The products presented are independently selected by our editorial team and we can earn a commission for purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Active noise cancellation (ANC) used to be a reserved feature for a high-end pair of headphones, but …
Read More »California Adopts First Nationwide Requirement for Trucks to Go Electric
Electric cars are ubiquitous on California freeways, but not so much electric trucks. That is about to change. On Thursday, California became the first state in the nation to require trucks to be emission-free, an important step to combat dirty air, especially in poorer communities surrounded by highways and warehouses, …
Read More »Dallas County and Parkland Launch Digital Contact Tracking System – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with Parkland Health & Hospital System announced the launch of an automated contact locator system. Called COVID-19 Confidential Contact Tracing and Reporting System, it was developed by Parkland and the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation. The news of the …
Read More »Fed suspends share buybacks and limits dividends for big banks after stress test results
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Federal Reserve on Thursday imposed new restrictions on the US banking system after its annual stress test showed that some banks may approach minimum capital levels in certain coronavirus pandemic scenarios. Banks must suspend the buyback of shares for the third quarter of the year, …
Read More »Why the plants are green? The research team’s model reproduces photosynthesis.
The UC Riverside-led research team’s model to explain photosynthesis presents the next challenging phase of research into how green plants transform light energy into chemical energy. Credit: Gabor Laboratory, UC Riverside. When the sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the sudden sudden surges of …
Read More »