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MH370 goes missing

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  MH370 went missing on 8th March,2014 with 239 people on board while flying from Kuala Lampur to Beijing.Malaysian authorities say that the last signal from the plane was received at around 1:07 am via the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), an automated system that relays performance data about each flight (including turbulence, fuel usage and any maintenance concerns) to the airline.After some time (around 40 minutes) the plane's transponder stopped transmitting and the ground control center lost contact with the plane.The plane was last traced at northern part of the Strait of Malacca and the last signal received was "All right,Good night" which was spoken by the co-pilot, Fariq Abdul Hamid.    Since then many countries have joined hands with malaysia in their search operation for the plane.But no traces of the plane have been found so far.Many theories have risen to explain how the plane went missing.The missing MH370 included pa...

Coin- A technology

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A US technology firm came up with a small device approx. the size of a coin which help detect lost things if and only if the device have been attached to the lost object. The device can be attached with anything from cars to wallet, from cellphones to small kids, i.e. it is compatible with anything in general. The device sends a low energy signal within a range of few 100ft. The firm also developed an app for the purpose. The technology offers radar screen that simply approximates the distance- but not yet the location - of all the paired Stick-N-Find stickers in range. The technology does not let us determine the direction of the lost items, so users have to start walking while watching the screen to see whether the device they are hunting for gets closer. T he designers call the Virtual Leash, allows users to set an alarm to sound whenever a sticker moves a predetermined distance from your phone. It also helps us locate any items that are out of range by sett...