Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial
9 April 2019
Rituximab has been found to be worse than a placebo at alleviating the symptoms of CFS or ME, suggesting that antibodies aren’t to blame for the condition
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AI could monitor farms from space to look for illegal pollution
8 April 2019
AI can find farms from space. The technique is being used to monitor some farms in Europe and may eventually be able to flag those that break the law
3D facial analysis could help identify children with rare conditions
8 April 2019
Rare and genetic conditions can show up in children’s faces – a 3D face mapping tool could help diagnose them more quickly
First ever picture of a black hole may be revealed this week
8 April 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope aims to capture an image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way – and its first results will be released on 10 April
UK wants to curb fake news and cyberbullying with new internet laws
8 April 2019
The UK government plans to make social media firms legally take responsibility for their users and safety, as well as the content that appears on their services
NASA says the International Space Station is covered in bacteria
8 April 2019
NASA has catalogued all the bacteria and fungi on the ISS to help better prepare for future missions to Mars
Doctors in China are using 5G internet to do surgery from far away
5 April 2019
5G is helping doctors in China conduct surgery from hundreds of kilometres away, such as directing cardiac operation and performing brain stimulation
Stunningly realistic video game visuals made by simulating light rays
5 April 2019
Real-time ray tracing is creating impressively realistic video game graphics. It uses powerful chips to calculate how millions of light rays reflect in a scene
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft just bombed an asteroid
5 April 2019
The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has shot an explosive projectile at the asteroid Ryugu to release dust and collect a sample
Snowflakes are making the Arctic warm faster by acting like a blanket
5 April 2019
The Arctic seas could become ice-free 20 years earlier than expected thanks to snowflakes that trap heat to warm the surface beneath them
