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Inspired by Ukraine war, Taiwan launches drone blitz to counter China
TAIPEI In the summer of 2022, just months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan’s president gathered senior officials from her ruling party in downtown Taipei. On the agenda: How was Ukraine, in its war with Russia, successfully offsetting the advantages of a much more powerful foe? President Tsai Ing-wen was given an internal 77-page briefing report via PowerPoint. …
How a California Disaster Inspired the First Earth Day
Happy Earth Day. As you probably know, April 22 is a day set aside for appreciating the environment and demonstrating support for laws that protect it. The tradition dates back to the first Earth Day in 1970, which led to the passage of landmark environmental legislation in the United States. It was a momentous event …
‘Breaking Bad’ inspired Boston-area researcher to seek poisons
Ishtiaq Ali Saaem became interested in acquiring ricin and convallatoxin, a poison found in lily of the valley plants, after watching “Breaking Bad,” prosecutors say BOSTON — The former head of advanced research at a Boston-area biotechnology company told investigators he was inspired by the television show “Breaking Bad” when he tried to obtain the …
New movie ‘Breaking News in Yuba County’ inspired by CA county
While the flick was not actually filmed in the area, Yuba County is the namesake of the movie starring Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, and Awkwafina, just to name a few. YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — Breaking News in Yuba County! No, that’s not just a clickbait headline. It’s the title of a new movie set to …
Detectives Hope New Technology Can Break Cold Case That Inspired ‘Amber Alerts’ – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Jan. 13 marks 25 years since 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was kidnapped and killed in Arlington, inspiring the nationwide Amber Alert system for missing and endangered children. Police still working the case decades later announced plans Wednesday to submit items of evidence originally obtained in the investigation to new forensic testing that may yield a more …
Water Filtration Method Inspired by Our Body
A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies, such as desalination plants, breathable and protective fabrics, and carbon capture in gas separations. The research team, led by Manish Kumar in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University …
Abounding in Technology and Inspired by an Expanded Mission, New Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Opens in Downtown Dallas
DALLAS, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The highly anticipated Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum opens to the public today, a dream 40 years in the making with an expanded mission to educate students and the public about the history of the Holocaust, human rights, and the ethical responsibility for all humanity to combat prejudice, hatred, …
Tiffany Francis-Baker: How forests shaped our literary heritage and inspired a nation
Image copyright Forestry Commission Image caption Bellever Woods, Devon Tiffany Francis-Baker sits on a mossy tree trunk in the soft golden light of a woodland glade, discussing the role of forests in the British psyche. “The woods are a scary place often in old fairytale literature,” says the writer-in-residence at the Forestry Commission. “You didn’t …
Norway mosque attack suspect ‘inspired by Christchurch and El Paso shootings’ | World news
The suspected gunman in an attack on a mosque in Norway on Saturday was inspired by recent white extremist attacks in New Zealand and the US, online posts suggest. Police in Norway have so far only said the attack in Baerum, a town 20km from Oslo, the capital, will be investigated as a possible act …
