Your Cell Phone Is 10 Times Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat

If you're anything like the average human being, you probably check your smartphone more than 50 times per day, as a Deloitte study from 2018 found.

And each time you do, your mobile device picks up more bacteria from your hands. In fact, The University of Arizona found back in 2012 that cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, largely because toilet seats are typically cleaned more frequently while personal electronics are largely overlooked. 

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization are advising the general public to wash their hands often and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. Since smartphones are probably near the top of the list of "most frequently touched objects," it makes sense that people should clean them as thoroughly as possible. That means keeping your phone clean is important as well.

For Iphone users, there is some good news. You can officially use disinfecting wipes to keep your phone free of potentially deadly viruses.

There's a decent chance you were already doing that, but just in case, Apple said it's OK on Monday. Apple updated its device cleaning tutorial page with a paragraph that gives customers its blessing to use 70 percent isopropyl or Clorox wipes on their Apple devices. Before Monday's update, Apple warned that such cleaning products could scratch your iPhone screen. However, the Journal tested it out and found that the quality of an iPhone 8 screen wasn't greatly affected after more than 1,000 wipes from a disinfecting wipe. Seems fine!

Now android users might be wondering what’s in for them. Don’t worry we have got your back.

Both Apple and Samsung say on their support pages that wiping your phone down with a cloth — preferably one that's soft and lint-free — is a safe method of cleaning it. You can dampen the cloth with warm water and soap to get rid of any debris or substance that requires more than just a wipe-down. Most modern smartphones are water-resistant, but you should still be cautious when exposing them to liquids.

 If you're looking for an alternative method of killing germs, you can try looking into a UV phone sanitizer like Phone Soap, which uses UV-C light to break down germs and bacteria. It's a relatively small box that almost resembles a tanning bed for your phone that blasts it with UV-C light to disinfect it.

Reduction of Co2 Emission by 20% : BMW

German top of the line vehicle creator BMW means to cut the measure of carbon dioxide (CO2) radiated by its autos sold in Europe this year by 20 percent, its CEO said Wednesday. 

The vow comes as new European Union guidelines nibble this year, requiring vehicle producers to pointedly lessen armada wide emanations on agony of huge fines.

"We will accomplish an improvement of 20 percent in Europe this year alone" contrasted and in 2019, CEO Oliver Zipse said during a discourse in western German city Bochum.

Producers and specialists concur that deals of battery-electric and cross breed vehicles must ascent hugely if organizations are to crush CO2 yield underneath the limit of 95 grams for each kilometer by and large.

In 2018, new BMWs sold found the middle value of 128 grams for each kilometer.

The firm just gauge a "slight decrease" a year ago and has not yet distributed last figures for 2019.

Marginally progressively liberal cutoff points for heavier autos could work for the vehicle producer, which will in general offer bigger vehicles.

Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler, said Tuesday the gathering's balanced per-kilometer CO2 target was marginally "north of 100 grams".

In any case, the long-lasting BMW rival is "not guarenteed" to meet even that laxer limit this year or next, he included.

On the other hand, Zipse said "it's clear for the BMW group that we will achieve our goals."

33% of the carbon decreases would originate from less-contaminating burning motors, and 66% from electric-fueled vehicles, he included. Zipse, who took over BMW from Harald Krueger in July, intends to lift EU electric and crossover deals from 8.6 percent in 2019 to 25 percent one year from now, 33% in 2025 and 50 percent in 2030. Like other German producers, the Munich-based organization designs a large number of such models in the coming years. 

However, vehicle organizations must fight high forthright innovative work costs simultaneously as a more extensive financial slowdowns, with many falling back on work slices to cut expenses.

Corona virus in the European union, Italy’s Markets Slips

  Italy which is currently the most affected country in the EU by the coronavirus, faces numerous hurdles in its attempt to calm the public down. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree imposing restrictions to the movement of people in the region of Lombardy and 14 other northern provinces. The measures affect more that 16 million people, banning them from moving in and out of those areas. This has instigated panic among the locals with riots erupting in prisons when the inmates were informed that visits from outside were suspended because of the emerging threat.

·         Italian stocks on the blue-chip FTSE MIB initially failed to open Monday along with other European markets. When the index did open, stocks were trading down around 2,290 points, or around 11% lower, and by late afternoon the index was down around 9.5%. Italy now has 7,375 confirmed cases of the virus and 366 deaths. The outbreak has been concentrated in Italy’s wealthiest northern regions of Lombardy (where there are 3,372 confirmed cases), Emilia-Romagna (with 1,097 cases) and Veneto and has highlighted Italy’s north-south economic and cultural divide. Officials have continuously instructed locals to not leave their homes and stay indoors.

·         Now this hasn’t only effected the EU but internationals markets have tumbled .Giants like US had to bow to the Virus as Wall Street suffered its worst day since the financial crisis of 2008 , the Dow plummeted more than 2,000 points by Monday's closing bell, and London's FTSE 100 plunged to a three-year low after oil prices cratered by 30 percent overnight. The PSX stock exchange suffered its worst Day in history with loosing 2400 points on Monday alone.

·         From the given situation a cure is nowhere to be seen, Mankind is going through a hard time and so are the financial markets. If an investment is to be made its to be made NOW! Or when it dips a little further on. Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a cash of 128$ Billion, He’s waiting for the Crash so he can earn huge after it bounces back.

Pakistani women in Science and Technology making us proud

Females having an affiliation from either developed or developing countries are continually driven to seek after professions in science and innovation. United Nations top most preference is to remove gender discrimination and by one way or another empower youngsters and ladies to choose professions in science. The standard nonetheless, follows science significantly ruled by men. Be that as it may, things are evolving.

Here are top Pakistani female scientists who posit as leading examples of inspiration for young girls to follow suit:-

Tasneem Zehra Husain

Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist and a writer. Her devotion to solve logical brain teasers motivated her to become a physicist. She is the first Pakistani woman to obtain a PhD in string theory and has also led a full fledge research in classification of supersymmetric flux backgrounds in eleven dimensions; a major feat indeed! Her articles have appeared in international magazines and newspapers as well. Another one of achievements include publishing a popular science novel in 2014. Her debut novel, Only The Longest Threads, reimagines defining moments of discovery when new scientific theories changed our understanding of the universe, and our place in it. She is also amongst the first few to lay the foundation of science and engineering department at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Hiba Rehman

Hiba Rehman is an engineer currently working in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She has since been inspiring young girls and women to follow her suit and pursue careers in science. She works on expendable launch vehicles and rockets. She provides technical expertise, follows launch vehicle testing, performs data reviews and provides technical assessments of engineering issues.

Dr Nergis Mavalvala

Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani astrophysicist who is also the recipient of MacArthur Genius Award in 2010. She is also a professor of astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; number one leading university in the world. Mavalvala was among the team of scientists who, for the first time, observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves. Mavalvala has been working on gravitational waves since 1991. To her credit she is also conducting pioneering experiments in the fields of quantum phenomena. Dr and Professor Nergis has a B.A from Wellesley College and PhD from MIT.

Arfa Karim

The youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, Arfa Karim is still remembered till date as a genius. She passed away in 2012 but left her mark for other women and young girls to follow. Her courage and commitment has been a ray of hope to many. There is an Arfa Software and Technology Park in Lahore dedicated to the computer prodigy as a symbol of her ingenuity. As of now the seventeen-story tower ensues standards of an international facility and encourages young tech enthusiasts to fulfill their dreams and form ventures for the betterment of the country.