You’ve seen them a million times. You might be wearing one right now. But do you know how they work to block a potentially virus-carrying respiratory blob?
The Physics of the N95 Face Mask
You’ve seen them a million times. You might be wearing one right now. But do you know how they work to block a potentially virus-carrying respiratory blob?
Sony, Nintendo and more are skipping Gamescom this year
2022 has been an interesting year for gaming so far. What was once looking to be one of the most stacked years ever, 2022 has slowly become a more standard year for the industry, with many big titles being pushed back to 2023. Whether due to this or not, a number of publishers have announced …
Uber brings back Pool option in certain cities
Uber said that its UberX Share will be an option for riders in New York and other cities, with the plans to expand the initiative to even more cities this summer.
How to Prevent and Treat Face Mascne
Just in case you needed more to worry about, mask-related acne is also breaking out nationwide. Here's how to get it under control.
Indonesia’s Protelindo Owner Weighing $1 Billion Stake Sale
PT Sarana Menara Nusantara is considering selling a minority stake in its telecommunication tower unit PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia and is seeking as much as $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Striking South Korean truckers target chips, put brakes on port activity
Entering its fourth day, the strike protesting soaring fuel costs halved production at Hyundai Motor Co's biggest factory complex on Thursday and has disrupted shipments for a range of companies including steelmaking giant POSCO . Container traffic at ports has also slowed sharply.
NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts
The company plans to build and launch its own rockets from this site.Decades of disappointment The development of an Australian launch capability will be a big step for the countrys space industry.In the 1960s, Australias launch facilities at Woomera in South Australia were used as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation ELDO project.In 1967, Australia became the fourth nation in the world to launch a domestic-built satellite from its own territory.
South Korean truckers broaden strike action to chips; Hyundai output slides
The truckers plan to stop shipments of raw materials for semiconductors that are produced in Ulsan, Park Jeong-tae, a senior truckers union official, told Reuters on Friday. Samsung Electronics Co and SK Hynix, two of the world's biggest memory chip makers, declined to comment.
Outsourcing Company iEnergizer’s Owners Weighing Sale
iEnergizer Ltd., the digital content and business process outsourcing company, said it’s in preliminary talks about a potential sale to buyout firm Baring Private Equity Asia.
The real cost of Amazon
"It’s like I’m risking my life for a dollar" — what the struggle Amazon workers face during the pandemic says about the future of work in America.
Poor Network, Low Speed Plagues 92% of India Mobile Phone Users
More than nine out of 10 mobile phone users in India complained of poor wireless connectivity, while two-thirds struggle with disrupted digital payments on older 3G and 4G networks, according to a local survey.
New restaurant Hemlig is a culinary love letter to Scandinavian food
New restaurant Hemlig is a culinary love letter to Scandinavian food
Singapore is a global city that is home to many well-travelled citizens – yet, for many of us, our sole impression of Scandinavia is their "easy to put together furniture"
Scientists discovere how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus replication
The viral replication cycle is crucial for a virus to spread inside the body and cause disease. Focusing on that cycle in the hepatitis A virus (HAV), UNC School of Medicine scientists discovered that replication requires specific interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and a group of enzymes called TENT4 poly(A) polymerases.
Study: Polar bears of Greenland shed light on future of the species in warming world
A new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice, according to a new study by the University of Washington. This small, genetically distinct group of polar bears could be important to the future of the species in a warming world.
