Новости за 12.07.2019

Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
With the maturing of the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) technology, it is highly desirable to develop colorful solar cells to satisfy the requirements of aesthetic purposes in applications including building integrated photovoltaics and wearable electronics. The broad optical absorption and the large absorption coefficient of perovskites normally lead to high-efficiency cells with dark-brow

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and water using only renewable energy. Water and energy production is deeply intertwined, says Wenbin Wang, a Ph.D. student in Peng Wang's labs at the University's Water Desalination and Reuse

Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2019
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth up to $4.7 million to integrate machine learning into intelligence gathering involving radio frequency signals. The technology will be used in platforms to decipher the signals, BAE said in a news release Monday. Signals intelligence, or SIGINT, provides to the military advanced signal location

Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Spaceflight reports it is providing mission management and rideshare integration services on an upcoming launch from the International Space Station (ISS) and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus launch vehicle. Spaceflight bought the capacity through an arrangement with Hypergiant SEOPS for a variety of customer spacecraft. In a unique arrangement, the spacecraft will be arriving at the ISS through

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2019
Future aircraft need to be lighter and hence more fuel-efficient. For this reason, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Gottingen has now tested two wing designs as part of an EU project. These types of wings have hitherto been impossible to manufacture. Alongside more fuel-efficient engines and higher-aspect-ratio wings, weight reduction is regar

Sydney (AFP) July 8, 2019
Facing a wobbly ally in the United States and an increasingly bellicose China, Australia's military strategists are cautiously debating whether the country needs to consider developing its own nuclear deterrent. For a long time, the country's defence forces had relatively little to worry about. A century-old alliance with the United States brought bankable security guarantees, while min

Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Ali Bramson clutched her neon pink umbrella as she trekked across the frozen lava that spilled from Amboy Crater in California's Mojave Desert. She and her fellow University of Arizona graduate students were tasked with identifying the boundaries of different eruptions of the extinct volcano, then unfurling their bright umbrellas to mark the spot. From an airplane overhead, her professor and ano

Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 11, 2019
Damage from two strong earthquakes that rattled Southern California on July 4 and July 5 - a magnitude 6.4 and a magnitude 7.1, respectively - can be seen from space. The epicenter of the quakes was near the city of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 7.1 quake was one of the largest to hit the region in some 40 year

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
November 8, 2018 was a dry day in Butte County, California. The state was in its sixth consecutive year of drought, and the county had not had a rainfall event producing more than a half inch of rain for seven months. The dry summer had parched the spring vegetation, and the strong northeasterly winds of autumn were gusting at 35 miles per hour and rising, creating red flag conditions: Any plann

Denver CO (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
PlanetiQ, the high-definition satellite-based weather forecasting and analytics company, has completed an $18.7 million Series B round of financing. New Science Ventures and AV8 Ventures co-led the investment round with participation from existing and new investors, Valo Ventures, Kodem Growth Partners, Access Venture Partners, Virginia Tech Innovation Fund, Hemisphere Ventures, Service Pr

Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Using nature's color palette from early Earth, Cornell University astronomers have created a cosmic "cheat sheet" in order to understand where discovered exoplanets may fall along their own evolutionary spectrum. Jack O'Malley-James, a research associate at the Carl Sagan Institute, and Lisa Kaltenegger, professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan Institute, co-authored "Expandin

Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 11, 2019
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that demonstrated record-high radiation stability and withstand gamma radiation of >6,000 Gy raising hopes for their stable operation on the near-earth orb

Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019
Japan's asteroid-circling probe successfully executed a second touchdown on Thursday, collecting another sample from the surface of the space rock. "The state of the spacecraft is normal and the touchdown sequence was performed as scheduled," the mission announced on Twitter. "Project Manager Tsuda has declared that the 2nd touchdown was a success!" Japan's space agency, JAXA, sh

Stitch Fix Inc. shares are up more than 5% in premarket trading Friday after Goldman Sachs analyst Heath Terry turned bullish on the company, which lets customers sign up to receive boxes of curated fashion items. "At StitchFix, we believe product innovation, operational efficiencies, and geographic expansion, combined with the increase in retail store closures (particularly in apparel) represent significant opportunities for further outperformance," wrote Terry, who upgraded the shares to buy... Читать дальше...

Just 18 months ago, Coutinho arrived at Barcelona as the final piece of their jigsaw and the heir to Andres Iniesta’s throne. The post Barca [...]

Memphis Grizzlies player Grayson Allen got massively trolled on Twitter after being ejected from a July 11 NBA Summer League game. Grayson committed not just one but two flagrant fouls during a single game.

Pernod Ricard has announced its latest raft of executive appointments, which include a new head of operations in South Asia.

Addressing rumours swirling around the former champions who have fallen far from their glorious past, Williams also dismissed speculation the team could switch from Mercedes to Renault engines.

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•  Nike and Adidas are the two leading athletic brands, and they're in tight competition.
• Nike said in 2019 that the year would bring more products and campaigns focused on women, including debuting plus-size mannequins and more women's clothing options. 
• Adidas is also in the midst of a multi-year strategy to focus on women and recently signed a deal with Beyonce.
• We visited flagship stores for Nike and Adidas to see whether Nike followed through on its goals —... Читать дальше...

It is understood the trial of the former first minister on charges of attempted rape and sexual assault will not begin until at least January.

BJP in Karnataka Friday decided to move its MLAs to a resort near here amid fears of poaching bid by the ruling Congress-JDS combine after Chief Minister H D Kumarasway announced he would seek a trust vote in the assembly despite the resignation by rebel legislators. Every one (BJP MLAs) felt that they should be together and come together to the assembly on Monday... I have said okay, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa told reporters in response to a question. The MLAs were likely to stay put at a resort on the outskirts of the city... Читать дальше...

Student loan debt has become a big topic over the last few years. Many people feel that having to repay large amounts of student debt after college is unfair and puts borrowers in a tough position to grow financially. Being debt-free is always going to be preferable, but I’m actually here to confess that I […]

The Bombay High Court has released a 22-year-old woman, rescued from a prostitution racket and kept at a correctional facility for a year, saying she cannot be kept in the protection home against her wish as she was an adult. In a judgement passed Thursday, Justice S S Shinde held it was "imperative" to note that in the absence of her willingness, an adult victim cannot be kept in a correction facility. The court was hearing a petition filed by a woman from Pandharpur in Maharashtra, challenging... Читать дальше...