Study Indicates Early Treatment With Hydroxychloroquine Halved Deaths from COVID-19

Early treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut the death rate significantly in sick patients hospitalized with COVID-19 – and without heart-related side-effects, according to a new study published by Henry Ford Health System. The use of Hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment has become the focus of emotional and political controversy. The best use or non-use should just …

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Indonesia Consider Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Cheaper than Coal Power

Scientists attending the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems in Bali, Indonesia, were excited by ThorCon CEO Lars Jorgensen’s presentation of the design of the TMSR-500 liquid fission power plant. Companies in Indonesia and the government of Indonesia are considering funding a test project for the Thorcon reactor. This could lead a 3.5 GW …

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Other Car Makers Q2 Sales Down 24-49%

Other carmakers had second-quarter auto sales drop 24-49%. Tesla grew auto deliveries from first quarter to second quarter. The expectation is that car sales will recover to nearly normal levels for Q3 and Q4. SOURCE – CNBC Written By Brian Wang, Nextbigfuture.com (Brian owns shares of Tesla) Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader …

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Nanogaps Between Metals Create Light Ten Thousand Times Brighter Than Expected

Nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes produced 10,000 times more light than expected. Hot electrons were created by electrons driven to tunnel between gold electrodes, their recombination with holes emitted bright light, and the greater the input voltage, the brighter the light. This could be useful for applications in optoelectronics, quantum optics and photocatalysis. The effect depends …

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