Turning a Cargo Ship Into a Helicopter Carrier
According to a Forbes report, China has done an astounding thing, they have turned a cargo ship into a helicopter carrier.
Let's take look at the plan.
How did it happen?
In a creative—some might say desperate—bid...
How Falling Behind in the ‘Infection Race’ Effects Non COVID Nations
Some 10 countries in the world remain unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic. But as the world falls apart they don't know how to survive even though they aren't infected.
BBC investigated how these countries are...
Super Spreading Events Bust the Notion of COVID19 Transmission
Researchers say super spreading events are driving this pandemic.
Transmission seems to depend on individual infectivity rather than just infection potential of the virus.
These events suggest that it can occur anywhere and...
[Watch] The Mississippi Flows Backward As Hurricane Laura Hits
Hurricane Laura was so powerful that it pushed the Mighty Mississippi River flow backwards, reports Fox News.
River flow backwards
The unique occurrence happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday in Arabi, a suburb of New Orleans. Chris...
World’s First COVID19 & Flu Differentiator Test Launched
In a major development, Clinical diagnostics company Novacyt, one of many healthcare companies whose shares have surged during the pandemic, launched a test on Thursday to differentiate between COVID-19 and common winter diseases like...
18th Century Shipwreck A Floating Gin Palace?
Russian scuba divers spot hundreds of glass bottles of gin and other spirits from an enigmatic 18th-century shipwreck discovered in the Baltic Sea two years ago, says an article published in Diver Net.
Artefacts from...
How Human Pathogens Survive & Infect Astronauts in Space
These bacteria are out of this world, human pathogens on the international space station, writes Rachel Sidebottom for Schaechter.
With the launch of Crew Dragon by SpaceX, space exploration is once again in the...
[Watch] The bleached Australian Reef and a Covid Challenge
Coral bleaching was detected in a usually healthy reef off Australia's north-western coast earlier this year.
But due to Covid lockdown rules, the discovery presented scientists with a challenge: how could they survey the reef...
CMI, CCS & RINA To Collaborate on New Bunker Fuels
China Merchants Industry enters in a technological partnership with Italian Classification Society RINA and China Classification Society (CCS) to develop new bunker fuels, reports Manifold Times.
About the agreement and the ceremony
Technical cooperation framework agreement
China...
Kawasaki Launches Next Generation LNG-fuelled Car Carrier
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha started construction of the next generation LNG-fuelled car carrier.
The vessel is estimated to be completed within the 2020 fiscal year.
The main engine is a dual-fuel diesel engine ME-GI...