Can you park for free at the NC State Fair? What to know about lots + shuttles

There are also free off-site parking lots with a free shuttle service to the fairgrounds: Park at the corner of Edwards Mill and Reedy Creek. Shuttle pick-up and drop-off will be across from Gate 8 on ...
iaea.org

In-Situ Characterization of Radioactive Materials and Objects Using Portable High Purity Germanium Detectors

If a radioactive source needs to be classified in various scenarios, the required information includes identification of the radioisotope(s) present and an estimation of the activity. In the field, ...
Couriermail

RBA warns of surging cash costs as bank access points disappear

In its latest payment system board annual report, the RBA points to a surge in costs to use cash. The large jump in prices follows major banks across Australia closing down their ATMs or branches, ...
KSDK

9 cars damaged by objects falling from I-44 overpass; police investigating

ST. LOUIS — At least nine drivers say their cars were damaged after rocks or other heavy objects struck them while traveling on Interstate 44 near the Jamieson Avenue overpass early Monday. St. Louis ...
Couriermail

Instagram to use AI to detect teens who lie about their age to access adult account settings

It comes as social media platforms are on a deadline to get children under 16 off their platforms by December 10. The identification tools will be operational from Monday and follows the successful ...
The New York Times

Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots

The panel recommended that people consult a health professional before receiving a Covid vaccine. Left unclear was whether Americans can still walk into pharmacies for shots. By Apoorva Mandavilli ...
KTBS

Bathroom break battle: Caddo School Board members say students denied restroom access

SHREVEPORT, La. -- No bathroom breaks. That’s what some parents - and now two Caddo Parish School Board members - say is happening to middle school students. At a recent School Board meeting, board ...
C&EN

Lewis Acid-Assisted Formal C═S Insertion of Thioindolinones to Bicyclobutanes: Diastereoselective Access to Trisubstituted Cyclobutanethiols

Although a variety of nucleophilic approaches have been utilized to access substituted cyclobutanes, the synthesis of cyclobutanethiols remains underexplored within the realm of bicyclo[1.1.0]butane ...
Reuters

Alibaba, Baidu begin using own chips to train AI models, The Information reports

Sept 11 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba (9988.HK), opens new tab and Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab have started using internally designed chips to train their AI models, partly replacing those made by ...
Wall Street Journal

The American Farmers China Is Using as a Trade-War Bargaining Chip

China’s $285 million project in Brazil is a multibillion-dollar threat to U.S. farmers. WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains. Illustration: Annie Zhao In just a few weeks, U.S. farmers will begin ...
The Conversation

The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos

Chad Hanna receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This ...