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Jul 25
Two alarming ‘innovations’ in the EU Recovery Fund
The recent summit of the EU leaders has introduced two innovations in the Union’s budget policy that are deemed as very dangerous by most observers and by the R&D community. For the first time the research multiannual planning has €13,5 billions lobbed off its budget –or €18,5 if the cut is calculated by adding the …
Jul 24
Berlusconi, la mafia e gli stragisti. I Graviano iniziano a parlare
Dopo anni di silenzi, segnali in codice e mezze ammissioni, Filippo Graviano il boss protagonista delle stragi e della famigerata ‘trattativa Stato-mafia’ inizia a raccontare ai giudici le sue verità sui rapporti con Silvio Berlusconi. E lo fa perché a suo dire il noto affarista avrebbe ripetutamente tradito le intese. Le recenti rilevelazioni non aggiungono …
Jul 24
Funny Pompeo and the former UKUSA empire
Funny from US politicians. It is so amusing to hear the Pompeo’s accusations on Chinese espionage from the words of the Secretary State. USA still are the commander in chief of the (now much waker) UKUSA espionage network, Echelon and its epigons, unveiled in 2001 by the Greenwald/Snowden leaks published by The Guardian. Still now …
Jul 23
Bio-cementation
Bio-cementation (the introduction of microorganisms to problematic soils to improve strength and stability) is emerging as an eco-friendly method of soil improvement. However, using spore-forming bacteria in bio-cementation can negatively impact soil microbial flora. New research shows that the use of an indigenous, non-spore-forming bacterium can reduce such effects while achieving the same level of …
Jul 23
Partito il razzo cinese verso Marte
I cinesi anticipano gli statunitensi nel lancio di razzi verso Marte. Ma la competizione tra USA e CIna non si ferma a quella nello spazio. Sul COVID-19 e vaccini ancora scintille che portano ad escalation della tensione dopo la chiusura del consolato cinese di Houston. Riuscirà la calma Zen sinora mostrata dai cinesi ad …