Single cell in lithium-ion battery started blaze: NTSB report
The US NTSB announced today that it has isolated the source of a battery fire that occurred on a Japan Airlines 787-800 jet on January 7 2013. The NTSB reported…
Google Maps unveils detailed, previously unavailable maps of North Korea
Google’s Maps unveiled on Monday a detailed map of North Korea, an area that was previously largely undocumented on the popular site, just weeks after Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, made…
Internet Freedom Day greeted with takedown of MLK speech video
Internet Freedom Day, marked by the one year anniversary of an online protest against a proposed US law that would have expanded the US government’s to curb access to copyright…
Two firefighters dead, two wounded in New York shooting
A gunman who shot four firefighters, killing two of them, at the scene of an early Monday morning (local time) fire in New York has been found dead. The shooter…
Sandy Hook School shooting details emerge as investigation continues
The Connecticut State Police investigation on Sunday found among the 20 children that were shot during Adam Lanza’s rampage on Friday, 12 were girls, 8 were boys and almost all…
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claims 27
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has claimed 27 lives – 20 children, 6 adults at the scene, plus 2 at a secondary scene. The gunman is…
Principal target of school shooting in Connecticut
The Principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut was the target of a shooting that took place at the school early on Friday (local time). Updated article: Sandy…
Reports of school shooting in Connecticut
Police and other emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday morning (local time). Updates: Refer to the following two…
Smartphone app detects food allergens like peanuts
Researchers at the UCLA have created a smartphone app that detects food allergens in less than 20 minutes. In the US approximately 2% of adults and 8% of children have…