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Dr. Farzad Mostashari presenting on syndromic surveillance.Farzad MostashariWhen Carnegie Mellon researchers had the idea to put together a survey asking the general public about their coronavirus symptoms, the scientists knew they needed to collect millions of data points to learn anything meaningful.So they asked Facebook, which has a public team that specializes in using analytics for humanitarian…

Technology 26 August 2020 By Layal Liverpool Artist’s rendition of an array of microscopic robotsCriss Hohmann An army of a million microscopic walking robots could enable scientific exploration on a tiny scale. Researchers have developed microscopic robots before, but they weren’t able to move by themselves, says Marc Miskin at the University of Pennsylvania. That’s…

The Gauteng High Court forced the basic education department to introduce the national school feeding scheme. The programme was halted in March when schools were first closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. News24 spoke to Section27 which brought the application opposing the department's introduction of the programme.  The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, in the middle of July, ordered…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released materials stressing the importance of reopening schools, adding that school closures disrupt critical services to children and families."The best available evidence indicates if children become infected, they are far less likely to suffer severe symptoms," the CDC said in the guidance, citing studies, and added that…

All England Lawn Tennis Club The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has come to the party in a big way as they will pay out £10m in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the 2020 Wimbledon Championship.Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War II as…