Saturday, January 20, 2018

Quick notes: Incan temple, Volocopter...

  • Indigenous Peruvians seek to regain access to Incan temple: The most sacred temple in the Incan Empire came under Catholic control in the 16th century. The Spanish demolished much of the original temple of Coricancha after seizing its gold some 500 years ago, building the Santo Domingo Church on top of its ruins as part of the widespread practice at the time of transforming sacred native sites into Catholic ones.


  • Volocopter: Intel’s shiniest new toy takes off at CES



  • Hybrid-Electric Planes: Zunum Aero CEO Ashish Kumar is making hybrid-electric airplanes a reality


  • Cylinder deactivation: 2019 Chevy, GMC trucks get smarter fuel-saving cylinder deactivation from Tula Tech, a California company founded by Adya Tripathi


  • India should learn: U.S. lawmakers urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei. The govt has also blocked a string of Chinese acquisitions over national security concerns.


  • Naval strategy: India's Aircraft Carriers Might Just Be the Ultimate Paper Tiger


  • Positive move: Switzerland bans boiling lobsters alive


  • Madrasas producing terrorists: 4% of Indian Muslim children studied in madrasas in 2006. Today that number has increased to 10%.


  • How To Make Gold Water, Silver Water And Copper Water: Metal Charged Water And Its Benefits In Maintaining Health


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