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Liquid Metal Discovery Makes Toxic Water Safe
Post Date: 2018-09-28 22:51:41 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA) UNSW and RMIT researchers have discovered a revolutionary and cheap way to make filters that can turn water contaminated with heavy metals into safe drinking water in a matter of minutes. Recent UNSW SHARP hire Professor Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh and his former colleagues at RMIT showed that nano-filters made of aluminium oxide could be cheaply produced using virtually no energy from a fixed amount of liquid metal gallium. In a paper published in Advanced Functional Materials, lead author Dr Ali Zavabeti (RMIT) and Professor Kalantar-zadeh explained that when a chunk of aluminium is added to the core of liquid gallium at room temperature, layers of aluminium oxide are quickly ...
The FCC is finally cracking down on the use of spoofed local numbers to robocall you
Post Date: 2018-09-28 21:19:14 by Dakmar
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It’s likely that many of you reading this have had your cellphone bombarded at some point with spam calls that trick you into answering by spoofing a local number. The purpose being so that you don’t see a 1-800 prefix or something similar that would let you know it’s not a real person.Those kinds of spoofed calls have seemed to multiply with no end in sight, basically leaving callers helpless to stop them beyond blocking each number or just never answering your phone when you see numbers you don’t recognize. Thankfully, the FCC is finally moving to take action and has proposed a first-of-its-kind fine against one company accused of engaging in this practice.The proposed ...
Eyes Have a Natural Version of Night Vision
Post Date: 2018-09-21 23:36:10 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and hardware of its light-sensing cells to create a kind of night vision. Retinal circuits that were thought to be unchanging and programmed for specific tasks actively adapt to different light conditions, say the scientists who made the discovery. To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and hardware of its light-sensing cells to create a kind of night vision. Retinal circuits that were thought to be unchanging and programmed for specific tasks are adaptable to different light conditions, say the Duke scientists who identified how the retina ...
America 'One Of 45 Countries' Infected By Uber-Powerful Israeli Smartphone Spyware
Post Date: 2018-09-19 08:44:40 by Ada
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I cover crime, privacy and security in digital and physical forms. iPhone malware from an Israeli government contractor is spreading across the globe, researchers warn. iPhone malware from an Israeli government contractor is spreading across the globe, researchers warn.Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto Some of the world’s most sophisticated Android and iPhone spyware has been found floating around America for the first time. It's one of as many as 45 countries in which NSO Group malware was uncovered. And together they may represent breaches of American and other nations' computer crime laws against cross-border hacking, not to mention a severe concern for citizens’ privacy, ...
Scientists Say They've Found The Driver of False Beliefs, And It's Not a Lack of Intelligence
Post Date: 2018-09-17 02:24:54 by Tatarewicz
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Why is it sometimes so hard to convince someone that the world is indeed a globe, or that climate change is actually caused by human activity, despite the overwhelming evidence? Scientists think they might have the answer, and it's less to do with lack of understanding, and more to do with the feedback they're getting. Getting positive or negative reactions to something you do or say is a greater influence on your thinking than logic and reasoning, the new research suggests – so if you're in a group of like-minded people, that's going to reinforce your thinking. Receiving good feedback also encourages us to think we know more than we actually do. In other words, the ...
Deadly experiments: Georgian ex-minister claims US-funded facility may be bioweapons lab
Post Date: 2018-09-16 19:21:25 by Ada
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Shrouded in mystery, a US-funded medical facility in Georgia could be a cover for a bioweapons lab used for disturbing experiments that banned in the US, a Georgian ex-security minister has claimed. Tbilisi denies the accusations. The center, which is officially called the R. Lugar Center for Public Health Research, is described as a “brand new facility” tasked with the “prevention of proliferation of technology, pathogens and expertise related to the development of biological weapons” by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), an agency of Georgia’s Health Ministry. The task is said to be part of a cooperation program between Georgia and ...
