A 'solar tsunami' could knock down the internet and we're definitely not ready

J&J's HIV vaccine flops in human trials, Taliban now controls some military U.S. aircraft, but they literally can't go around shooting anyone with them. [Interesting Engineering]( Wednesday, 01 Sep 2021 Hey hey, reader. You know the drill. - While Johnson&Johnson's HIV vaccine showed promising results in animals, it [failed to demonstrate the same efficacy in humans](. - As the U.K. restructures its highway law to give walkers and cyclists priority over motor vehicles, detractors argue [cyclists must also pay a "road tax" to share the responsibility]( as well. TODAY IN HISTORY This day in 1881, in a Presidential Address to the British Association, Lord Kelvin spoke "On the Sources of Energy in Nature Available to Man for the Production of Mechanical Effect". He summarized the natural sources as "tides, food, fuel, wind, and rain. He even hypothesized about tide mills but noted that it's economically unfeasible for practical application. Well, [the 'tides' are a-changin'](. [A 'Solar Tsunami' Could Knock Out Global Internet. Here's What That Means]( Such an internet outage could cost $7.2 billion per day! [A 'Solar Tsunami' Could Knock Out Global Internet. Here's What That Means]( [Science]( [EvgeniyQ/iStock]( It's not just a hypothetical scenario. In 1989, a solar storm cut off the electrical supply to over 6 million people for nine hours in and around Québec. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Taliban Now Control Left-Behind US Aircraft but None Are Flyable]( It turns out that US troops demilitarized all the air and land vehicles before abandoning them. [Taliban Now Control Left-Behind US Aircraft but None Are Flyable]( [Culture]( [Natsecjeff/ Twitter]( They might have gotten their hand on other equipment, such as armor vests and ammunition. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The iPhone 13 Will Reportedly Have Satellite Connectivity. Here's What That Means]( Satellite phones might make a come-back. [The iPhone 13 Will Reportedly Have Satellite Connectivity. Here's What That Means]( [Innovation]( [1](, [2]( The new hardware will come in a handset that allows the iPhone 13 to communicate with low-Earth orbiting satellites. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [US Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast] [U.S. Department of Defense/Wikimedia Commons](140516-N-TP834-177_(14096125019).jpg) [Culture]( [US Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast]( One crew member was rescued while five are still missing. [> Read More]( [It's Official. Leaded Gas Use Has Been Eradicated Worldwide] [victoass88 / iStock]( [Health]( [It's Official. Leaded Gas Use Has Been Eradicated Worldwide]( This comes nearly a century after doctors initially warned the world of the toxic effects of unleaded petrol. [> Read More]( [Watch 15 Skyscrapers Blow Up Simultaneously In Mass Demolition] [Chun Ming Ng/ YouTube]( [Culture]( [Watch 15 Skyscrapers Blow Up Simultaneously In Mass Demolition]( Approximately $154 million worth of property was destroyed in 45 seconds. [> Read More]( [Shark Gives 'Virgin Birth' to Miracle Baby in All-Female Tank] [Nathan Rupert Photography/Flickr]( [Science]( [Shark Gives 'Virgin Birth' to Miracle Baby in All-Female Tank]( The baby shark was born to a mother that has spent the last decade in an aquarium with no male. [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [Exhilarating, Turbulent, and Scary Ship Launches]( [Exhilarating, Turbulent, and Scary Ship Launches]( There are three main methods of conveying a new ship from the shipyard to the water. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2021 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved