New leak says the Huawei P40 Pro will offer 50x zoom, 40W wireless charging
Source: Ishan Agarwal on Twitter Huawei's highly-anticipated P40 series flagship phones will finally make their global debut at an online-only event this Thursday. Ahead of the event, leaker Ishan Agarwal has shed more light on the key features of the two Huawei P40 series phones. Exclusive: #HUAWEIP40Pro ->-6.58"-Leica Ultra Vision…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
Jianruiying, the Special Forces of the Qing Dynasty: An Introduction
Introduction This is the story of the Jianruiying, a small elite unit of specially selected Manchu soldiers under the Qing dynasty. They were trained to overcome rough terrain, obstacles, and rivers in order to commence special attacks towards fortifications. In some ways, they are comparable to today's special forces. Background story: The…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
Turkey detains five Kurdish mayors as crackdown continues
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained mayors of five municipalities in Kurdish-majority areas on Monday as part of a widening government crackdown against the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the party’s co-leader said. Mithat Sancar told reporters security forces had besieged municipality buildings in the southeastern province of Batman, as…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
A milestone in ultrafast gel fabrication from unconventional self-healing noble metal gels
Ultrafast Gel Fabrication. Credit: Ran DU et al. Matter 2020. Electrocatalysis is extensively involved in many important energy-related processes such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for fuel cells, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for green hydrogen production, and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for metal-air batteries. Noble metal aerogels…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
Australian divisions over coronavirus put pressure on PM
By Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) - On the burning question of whether Australian schools should close as coronavirus cases increase, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was adamant: "Children should go to school."Morrison emerged from a special meeting of state and territory leaders on Sunday evening to urge parents to keep children in…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
MH17 trial briefly resumes in near empty courtroom
By The Associated PressMon., March 23, 2020timer1 min. readTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple murder for their alleged roles in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 resumed briefly Monday as the presiding judge read out a number of preliminary…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
MH17 trial briefly resumes in near empty courtroom
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple murder for their alleged roles in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 resumed briefly Monday as the presiding judge read out a number of preliminary decisions. The courtroom was almost empty due…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
The Mom Who Took on Purdue Pharma for Its OxyContin Marketing
Stories Firehose All Popular Polls Deals Submit Search Slashdot Login or Sign up Topics: Devices Build Entertainment Technology Open Source Science YRO Follow us: RSS Facebook Google+ Twitter Newsletter Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! Nickname: Password: Public Terminal Forgot your…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020
The Mom Who Took on Purdue Pharma for Its OxyContin Marketing
Twenty-nine-year-old Jill Carol Skolek was a single mom in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. April 29, 2002, was the first time her 6-year-old son, Brian, had come back from school and didn't her waiting for him at the bus stop near their house. When Brian got home he discovered his mother in…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020