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Transforming the Keyboard: How Magnets Are Changing the Game

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The next big thing in mechanical keyboards is magnetic switches. On a standard mechanical keyboard switch, you physically close an electrical circuit to register a key press. Popularized by Dutch keyboard startup Wooting, these switches rely on the Hall Effect and have actually been around since the 1960s. That’s one thing about board with magnetic switches: they tend to favor proprietary software over open-source solutions like VIA. The switch is a Khailh Sakura Pink magnetic switch with a 50gf bottom-out force.

“Europe Welcomes Dedicated STEM Feed on TikTok”

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The company announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its dedicated STEM feed across Europe, starting in the U.K. and Ireland, after first launching it in the U.S. last year. The STEM feed will begin to automatically appear alongside the “For You” and “Following” feeds for users under the age of 18. Users above the age of 18 can enable the STEM feed via the app’s “content preferences” settings. TikTok says that since launching the feed in the U.S. last year, 33% of users have the STEM feed enabled and a third of teens go to the STEM feed every week. Content that doesn’t pass both of these checkpoints will not be eligible for the STEM feed.

“Revolutionizing Education: Vertical Farming Comes to K-12 with Babylon Micro-Farms”

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In an e-mail exchange, Babylon Micro-Farms CEO Alexander Olesson tells me “we’ll have these in every school and apartment one day.” It’s a nice vision, and really the level of belief/commitment required to run a startup – particularly in a field as oft-fraught at vertical farming. With a price point of $6,500, howver, the STEM Garden isn’t likely arriving in too many homes in the near term. Virginia-based Babylon Micro-farms has long distinguished itself from much of the vertical farming world with its focus on smaller spaces and the new system further shrinks that footprint. Where previous models were focused on higher ed, the STEM Garden is specifically tackling K-9, which tends not to have as deep pockets. The STEM garden is up for pre-order starting today and will start shipping to classes in Q2.

Cutting Costs and Controversy: How a Swedish Startup Aims to Revolutionize Stem Cell Production

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However, harvesting stem cells is a controversial process, since a major method involves harvesting during pregnancy. To date, most stem cells are harvested from adult stem cells or post-termination foetal tissue. Cellcolabs will specialize in Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are scarce and expensive. In an interview with TechCrunch, Bernow said, “The promise of stem cells or what it holds, is really mind boggling. “We’ve built this facility, which we believe is one of the world’s largest facilities, solely dedicated for production of this kind of stem cell.