Новости за 12.02.2020

Arizona-based Nikola Corporation has just unveiled the latest electric pickup truck on the market to rival Tesla, Ford, and Rivian, announcing the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck with an estimated range of 600 miles. The pickup truck will be available in hydrogen fuel-cell electric (FCEV) or battery electric (BEV) version, and will make its first appearance at Nikola World 2020 in Phoenix expected in September 2020, the company said in a statement. The Badger will have an estimated range of 600 miles... Читать дальше...

Hydrogen is often touted as a green and nearly inexhaustible source of clean energy. The first element of the periodic table burns completely clean, leaving nothing behind but water vapor. This makes it extremely enticing and sellable as a fuel source option for a decarbonized future economy. However, the reality is much more complex and much less green. Hydrogen power is nothing new, and is already used in industrial processes such as ammonia production, in refineries and as a feedstock for chemicals. Читать дальше...

A pasta manufacturing company had purchased an under-construction building for its headquarter which comprised seven office floors and a commercial story. Based on new physical planning, they came to us for the design of this building while its steel structure was in the final stage. 

Robert Farley

History, Americas

Amazing.

Key Point: Built in 1904, the USS Mississippi would get its first missiles in 1952. This battleship saw many conflicts before finally being decommissioned.

In 1904, the United States laid down USS Mississippi (BB-23), second of her name and the first of a class of two pre-dreadnoughts intended to stem the growth in naval construction costs. Congress, embittered by the cost of the six Connecticut-class battleships, limited the Mississippi’s to 13,000 tons... Читать дальше...

1. Mysterious 'fast radio bursts' from deep space repeat themselves every 16 days  Space.com
2. Mysterious radio signal from space is repeating every 16 days  CNN
3. Unexplained deep space signal discovered repeating with a peculiar rhythm  CNET
4. New pattern uncovered in mysterious 'fast radio bursts' from deep space  Livescience.com
5. A Fast Radio Burst 500 Million Light Years Away Is Repeating Every 16 Days. Here’s What We Know  Forbes
6. View full coverage on Google... Читать дальше...

The official Dota 2 account on Twitter announced today that the developers have banned over 40,000 players for “abusing matchmaking,” but it’s still not clear what exactly that means. Kotaku has reached out to Valve for more context on what led to this massive wave of bannings and has yet to hear back. More »

Facebook is letting users test out a beta version of its upcoming redesign, which is slated for a full rollout later this year. You can enable the new look by logging into Facebook and selecting “See Facebook Beta” at the top of your news feed—the option may not be available to everyone, though.

For much of the past decade, millions of schoolchildren across the United States have had to spend part of their class time at the beginning of each year running “active shooter drills,” learning how to duck and hide if a heavily armed gunman ever storms their campus. Meanwhile, their parents—who grew up in a world…

LANCASTER, Ohio – Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's and women's bowling got third place finishes for Justin Brown (FR/Urbana, Ohio) and Hailey O'Leary at the Muskie Mash, hosted at Tiki Lanes by Muskingum University.

CHICAGO --- St. Ambrose University gained the most fall sports all-academic selections when the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference released all 388 awardees representing each of the 15 member schools that garnered the distinction this past season.  The Fighting Bees' program totaled 57 recipients and also led the way in the sports of men's soccer and women's volleyball with 15 and 17 spots, respectively.

The tech giant believes that Trump’s personal grievances with Jeff Bezos influenced the Pentagon to go with Microsoft for cloud computing. Can it convince the court to depose U.S. officials?