Read more about How some vaccines are helping nations to exit Covid faster than others on Business Standard. Messenger RNA shots developed by Moderna or Pfizer and BioNTech are better at stopping people from becoming contagious, shows evidence.
If this is true, which vaccines a country can secure could affect everything from policy about mask-wearing and social distancing to lifting border restrictions and reviving economies, given the influence that daily case counts have on government decisions. For individuals it may determine how soon they regain pre-pandemic freedoms.
SOR Moisture Powered Battery Marches to Milliamps
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PERTH, Australia, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Strategic Elements Ltd (ASX:SOR) has announced several critical new development milestones for its
moisture powered self-charging
Bluetooth communications
over a milliamp of electrical current.
The advanced graphene oxide based ink enables
extremely small, thin and light weight battery cells to be printed onto surfaces such as glass and plastic. The battery cells are designed to be
powered and self-charged solely by moisture (humidity). Moisture from humidity in the air and graphene oxide are a readily available, environmentally friendly source of energy compared to alternatives based on lithium.
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In response to yesterday s coffee query, we were told that real caffeine enthusiasts opt for energy drinks only.
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In some exciting news coming out of the green hydrogen space…
Ampol is planning a green hydrogen plant next to its Brisbane oil refinery as part of a strategy to reach net zero direct emissions by 2040.
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Across Markets…
The
ASX200 rallied 1.3% and back above 7000 points on Thursday, with the major banks, health, and technology stocks rising. The market closed near a session high at 7019.6.
US futures were subdued, and were pointing to a 0.1% drop in tonight’s session.
Some Vaccines Help Nations Exit The Pandemic Faster Than Others
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(Bloomberg) With hundreds of millions of people now vaccinated against Covid-19, the coronavirus outbreak should begin to die down in places where a large chunk of the population has been inoculated. But that isnât happening everywhere.
(Bloomberg) With hundreds of millions of people now vaccinated against Covid-19, the coronavirus outbreak should begin to die down in places where a large chunk of the population has been inoculated. But that isnât happening everywhere.
Instead, two paths are emerging: In countries such as Israel, new Covid cases are declining as vaccinations spread, while in other places like the Seychelles which has fully inoculated more of its population than any other nation infections continue to increase or even reach new highs.