Science News

• Best hair dryer 2020: Dry your 'do quickly and easily
  
  There's a lot of science behind a good hairdo. Or, at least, there's generally a lot of effort. Whether your particular cut demands frequent straightening,
  Pocket Lint.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Timeline: Tracking Trump alongside scientific developments on hydroxychloroquine
  
  Donald Trump's embrace of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug unproven in treating COVID-19, has directly contradicted guidance of top agencies and officials.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Coronavirus severely restricts Antarctic science
  
  Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Scientists Have Found A Way To Erase Your Worst Fears: What If It Could Amp Up Career Success?
  
  What if you could undergo a new brain procedure that wipes out past fears in order to amp up your job performance and skyrocket your career? It might sound like science fiction, but scientists say it's on the horizon.
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Materials science researchers develop first electrically injected laser
  
  Materials science researchers have demonstrated the first electrically injected laser made with germanium tin. ...
  Science Daily.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Coronavirus: Minister advised of 'benefit' of face coverings on older children
  
  The chief scientific advisor says they could be worn in some settings in schools.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
  
  Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 129.17% and 28.26%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Integra LifeSciences (IART)
  
  Integra LifeSciences (IART) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• The Science Behind Period Syncing
  
  Periods are rarely top of the agenda in lunchtime discussions at work, so seeing someone else reach for a sanitary product on their way to the toilet can feel like an act of solidarity.
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Gilead says it has ramped up production of remdesivir by 50-fold
  
  On Thursday, Gilead Sciences Inc says it expects to meet 'real-time global demand' for remdesivir by October and will produce two million treatment courses by the end of 2020.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Why we shouldn't always follow the science
  
  Stuart Ritchie who is a lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College, London, explores the flaws surrounding scientific research in a new book.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• New science behind algae-based flip-flops
  
  Sustainable flip-flops: A team of researchers has formulated polyurethane foams made from algae oil to meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and the foot-bed of flip-flops.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Kettle or Microwave? For the Best Tea, Science Says Make It This Way
  
  You might have been doing it wrong this whole time.
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• France and Spain have recorded their biggest daily spikes in new coronavirus cases in weeks
  
  The French government's top scientific body this week warned that a second coronavirus wave was highly likely later this year.
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Coronavirus Chicago: Museum of Science and Industry reopens after 4 months; food, drinks available on front lawn
  
  The Museum of Science and Industry reopened Saturday after being closed for more than four months.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 2 Aug 2020.

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