Scientists have created a bio-inspired control system to model plesiosaur swimming, solving the long-debated “four-wing problem.” A research team may have unlocked the mystery of how the ancient marine reptile, the plesiosaur, moved by developing a bio-inspired control system tha … | Continue reading
In an homage to The Da Vinci Code (2006), in season nine of The Office in episode twelve “Customer Loyalty”, Jim Halpert uses a mid-1950s Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter to forge a letter from Robert Dunder which sends Dwight Schrute on a faux quest for the holy grail in what Jim … | Continue reading
Replacing organic solvents with molten salt enables researchers to create “previously unimaginable nanocrystals.” The type of semiconductive nanocrystals known as quantum dots is not only expanding the forefront of pure science but also playing a crucial role in practical applica … | Continue reading
Leah Nylen, Josh Sisco, and Dina Bass, Bloomberg: The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corp., drilling into everything from the company’s cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and artificial inte … | Continue reading
Canada's Rover Tiny Homes, the firm behind the Cypress, recently completed another non-towable model that offers a similarly spacious living experience. Named the Silvertip, it provides the kind of home comforts that you'd usually associate more with an apartment than a tiny hous … | Continue reading
Well known for its competitively priced room-dominating TVs, Chinese consumer tech multinational TCL is now offering a more flexible way to watch big-screen visuals with the launch of its first mobile projector. The all-in-one A1 puts 1080p Google TV wherever you need it to be. C … | Continue reading
Recent research suggests that manatees might not be native to Florida, potentially having settled there only after European colonization. Previously thought to have been long-time residents, archaeological findings now indicate that manatees were rare in pre-colonial times. This … | Continue reading
QwQ: Reflect Deeply on the Boundaries of the Unknown Brand openly licensed model from Alibaba Cloud's Qwen team, this time clearly inspired by OpenAI's work on reasoning in o1. I love how the introduce the new model: Through deep exploration and countless trials, we discovered so … | Continue reading
It's 2019 and bottlenose dolphin #1022, born in Scottish waters in 2007, is suddenly spotted completely alone, hundreds of miles from his home before ending up in Denmark, some 500 miles (800 km) away across the North Sea. Continue Reading Category: Marine, Transport Tags: Dolphi … | Continue reading
Bluesky has the juice right now, and while it’s slowed down a bit this week, they were adding over 1 million users a day for a bit last week. One sentiment I’m hearing a lot recently is that Bluely “feels like early Twitter,” which | Continue reading
The 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit is a top incentive for stimulating and supporting clean energy and battery manufacturing in the US. However, at the moment, there are ways that Chinese companies can benefit from this, if they build factories in the US. That is … | Continue reading
Scientists made a major advancement in X-ray science by creating high-power attosecond hard X-ray pulses with megahertz repetition rates, allowing for ultrafast electron dynamics study and atomic-level non-destructive measurements. These pulses are significant due to their abilit … | Continue reading
There is a saying that ” your vote makes a difference” or “every vote is important”. In a Oregon House race that just concluded, every vote was, indeed, important. This happened to be Oregon House District 22, in which I reside. The incumbent, Republican Tracy Cramer, was being c … | Continue reading
This is stochastic Terror – and a preview of coming disasters. Elon Musk is enacting the program outlined above by Project 2025 author Russel Vought, now the nominee for Office of Management and Budget. CNN: When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy wou … | Continue reading
An outburst of solar energy looks primed to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing auroras to the northern U.S. on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. | Continue reading
This morning our maid Dorothy and my wife parted, which though she be a wench for her tongue not to be borne with, yet I was loth to part with her, but I took my leave kindly of her and went out to Savill's, the painter, and there sat the first time... | Continue reading
Another excellent tree candidate (here and here) ... this one from Stuy Town via EVG reader Jim Mullins... | Continue reading
Studies are exploring the potential of cannabis, particularly cannabidiol, in managing ADHD, focusing on its interactions with the body’s endocannabinoid system. Despite promising early results, the complexity of both ADHD and cannabis effects poses significant research challenge … | Continue reading
and talks with professors like Bob, Sherril, Gillian, and even those out of my discipline. Rewinding time isn’t […] | Continue reading
It’s that time of year again: Indie App Sales is currently boasting over 400 Mac and iOs apps for sale. There are some real gems on the list. | Continue reading
Amazon FSx for Lustre now features Elastic Fabric Adapter and NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage for up to 12x higher throughput to GPUs, unlocking new possibilities in deep learning, autonomous vehicles, and HPC workloads. | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: Federico has been battling color profiles and Stephen has been working to solve a mystery, while Myke has just been enjoying the vibes. On Connected Pro — the longer, ad-free version of the show — we reviewed the new Linkin Park and talked about my Thank … | Continue reading