VERIFY: How much donation money does Red Cross give to those in need? After several comments from viewers questioning what percentage of donations go toward disaster relief, KREM set out to verify the answer.
Post Date: 2018-09-16 15:48:27 by BTP Holdings
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VERIFY: How much donation money does Red Cross give to those in need? After several comments from viewers questioning what percentage of donations go toward disaster relief, KREM set out to verify the answer. Author: Lindsay Nadrich , KREM Published: 7:36 AM CDT September 2, 2017 2 Updated: 7:36 AM CDT September 2, 2017 SPOKANE, Wash --- After several comments from viewers questioning what percentage of donations go toward disaster relief, KREM set out to verify the answer. To find out, KREM spoke with Ashley Post, the Senior Development Manager for Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator. The organization rates 8,500 charities. ...
Planet Mars: It's Not Just a Rock
Post Date: 2018-09-16 15:33:12 by BTP Holdings
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38 Minutes that are guaranteed to change your perspective on the reality of both past and present life on Mars. The basics of "HOW, WHY and WHO" are covered here along with hundreds of telling images. This is not conspiracy theory. This is not the occult. This is reality and it is extremely important that we begin to understand our relationship to both the past and present inhabitants of the Red Planet. Why? Because evidence strongly indicates they were destroyed by nuclear explosions.
You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them
Post Date: 2018-09-14 05:18:33 by Tatarewicz
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Mosaic Researchers at one of the UK’s leading genetics centres tell us about their serendipitous findings. Science, mostly, progresses iteratively. But every now and then, a discovery will be made – often incidental to the main aim of the research – that is entirely unexpected. Such serendipitous findings enable us to leapfrog our usual incremental advances. They can even disrupt a whole field of research. In 2003, the Human Genome Project, the 13-year-long international effort to fully sequence human DNA and identify all our genes, was completed. The Wellcome Sanger Institute, near Cambridge, England, was the only British organisation involved, completing the sequence of ...
What Termites Can Teach Us Roboticists are fascinated by their “swarm intelligence,” biologists by their ability to turn grass into energy. But can humans replicate their achievements?
Post Date: 2018-09-13 18:58:30 by Horse
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Isoptera have capacities that synthetic biologists and roboticists alike seek to copy. Illustration by Mikel Jaso New termite colonies are founded on windless evenings, at dusk, after the rain. Most termites have neither eyes nor wings, but every mature colony has a caste of translucent-winged seeing creatures called alates, which are nurtured by the colony’s workers until they are ready to propagate. When the time comes—given the right temperature and humidity—colonies release thousands of alates into the air, an event called “swarming.” Most of the nutrient-rich alates are eaten by animals as they glide to the ground. The few that survive shed their wings and ...
National Solar Observatory Mysteriously Closed As Geomagnetic Storm Looms
Post Date: 2018-09-12 03:06:15 by Horse
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The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico has been closed since last Thursday. ABC-7 Monday spoke with Shari Lifson, who is with AURA, the company that co-manages the Observatory with NMSU. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy who manages the facility is addressing a security issue at this time. We have decided to vacate the facility at this time as precautionary measure. It was our decision to evacuate the facility.” Lifson told ABC 7 there is no time-table for the Observatory to be re-opened. ABC-7 also reached out to the FBI, but did not hear back from the federal agency in time for deadline. The FBI did speak with local law enforcement ...
Here’s how to learn absolutely anything, according to a world expert
Post Date: 2018-09-07 23:57:38 by Tatarewicz
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It’s easy to get discouraged when we’re trying to learn a difficult new subject. But according to the creator of one of the world’s most successful online courses, almost anyone can learn anything—with the right technique. Barbara Oakley, an engineering professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, is the creator of “Learning How to Learn,” a massive open online course (or MOOC) that’s already been taken by approximately 2.3 million students across 200 countries. The course draws on neuroscience research to offer practical advice for anyone struggling with a tough subject or a procrastination habit. Now she’s co-authored a new book, ...
