The UK government is urging social media firms to tackle coronavirus-related fake news over concerns that it could change the public response to the outbreak. Ever since the virus entered the public consciousness, fake news articles about the disease propagated rapidly on social media platforms – everything from conspiracy theories about how the new 5G…
Coronavirus: Third-Time Unlucky, Chancellor
Rishi Sunak’s latest moves for the self-employed still leave too many gaps that are not merely inequitable but dangerous. These are troubling times. As the estimable Mark Strong tells us, “Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives.” But to do that, we really should all be in it together. Sadly, we’re not. Not yet,…
Tech tackles Covid-19, Ventilator Shortage, Bombs:Best Of The Week’s News
E&T staff pick the news from the past week that caught their eye and reflect on what these latest developments in engineering and technology mean to them. For the full story, just click on the headline. Tim Fryer, technology editor Can you ‘lift and shift’ your business in response to challenges like Covid-19? It’s difficult…
Extracting A Richer Palette Of Colours From Black
Scientists have developed a way of extracting a richer palette of colours from the available spectrum by harnessing disordered patterns inspired by nature that would typically be seen as black. Colours that the human eye see in nature often come from nanoscale patterns that reflect light back in particular ways, experts have said. A butterfly’s…
View From India: PM Appeals To Companies To Help Combat Covid-19
PM urges India Inc to open their vault and contribute towards the crisis, while auto-production units are exploring possibilities of making ventilators. These are some of the latest developments in India’s response to Covid-19 The Tatas family has pledged to give Rs 1,500 crore to help combat coronavirus. “The Covid-19 crisis is one of the…
Voluntary Coronavirus Tracking App Planned For Ireland
Irish citizens will soon be able to download a voluntary app that lets the country’s health service track people’s movements and let others know if they have been in contact with someone infected with the coronavirus. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) said it hopes it can get the app up and running within 10 days,…
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This video podcast deals with measuring the control loop stability of switch-mode power supplies to achieve an excellent performance and to get confidence in the design. We will be discussing the main measurement concept, emphasising the main topics, and describing the measurements from a pragmatist’s point of view. Presenting proper measurement setups and advising key…
Saudis In US Snooped On Via Flaw In Wireless Network Protocol
Powerful Saudi actors have been exploiting a mobile network protocol flaw in order to snoop on its citizens in the US, a Guardian report has found. The suspected surveillance campaign made use of a vulnerability in the Signalling System No.7 (SS7) network protocol, which is used by network operators around the world. The protocol allows…
#Japanese Tech__Japan’s latest emissions plan draws ire from green campaigners
Japan has updated its plans to lower carbon emissions ahead of UN climate talks later this year, but climate campaigners have criticised its decision not to improve upon its old target of reducing CO2 output by 26 per cent from 2013 levels. Japan “will pursue further efforts both in the medium-term and long-term, to reduce…
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