Ancient vase feared to have fallen in value by £685k because of its cracks fetches £200k at auction

Ancient vase that was feared to have slumped in value by £685k because of its cracks fetches £200k at auction Chinese vase has fetched £200,000 at auction despite being valued at £10,000 The 250-year-old vase was accidentally smashed during a 1950s hunting party The blue and white vase would have been worth £700,000 in mint … Read more

Cracks cost vase owners £685k: Rare Chinese ornament could be worth £700k

Cracks cost vase owners £685k: Rare Chinese ornament should be worth £700k… but has slumped in value because of its poor condition By Daily Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 02:06 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 2 December 2020 A couple found out that the old Chinese vase languishing under a … Read more

Cracks cost vase owners £685k: Rare Chinese ornament could be worth £700k

Cracks cost vase owners £685k: Rare Chinese ornament should be worth £700k… but has slumped in value because of its poor condition By Daily Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 02:06 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 2 December 2020 A couple found out that the old Chinese vase languishing under a … Read more

Google-owned DeepMind cracks 50-year-old ‘protein folding problem’

DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) firm owned by Google, has solved one of science’s toughest and most enduring mysteries. The firm’s AI system, AlphaFold, has cracked what’s known as the ‘protein folding problem’ – figuring out how a protein’s amino acid sequence dictates its 3D atomic structure.  Researchers have long grappled with the vast … Read more

Google-owned DeepMind cracks 50-year-old ‘protein folding problem’

DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Google, has solved a 50-year-old problem in biology.  DeepMind’s AI system, AlphaFold, cracked the so-called ‘protein folding problem’ – figuring out how a protein’s amino acid sequence dictates its 3D atomic structure.  A protein’s structure is closely linked with its function, and the ability to predict its structure unlocks … Read more

Jesse Metcalfe cracks up in the parking lot outside DWTS rehearsals as he models his buff frame

Jesse Metcalfe cracks up in the parking lot outside DWTS rehearsals as he models his buff frame in a white undershirt By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 01:59 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 01:59 BST, 5 October 2020 He’s the dashingly handsome star of such titles as John Tucker Must Die and Desperate Housewives.  … Read more

Apple patent describes a ‘self-healing’ display that uses heat to fix cracks and scratches

Apple may be developing a solution for all those clumsy iPhone users with cracked screens. A newly surfaced patent application describes a ‘self-healing’ screen that would be used in a foldable iPhone. Screen damage has been a major obstacle for bendable smartphones – like Samsung’s fragile Galaxy Fold – because dirt and other particles can get … Read more

Ann Summers cracks whip over shop rents

Ann Summers cracks whip over shop rents: Lingerie chain threatens its landlords with store closures By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 1 September 2020 Ann Summers’s boss has threatened its landlords with store closures in a bid to force them to slash rents. The lingerie … Read more

Rolls-Royce discovers cracks inside another set of engines

Rolls-Royce discovers cracks inside another set of engines: Issues will cost up to £50m to put right By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 Rolls-Royce’s reputation has been dealt a further blow after it found cracks inside another set of engines. It … Read more