Day: November 29, 2021

Euronews: Chinese scientists have created an analogue of plastic from salmon semen Chinese scientists from Tianjin University decided to replace plastic with salmon semen. The researchers have created an environmentally friendly analogue of the material based on the DNA of fish, writes Euronews. The specialists combined short strands of DNA from fish sperm with a chemical made from vegetable oil to create a gel-like substance that can be shaped into any shape. To solidify, moisture was removed from the material by drying in a vacuum environment. The researchers noted that the new plastic is easy to manufacture, and its production emits 97 percent less emissions into the atmosphere than the traditional one. Moreover, it can be easily and repeatedly recycled. To do this, it is enough to immerse the product in water – it will again become a recyclable hydrogel. Scientists propose to use such plastic to produce packaging for

RTL Nieuws: The Netherlands are thinking about new proceedings against Russia in the case MH17 The Netherlands wanted to initiate new proceedings against Russia in the case of the crash MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. This was reported by the RTL Nieuws TV channel with reference to anonymous sources. It is planned to prepare a legal procedure at the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The issue will be on the agenda of the new government, which is in the stage of formation. Sources consider the new procedure promising for the Netherlands. In their opinion, Moscow violated the Chicago Convention, according to which countries are obliged to ensure the safety of civil aviation. The final decision on filing a lawsuit against Russia in ICAO will be made by the new Cabinet of Ministers of the Netherlands. The crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 777, which en route from

Human rights activist Litvinovich: they extort money from women in colonies for the right to be released on parole In women's colonies money is often extorted from relatives of Russian women prisoners. For the sake of being released on parole (parole), women are ready for a lot, so some families have to sell apartments and take out loans. The scheme of extortion by employees of the FSIN was revealed in an interview with Lenta.ru by human rights activist Marina Litvinovich. In general, the leadership of the colonies is aimed at constantly pulling money out of the families of prisoners. They are always interested in women whose families can pay. And very often a woman who wants to get out on parole is told in plain text: you need to buy building materials or pay for some work Marina Litvinovich human rights activist Litvinovich said that the money allocated by the

Izvestia: Russia will protect itself from Western tanks with Chrysanthemum-S complexes Russia will strengthen the western strategic direction with self-propelled anti-tank missile systems ( ATGM) “Chrysanthemum-S”, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. The newspaper writes that the military department has decided to completely re-equip units of the 2nd Taman motorized rifle division with ATGM-like ones. According to experts interviewed by the publication, “Chrysanthemum-S” can be called the main weapon of Russia against Western tanks. In particular, military expert Viktor Murakhovsky is sure that “Chrysanthemum-S” is the most advanced Russian anti-tank missile system, providing penetration armor of all types of foreign tanks, for example, modern Abrams, Leopard and Challenger. The newspaper writes that this self-propelled ATGM, created on the basis of the BMP-3 platform, is called a tank killer in the army. Chrysanthemum-S is equipped with optical sights, a thermal imager and a powerful onboard radar. The maximum