Elon Musk’s Neuralink has shown off its latest brain implant by making a monkey play Pong with its mind, and the firm hopes to test on human volunteers next. The brain computer interface was implanted in a nine year old macaque monkey called Pager, who was first taught to play video games with a joystick. … Read more
Volunteers wanted to pay extra council tax: Wandsworth residents facing 5.7% bill hikes By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 6 April 2021 Residents in some areas could soon be asked to make extra council tax contributions on top of their regular bills. One … Read more
Emma Willis and her husband Matt have revealed they are now both qualified coronavirus vaccine volunteers. The couple signed up to St John’s Ambulance’ vaccination volunteer programme, finishing their training on Sunday. The Voice UK presenter, 45, and the Busted singer, 37, both took to Instagram to share snaps of themselves in their medical gear … Read more
The Queen has hailed the ‘wonderful’ work of the army of volunteers who stepped forward during the pandemic, telling them they have been a ‘great, great help over this difficult year’. The 94-year-old monarch, who has been patron of the Royal Voluntary Service for almost 70 years, held a video call with the Duchess of … Read more
Christine Livingston, who retired from the NHS in 2014, completed ten hours of online learning with St John Ambulance in February Volunteers with medical backgrounds who have completed hours of training to give Covid-19 vaccinations are being turned away from the job, it has emerged. St John Ambulance has trained 30,000 volunteers across three roles since … Read more
Moderna Inc has begun clinical trials of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine to see if it provides better protection against the highly contagious variant from South Africa. On Wednesday, the first volunteers – who were part of the original clinical trials last year – were given one of three doses. In a press … Read more
Chinese students generated enough oxygen, water and food in a self-contained habitat to last a full year without help from the outside world. Two groups lived in the sealed environment Yuegong-1, or Lunar Palace 1, for a total of 370 days, but one group was able to survive without the need of outside materials – … Read more
Ministers are planning to invite thousands of volunteers to football matches, plays and concerts to see if they can be held safely. Scientific trials will be held at packed venues including nightclubs and conference centres to work out what testing regimes and safety measures are needed. A lucky couple will even be able to hold … Read more
Ministers are planning to invite thousands of volunteers to football matches, plays and concerts to see if they can be held safely. Scientific trials will be held at packed venues including nightclubs and conference centres to work out what testing regimes and safety measures are needed. A lucky couple will even be able to hold … Read more
Latest treat at the community kitchen? It’s Special Kay (Burley)! Sky News presenter makes good use of her time off-air after lockdown blunder… by volunteering at a food hub for the vulnerable and homeless Kay Burley has been spotted handing out food at London’s Community Kitchen Miss Burley has been volunteering at the kitchen’s in … Read more