25 AUG 2020 Images were released showing the end of the forward section of the grounded bulker Wakashio. With the scuttling now completed efforts are focusing on the remaining stern section with the accommodations block and bridge as well as the ongoing cleanup efforts. Images courtesy of Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio According to a …
Read More »SECURITY RESEARCHERS FOUND A NEW WAY TO PICK LOCKS, USING ONLY THE SOUND OF THE KEY
26 AUGUST 2020 The sound of a key sliding into a lock could be enough information to potentially create a copy of that key and open the lock – that’s the conclusion of researchers who’ve been investigating “acoustics-based physical key inference“. It makes sense, if you think about it: the …
Read More »WEAPONISED DISINFORMATION COULD UNLEASH CITY-WIDE BLACKOUTS, RESEARCHERS WARN
25 AUG 2020 In 2020, we’re sadly used to hearing how disinformation campaigns are being waged to influence people’s thinking, spread fake news, and further political agendas But the same tactics aren’t solely a threat in terms of long-term social manipulation, scientists warn. In a new study, researchers demonstrate that weaponised disinformation campaigns could also …
Read More »9 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE OPTIMISTIC A COVID-19 VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2021
24 AUGUST 2020 As fall approaches rapidly, many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. I am a physician-scientist and infectious diseases specialist at the University of Virginia, where I care for patients and conduct research into COVID-19. I am occasionally asked how …
Read More »INTERMANAGER: RENEWED RESTRICTIONS ARE DENYING SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS
23 AUG 2020 After garnering worldwide attention and promises to address the challenges COVID-19 restrictions had created for crew changes, the issues faced by seafarers in the pandemic mostly faded from public attention. InterManager, the international trade association for ship and crew managers, however, is seeking to reignite the discussion, issuing …
Read More »JAPANESE CLASS SOCIETY APPROVES CONCEPT WIND KITE TO AID PROPULSION
22 AUG 2020 Japan’s classification society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued an “Approval in Principle” (AIP) for a wind kite system under development by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) and France’s Airseas SAS. Granted under ClassNK’s Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems guidelines, the system, which is known as Seawing, …
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