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Covid-19 may be able to infect the brain because it carries a protein capable of getting through the barrier at the top of the spinal cord, a study suggests. University of Washington researchers found the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, taking the … Read more
Coronavirus can affect the brain because its ‘spike’ protein is capable of crossing blood barrier inside the skull, study on mice suggests University of Washington researchers found the virus seeps into brain of mice Believe same process may happen in people, explaining unusual cognitive issues They warned the neurological damage Covid causes ‘could last a … Read more
China builds a hypersonic jet engine capable of flying at 16 TIMES the speed of sound that could fly to anywhere in the world ‘in two hours’ if ever built, Beijing claims The prototype is called a Soramjet engine and was tested in a Beijing wind tunnel Achieved speeds of Mach nine – the maximum test … Read more
Social services ask judge to decide whether autistic man with ‘unusual sexual interests’ is mentally capable of understanding risks of auto-erotic asphyxiation Mr Justice Keehan has been told that the man has ‘unusual sexual interests’ Auto-erotic asphyxiation is when people strangle themselves to get aroused Judge has been asked to consider whether the man fully understands … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
I’ve never needed the services of the paramedics before – but right now I fear I might. I’m about to try out one of the £340,000 jet suits that the ambulance service are training to use to allow them to flit across treacherous terrain in minutes. Inventor Richard Browning, 41, created the astonishing means of … Read more
Boeing and General Atomics are joining forces to develop a new high-energy laser weapon capable of shooting missiles out of the sky. Unveiled on October 13, the two companies are pledging to combine their expertise to produce a ‘HEL’ weapons system equipped with 100 kilowatt beams that can be increased to 250 kilowatts to support … Read more
Boom, an aviation startup, has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its supersonic jet – the first of its kind to take flight in more than 50 years. Called XB-1, the sleek, white aircraft is capable of reaching speeds of Mach 1.3 using three J85-15 engines that are employed by the US military to power fighter … Read more
He’s done it again. All the rules broken. All the normal conventions ditched. His opponents, who thought they had seen it all, forced to concede that this man is still capable of surprising them, of shocking them. Even as the President visibly gasped for breath in that extraordinary balcony appearance at the White House, his critics … Read more