A tiny hole in the Soyuz spacecraft could be a huge headache for NASA
Post Date: 2018-09-07 18:15:05 by BTP Holdings
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A tiny hole in the Soyuz spacecraft could be a huge headache for NASA Tim Fernholz 4 hrs ago The SpaceX Dragon 2 is designed to carry seven astronauts to the International Space Station. 3/4 SLIDES © Provided by Quartz The SpaceX Dragon 2 is designed to carry seven astronauts to the International Space Station. Flight controllers monitoring the International Space Station’s atmosphere detected a steady but small drop in pressure on Aug. 29. At the time, the six astronauts onboard were sleeping. Controllers didn’t wake them up right away—the station wouldn’t have run out of air for 18 days. Once awake, the astronauts discovered a 2-millimeter hole ...
Over Half The U.S. Has Now Been Hit By Drought As Lake Powell And Lake Mead Drop To “Dangerous” Low Levels
Post Date: 2018-09-07 09:23:53 by Ada
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The worst drought in years in the western half of the United States has sparked hundreds of wildfires, has crippled thousands of farms, and has produced what could ultimately be the worst water crisis in modern American history. As you will see below, Lake Powell and Lake Mead have both dropped to dangerously low levels, and officials are warning that we may soon be looking at a substantial shortfall which would require rationing. Unfortunately, many in the eastern half of the country don’t even realize that this is happening. The mighty Colorado River once seemed to be virtually invulnerable, but now it doesn’t even run all the way to the ocean any longer. Demand for water is ...
http://fna.ir/boeto7 Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:5 New Way to Turn Sunlight Into Fuel
Post Date: 2018-09-06 06:49:33 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- A new study used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and human-made technologies. The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery in plants. Photosynthesis is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy. Oxygen is produced as by-product of photosynthesis when the water absorbed by plants is 'split'. It is one of the most important reactions on the planet because it ...
Climate Fraud At The New York Times
Post Date: 2018-09-05 19:41:15 by Horse
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Poster Comment:1930s were a lot hotter than today.NY Times lies.
China Focus: China-made degradable plastics promise end to ocean pollution
Post Date: 2018-09-05 05:20:38 by Tatarewicz
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China Focus: China-made degradable plastics promise end to ocean pollution Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-05 13:52:40|Editor: Liangyu BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have developed a plastic that degrades in seawater and could help curb the increasingly serious plastic pollution in the oceans. The new polyester composite material can decompose in seawater over a period ranging from a few days to several hundred days, leaving small molecules that cause no pollution, said Wang Gexia, a senior engineer at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "For a long time, people focused on 'white pollution' on land. Plastic pollution ...
The best note-taking apps for class, work, and life
Post Date: 2018-09-03 18:14:19 by Tatarewicz
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VERGE... You might want a note-taking app as an artist, to take notes during a meeting to remember important feedback, or to jot down insights from a meaningful panel. Maybe you’re a celebrity who needs to publish a public apology to social media, and you need more space than a typical post affords. Often, we don’t give much thought to which app we’re using. It’s either the first app that’s available or the one everyone says is good. Still, there’s a small quality-of-life improvement to enjoy when you switch from a mediocre, passable note-taking app to the best one you can find. And wouldn’t it be nice to have one app that fulfills your note-taking needs ...
Commander: Iran to Unveil Most Advanced Long-Range Radar Soon
Post Date: 2018-09-01 03:24:18 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Army's Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard announced on Friday that the country will unveil a new home-made advanced long-range radar in the near future. "The Islamic Iran will soon witness that the most advanced long-range radar will be unveiled and put into operation to monitor the enemies' moves thousands of kilometers beyond the borders, which has been designed and produced by the Iranian scientists and innovative and creative young people," General Sabahi Fard said, addressing people before the Friday prayers in Tehran. He added that Iran has gained self-sufficiency in designing and ...
