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Monday, August 28, 2017

Oil and Water Combine Together under High Pressure


We all know that Oil and water are famed for not mixing, but scientists have now discovered they can be forced to combine under special conditions.
 A new study suggests that some oily molecules, which normally repel water, can be made to dissolve in the liquid when the two substances are squeezed together under extreme pressure.

Researchers applied high pressure to tiny containers filled with water and methane, creating conditions similar to those found on the ocean floor or inside the planets Uranus and Neptune. Under a microscope, hydrophobic methane appears as large droplets in water at normal pressure, similar to oil, demonstrating that the substances do not mix. However, the team found the droplets disappeared at high pressures, indicating that the methane had dissolved.

Edinburgh University researchers used a diamond anvil to apply pressures of up to 20,000 Bars to the methane and water molecules - twenty times greater than the pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the deepest part of the world's oceans.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

iPhone 8 Creating Worldwide Shortage of DRAM & NAND chips

Component orders for the iPhone 8 are creating a worldwide shortage of DRAM and NAND chips, with competitors struggling to secure their own supplies, says a report.

Some competitors are placing orders well before they need the chips, others are paying premiums to ensure a supply and - in the worst of cases - may even be forced to reduce the specs of their phones if they are unable to buy the chips they need ...

Reuters reports that even large companies like LG are being forced to act. 'After the supply shortages emerged we brought forward our procurement decisions ... to ensure a stable supply, smartphone and personal computer maker LG said in a statement, adding it had pushed up quarterly purchase decisions by about a month.

Dortmund Invite Offers As Chelsea, Liverpool And Man City Target Aubameyang

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has invited interested clubs to make a formal offer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gabon international has been heavily linked with a move away from Signal Iduna Park with the likes of Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City all credited with an interest in signing the prolific attacker.

The Bundesliga side remain hopeful of holding on to their star forward, but Watzke will consider realistic offers.

"We will listen to it when a club is willing to show its appreciation for Aubameyang in a financial way as well," Watzke told Bild.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

'He Is A Top Player!' - Swansea Will Move for Chelsea Captain John Terry


Swansea City will make an attempt to sign Chelsea captain John Terry, manager Paul Clement has confirmed.

Clement revealed last month he would explore the possibility of signing the 36-year-old if his side secured Premier League safety, which they have now done after Hull City's relegation.

Terry, who is leaving Chelsea after 22 years when his contract expires, insisted no decision had been made and stated that retirement could even be an option in the aftermath of the dramatic 4-3 win over Watford - a match in which he scored the opening goal.

"The fact is I know John, he is a top player and a free agent," Clement, who has previously worked with Terry while at Chelsea in numerous coaching roles, told reporters.

"So it would only be sensible to have a discussion with him to see if he would be interested.

Transformers: The Last Knight Final Trailer



Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.

Watch video on Youtube: here

Trump's Popularity Keeps Sinking




Trump's approval which was assumed to have a lower limit of 40%, has now cracked that floor.

His latest average approval rating is at 39.9% according to Nate Silver's Fivethirtyeight website.

Worse, 48% of Americans would support his impeachment.

These polls were conducted before the bombshell announcements of the past 2 days.

Putin Offers Transcript of Trump🏻 Meeting with Lavrov



Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is ready to provide US Congress with a transcript of the talks between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Speaking at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, Putin said the transcript could be provided if the White House agreed.

Putin denied reports that Trump shared intelligence in the meeting, describing the media reports on the issue as "political schizophrenia."

"We are prepared to go there and explain our point of view to Congress if necessary," he said.

Extremely Rare ‘T. Rex’ Ant Found Alive for First Time



For the first time, an extremely rare ant has been seen alive. Tyrannomyrmex rex (T. rex for short) had eluded scientists since 2003, when entomologist Fernando Fernández revealed that a single dead ant from Malaysia represented a never-before-seen ant genus. The ant’s tiny mandibles reminded Fernández of the stubby arms of Tyrannosaurus rex and other carnivorous dinosaurs.

In the years since, only a handful of Tyrannomyrmex ants have been found in India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and probably the Philippines, all of them deceased and incidentally collected from leaf litter.

But after digging in the dirt in a Singapore forest, National Geographic Young Explorer and entomologist Mark Wong has found the first recorded live colony of T. rex ants—revealing crucial details about the species, as well as additional mysteries. 

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia: Marcelo The Unlikely Hero After Ronaldo Misses Penalty




Marcelo proved an unlikely hero as Real Madrid snatched a wonderful and dramatic 2-1 win over Valencia at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The full-back fired home with four minutes of normal time to spare after Dani Parejo had cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's 20th LaLiga goal of the season. Also, Ronaldo saw a spot-kick saved by Diego Alves for the third time in four attempts

The result puts Madrid back to the top of the table, three points above champions Barcelona ahead of their derby match with Espanyol later on Saturday.

Highlights: here

Fast & Furious' To Receive MTV Generation Award



Fast & Furious will receive the Generation Award at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards on May 7, marking the first time the award show will give the honor to a film franchise rather than an individual actor.

Fast & Furious star and producer Vin Diesel will accept the award alongside his co-stars Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Jordan Brewster.

Giving further attention to the Fast & Furious franchise, J Balvin, Pitbull and Camila Cabello will perform their The Fate of the Furious single "Hey Ma" at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. This will be the song's first televised performance since its release in March.

Turkish Authorities Block Wikipedia Without Giving Reason



Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason why.

Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror". Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks.

The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). People in Istanbul were unable to access any pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Google and Facebook Scammed Out Of $100M


Google and Facebook Scammed Out Of $100M but say that money was recovered:



Google and Facebook were scammed out of a total of $100M by a crook sending fake invoices purporting to be from Taiwanese server supplier Quanta Computer, reports Fortune. The scam was allegedly carried out by a Lithuanian man, Evaldas Rimasauskas.

Google said that all of its money has been recovered, while Facebook said this was true of ‘the bulk’ of its funds, but questions are still being asked of both organisations …

While $100M is not a large sum in the context of the balance sheets of either company, and the bulk of the money was in any case recovered, former Securities & Exchange Commission head Mary Jo White says that this doesn't necessarily eliminate the need to report the incident.

U.S. Announces Additional $30m Aid For North East



The US Embassy said in statement on Friday that the additional funding would bring the total U.S. humanitarian contribution in Nigeria to more than $298m since October 2015.

The funding, according to it, is in response to dire humanitarian crisis in the North East as a result of years of brutality by Boko Haram and other militant groups.

"This new funding will support the UN World Food Programme in Nigeria, which is providing critical food assistance, nutrition support, and vouchers that can be used to buy food where local markets are functional," the statement read in part.