Новости за 25.01.2022

Scientists have developed a way to maximize hydrogen yields from biowaste, within few milliseconds. The method uses rapid photo-pyrolysis to produce hydrogen gas and solid conductive carbon from banana peels.

Kgotso Khumalo, the former mayor of JB Marks Local Municipality, continues to earn a councillor's salary despite being implicated in Covid-19 procurement corruption.

The Indian Air Force today released a series of behind-the-scenes videos of pilots preparing for the grandiose 75-jet flypast over Rajpath in Delhi tomorrow on Republic Day. The day marks the...

KLUANG: A non-governmental organisation recently donated 40 hampers to students at SMK Canossian Convent here.

A school building which had serious structural and fire safety defects was built in just 20 weeks, when the usual time to do so is 60 weeks, the High Court heard.

The great diversity of scientific techniques and methods used in the study of marine microplastics pollution limits the current knowledge of this serious environmental problem threatening our ecosystems.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 11.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a briefing after the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting for the year held in Abuja on Tuesday. Other parameters left unchanged are the Cash Reserve Ratio and Liquidity Ratio at 27.5 per…

The English Hotel, a 74-room boutique property, is affiliated with Marriott International and slated to open Feb. 22.

Artificial intelligence is being used for many extremely complex tasks. So why not use machine learning to study particle physics? As it turns out, this is not easy, because of some special mathematical properties of particle physics. But now, a neural network has been developed that can be used to study quark gluon plasma - the state of the universe after the Big Bang.

Mumbai's MBA graduate sells 'paan' for Rs 1 lakh

A new study has opened the door to a new approach to attacking herpesviruses. The study demonstrated that targeting 2 metal ion-dependent enzymes of human herpesviruses with 2 compounds, AK-157 and AK-166, can inhibit the replication of the virus. The finding provides new opportunities to developing agents against herpesviruses.

The gene of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with several processes related to memory and brain plasticity. Now, a new article reveals that it is easier to alter the cognitive activity through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in people with the genetic variant Val/Val for the BDNF gene.

All cells on Earth are enveloped in a fatty layer of lipids. Lipid membranes protect the content of the cells, including genetic information such as RNA and DNA. A new study reveals how lipids and RNA can directly interact and how this regulates RNA activity in unexpected ways. The study could help explain how RNA could be regulated in primordial or synthetic biological systems and lead to improvements in the design of RNA vaccines.

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique for producing perovskite photovoltaic materials on an industrial scale, which will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.

Tottenham have opened talks with Angers to sign highly-rated forward Mohamed-Ali Cho, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.  The recently-turned 18-year-old has emerged as one of the brightest attacking prospects in Ligue 1 after breaking through into the Angers senior side last season.  O’Rourke reports that Tottenham have now made an opening move to bring Cho […]

The Park University men's basketball team rallied behind their strong senior class against MidAmerica Nazarene University on Monday night, coming from behind to defeat the Pioneers, 84-80.

Sen. Mona Das’ proposal to lop a full percentage point off the state sales and use tax is, on a philosophical level, consistent with majority Democrats’ long-stated goal to make Washington’s tax system less burdensome on the poor. It’s also great politics for Das herself; she faces a tough reelection battle in South King County’s

A Georgia judge has approved Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ request for a special grand jury to aid in her investigation of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to hijack the state’s 2020 election results.

The decision means that now Willis will be able to subpoena witnesses to compel testimony, under…

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Age of Empires IV. WarCraft III: Reforged. Company of Heroes 3. The team at Blackbird Interactive has watched the recent return of the classic RTS games with interest - vested interest, in fact. Tasked by Korean developer Smilegate with transposing their Counter-Strike-style shooter Crossfire to the strategy genre, Blackbird believes it has identified a hole yet to be filled. A nostalgic need to be catered to.

We age in a variety of ways, both inside and out — here’s what we know about what happens in your golden years.

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The full story of the discovery of DNA’s double helix

Here’s a fun thought experiment; picture the amount of personal data you think tech companies keep on you. Now, realize it’s actually way more than that (hmm, maybe this isn’t that fun). Even as privacy and security become more talked about in consumer tech, the companies behind our favorite products are collecting…