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The scientist behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus jab has been awarded a medal previously won by Winston Churchill. Professor Sarah Gilbert has been given the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Albert Medal for her work on the vaccine. Prof Gilbert, who is lead researcher on the team, is Professor of Vaccinology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at Oxford University. The RSA Albert Medal is awarded annually to recognise experts spearheading the solutions to “the challenges of our time”. Churchill scooped the gong in 1945 for leading the Allies to victory in the Second World War. Other past winners include Marie Curie for the discovery of radium; Alexander Graham Bell for inventing the telephone; Stephen Hawking for boosting awareness of physics; and Tim Berners-Lee for creating the World Wide Web. Prof Gilbert said: “It is a great honour to receive this award. “The creation and the development of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine came after I … [Read more...] about Scientist behind coronavirus vaccine given top medal named after Prince Albert

Today let’s talk about a comprehensive new report on election integrity, and the particularly low marks it gave to one platform in particular. I. The 283-page report, which was published today, is called “ The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election .” It is the final work of a coalition of some of the most respected names in platform analysis in academia and the nonprofit world: the Stanford Internet Observatory, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, Graphika, and the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. The report builds on work that the partnership did leading up to and after November to identify and counter false narratives about the 2020 US presidential election. It describes its goals this way: The EIP’s primary goals were to: (1) identify mis- and disinformation before it went viral and during viral outbreaks, (2) share clear and accurate counter-messaging, and (3) document the specific misinformation actors, transmission … [Read more...] about How YouTube failed the 2020 election test

Welcome to Edition 3.35 of the Rocket Report! There is an incredible amount of launch news this week, but I want to start with this: my new book on the origins of SpaceX, Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX , was published this week . Early reviews have been tremendous, and if you're at all interested in the company, or just want a rollicking story, please check it out. As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. Rocket Lab unveils plans for larger rocket . This week, the US rocket company said it had plans to go public, as well as develop a "Neutron" rocket capable of launching as much as 8 tons to low Earth orbit. "Rocket Lab solved small launch with … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: SpaceX explains landing failure, more on New Glenn delays

A man donates his blood at the Red Spring Festival in Dien Bien province on March 5 (Photo: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) – The Red Spring Festival, a voluntary blood donation event, is taking place in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 5, with more than 300 people coming to register. This activity aims to encourage people in good health from all social strata to donate blood, helping to address the blood shortage in medical treatment after the Lunar New Year holiday, especially after a hiatus in donation activities due to the COVID-19 resurgence. Disease prevention measures were carried out to ensure safety for participants, organisers said. The event is expected to collect more than 210 blood units. According to the Dien Bien steering committee for voluntary blood donation , this movement has been developing extensively and intensively in the province over the past years, with an increasing number of donors. Donation are now not limited to … [Read more...] about Voluntary blood donation event held in Dien Bien province

Ahead of the 2021 F1 season, the former Renault team was rebranded to Alpine, the French manufacturer's sportscar brand. As part of the rebrand, the management structure of the Enstone also received an overhaul under new Renault CEO Luca de Meo. Long-time Renault employee Abiteboul left the company, with Alpine to be headed by the new brand CEO Laurent Rossi. Rossi decided not to appoint a traditional team principal to replace Abiteboul, those duties now split between executive director Budkowski and new racing director Davide Brivio, who joined the team from Suzuki's MotoGP squad. Read Also: F1 team boss Abiteboul leaves Renault effective immediately Alpine explains decision to ditch F1 team principal role Speaking to French media at Alpine's launch of its 2021 challenger, Budkowski admitted Abiteboul's departure caused a "shock" within the Enstone team. "It obviously was a surprise and a shock to everyone when we found out," Budkowski revealed. … [Read more...] about Abiteboul’s Alpine F1 departure was a “shock” – Budkowski

The W12 monster wants to become the fastest production SUV in the history of the race. Following its initial announcement , Bentley has now revealed the 12-cylinder Bentayga , which will challenge the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 24 this year. It’s not a completely stock vehicle, despite the unmodified W12 engine with 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and 664 pound-feet (900 Newton-meters) of torque, as it now features a roll cage and racing seats, onboard fire suppression system, and a custom exhaust system, developed by Akrapovic. In every other aspect, it’s going to be as close to production standard as possible. Hotter Bentayga W12 coming: Bentley Bentayga Speed Planned With "Big Change" In Design Behind the wheel will be two-time Pikes Peak overall winner Rhys Millen, son of Rod Millen, the second most prolific Pikes Peak competitor in history with five overall victories. Rhys took the title for the first time in 2012 and won another … [Read more...] about Bentley Bentayga Driven By Rhys Millen Revealed For Pikes Peak