Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design at Virginia Tech…
December 10, 2019
The motivations for using biology as inspiration to engineering vary based on the project, but for Ling Li, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, the combination of flexibility and protection seen in the chiton mollusk was all the motivation necessary.
Was FBI Director Wray given a different report?…
December 10, 2019
I don’t know what report current Director of the FBI Christopher Wray was reading, but it sure wasn’t the one given to me. With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI, which is badly broken despite having some of the greatest men & women working there!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2019
FBI Knew ‘Pee Tape’ Was Spurious, Didn’t Tell Trump…
December 10, 2019
The allegation that the Russians had recorded Trump watching prostitutes performing a "golden showers (urination) show" on a bed in a Moscow hotel room once occupied by President Obama and wife Michelle was perhaps the most salacious claim made in the Steele dossier... The IG report states that the FBI knew the story was unverified sometime in January 2017.
Democrats unveil impeachment articles, as White House slams ‘baseless and partisan’ effort…
December 10, 2019
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham slammed the announcement as part of Democrats' bid to "overturn the votes" of 63 million Americans who supported Trump in 2016. "Today, in a baseless and partisan attempt to undermine a sitting President, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats announced the pre-determined outcome of their sham impeachment – something they have been seeking since before President Trump was inaugurated," she said in a statement.
Republicans react:
Instagram influencer sentenced to 14 years for violent plot to steal domain name. It involved holding the domain owner at gunpoint…
December 10, 2019
Elon Musk is driving Tesla’s Cybertruck prototype around Los Angeles…
December 10, 2019
Elon Musk took the Cybertruck to Nobu in LA over the weekend pic.twitter.com/79IUyFDxAS
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) December 9, 2019
General Flynn Updates His Twitter Background…
December 10, 2019
The Most Innovative Jobs In The U.S. Are Clustering In A Handful of Cities…
December 10, 2019
The innovation sector accounts for 3% of U.S. jobs, but generates 6% of the country’s GDP, a quarter of its exports and two-thirds of business R&D expenditures. The industries, such as software, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, consist of workers with degrees such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The report found that job gains in the innovation sector are becoming highly concentrated to a handful of "superstar" metropolitan areas. Boston, San Francisco , San Jose, Seattle and San Diego captured more than 90% of all new jobs in the innovation sector from 2005 to 2017. These cities' share of the nation’s innovation sector employment increased from 17.6% to 22.8% during this period.
Walmart is rolling out a driverless vehicle to deliver groceries that has no seating for drivers or passengers…
December 10, 2019
The R2 was developed by the robotics company Nuro. Walmart will roll out the R2 and autonomous Toyota Priuses in the Houston area next year as part of a pilot program, Walmart said Tuesday.
‘Ludicrous Optics’: House Democrats Praise Trump’s USMCA Trade Deal As They Unveil Their Effort To Impeach Him
December 10, 2019
“It is infinitely better than what was initially proposed by the administration,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said about Trump’s trade deal just an hour after introducing articles of impeachment against him... House Democrats and the White House reportedly reached the deal on the USMCA on Monday, which could be voted on by Dec. 18.
China’s Threat to Weaponize Rare Earth Metal Exports Backfires…
December 10, 2019
China consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 8 years, driven by a surge in pork prices…
December 10, 2019
Consumer prices in November rose 4.5% on year, the fastest pace seen since January 2012, driven mostly by a surge in pork prices as African Swine Fever ravaged the country’s hog herds, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Tuesday. That topped analysts’ expectations of 4.2% and October’s 3.8% rise.
Chilean Air Force plane carrying 38 people missing, presumed crashed…
December 10, 2019
The Chilean Air Force announced Monday evening that a C-130 Hercules aircraft has gone missing after taking off from an air base in Puntas Arenas, Chile. The C-130 was bound for the Eduardo Frei Montalva air base in Antarctica... an official with the Chilean Air Force said they were considering the flight lost at sea. With the frigid waters, he said there was little hope anyone survived.