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X-ray vision: U.S. Soldiers See Through Concrete Walls
MIT Tech Helps U.S. Soldiers See Through Concrete Walls
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an experimental radar system that will allow U.S. troops in combat to see through walls.
In recent tests held at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, the radar successfully showed humans moving behind solid concrete.
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Israeli wins Nobel chemistry prize
By Jennifer Carpenter, Science reporter, BBC News
The Nobel prize for chemistry has gone to a single researcher for his discovery of the structure of quasi crystals. The new structural form was previously thought to be impossible and provoked controversy.
Daniel Shechtman, from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, will receive the entire 10m Swedish krona (£940,000) prize. ….
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A former CIA officer, Bruce Riedel warns against a possible coup in Pakistan
Deadly Embraces
An interview with Bruce Riedel, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
By Interview conducted by Constantino Xavier
A former CIA officer, Bruce Riedel has been a close observer of the radical developments that South Asia has witnessed since 2001. In this interview with The Majalla, Riedel explores different scenarios for Afghanistan in 2015, warns against a possible coup in Pakistan, and highlights Al-Qaeda’s profile as an intelligent organization. …
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A talk in Toronto on The National Question in Pakistan.
Dr. Haider Nizamani (PhD, University of British Columbia) has taught courses on various aspects of the politics of South Asia, the developing world and global issues. His writings have appeared in several academic journals. He is visiting research fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Islamabad. Dr. Nizamani regularly contributes articles on topical issues in Pakistan – including the national question on which he is very knowledgeable – to the op-ed pages of Dawn, the country’s oldest and largest circulation English newspaper.
Sunday, July 18, (2.30 – 5 p.m.) North York Central Library, Room 1 (5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2N 5N9
Organized by: Committee of Progressive Pakistan-Canadians and South Asian People’s Forum, Endorsed by: Family of the Heart, Pashtun Peace Forum, Left Institute.
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