Will Armed EPA Agents Come To Take Your Car Next?
Will Armed EPA Agents Come To Take Your Car Next?.....»»
Electrokinetic mining technology for recovering rare earth elements from weathering crusts
Rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy REEs (HREEs), are important in modern industry. However, the conventional mining technique applies excessive usage of ammonium-salt-based leaching agents to recover HREEs from ion-adsorption rare earth dep.....»»
Tiny bubbles boost alternative cancer therapy efficiency
Scientists from Skoltech, MIPT, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of RAS, and a number of other research centers have shown microbubbles made of a protein called albumin to be effective vehicles for the delivery of photodynamic agents—drugs used.....»»
Iranian regime "doubling down" on media manipulation in response to recent protests, analysis shows
The Iranian regime is "doubling down" on the manipulation of media in response to recent protests to create armed conflict between different ethnic groups, an expert has warned......»»
New research looks at intergenerational tensions, Gen Z as coming change agents
In her forthcoming book "Who Matters: How to Redefine Worth in Our Divided World," Michèle Lamont, professor of sociology and of African and African American studies and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, studies intergenerational.....»»
How a divided America splits on QAnon, racism and armed patrols at polling places
There is much talk about political violence in America these days. Garen Wintemute, a University of California, Davis, scholar who researches firearm violence, has recently led a nationwide survey research project on political violence. The Conversat.....»»
Three Macs stolen in armed robbery at Clarendon Apple Store
A man robbed the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia, at gunpoint on Wednesday, seizing three Macs.Apple Store ClarendonThe robbery took place after midday on Wednesday at the store, located at 2,700 Clarendon Blvd. The thief entered the sto.....»»
Decarbonize the military: Researchers urge armed forces to report emissions
Ahead of COP27, researchers are calling for the "massive" carbon footprint of the world's armed forces to be measured and managed, in an article published today in Nature......»»
Transition metal-doped iron oxide nanocrystals modulate MRI contrast performance
FDA-approved iron oxide nanocrystals (IONs) as negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are encountering challenges because of their low relaxation rate and coherent ferromagnetism. Although metal doping has been found as an efficien.....»»
The wild story of a party girl turned Ibiza drug mule, now a Netflix docuseries
Watching the police rifle through her suitcase after armed guards had pulled her aside at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport, Michaella McCollum’s heart jack-hammered in her chest at the sight of dozens of food packets, spread out neatly o.....»»
Arizona dealership group gets green light to pursue suit over raid by state AG
A federal judge in Phoenix has given the green light to Mark Enterprises to pursue a lawsuit against state attorney general agents after a raid in October 2019......»»
Tired of laundry folding? AI breaks the robot folding speed record
Two-armed method doesn't beat human speeds but leaves older folding robots in the dust. Enlarge / An ABB industrial robot folding a shirt using AUTOLAB's new "SpeedFolding" method. (credit: UC Berkeley AUTOLAB) While it's poss.....»»
Thrips show promise in controlling the invasive Brazilian peppertree in Florida
Brazilian peppertree thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) showed promise as biological control agents for invasive Brazilian peppertree populations in Florida according to a recent study published in Florida Entomologist......»»
The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled
When Zougba's husband fled the jihadist violence crippling Burkina Faso, she soon found herself with her young son, daughter and other women on the road in a mission to join him. After 10km, four armed men surged into view from the side of the road......»»
How Marketers Can Upskill for the AI Economy
From content creation to predictive analytics and digital voice agents — artificial intelligence can be a powerful marketing tool if you know how to use it. Continue reading........»»
Twitter is unable to catch and remove foreign agents in its ranks, whistleblower testifies
Twitter lacks the resources and motivation to search for and remove foreign intelligence threats within its operations even as it has received warnings of possible spies in its ranks, former head of security Peiter "Mudge" Zatko told lawmakers in his.....»»
How Nigerian students became "change agents" in solid waste management
Nigerian cities aren't managing solid waste effectively. Waste has to be managed all the way from generation to storage, collection, transport, recycling, treatment and disposal. But it is visible everywhere in the country's cities, presenting a majo.....»»
US agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact
Federal agents in Memphis have seized a potentially 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian artifact that was shipped in from Europe......»»
ABB tapping Taiwan EV charging pile market
Switzerland-based ABB is actively cooperating with commercial venues, car fleets, car sales agents, energy suppliers and local governments in Taiwan to install electric vehicle (EV) power charging piles around the country, according to Eva Hsu, super.....»»
Vets tackle jumbo tusk task on Pakistan zoo elephants
A team of international vets armed with specially-designed dentist drills began operating Wednesday on a pair of elephants "in incredible pain" at a colonial-era zoo in Pakistan......»»
DJI says its drones are designed for consumers after Russian general praises their military capabilities
The South China Morning Post reports that Army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, has been heaping praise on DJI's drones in his new book, writing that they have brought "a re.....»»