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OVERVIEW Plastic is life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful----- alongside poor management----- have created a global waste challenge. Here is what you need to know. Plastics boast a unique and useful set of properties. They are polymers, long chains of molecules made from repeating links called monomers, often produced from chemicals like petroleum. Its molecular structure can be engineered to present different characteristics—to be flexible or hard, transparent or opaque. They are durable, strong, lightweight, water resistant, and relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture. Most modern plastics are made from fossil fuels like natural gas or petroleum; but as new technology emerges, plastics are also being produced from renewable materials like corn or cotton. There are thousands of patented plastics spanning countless sectors, all with unique attributes that make them fit for purpose. Plastic in our daily lives Plastic is virtually irreplaceable because...

  British Car Manufacturing Company, Land Rover   on Tuesday announced its plans to add an all-electric Range Rover to its lineup in 2024. W hich includes plug-in hybrid and electric variants. The announcement is coming on the heels of the 2022 Range Rover revelation by the company, a fifth generation redesigned luxury SUV adorned  with tech  features, an electrical architecture mooted to support over-the-air software updates of the car. The new flexible architecture that will be the basis of the brand’s future models. Jaguar Land Rover had in 2017  inferred that all new vehicles in both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands would offer an electric or hybrid option from 2020 on. Features:  According to Land Rover, the 2022 Range Rover will come in a mild hybrid variant and a plug-in hybrid version of the new Range Rover is coming in 2023, with the extended-range plug-in hybrid set for 2023 outfitted with an inline six-cylinder engine with 48-volt mild hybri...

There have been numerous reports of an iPhone SE 3 , a successor to the iPhone SE (2020) . The phone is expected to be the last Apple  smartphone with an LCD display and should have 5G support. New info has surfaced and it reveals the iPhone SE 3 has been postponed. However, a new model called the iPhone SE Plus will launch next year.         iPhone SE (2020)’ successor said to be the iPhone SE Plus The iPhone SE series is a line of affordable small-screen iPhones that was first introduced in 2016. The second phone in the series didn’t launch till last year and a successor is expected to arrive in 2021.   According to Ross Young (@DSCCRoss), the latest news regarding the iPhone SE series says Apple will launch an iPhone SE Plus in 2022. This phone will have a 4.7-inch LCD like the iPhone SE 2020, which is actually the same display as that of the iPhone 8 . The phone will also have 5G. He adds that the iPhone SE 3 which should have an LCD between 5.7 an...

Cybernic functional regeneration treatment using Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) may become a new standard treatment for all neurological ambulation disorders such as neuromuscular diseases including SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) etc. When a person intends to move a part of her or his body, the brain sends nerve signals to the muscles. People with physical disabilities, whose nervous systems are damaged cannot send these signals reliably to the muscles, resulting in difficulties moving as they would like. Such disabilities have been considered difficult to treat until now. However, a newly developed “cybernic treatment”, revolutionary robot treatment system that will regenerate and improve the patient’s own brain-neuro-physical functions, has begun providing dramatic changes in patients’ abilities to move autonomously. Cybernic Treatment dosen't strengthen muscles. Instead, it improves connections with the nervous system Mechanism: ~ When a person i...

  While in years past most people looked at restaurants and food facilities as ones that depended mainly on pans, casserole, and other basic items, times have certainly changed over the years. From the smallest restaurants to the largest food production facilities, technology is introducing new equipment and ideas to the   FOOD INDUSTRY. To find out just how much things are changing, here are four types of technology making quite an impact:- Artificial Intelligence (AI) : ~  Used more and more in software at restaurants and production plants, AI is being used in many types of situations. One of the most frequent is helping restaurants and production facilities decide when production needs to be slowed down if product demand decreases. AI may be able to assist by using alternate ingredients or components, especially if a shortage exists. By using AI in this manner, the food industry can streamline its operations and boost production, both of which are increasingly importan...

 Come November 1 and WhatsApp will supposedly stop working on various of old-generation mobile phones from Apple, Samsung and others.   Facebook-retained  WhatsApp has confirmed that it will stop supporting Android smartphones running operating system 4.0.4 and more older from November 1, 2021 onwards and iPhones running iOS 10 and more up to date.   ~Here is list of the mobilephones that will lose support according to the report. Apple:                       Three old-generation iPhones are set to lose support. These include Apple iPhone SE (first-generation), iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus.       Samsung:                           The Samsung phones in the list include:  Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy SII, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Ace 2.         LG: ...

