Category: Science and Technology
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Americans Launch Eco-Friendly Fashion Trend
American companies are finding innovative ways to reduce the environmental cost of fashion. According to the UN, the fashion industry accounts for 10% of carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater. In response, designers and innovators are creating more sustainable and eco-friendly fast fashion options. American innovators, in particular, are rising to the challenge and…
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“Pandebingo” Connects Seniors in Brazil During the Pandemic
With in-person gatherings risky for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Guilherme Gagantini (photo), 80 years old, created an online bingo game called Pandebingo so they could socialize safely online. Before the pandemic, seniors living in the coastal city of Santos, São Paulo, enjoyed regular in-person opportunities to meet. “We had an event in February, then…
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Huawei advances in solar energy in Brazil and aims for batteries
More famous for telecommunications equipment and the recent global controversies surrounding the use of its 5G technology, the Chinese giant Huawei has rapidly advanced in Brazil’s coveted solar energy sector, where it leads in the supply of solar inverters, equipment that receives energy from the panels. The company, which holds 30% of this market in…
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The study showed that children eliminate the infection much faster than adults and explains why many do not become seriously ill
Previous studies have shown that a potent immune response can cause people to become seriously ill or die from Covid-19. A weaker immune response in children may indicate that they eliminate the virus before it causes severe damage to the body and explains why they are generally spared from the severe symptoms of the disease.…
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Jacques Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. Cousteau moved with his family to New York. At summer camp in Vermont, he started diving as part of the camp’s policy to clean the lake, even without proper diving goggles at that time. Upon returning to France, his parents sent him to a…
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From Digitization to Business Agility
You know those vertical cabinets with long, tall drawers where companies keep folders and more folders full of papers? Their days are numbered. From manufacturing to retail, from the airline sector to healthcare, from public to private, companies around the world are embracing the digitization and automation of document management and workflow. Many start with…
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Project ‘Girls Who Code’ Wins Contest
A project for a bionic hand for a class led a group of high school girls in Wyoming to develop an app that facilitates the distribution of ready meals to elderly people in the community.
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Brazil Could Host the World’s Largest 5G Auction
Nokia predicted that Brazil will host the world’s largest auction of spectrum suitable for 5G when it conducts the sale in 2020, Reuters reported. Wilson Cardoso, CTO of Nokia for Latin America, spoke to the news agency in an interview, stating that the company is firmly focused on the deployment of 5G in the country,…
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Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley was born in Haggerston, England, on November 8, 1656. From an early age, he dedicated himself to the study of mathematics and astronomy. In 1675, Halley decisively collaborated with John Flamsteed, the British Royal Astronomer, on the design and construction of the Greenwich Observatory. He became his assistant in the project, which involved…
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How Do Hackers Steal Your Password?
Brazil is a world leader in phishing, an email scam to obtain your data, passwords, or money directly. The lack of oversight and laws generates impunity for digital crimes in Brazil. How?• Prize: You receive an unexpected prize, usually followed by a request to act immediately because the promotion is limited. By clicking on the…