Published time: 29 Nov, 2017 18:01 British submarines could face the same fate as Argentina’s lost ARA ‘San Juan’. In his damning 2015 expose on failures aboard Trident, Royal Navy whistleblower William McNeilly warned UK subs share the same faults as the missing vessel. According to Argentinian media, the final message from the missing submarine […]
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Drilling in Texas leads to uptick in earthquakes, as sleeping faults reawaken
In the US since 2008, an unprecedented surge in the amount of earthquakes has hit several states. Most scientists now agree the surge is being triggered by fracking, or wastewater injections being shot into deep wells for oil and gas production. A paper describing the reasons for an uptick in earthquakes occurring in states like […]
Never-ending construction: Berlin’s unfinished airport still plagued by ‘fundamental faults’
Berlin’s international airport in Brandenburg has turned into a sort of unending construction project due to numerous technical problems. Now, even the airport systems that were deemed ready-to-use were found to be malfunctioning. More than 2,000 days since the initially scheduled opening, the end of construction of the infamous airport dubbed “the building site of […]
Nest’s overpriced IQ camera highlights the faults of facial recognition
Nest burst onto the scene with a thermostat that was easy to use, had a slick interface, came with actual smart features and didn’t look like someone just taped an off-white box to your wall. It followed that up with a less exciting, but possibly more important smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Then instead of […]
Easter bank holiday traffic – How to avoid most common faults and breakdowns on UK roads
As families are gearing up to for the Easter Bank Holidays, many may overlook issues with their cars which could see them spending hours at the side of the road. New research has predicted that as many as 60,000 British motorists will breakdown over the course of the bank holiday. This could cause havoc for […]