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COVID-19

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Using empty hotel rooms to protect those in need
The Accor hotel chain is sheltering people fleeing domestic violence as front-line workers say incidents of household abuse are
12 April 2020 by IdeaSpies

Industrial

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High quality new plastic bottles created from old bottles
Scientists have created a mutant bacterial enzyme that not only breaks down plastic bottles in hours, but the leftover material is good enough to be recycled into high-quality new bottles.https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottsnowden/2020/04/11/new-enzyme-breaks-down-plastic-in-hours/
12 April 2020 by IdeaSpies

COVID-19

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COVID-19 Immunity Cards?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has revealed that the federal government is considering issuing Americans certificates of immunity from the coronavirus, as the Trump administration works to better identify those who have been infected and restart the U.S. economy in the coming weeks.https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/10/fauci-coronavirus-immunity-cards-for-americans-are-being-discussed-178784
11 April 2020 by IdeaSpies

Governance

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The politics behind the Australian COVID-19 response
During a COAG (Coalition of Australian Governments) meeting in mid March, at the time of the market meltdown,  Prime Min
11 April 2020 by IdeaSpies

AI

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Talking with Holocaust survivors even after they die
While filmed Holocaust survivors are currently only visible in the medium of 2D projections, filming from every angle of them allows programmers to create lifelike holograms of them. By asking them lots of questions a database can be created of answers.When you ask a question, the algorithm looks through all of the database, 'Do I have an answer to that.' And then it'll bring back what it thinks is the closest answer to your question. AI can bring more of these survivors and their stories virtually back to life. The interactive nature of asking questions and instantaneously receiving first-person responses will dramatically  humanize our understanding of history. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holocaust-stories-artificial-intelligence-60-minutes
11 April 2020 by IdeaSpies

Energy

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Using blockchain to source green energy
French green energy retailer eKWateur and Australian tech company Power Ledger are partnering to develop a blockchain-enabled re
10 April 2020 by IdeaSpies