Years Of Chinese Air Pollution Data Captured In Swirling Charts
Xiaoji Chen set out to find patterns in the air pollution that plagues Chinese cities. Using data from the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, she created spirals that reveal the annual...
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Video of 《网信精神》The People’s Republic of China is a major force on the internet. Their cyber warriors hack American companies, American newspapers, and American weather satellites. When not hacking...
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China's Endangered 'Magic Rabbit' Photographed For The First Time In 20 Years
Clinging To A PrecipiceLi WeidongIn remote northwest China, the cliffs of the Tian Shan mountains provide the last holdout for the Ili pika, a tiny rabbit relative with a shrinking habitat.The Ili pika...
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U.S. Arrests Chinese Professor For Stealing Acoustic Secrets
Tianjin UniversityLawrence Wang, via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0On Saturday, the United States arrested Hao Zhang, a professor at China’s Tianjin University, as he landed in Los Angeles. The charges...
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Anti-Cheating Drone Will Hover Over Test-Takers In China
Anti Cheating DroneECNSExams are stressful, so it’s understandable that some people would want to circumvent the hard work of studying by instead cheating. For students taking the national university...
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Tomorrow's Battlefield Will Be Much Broader Than Today's
In SpaceGraham MurdochMore than 1,200 active satellites circle the globe; the lifeblood of modern military operations flows through many of them. In May, the U.S. Air Force announced a $5 billion...
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What Weapons Would China Use In World War III?
Today, Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War, is coming out. By August Cole and Eastern Arsenal's very own P.W. Singer, it's a novel about what might happen if the brewing Cold War between the...
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Is War With China Avoidable?
Fans in High Placesghostfleetbook.comAuthor Peter W. Singer presents a dead tree copy (presumably signed) of Ghost Fleet to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus.1) What is Ghost Fleet about? What does...
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Air Pollution Made Disastrous Floods In China Worse
SmogBriYYZ/FlickrAir pollution in Shanghai in 2008.Two years ago, severe floods in central China triggered landslides, washed out roads and houses, and killed 200 people. And according to a recent...
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Engineered Yeast Produces Viper Venom
Traditional snake venom extractionKalyan Varma via Wikimedia CommonsPut snake genes in yeast and what do you get? Believe it or not, you get a blood-clot-fighting medicine based on snake venom,...
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Massive Explosion In Tianjin, China
Explosion in TianjinScreenshot by author, from YouTubeUpdate 3:35pm 8/14/2015Half an hour before the blast, firefighters were on site, battling a blaze. While the cause of both the fire and the blast...
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Huawei Beats Apple In Announcing A Phone That Weighs Objects With Force Touch
Huawei Mate STwitter / The VergeHuawei's Force Touch will allow you to weigh small objects with your phoneThe Huawei Mate S phone has been announced at IFA 2015, Europe's biggest tech show. Along with...
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China Wants To Be First To Land On Lunar Far Side
Chang'e 3 lunar landerChina National Space AdministrationThe Chang'e 4 spacecraft, destined for the far side of the moon, is similar in design to the first Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon (shown...
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Thunder Power Sedan Is Taiwan's Take On The Tesla Model S
Tesla Motors is currently the go-to machine for those looking to add electrified style and performance in their life. Other automakers have, of course, noticed and now more offerings are on their way....
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Brilliant 10: Alex Halderman Strengthens Democracy Using Software
Alex HaldermanAlexander WellsIn 2010, the District of Columbia decided to test its online absentee voter system. So officials held a mock election and challenged the public to do their best to hack it....
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LM-6 Rocket's First Launch Brings 20 Satellites Into Space
LM-6 Maiden Flight=GT at China Defense ForumThe LM-6's first flight on September 19, in Taiyuan, north central China, was a complete success, with the deployment of all 20 satellites.On September 19,...
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China Will Launch Cap-And-Trade Program To Limit Carbon Emissions
Flickr user Day DonaldsonXi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, arrived at the White House for an official State Visit on September 25.President Xi Jinping of China announced today...
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Facebook CEO Tells U.N. That Global Internet Should Start In Refugee Camps
Mark Zuckerberg/ FacebookFacebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke before the United Nations Saturday to stress global internet connectivity as a means of eliminating poverty.Saturday's assembly...
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Iraq Flies Chinese-Made Drones
CH-4=GT at China Defense ForumThis CH-4 drone is carrying two satellite guided bombs on its inner pylons, and two Blue Arrow 7/9 anti-tank missiles on the outer pylons. The CH-4's electro-optical...
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