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Boeing launches 737 MAX 10 with 240 orders, commitments

LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – Boeing launched a new version of its 737 MAX jetliner as French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Paris Airshow on Monday (June 19). The U.S. planemaker said it had more than 240 orders and commitments from at least 10 customers for the new 737 MAX 10, which would carry up to 230 people in a single-class configuration, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told a presentation ceremony. Analysts say the fifth […]

Snake on a plane! Don’t panic, it’s probably just a (soft) robot

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Robots are big business. The industry will be worth $188 billion USD by 2020, up from $91.5 billion last year, according to the Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC). Yet there remains a lot that robots are unable to do, partly because they are made from rigid metal or plastic. If they were softer, lighter and less reliant on external power they could more safely and predictably move among and interact with humans, go […]

Octopus inspires S. Korea ‘breakthrough’ adhesive patch

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The clinging power of octopus tentacles has inspired a breakthrough new adhesive patch that works on wet and oily surfaces with potentially huge medical and industrial uses, according to South Korean researchers. Octopuses are among the most intelligent and behaviourally diverse of all invertebrates, but it was their extreme strength that attracted the interest of the research team from Sungkyunkwan University. “Two years ago, we bought an octopus from a […]

Japan zoo releases new images of new born baby panda

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Tokyo Ueno Zoo on Sunday (June 18) released new images of a panda cub which was born on June 12. The mother, Shin Shin, 11, had the cub five years after her first cub was found dead just days after it was born. The new cub has yet to be named and the sex of the cub has yet to be determined, but its weight was estimated at around 180 grams, […]

Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018

by Jo Biddle Agence France-Presse RAAMSDONKSVEER, Netherlands (AFP) — From “The Jetsons” to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” flying cars have long captured the imagination. While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies. After years of testing, the PAL-V company aims to pip its competitors to the post. It is poised to start production on what they bill as a […]

Kalesa turns iconic in Kwentong Cachero

By Caesar Vallejos Kwentong kutsero, in today’s context, is fake news.  Kwentong Cachero, on the other hand, is a vibrant collection of a distinctively Filipino art subject which for many years has added luster to the charm and heritage of Manila. Historian Ambeth Ocampo also wrote that the term kwentong kutsero meant false or exaggerated stories. During the old Manila (before cars, trucks and jeepneys made their appearance), a kutsero would park the kalesa (horse-drawn […]

‘World’s quickest camera’ could get 1,000 times faster with better lasers

LUND, Sweden (Reuters) — A super-fast ‘camera’ developed at Lund University can capture on film processes in chemistry, physics, biology and biomedicine, that until now have proved impossible. It’s been called the ‘world’s fastest camera’, capable of filming at a speed equivalent to five trillion images per second. The device consists of an off-the-shelf camera, lasers, and mirrors. “The camera we’re using is extremely slow. But we have figured out a way so that we […]

China’s quantum satellite establishes photon entanglement over 1,200 kilometers

CCTV — A team of Chinese scientists have realized the satellite-based distribution of entangled photon pairs over 1,200 kilometers, with photon pairs demonstrating to be still entangled after traveling long distances. This satellite-based technology has opened bright prospects for both practical quantum communications and fundamental quantum optics experiments at distances previously impossible on the ground, said Pan Jianwei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Pan, who is also the chief scientist of the quantum […]

Meticulous restoration of China’s Great Wall is supported by mules

BEIJING, China (Reuters) – As the sun rises over one of the most dangerous and least-restored stretches of China’s Great Wall, a line of pack mules emerge from the gloom of a dense forest still draped in mist and dew. Laden with 10-kilogram bricks, the seven mules pause, then move again as their masters coax them into action, keen to gain some altitude before the heat of the day sets in. For more than a […]

Damas Latinas holds its Annual Charity Ball

By Errah Jean Crusim Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — Helping others is not only a responsibility of an influential leader but is a natural habit of a caring and responsible individual. Each day, there is an opportunity to educate someone. This is the main reason why Damas Latinas grabs every chance it can get to help the less fortunate. Club de Damas Latinas (Latin American Women’s Club) in the Philippines is a nonstock, nonprofit […]

Scientists cross halfway point in Hawaii Mars simulation dome

HAWAII, United States (Reuters) – Six scientists have crossed the halfway point of an eight-month stint in a dome perched atop a remote volcano in Hawaii. This is where they are living in isolation to simulate life for astronauts traveling to Mars, the University of Hawaii said. The study is designed to help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration better understand human behavior and performance during long space missions as the United States space agency […]