As the world deals with rapid technological and societal changes, other issues – such as…
Concrete with Improved Impact Endurance for Defense Structures Developed at FEFU
Engineers from the Military Studies Center at Far Eastern Federal University (MSC FEFU) developed a brand-new concrete with improved impact endurance and up to 40% made of waste: rice husk cinder, limestone…
Lebanon Uprising Unites People Across Faiths, Defying Deep Sectarian Divides
Religion has shaped Lebanon since it gained independence from France in 1943. In this multicultural country of Muslims, Christians and Druze – a medieval faith derived from Islam – religion defines membership…
Is the U.S. Losing the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race?
The U.S. government, long a proponent of advancing technology for military purposes, sees artificial intelligence as key to the next generation of fighting tools. Several recent investments and Pentagon initiatives show that…
Distribution of Highly Radioactive Microparticles in Fukushima Revealed
New method allows scientists to create a quantitative map of radioactive cesium-rich microparticle distribution in soils collected around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Power Plant. This could help inform…
Turkish Attack on Syria Endangers a Remarkable Democratic Experiment by the Kurds
Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff out a radical experiment in self-government that is unlike anything I have seen in more than 30 years studying the Middle…
