A catalytic converter theft that"s the wurst
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was victimized during a stop in Las Vegas this month......»»
Grand Theft Auto V finally coming to next-gen consoles this fall
Rockstar announced the release date of Grand Theft Auto V for next-gen, along with the reveal of GTA Online and Red Dead Online updates planned for summer 2021......»»
Intel applied machine learning to GTA V, and it looks too real
The researchers’ work centers on enhancing the realism of synthetic images – in this instance, taking Grand Theft Auto V and making it look realistic......»»
Clingy copper ions contribute to catalyst slowdown
Heavy-duty diesel trucks on the road today are equipped with aftertreatment systems that include selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology using urea solution as a reducing agent to curtail harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from engine exha.....»»
Github reverses takedown of reverse-engineered GTA source code
Identical fork is restored after DMCA counterclaim. Shots from the reverse-engineered version of Grand Theft Auto III showing off the graphical improvements over the 2002 original......»»
Which video game franchise has collectively sold the most copies?
Madden NFL, Mario, Grand Theft Auto or Pokémon?.....»»
7 things you didn’t know a video doorbell could do
Video doorbells let you see who is at your door and serve as a line of defense against package theft, but they can do a lot more than that......»»
Multidisciplinary cooperation leads to catalysts that are up to 50 times more effective
A team of chemists and physicists at Utrecht University has succeeded in designing a new type of catalyst. By combining two metals with atomic precision they created a highly effective catalytic material. The team, led by Prof. Petra de Jongh (Chemis.....»»
You can now get Amazon groceries delivered inside your garage
Amazon wants to make grocery deliveries more convenient and protect them from theft and bad weather by bringing them straight into customers' garages. The move comes as the company tries to expand its grocery business......»»
How Faulty Software Landed Dozens of UK Postmasters In Prison
The Associated Press reports: In a ruling that reversed one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, 39 people who ran local post offices had their convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting overturned Friday because o.....»»
Post Office Workers Convicted of Theft Due To Faulty Software Have Names Cleared
Britain's Court of Appeals has cleared a group of 42 sub-postmasters and postmistresses for theft, fraud and false accounting. They were convicted, with some imprisoned, after the Post Office installed faulty software in the branches where these offi.....»»
NYC Gig Workers Are Organizing Against Rampant E-Bike Theft and Assault
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A massive procession of gig workers riding e-bikes with food coolers strapped to their backs protested in streets of Manhattan on Wednesday with a growing set of grievances: wage theft, no access.....»»
Video: Was your catalytic converter stolen? Here"s why
Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they're one of the greatest environmental inventions of all time......»»
Potential-dependent switch aids water-splitting using cobalt-oxide catalysts
Using abundant cobalt and a unique experimental approach to probe ways to speed a sluggish catalytic reaction to harvest hydrogen from water, researchers from Boston College and Yale University discovered a mechanistic switch in the oxygen evolution.....»»
New study reveals charge transfer at interface of spinel oxide and ceria during carbon monoxide oxidation
A recent study has unveiled the reason behind the exceptional catalytic performance of non-noble metal-base mixed catalysts. This is thanks to a new synthetic strategy for the production of cube-shaped catalysts that could further simplify the struct.....»»
The role of hydrophobic molecules in catalytic reactions
Electrochemical processes could be used to convert CO2 into useful starting materials for industry. To optimize the processes, chemists are attempting to calculate in detail the energy costs caused by the various reaction partners and steps. Research.....»»
High index surfaces-exposed nanodendrites as ORR electrocatalyst
Alloying is a general and efficient strategy to boost the catalytic activity of Pt catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) through electronic and geometric effects. Besides, high-index surfaces (HISs) of Pt also exhibit superior ORR activity.....»»
Enantioselective synthesis of indole derivatives
Indoles, and structures derived from them, are a component of many natural substances, such as the amino acid tryptophan. A new catalytic reaction produces cyclopenta[ b ] indoles—frameworks made of three rings that are joined at the edges—very s.....»»
Wisk Aero sues Archer Aviation for alleged patent infringement, trade secret theft
Wisk Aero, the air mobility company borne out of a joint venture between Kitty Hawk and Boeing, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Archer Aviation alleging patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. Wisk claims in the lawsuit that Archer per.....»»
Ancient atmospheric oxygen sleuthing with ocean chromium
Found in jewelry, car parts, pigments, and industrial chemical reactions, the metal chromium and its compounds are often employed for their color, finish, and anti-corrosive and catalytic properties. Currently, geoscientists and paleoceanographers fr.....»»
Grand Theft Auto V returns to Xbox Game Pass and it’s coming to the cloud
Grand Theft Auto V is returning to Xbox Game Pass and will be available to play via the cloud......»»