Here's what Volkswagen did and how it got caught: Volkswagen fooled the state exams but was caught by independent testers
Source: businessinsider.com
Single layer perovskite sheet rises to the fore | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org
Thousands of NHS doctors apply to be able to work abroad amid contract changes: General Medical Council reveals 3,468 requests for certificate of current professional status in just 10 days following confirmation of new contracts
Source: theguardian.com
How to see the moon's most stunning night in 30 years: On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest in the year. But if you’re looking up to the sky, you’ll want to make sure you time it right — the full show will only last for about 71 minutes.
Source: independent.co.uk
Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance effort required to detect the arrival of costly invasive pathogens.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com
Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net
Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive terms’ will damage staff numbers, morale and patient safety
Source: theguardian.com
The first satellite powered entirely by ion engines is online | ExtremeTech: No combustion needed -- ABS-3A only needs electricity and inert xenon to maintain its orbit.
Source: extremetech.com
Clinton proposes $250 monthly cap on prescription drug costs
Source: reuters.com
Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Is the Subclavian Vein the Safest Option? — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org
Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org
McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Source: reuters.com
Brains not brawn is the key to success in international rugby
Source: theconversation.com
The French doctor who analysed the use of blood letting in pneumonia and settled the argument about whether it was helpful or harmful.
Numbers trump even the most strongly voiced opinions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_Alexandre_Louis "Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787...
Source: wikipedia.org
Day 54 - #thecrapartist. Fantasy tower
Pointless 3 point perspective of fantasy Moroccan architecture. Extra tall tower
Day 2 - #thecrapartist. Trying to draw a hat - Mrs J's hat - without much luck.