swiftly fills his sedan with clean gas.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/net-zero-russia-war-driving-nascent-hydrogen-economy