Thursday, September 29, 2022

This new underwater camera is powered by sound

Fadel Adib and Waleed Akbar

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless, battery-free underwater camera that runs on sound waves. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/underwater-camera-wireless-battery-free-sound-powered-mit-1.6601012?cmp=rss

Hurricane Fiona caused significant damage to Puerto Rico grid, early evaluations show

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

Officials in Puerto Rico say preliminary evaluations show Hurricane Fiona damaged 50 per cent of transmission lines and distribution feeders, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power or water service almost two weeks after the storm hit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-fiona-damage-puerto-rico-1.6601455?cmp=rss

NASA's Juno spacecraft makes closest flyby in more than 20 years of Jupiter's moon Europa

Europa Jupiter Juno mission

NASA's Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter's tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/juno-jupiter-europa-1.6601134?cmp=rss

Vatican sanctioned Nobel Peace Prize laureate bishop after Timor accusations

Vatican Nobel Abuse

The Vatican said Thursday that it imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo in the past two years, following allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor during the 1990s.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bishop-carlos-ximenes-belo-abuse-allegations-east-timor-1.6600132?cmp=rss

Yankees' Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris' American League record in win over Blue Jays

BLUE JAYS YANKEES JUDGE 61

Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris' American League record of 61 home runs in a season, going deep for the New York Yankees against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night in Toronto.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-aaron-judge-record-61st-home-run-blue-jays-yankees-recap-sept-28-1.6599640?cmp=rss

2 million without power, people trapped after Hurricane Ian swamps southwest Florida

Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-ian-power-outage-people-trapped-1.6600065?cmp=rss