July 5 (NAP) -- The CH-53K King Super Stallion has completed its first phase of test flights from West Palm Beach, Fla. to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. as it transitions to its next test phase, Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday. The flight was over 800 miles with a total flight time of six hours and is the first of a planned series of long-range flight tests … [Read more...]
Hacker sets off emergency sirens overnight in Dallas
April 8 (UPI) -- Officials in Dallas said the city's emergency siren system was hacked Friday night, setting all 156 sirens blaring multiple times in the middle of the night. The city was forced to manually shut down the siren system, which is typically only used during weather emergencies such as a tornado threat. It will not be fully operational again until Sunday or … [Read more...]
The graphene from soybean oil, discovered by scientists to be viable soon
A discovery performed recently by a team of scientists from Australia through which the graphene (which is the most resistant material in the world) is obtained from the oil of soybeans will become 'viable from a commercial point of view', as announced the representatives of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The CSIRO researchers saluted … [Read more...]
Researchers discovered mans oldest ancestor by DNA study
An international team of researchers from UK, Germany, and China discovered the oldest ancestor of man, and probably a broad spectrum of another species, writes the BBC News. The researchers claim that it is about the fossilized remains of a creature of 540 million years. The microscopic marine animal is the earliest stage of the evolution which leads to fish and eventually to … [Read more...]
Devices connected to the Internet are potential targets of Hackers
The hackers no longer attack only the personal computers and the information systems of the organizations, but they are heading more and more on smartphones and of any electronic device connected to the internet, from video cameras, to TVs and even toys, writes the AFP. The experts gathered at the international forum of the cyber security (CIR) from Lille, in Northern France, … [Read more...]
Facebook wants to introduce advertising to Facebook Messenger
Facebook tests the introduction of advertising in the Messenger communication service, and the first simulations will take place in the following weeks in Thailand and Australia, write theverge.com and engadget.com. Announced a year ago on the social networks, this form of advertising has the role to make the users to interact more easily with the known brands on the messenger … [Read more...]
Elon Musk wants tunnels to resolve the traffic problem
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX moved his attention from space and the Mars to the Earth. He intends to build at least one road tunnel as a solution against the traffic, which he finds exasperating, and the works will begin in about a month according to what he wrote on Twitter. The billionaire caused amazement in December when he informed, through his Twitter account, that he … [Read more...]
Ronnie James Dio, on the stage of the Pollstar Awards, through his hologram
A hologram of the late vocalist Ronnie James Dio made its debut on an American scene on February 2, at The Novo in Los Angeles, California, at the 28th edition of the annual event Pollstar Awards. Created by Eyellusion, the appearance of the heavy metal music legend took place during the concert of Dio Disciples, which brings a tribute to Ronnie James Dio with the support from … [Read more...]