China
China building aircraft hangars on disputed islands in South China Sea, says US think tank scmp
Satellite photographs taken in late July show the construction of hangars on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly chain of islands and some have already been completed, according to a report by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Israel
Israel charges U.N. employee in Gaza Strip for assisting Hamas usatoday
Borsh told investigators during his interrogation that in 2014, he was directed by Hamas to “focus on his work in the UNDP in a way that would allow Hamas to extract the greatest possible benefit from him,” the Shin Bet said, according to the Times of Israel.
Also see Israel says U.N. aid used by Hamas in.reuters
Israel Ordered To Pay Iran $1.2 Billion jewishbusinessnews
A 37-year legal battle over a failed joint venture ended on Monday. The Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne has ordered an Israeli state-owned entity, Trans-Asiatic Oil (TAO), to pay a debt of $1.2 billion to Iran’s National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), for oil that had delivered to Israel before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to Global Arbitration Review reported on Monday.
Society
New [Illinois] Law Requires Students to Learn How to Handle Being Pulled Over by Police abc7chicago v
Governor Bruce Rauner signed the bill into law on Friday. The change is aimed at preventing teens from panicking when being pulled over, and also from doing anything that may seem like a red flag to police.
Exit plan: University boss installs escape hatch following student protests foxnews
The emergency exit -- built late last month -- was ordered in response to an April 2015 protest during which students stormed the chancellor’s suite and staged a sit-in outside his office, the paper reported. Students reportedly banged on desks and chanted loudly before being escorted out of the building, some in handcuffs.
'Emergency Hatch' sounds like click-bait. See last sentance:
University officials, meanwhile, have insisted that he door was requested by the staff, not Dirks, according to multiple reports. University spokesman Dan Mogulof told The Guardian that the term "escape hatch" was a "concoction of a 19-year-old headline writer." It’s a door, Mogulof told the website.
Medical AI
IBM Watson pinpoints rare form of leukemia after doctors misdiagnosed patient healthcareitnews
Physicians had judged the woman’s leukemia to be another type, and were treating her accordingly, but having little effect.
Research
Towards a better screen: New molecules promise cheaper, more efficient OLED displays phys.org
OLED screens use organic molecules that emit light when an electric current is applied. Unlike ubiquitous liquid crystal displays (LCDs), OLED screens don't require a backlight, meaning the display can be as thin and flexible as a sheet of plastic. Individual pixels can be switched on or entirely off, dramatically improving the screen's color contrast and energy consumption. OLEDs are already replacing LCDs in high-end consumer devices but a lack of stable and efficient blue materials has made them less competitive in large displays such as televisions.
Others...
How neon signs are made holykaw.alltop v
This one was pretty interesting. Turns out it's more than just gas and glass :)
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