QUT creates method to make surfaces deadly to coronavirus

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 22/09/2020 - 08:01

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have been developing a material that significantly reduces the lifespan of coronavirus on surfaces.

The microscopic spikes reduce survival time for COVID-19 from 72 hours to 6 hours on aluminium alloys used commonly in buildings and vehicles. 

QUT virologist Professor Kirsten Spann said the spikes were more effective on coronavirus than other viruses. But more testing is being done at QUT’s own secure facilities to find out more information.  

Napalm Death: Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism

Submitted by chrisc on Mon, 21/09/2020 - 17:10

- Many people have commented on the strange advent of a new Napalm Death record in the middle of the tragedy that is 2020. There was speculation on whether it would happen at all: thanks to vocalist Barney Greenway’s testy statements about when to expect it, bassist Shane Embury stepping back from his touring duties and the band as a whole taking four long years to put it together; that's the longest period they’ve spent on any of their sixteen full-lengths.

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Tangents - 'Timeslips'

Submitted by charlottec on Mon, 21/09/2020 - 13:09
Enigmatic Australian ensemble Tangents return with a new studio album two years after the release of New Bodies. The Australian Music Prize-nominated New Bodies thrust Tangents’ peculiar blend of furious improvisation and precision production into the international spotlight. More tension and intention pervade Tangents’ fourth album, Timeslips, demonstrating a thoughtful maturation of spontaneous ideas and more deliberately abstract assembly. With breathtaking, rhythmic drumming and adept production driving the various moods, Timeslips emerges from greater live performance and carefully constructed compositions. The brittle skittering mallets of “Exaptation”, raucous guitar of “Debris”, and processed trumpet of “Vessel” add new timbres to their existing palette of jazz drums, melancholy piano, throbbing cello and swirling glitched ambience. The tonal rumble of a 100-carriage coal train winding through New South Wales’ Bylong Valley signals the album’s slow close, recalling Tangents’ earlier references to the Australian environment on New Bodies and Stateless. Mostly recorded in a single day, just before guitarist Sia Ahmad left the band, only the bravest, most intense moments from the original session remain intact on Timeslips.

Letter in support of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons calls on the countries to join the treaty

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 21/09/2020 - 12:27

Fifty-six former presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and defence ministers from 20 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) member states, as well as Japan and South Korea, have issued an open letter calling on current leaders to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The treaty primarily adopted in 2017 with the support of 122 countries, outlawed nuclear weapons and established a framework for their total elimination.

Trump Administration Bans Future Downloads of Tik Tok 

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 21/09/2020 - 12:23

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced that China owned video sharing platform Tik Tok will be banned on all app stores in the United States, starting from Sunday. 

According to a report in the Financial Times, existing users will still be able to use the application, but the lack of software updates will result in a decrease in the application’s user experience. 

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