03 SEPT 2019 Back in 2017, neuroscientists used a classic branch of maths in a totally new way to peer into the structure of our brains. What they discovered is that the brain is full of multi-dimensional geometrical structures operating in as many as 11 dimensions. We’re used to thinking …
Read More »CONTAINER PORT CONGESTION AND OVERHEAD RAILWAY TRANSFER
02 sept 2019 While container ships have increased in size to reduce transportation cost per container, ports have become congested increasing the amount of time required to transfer containers between larger and smaller ships, also between large ships and overland transportation. In the future, even larger container ships will require …
Read More »13 STRANGE REASONS WHY CROWS AND RAVENS ARE DEFINITELY THE SMARTEST BIRDS, HANDS DOWN
01 SEPT 2019 We’re sure you have your favourite animal. It may even be a really smart one. But corvids – such as crows, magpies and ravens – really are something special. In fact, they’re some of the most intelligent animals in the world. And here we’ve gathered some of …
Read More »NEW EXPERIMENTS PROVE THE PHYSICS OF SHIP’S WAKES
31 AUG 2019 [By Steinar Brandslet] He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centred boat wakes could exist. Five years later, practical experiments proved him right. “Seeing the pictures appear on the computer screen was the best day at work I’ve ever had,” says Simen Ådnøy …
Read More »U.S. BLACKLISTS MASTER OF IRANIAN TANKER ADRIAN DARYA 1
30 AUG 2019 The U.S. Treasury has designated the closely-watched Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 as a “blocked property” using anti-terrorism rules crafted after the Sept. 11 attacks. Consistent with prior warnings from the U.S. State Department, Treasury also blacklisted the vessel’s master, identified as Capt. Akhilesh Kumar, using measures targeting “those providing support to terrorism …
Read More »INDIA INTRODUCES BIOMETRIC FACIAL ID FOR SEAFARERS
29 AUG 2019 India claims to have become the first nation in the world to include biometric facial recognition technology in its seafarer identification documents. The new Biometric Seafarer Identity Document will replace the existing Continuous Discharge Certificate, and the inbuilt chip will be able to be read at point …
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