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Glencore, Umicore to trace battery cobalt with blockchain technology
Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo Mining and trading company Glencore (GLEN.L) and other miners are joining forces with battery material supplier Umicore (UMI.BR) to make the …
W.H.O. Team in Wuhan to Trace Coronavirus
More than a year after a new coronavirus first emerged in China, a team of experts from the World Health Organization finally arrived on Thursday in the central city of Wuhan to begin hunting for its source. But in a sign of Beijing’s continuing efforts to control the investigation, the team of scientists and W.H.O. …
Race to trace close contacts of mystery new NSW COVID cases; Trump lays low; Labor to give budget reply speech; William Tyrrell inquest to finish
Australian Labor leader Anthony Albanese is due to give the party’s budget reply speech this evening. In it, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, he is expected to “reset” Labor’s agenda, arguing that the Coalition has left women behind, and that the country’s $1 trillion debt shows serious economic mismanagement. Mr Albanese yesterday said Scott …
Swiss institute advances technology to trace pearl origins
The Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) has introduced a new service to support the documentation of the origin and provenance of pearls, assisting the pearl trade in documenting origins and improving the traceability of pearls. The service is supported by the SSEF’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting reference database and capabilities, which now include eight oyster species …
Cuomo, Bloomberg detail plan to trace Covid-19 contacts
Andrew Cuomo. | John Minchillo, File/AP Photo ALBANY — New York is preparing to deploy thousands of state workers and others to trace the movements of those who have come into close contact with individuals with Covid-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that the tracing effort, led by former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, …
NYC to hire 1,000 health workers in May to trace cases, Mayor de Blasio says
New York City plans to hire 1,000 health workers to track coronavirus cases as well as anyone who has come into contact with someone who’s tested positive for Covid-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. “We are hiring. We are looking for talented, experienced health workers,” de Blasio said at a news briefing. “If you …
The Technology 202: MIT researchers unveil effort to trace spread of the coronavirus
A woman wearing a protective face mask sits in a bus next to a poster on the window displaying the protective measures against the covid-19 (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images) with Tonya Riley Ctrl + N Researchers want to use the same technology that powers Find My …
Explosives Trace Detection Market & Technologies
NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The report defines, describes and forecasts the global Explosives Trace Detection market by technology, end-user, revenue source and geography. It includes a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the ETD market and provides a comprehensive review of the major market drivers, inhibitors, opportunities and challenges. Moreover, it covers …
New technology developed to more quickly detect and trace foodborne disease
University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Matthew Moore has received two grants from the USDA to apply new technology in an effort to more quickly detect and trace foodborne disease caused by noroviruses and bacteria. Under the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Moore and Min Chen, a UMass Amherst associate professor of chemistry, received …
