In March, the English-language Shanghai Daily reported that fully half of the steel sold to construction companies in Shanghai’s wholesale markets failed basic quality tests. Nearly a quarter of the tested samples failed tension tests, meaning structures built with them would not be able to withstand earthquakes and would be more likely to decay over time.

Sono stata a luglio e settembre 2008, nei tre campi base dei cantieri della Variante di Valico di Barberino di Mugello, per una ricerca condotta dall’Asl 10 di Firenze sulla sicurezza, sui disturbi psicofisici del lavoro a turni, sul mobbing, sull’uso di sostanze.

The era of the American Internet is ending. Data is increasingly flowing around the United States, which may have intelligence — and conceivably military — consequences.

Take a finger and make a cast with the moulding plastic sold in hobby shops. Then pour some liquid gelatin (ordinary food gelatin) into that mould and let it harden. Stick this over your finger pad: it fools fingerprint detectors about 80% of the time.