The conventional way to clean greasy dishes is by applying a surfactant, like dishwashing soap. The surfactant's paradoxical combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules—the former is attracted to water, the latter repelled by it—essentially separate the grease from the s … | Continue reading
French startup Metacar Mobility Systems has developed a compact EV called Kiwee. Intended as a car sharing service in urban centers, their strange micro-vehicle can link to its brethren, front and back, creating a sort of ESG centipede. These would be stored outside of train stat … | Continue reading
The 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan had the theme of "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," and drew record numbers. Some 64 million people from 77 countries attended.One of the more unusual objects on display was this Sanyo Ultrasonic Bath. The demonstration model would climb int … | Continue reading
In Akashi, Japan, the seaside HiPoPo PaPa restaurant boasts a rather unique bathroom. Longtime restaurant owner Koichi Miyanaga built this aquarium bathroom way back in the 1980s, though design firms all told him it was impossible.According to Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun … | Continue reading
A Chesapeake Bay beachcomber found most of a casket that contained most of a skeleton. A Maryland Beachcomber found the remains of a coffin and a person partially submerged in the Chesapeake Bay. After law enforcement took a look, the Beachcomber decided to dig it up, afraid vand … | Continue reading
A groundbreaking system promises to greatly accelerate research on the fundamental properties of antimatter. By achieving lower temperatures of trapped antiprotons, they aim to uncover why the universe favors matter over antimatter, a pivotal question in physics. Antimatter Resea … | Continue reading
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The star of 'Agatha All Along' weighs in on her future in the Marvel Universe. | Continue reading
Great Lakes tracking extremely warm, relatively speaking, perfect setup for a Lake Effect Storm that may shut some areas down. | Continue reading
'Batman: Arkham Shadow' is the perfect way to introduce new players to VR thanks to how gracefully it translates the classic series | Continue reading
They have four standard models, from the base machine up through a pretty nice M4 Pro model. For years, we ran Relay’s live stream on a Mac mini hosted by MacStadium. If you need a Mac in the cloud, it’s the only way to go. | Continue reading
I've worked on various event websites in the past, and one of the unintuitively difficult problems that inevitably comes up is the best way to store the time that an event is happening. Based on that past experience, here's my current recommendation. This is the expanded version … | Continue reading
Crime doesn't pay (in V-Bucks) The post Somebody Fraudulently Obtained My Credit Card And Spent Almost $100 On Fortnite, But Now They’ve Lost Their Precious Skins (And Maybe Their Account) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
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Three people in North America without known animal exposures have tested positive for the bird flu virus H5N1, and samples from two of them suggest the virus is adapting to humans | Continue reading
Did an extra-terrestrial intelligence attempt to message us in the distant past? Or did an Earth based radio telescope, nicknamed Big Ear, inadvertently eavesdrop in on a snippet of a conversation between two other alien civilisations? These are among some of the many explanation … | Continue reading
Researchers have unveiled a framework linking neuroscience and practical strategies to form or break habits, offering insights for personal growth, clinical treatments, and public health strategies. Cognitive neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin have published new research d … | Continue reading
There is an abundance of excellent Markdown text editors on the Apple platform. | Continue reading
Turkey is famously bland and made worse when cooked unevenly. Spatchcocking the bird won't magically make it tasty, but it will cook the bird faster and better. Spatchcocking comes from some English-ism around dispatching the cock. , the act of cutting the spine out of a bird and … | Continue reading
Goorie/South East Australian author Melissa Lucashenko has won the 2024 Mark and Evette Moran Nib literary award, with her 2023 novel Edenglassie. A work of historical fiction, Edenglassie, which links the past with the present, also won this year’s ARA Historical Novel Prize, In … | Continue reading
This year, portable power stations, audio & video devices, robot vacuums, and wireless smart cameras are voted most popular. NEW YORK – November 19, 2024. Wellbots.com – the leading ecommerce company for Smart Products in North America – has released its 2024 Annual Ranking of To … | Continue reading
The Isle of Wight always has a special place in my heart. I grew up there and my brother and... | Continue reading
The 'Acolyte' star weighs in on Lucasfilm's choice to cancel the series: "Sometimes things need to grow." | Continue reading
Imagine if your house key could display a tiny work of art every time you used it. That's essentially what Victor Villas has achieved with computer security keys, turning a standard technical tool into something visually pleasing. When you connect to a remote computer securely (l … | Continue reading
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk | Continue reading