Month: January 2021

The UK has recorded another 48,682 coronavirus cases and 1,248 deaths. It takes the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test to 86,015, which is the fifth-highest fatality count worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, the UK reported a further 1,564 coronavirus deaths. This was the highest daily
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Inspired by how schools of fish intuitively synchronise their movements, Harvard scientists have engineered miniature underwater robots capable of forming autonomous swarms. Each robotic fish, known as a Bluebot, is equipped with cameras and blue LED lights that sense the direction and distance of others inside water tanks. They swim using flapping fins rather than
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Circus star Gerry Cottle has died of coronavirus aged 75, his agent has said. Cottle died in hospital in Bath after contracting COVID-19, Mark Borkowski said in a statement. Writing on Twitter, he described him as the “greatest circus showman” and said he would “never forget all the mad adventures we shared”. “Gerry was a
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