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Jul 5, 2021

The Scandinavian way to zero-carbon construction

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Cities like Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen are working to clean up one of the world’s most high-emission industries.

Jul 5, 2021

Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon boss

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Jeff Bezos leaves his role as CEO of the tech giant on Monday — exactly 27 years after he founded it.


As Bezos leaves his role as CEO, those who have worked with him ponder the lessons learned.

Jul 5, 2021

Ultra-Realistic Hand Scans

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A Founder of 3D Scan Store has shown a re-rendered version of one of the realistic hand scans.

Jul 5, 2021

A residue-free approach to water disinfection using catalytic in situ generation of reactive oxygen species

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Despite its biocidal properties, the use of hydrogen peroxide is still limited in the context of water disinfection. Here an approach is disclosed based on the generation of H2O2 in situ by means of an AuPd catalyst, which can compete with chlorination methods by generating a highly reactive radical flux.

Jul 4, 2021

This VTOL Aircraft Flies Without Any Blades!

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The J-2000 VTOL flying vehicle doesn’t use any blades, instead it uses a quiet “fluidic propulsion system,” the future of flying vehicles.

Jul 4, 2021

Microsoft Tells Users to Switch Off Printer Spooling to Protect Against Zero-Day Exploit

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The PrintNightmare zero-day is being actively exploited.

Jul 4, 2021

ISIS in Afghanistan Remains ‘Serious Threat’

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ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan, could soon “reconstitute capability,” said the US State Department’s John T. Godfrey.

Jul 3, 2021

Video shows fire in Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline rupture

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Saturday, July 3, 2021 6:10AM

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters.

Jul 2, 2021

Aphelion Day 2021: Here’s when the Earth will be furthest from the Sun

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About two weeks after the summer solstice, the Earth reaches the spot in its orbit where it’s furthest from the sun.


This once-a-year phenomenon might be too bright to see with a naked eye, but this week we’ll be at Earth’s farthest point in orbit.

Jul 2, 2021

Russian Hackers Are Trying to Brute-Force Hundreds of Networks

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While SolarWinds rightly drew attention earlier this year, Moscow’s Fancy Bear group has been on a password-guessing spree this whole time.