Bill Gates responds to conspiracy theories about him 💉

Plus: The Pentagon tests a high-power microwave technology to use against drone threats. May 15, 2022 [View in browser]( We live in an age when there's a conspiracy theory circulating about almost everything. One of these theories is that Bill Gates has been putting tracking chips in vaccines. Now, the billionaire has broken his silence and commented on people’s hesitance to get vaccinated due to such silly but dangerous conspiracy theories. Referring to the one about tracking chips, he said: “that one I still have to laugh at.” Do you think engines running on hydrogen will replace combustion engines? Will they ever succeed in the market? Let’s find out with this video about the V8 engine. Good morning. I’m Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [YouTuber explains if the V8 engine that runs on hydrogen will work or not]( Could hydrogen be the fuel of the future? [YouTuber explains if the V8 engine that runs on hydrogen will work or not]( CULTURE ["It's tragic": Bill Gates comments on people not getting vaccinated because of conspiracy theories]( [Bill Gates.]( - In [an interview with CNN]( Anderson Cooper on Friday, Bill Gates said it would be "tragic" if conspiracy theories about him were stopping people from getting vaccinated. In particular, [he addressed the rumors]( that he might be putting tracking chips into people through vaccination. A silly but dangerous conspiracy theory. "The one about tracking people, I don't know why they think I'm interested in knowing people's locations — that one I still have to laugh at — but if it's holding people back from getting vaccinated, then that's tragic," Gates said. - The philanthropist added that conspiracy theories are "fun to click on" and that people may fall for "simple explanations," like the claim that the vaccines were only created for profit rather than to understand the science behind the complex and speedy engineering of COVID-19 vaccines. Gates also made it clear that he is in no way trying to profit off of the vaccine. In February of 2022, the entrepreneur wrote a blog post where he said “I believe that COVID-19 can be the last pandemic.” The post was followed by a book on the same topic which gives much hope that humanity will not face such dire conditions yet again. [Read More]( INNOVATION [The Pentagon tests a high-power microwave technology to use against drone threats]( [A group of drones.]( The Pentagon’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has finished tests of [a high-power microwave technology]( called The Epirus system that has the capacity of disabling several drones at once, [according to a report]( by Defense News published on Wednesday. Testing the effector's emissions. This isn't the Pentagon's first demonstration of the technology. It conducted two more last year in the spring and fall. “What we primarily focused on in that first week for high-power microwave was how well the effector emitted,” Michael DiGennaro, the test team lead for JCO’s acquisition, said during a May 11 media roundtable. DiGennaro further added that the Epirus system proved successful in its assigned activities, and it “was able to defeat targets in the range that is normally associated with what is currently in the field, and has the promise to be a little bit more effective in the future.” Countering small UAS. The Pentagon also evaluated technologies that could counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), choosing from a total of 25 submitted whitepapers for the process. The five chosen companies were Anduril Industries, Black Sage, CACI, Rafael Systems Global Sustainment, and SAIC. [Read More]( HEALTH [Researchers have used a virus to fight a drug-resistant lung infection]( [Bacteria Lactobacillus.]( For the first time ever, researchers successfully used [bacteriophages to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection](. This process led the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant, [according to a press release]( by the institution published on Friday. An antibiotic failure. “We had tried unsuccessfully for years to clear the mycobacterial infection with a variety of antibiotics,” said Jerry Nick, MD, lead author of [the study](. “When we used the bacteria’s own natural enemies, we were able to clear the infection which resulted in a successful lung transplant.” - Jarrod Johnson, the recipient of the lung transplant, is a 26-year-old cystic fibrosis patient who has been plagued with repeated lung infections starting from childhood and causing him to be admitted to various hospitals several times a year. A rapid irreversible decline in lung function. Johnson had been refused transplants by three transplant centers because of his continuous Mycobacterium abscessus infection. Then Nick and his team decided to treat him with phages (viruses that attack bacteria). The treatment ran for 200 days but proved so successful that Johnson was ready to undergo a lung transplant. [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS Phages may be the key to overcoming drug-resistant bacteria. Do you think the problem of drug resistance in medicine will be solved soon? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Of course, we are definitely on the verge of it.]( [This is something that will never end.]( [At least we can tackle it partly and make it a less concerning problem.]( [Although it won’t end, we may learn how to cope with it.]( Yesterday’s Results Following the news that U.S. cities are bringing facial recognition back into use, we asked yesterday if you think government use of facial recognition is a security concern for civilians. 53% think so saying it can be easily violated while 22% say it’ll have more advantages than disadvantages. Definitely, it can be easily violated. 53% It’ll have more advantages than disadvantages. 22% It’s okay if it will manage to decrease the surging crime rates. 20% Nope, the government will restrict its scope to prevent misuse. 6% QUOTE OF THE DAY “ The first steps in the path of discovery, and the first approximate measures, are those which add most to the existing knowledge of mankind. ” Charles Babbage in “Reflections on the Decline of Science in England” AND ANOTHER THING... - Meet the Soviet Union's working space cannon: the [Rikhter R-23](. - Scientists create [renewable biocement]( made entirely from waste materials. (TechXplore) - A physicist says the standard model of [particle physics may be broken](. - Companies vie to build [NASA’s next communications network](. (IEEE Spectrum) - We need to [rethink solar and wind power](. Here's why. - Elon Musk praises Chinese [Tesla factory workers forced to work 12-hour shifts]( during the lockdown. (Jalopnik) - [Invisible walls in space]( could help explain how galaxies arrange themselves. Prepared by Loukia Papadopoulos and Mert Erdemir Enjoy reading? Don't forget to forward to a friend! Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe]( [About Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Contact Us]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( © Copyright 2022 | The Blueprint is by Interesting Engineering, Inc. 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 | All Rights Reserved [Interesting Engineering]