24 aug 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of an analysis of current research related to microplastics in drinking water. According to the analysis, microplastics larger than 150 micrometers …
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24 AUG 2019 Norwegian scientists have developed a material which can make hydrogen from water vapor, instead of liquid water. It pays off, because heat is cheaper than electricity. The research results were published recently in Nature Materials in an article titled “Mixed proton and electron conducting double perovskite anodes for …
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23 AUG 2019 The closely-watched Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, has altered her AIS destination to Mersin, Turkey, ending speculation over whether she would attempt to call at a port in Greece. On July 4, British Royal Marines boarded the VLCC Adrian Darya 1 in the Strait of Gibraltar and …
Read More »22 AUG 2019 Sea Machines says it has successfully tested its autonomous technology in marine oil-spill response operations as part of a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The Boston-based autonomous marine tech company carried out the tests on Wednesday in Portland, Maine utilizing a Marine Spill Response …
Read More »21 AUG 2019 If Iran’s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before, its president said on Wednesday, cautioning Washington against raising pressure on Tehran in an angry confrontation between the longtime foes. The comment by President Hassan Rouhani coincided with a …
Read More »20 AUG 2019 Death came swiftly for Aldo Machado’s honey bees. Less than 48 hours after the first Apis mellifera showed signs of sickness, tens of thousands lay dead, their bodies piled in mounds. “As soon as the healthy bees began clearing the dying bees out of the hives, they became contaminated,” …
Read More »20 AUG 2019 German shipowner MC-Schiffahrt reports that the freigher MarMalaita was attacked by pirates off Cameroon on the night of August 14. Eight members of her 12-man crew have been kidnapped. At about 2300-2400 hours Wednesday, the vessel was anchored at Douala when pirates boarded the ship and kidnapped the eight victims. …
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19 AUG 2019 Deloitte and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce (SMCC) jointly issued the second Belt and Road Countries Investment Index Report earlier this month indicating that the overall investment attractiveness of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries has risen, particularly in Southeast Asia. 2018 marked the fifth year …
Read More »19 AUG 2019 The human body needs a tiny amount of sodium to function properly and this is typically found in salt (sodium chloride). But today most people consume way too much salt, increasing the burden of cardiovascular disease around the world. Health professionals have been trying to tackle this problem for …
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19 AUG 2019 The Grace 1, the Iranian tanker that has been detained in Gibraltar, has been renamed the Adrian Darya 1 and raised the Iranian flag in preparation for departure on Sunday night. The maritime traffic monitoring site Refinitiv shows the vessel left around 2100GMT, giving a destination of Kalamata in Greece. Gibraltar refused a U.S. …
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