The most powerful MacBook Pro ever is here. With the blazing-fast M1 Pro or M1 Max chip — the first Apple silicon designed for pros — you get groundbreaking performance and amazing battery life. Add to that a stunning Liquid Retina XDR display, the best camera and audio ever in a Mac notebook, and all the ports you need. The first notebook of its kind, this MacBook Pro is a beast. Apple has introduced its new 16-inch MacBook Pro, promising an upgrade in both design and performance. Models will be available  in silver and space gray next week, with a starting price of INR 1,94,900 The new Pro is configurable with the M1 Pro and the M1 Max, Apple’s new 10-core processors with eight “high-performance” cores and two “high-efficiency” cores. The M1 Max has double the Pro’s GPU cores (32 to the Pro’s 16) and double the memory bandwidth, as well as 64GB of unified memory (the Pro has 32GB). The chassis has also received a modern redesign. The device is 4.7 pounds and 16.8mm thick, wi...

Traditional Washi Paper: Contribution from Japan Washi paper is one of Japan's generally major, and frequently overlooked, artistic piece. During 1,300 years of creation it has framed the foundation of numerous other Japanese artistic expressions. Indeed washi paper is so deep-rooted in Japanese culture, there are actual towns construct around washi paper making.  In the most basic of terms, washi paper simply means traditional Japanese paper,   wa (和) meaning Japanese and shi (紙) meaning paper . *What is Washi Paper? ~  Although today it’s an iconically Japanese cultural element, the roots of washi paper production can be traced back to China. In around 610 CE the technique of handmaking paper was brought to Japan by Buddhist monks who used it to write sacred sutras. ~ As it has done so well throughout history, Japan adopted this paper-making method and improved it , adding more textile-type materials to the paper production process such as kozo (mulberry) and ...

 MG Motor India has launched the top-spec Savvy variant of the Astor at a onset price of Rs 15.78 Lakh, ex-outlet Delhi. The MG Astor is the most modest automobile in India with ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) The   MG Astor   is the newest entrant in the ever-growing and hugely competitive midsize SUV segment. It has been   launched at an introductory price  of Rs 9.78 lakh, going up to Rs 15.78 lakh  (ex-showroom, Delhi, India). However, these prices will only be valid for the first 5,000 bookings that will be delivered this year. Astor is available in four trims – Style, Super, Smart and Sharp Level 2 ADAS features are an optional extra Powered by 1.3-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre petrol engines MG Astor: variant details The MG Astor is available in four different trims – Style, Super, Smart and Sharp . The base 1.5-litre petrol engine with a manual gearbox is available on all four trims, while the CVT automatic version has been skipped...

NASA launched a spacecraft on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids for the first time on Saturday     Crew Dragon spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral of Florida, the United States 'Lucy' on a mission to explore asteroids and gathering new insights into the solar system formation ~ The Atlas V rocket responsible for propelling the probe took off at 5:34 am local time (0934 GMT) from Cape Canaveral. ~ Named after an primitive fossil of a pre-human ancestor, Lucy will become the first  solar-powered spacecraft to set forth so far from the sun, and will observe more asteroids than any probe before it - eight in all. ~  Lucy\'s first experience will be in 2025 with space rock Donald johanson in the Principle Belt, among Mars and Jupiter. The space rock is named after the pioneer of the Lucy fossil. ~ Between the year of 2027 and 2033, it will experience seven Trojan space rocks - five in the multitude that drives Jupiter, and t...

Apple Watch Series 7 specifications, features ~ Apple Watch Series 7 sale in India is set to go live today (October 15). The new Apple Watch was launched alongside the iPhone 13 series last month. It brings an upgraded display that has thin bezels and comes in 41mm and 45mm size options. The Apple Watch Series 7 is also designed to offer faster charging ~  Similar to the Apple Watch Series 6 , the Apple Watch Series 7 includes blood oxygen (SpO2) and electrical heart sensors to provide vitals measurement and tracking. It is also rated to deliver the same 18-hour battery life that was available with the existing model. Apple, though, claims 33 percent faster charging on the new model, but it isn't available in all regions. Apple Watch Series 7 fast charging requirements ~   Apple has detailed  the fast charging requirements for the Apple Watch Series 7 through the newly published support page. The company claims that with its fast charging capability, the Apple Watch ...