The CureVac Vaccine, and a brief tour through some of the wonders of nature
In previous posts I described how the two currently approved mRNA vaccines both use ‘modified nucleosides’ to enhance their efficiency. Meanwhile, a company called CureVac has created an mRNA vaccine that uses regular, unmodified, RNA. It is currently being tested in large scale trials. Read more
Stimulating Innovation with Money
Periodically I read about governments or institutions wanting to stimulate innovation, often to achieve a certain (worthy) goal. Frequently, the far larger amounts of money that other countries or continents are spending on innovation are then bandied about as justification. Read more
Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?
For me, while I’m glad I went, I’m shy around strangers so it was extremely lonely. If I did it backpacking and staying in hostels I’m sure I’d have met people in the hostels but in my mid-40s, hostels are no longer in my comfort zone. Further, it was not remotely the same as taking […]
Reprojecting the Perseverance landing footage onto satellite imagery
The landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover last month amazed the world. The stunning footage of the descent shows each stage of the sequence. If you have not seen it already you can watch it here. One thing that I found remarkable was the self-similarity of the martian terrain. Read more
Micron Shows How Chip Making Might Become a National Bloodsport
The memory-chip maker plans to sell its Utah facility, but governments eyeing the production business should take heed of the costs Read more
How does one express an Asynchronous interaction in UML?
I’m new to sequence diagrams, and I am struggling to find out how to markup asynchronous flows. Lets pretend the last “Provision” step is asynchronous. How would one best express that? Just the responses? Read more
Launch HN: Chatwoot (YC W21) – Open-Source Alternative to Intercom, Zendesk
We are a 3 founder team. Myself Pranav. Sojan and Nithin are my co-founders. We are building Chatwoot (https://ift.tt/2qEEZfr, https://ift.tt/2r0AVfw). Read more
Temasek-backed CapitaLand to split into two as it seeks asset-light growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – CapitaLand Ltd, majority-owned by Singapore state investor Temasek, announced on Monday plans to split itself into two in a strategy aimed at pursuing growth as an asset-light company. Read more
污水样本发现冠病RNA 国大一宿舍楼居民将接受冠病检测
（早报讯）新加坡国立大学一栋宿舍楼的污水样本中发现2019冠状病毒疾病（COVID-19）的核糖核酸，居民将接受冠病检测。 Read more
支撑半导体制造的日本设备和材料厂商 日经中文网
日本的半导体厂商被海外企业挤压，失去了此前的强劲势头，但是如果将目光投向电路“微细化”等支撑半导体发展的制造设备领域，日本企业仍显示出巨大的存在感。由于高速通信标准“5G”的普及和新冠疫情扩大带 Read more