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Industries with critical infrastructure are at greater risk during the pandemic

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Information Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

Operational technology and industrial systems are increasingly connected to the IT network, and organizations don't have the right tools to secure them, according to a security official. More about cybersecurity…

Mobile money service, M-Pesa, is now owned by Vodacom and Safaricom

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

M-Pesa has dominated Africa’s mobile money space for a long time under the control of the UK’s Vodafone. Safaricom and Vodacom will be hoping to take the service to new heights after acquiring it from Vodafone.

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Solar-powered center puts sustainability at heart of the community

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

K20 Architecture was commissioned to design a new community center in Bayswater, a suburb of Melbourne. In response, it delivered a building that makes use of local and recycled materials and features solar power and rainwater collection systems.

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Biohybrid battery harvests energy from electric bacteria

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

Bacteria that produce their own electricity could be useful in batteries, but so far, attempts have been inefficient. A new “biohybrid” system is built around a hydrogel and can support the microbes while effectively collecting their energy.

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How Nigerian crowdfunding startups can survive new SEC regulations

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

Given the heavy requirements present in the SEC’s new regulations for crowdfunding in Nigeria, we have a chat with some experts on how these platforms can keep afloat as well as some regulatory recommendations.

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Lobsters found to grind plastics down into “secondary microplastics”

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Environment Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

A new study by scientists in Italy has shone a light on the way lobsters digest plastic particles, finding that their stomach actually grinds them up into tiny fragments that can pose a risk to smaller creatures in the food chain.

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Parts of the universe may be expanding faster than others

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

One of the core components of cosmology is the understanding that the universe is expanding evenly in all directions. But new X-ray observations now suggest that this may not be the case after all – certain areas may be expanding faster than others.

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“Off-the-shelf” patch boosts cardiac function by 50% in animal models

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

Cardiac patches are designed to help regenerate healthy heart tissue after the injury, and scientists at North Carolina State University have now developed an “off-the-shelf” version they say overcomes some of the dangers of other approaches.

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Cancer-killing nanoparticles don disguises to sneak into the brain

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

The brain’s own defense mechanism often prevents treatment of brain cancers. But a new experimental treatment has shown success in mice, with carbon nanoparticles able to sneak through the blood-brain barrier and deliver drugs directly to tumors.

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Rocket Lab uses a helicopter to catch its booster in mid-air

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:April 9, 2020

Rocket Lab is looking to join the rocket recycling party by collecting the first stage of its Electron launch vehicle in midair using a helicopter, a method that it has now successfully demonstrated over the open ocean in New Zealand.

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