Seawater strengthened ancient Roman structures, shows study

Seawater strengthened ancient Roman structures, shows study

05.07.2017

Now, an global team has discovered a clue to the concrete's longevity: a rare mineral forms during chemical reactions between the concrete and seawater that strengthen the material. The crystals, like tiny armor plates, may keep the concrete from fracturing. "Archaeologists will say they have the recipe", said Marie Jackson , an expert in ancient Roman concrete at the University of Utah.

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean

05.07.2017

NASA said: "Due to a forecast of unacceptable sea states in the Pacific Ocean in the prime opportunity splashdown zone, SpaceX and NASA have elected to delay the return of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft to Monday". With being the first to re-fly a commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station, SpaceX now has another achievement under its belt to boast about.

Rain-triggered floods leave 27 dead, 8 missing in Hunan

Rain-triggered floods leave 27 dead, 8 missing in Hunan

05.07.2017

More than 300,000 people have been evacuated across Hunan, which has lost 295,000 hectares of crops and seen more than 6,000 homes destroyed. The rains, which began on Thursday, have affected areas such as Guangxi. The national meteorological centre forecast more rain to come this week in southern China. Dozens of flights at several airports serving major cities in the region including Chengdu, Changsha, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen were canceled or delayed, stranding thousands of travelers.

Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Light Up NYC Sky

Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Light Up NYC Sky

05.07.2017

The 41st Annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display will be the country's largest in more than a decade, according to NBC News . Lopez also performed in a silver and white body suit and other outfits that showed off her body. First, there is NBC's live stream online and through the NBC app, which requires a cable or satellite subscription to log in. Though many love to see fireworks live, there's no sight quite like the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.

Saraki, 2 governors lift Maitama Sule's corpse

Saraki, 2 governors lift Maitama Sule's corpse

05.07.2017

According to News Agency of Nigeria , the late Maitama-Sule (87) was later buried at Kara Cemetery at Kofar Mazugal in Kano metropolis. " He will be remembered for his stabilising role as an elder statesman and a national example whose life is worthy of commendation and emulation ." .

AAP likely to support Opposition candidate Meira Kumar

AAP likely to support Opposition candidate Meira Kumar

05.07.2017

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar reportedly refused to speak to Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Monday, despite repeated requests from the latter. Kovind will be forthcoming from the northeast ". "That is why I have decided to make ideology and ideology alone the plank of this contest", she said, adding this unity is of "far-reaching importance".

New Instant Features Coming to iPhone 8

New Instant Features Coming to iPhone 8

05.07.2017

The iPhone 8 is to feature a bezel-less design with OLED display. Kuo predicts the OLED model ( iPhone 8 ) won't support it, reasons being: (1) the full-screen design doesn't work with existing capacitive fingerprint recognition, and (2) the scan-through ability of the under display fingerprint solution still has technical challenges.

The success of Crash 'could lead to other things,' says Activision

The success of Crash 'could lead to other things,' says Activision

05.07.2017

According to Hirshberg, Activision is now testing the waters and experimenting with the future of the Crash series. The cheat code, a nostalgic af sequence of button presses (Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right and square, for those playing at home), when applied to the menu screen of 1998's ' Crash Bandicoot: Warped' opened up a sneaky little demo of similarly cherished hit 'Spyro the Dragon' .

Sony Takes Down Xbox One X Anthem Footage From PlayStation's YouTube Channel

Sony Takes Down Xbox One X Anthem Footage From PlayStation's YouTube Channel

05.07.2017

Sony seems to have modified the Anthem Xbox One X footage with PS4 buttons and that's quite misleading. While the video has been promptly removed, the proof of the edit can be seen at the 3:39 minute mark in the video, which someone has taken a screenshot of.

Mamata Banerjee now accuses Governor KN Tripathi - Bengal CM crosses all limits

Mamata Banerjee now accuses Governor KN Tripathi - Bengal CM crosses all limits

05.07.2017

He overstepped his limits and behaved like a BJP representative", alleged Chatterjee on Wednesday.The governor's office retorted saying that the governor is within his rights to raise these matters with the chief minister. Mamata is given to histrionics and her statements are often an exaggeration but if there is any truth in her observation the Centre needs to take it up with the Governor who had for long served as Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh assembly.