Suspected meteorite hits ISS, causes oxygen-leaking crack
Post Date: 2018-08-31 07:16:57 by Tatarewicz
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RT... A meteorite hitting a space station and causing depressurization seems like the beginning of a Hollywood space survival flick. But it's likely this is what happened to the International Space Station (ISS). The leak was found in the Soyuz craft, which is docked with the ISS, reported Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin. The official said air was being sucked out through a 1.5mm fracture, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite impact. “The crew safety is not in danger,” he said. “The spaceship will be kept, a repair kit will be used.” Read more © OlegMSK Cosmonauts accidentally break RT 360 GoPro camera during eight-hour spacewalk Rogozin said the ...
Three Volcanoes Erupt at Same Time & New Evidence of Gamma Ray Intensity
Post Date: 2018-08-30 09:13:47 by Ada
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A number of people have written in that they enjoyed the phrase I made up that we are like a pebble at the bottom of the ocean with no clue what lies above our heads. I have stressed that our computer correlated volcanoes with the decline in solar sunspot activity. What has also been strange is that further research has revealed that when we go into Solar Minimum, this is also simultaneously the maximum output of Gamma Rays. I offer no explanation as to why volcanoes tend to erupt more during solar minimum. My role here is simply to correlate everything to understand the trends set in motion behind the economy. Weather and shortage of food have been major factors in economic history ...
The End of Theoretical Physics As We Know It
Post Date: 2018-08-29 21:49:44 by Tatarewicz
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Quanta... Computer simulations and custom-built quantum analogues are changing what it means to search for the laws of nature. Theoretical physics has a reputation for being complicated. I beg to differ. That we are able to write down natural laws in mathematical form at all means that the laws we deal with are simple — much simpler than those of other scientific disciplines. Unfortunately, actually solving those equations is often not so simple. For example, we have a perfectly fine theory that describes the elementary particles called quarks and gluons, but no one can calculate how they come together to make a proton. The equations just can’t be solved by any known methods. ...
Europe’s First Driverless Taxis to Launch in Russia
Post Date: 2018-08-29 04:34:37 by Tatarewicz
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MT... Russian tech giant Yandex has announced the launch of Europe’s first driverless taxi, which will hit the road in Innopolis, also known as the “Russian Silicon Valley.” Yandex unveiled a driverless car prototype last year designed to operate under its Yandex.Taxi service. Companies across the world have been competing, with varying levels of success, to put a safe self-driving car on the road. On Tuesday, Yandex announced a deal with officials in Russia’s Tatarstan republic to test its self-driving cars on the roads of Innopolis, a young city in the suburbs of Kazan built to spur IT innovation. “Innopolis became the first city in Europe where you can use a ...
Iran opens its largest wind farm in renewable push
Post Date: 2018-08-29 02:24:50 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... Iran has opened its largest wind farm, marking a turning point in its bid to procure electricity from renewable sources such as wind power, solar and hydropower. The 18 turbine wind farm in Tarom county in northern Iran has a nominal capacity of generating 61 megawatt hours of power annually, the official IRNA news agency reported. “The wind farm in Tarom Sofla has been built in one year, using the latest technology in the world, at a cost of 86 million euros,” the report said. Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian attended the opening of the farm which is estimated to forestall the release of 110,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year. Turbines at the 60-megawatt ...
Double degree: Shanghai twins both headed for MIT to study theoretical physics
Post Date: 2018-08-27 08:06:26 by Tatarewicz
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SCMP... Twin brothers from Shanghai have been accepted into the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with full scholarships to pursue doctoral degrees in theoretical physics. Dong Zhihuan and Dong Zhiyu, 22, have studied in tandem from a young age, correcting each other’s homework from side-by-side desks, forging a love of physics by joining summer competitions together, and most recently completing undergraduate degrees in the subject at Fudan University. Now they have won two of some 45 places that MIT’s department of physics offers to doctoral candidates each year. “They applied to about eight to 10 universities, and they both got the same offer from ...
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