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First Antibiotic-Resistance Case in USA, Found in Pennsylvania
The United States of America has their first case of antibiotic resistance. A 49-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was recorded to have the “superbug” which even colistin failed to cure. The woman, whose personal information was... More of this article »
Increase the Amount of Solar Energy through STPV
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published a paper in the Nature Energy where they have mentioned the efficiency and reliability of the Solar Thermophotovoltaic Device (STPV). This technology ensures that... More of this article »
Obama Visits Vietnam and Japan to Strengthen Economic Security Ties
President Barack Obama visits Vietnam and Japan as part of his “farewell travel.” The main purpose of the visit is to strengthen United States of America’s economic security and strategic ties. Vietnam and Japan used to be the... More of this article »
Ford Motor Company Faces Lawsuit due to Powershift Transmission Problems
It’s always a risk for an automaker to undertake innovative moves. There is always the probability of success and failure. More often than not, failures result in big loss. That is evident with Ford Motor Company. In 2011 and 2012,... More of this article »
Solar Impulse 2’s Flight to Lehigh Valley, Cancelled
Solar Impulse 2’s flight to Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania was canceled due to a cabinet failure. It was supposed to be its 13th flight with pilot Bertrand Piccard. According to the Press Release from Solar Impulse 2’s website,... More of this article »
Human Threat: The Increasing Animal-Transmitted Diseases, UN says
Animal-transmitted diseases, also known as zoonotic diseases or zoonoses, have been imposing harm to human health since time immemorial. It is regarded as one of the most worrying environmental threats, along with the accumulation... More of this article »
Trump Acquired the National Rifle Association’s Endorsement
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has acquired the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after his speech during the group’s national convention held in Louisville, Kentucky. NRA is among the most powerful... More of this article »
Report: More than a third of North American bird species at risk of extinction
A new report has called for urgent conservation efforts if we want to save one-third of the North American bird species. The report, State of North America’s Birds, was created by representatives of the different North American... More of this article »
Red color in birds: It’s all in the genes
Using colors for variety of things isn’t new to the animal kingdom and one of the colors used by birds for communication, attracting the opposite sex, among other things is red. But how does this color get produced in birds? That’s... More of this article »
ISEF 2016: 17-year-old student lands prize for pain reliever investigation
This year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) has been a great event with school students from 70 countries, regions and territories landing prizes for their innovations. ISEF has been pegged as a platform... More of this article »![Image for Forget seasons on Mars; alien enthusiasts find something else [Video]](https://www.americanbankingnews.com/wp-content/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://www.dispatchtribunal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Mars-Igloo.jpg&w=240&h=220&zc=2)
Forget seasons on Mars; alien enthusiasts find something else [Video]
NASA recently revealed its Mars rover Curiosity has completed two full Martian years – nearly four Earth years – on the Red Planet. While this is definitely a great achievement, alien enthusiasts continue to claim that... More of this article »
Canadian bags $75,000 top prize at Intel ISEF 2016
A Canadian has managed to win for himself the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2016 for his innovation in microbial fuel cell (MFC). Austin Wang designed and built a MFC that is much better... More of this article »
Humans settled in the US 14,550 years ago
Scientists may have had it all wrong all the way as far as humans settling in the US is concerned as a new study has found evidence of human presence much earlier than previously believed. According to researchers at Florida State... More of this article »
More than 20% plant species threatened with extinction, study finds
After one year of extensive research and work and efforts from 80 scientists, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has come up with State of the World’s Plants report wherein it has been highlighted that 21 per cent of plants on Earth... More of this article »
Buy Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book and get free dock, pen tip kit for free
Microsoft has added yet another promotion to amp up the sales of its Surface Pro 4 and this time through its official online store, it is giving away free doc, pen tip kit with ever Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book purchase. The free... More of this article »
IBM Watson tries its hands on cybersecurity
After Jeopardy, complex problem solving, and healthcare industry, IBM Watson is jumping the cybersecurity bandwagon with the intention of carrying out extensive research that will advance the field of cognitive security. As we reported... More of this article »