Germany is set to open several new Foreigners' Offices (Ausländerbehörden) specially designed to reduce the country’s worker shortage. Here’s what you need to know about the... | Continue reading
Are you looking for an English-speaking therapist who understands the unique challenges of expatriate life? Dr Anna Ehmsen is here to help. Get the right support! Anna is a... | Continue reading
This commitment paves the way for widespread dedication to cleaner air, a more stable climate, and sustainable urban development. Singapore announces ambitious plan to drastically transform cities by 2050: 'Will depend on advancements' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Recently, CleanTechnica has featured articles about the COSCO Greenwater 01, the world’s largest electric ship, a container ship now operating in China along the coast and on rivers. It uses containerized energy storage to swap batteries. China has also electrified rail, more ele … | Continue reading
In school, laptops are the primary method for taking notes by typing. Few people take notes by hand anymore, but this has changed significantly in the past few years with the emergence of e-notebooks like the Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra/Sage, Remarkable, and Boox devices. What is t … | Continue reading
“In 2022, 7,522 pedestrians were killed and more than 67,000 pedestrians were injured nationwide.” Fatal incident spurs discussion on a danger impacting residents across the country: 'We're at a 40-year high' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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"The ability to efficiently manipulate light and electricity is central to the advancement of faster, more efficient, and more compact electronic systems." Researchers make nanotechnology breakthrough that could make solar panels more efficient: 'Could open new possibilities' fir … | Continue reading
Research has, for the first time, linked high levels of four specific types of PFAS to effects on sleep, identifying associated genes in the process. Research conducted by the Keck School of Medicine at USC has revealed a link between levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood an … | Continue reading
"We have been trialing this technology for a few months now." Researchers are developing advanced home heating technology using only wallpaper: 'Innovative pilot projects such as this are vital' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sunday often means chore day for me. It’s the day I usually morph into a grumbling, begrudging domestic warrior armed with rubber gloves and a bottle of spray cleaner. And for what? To clean the same mess I just cleaned last week. It’s like living in a house with a poltergeist wh … | Continue reading
What is the Bulterian Jihad? Here's how 'Dune: Prophecy' reveals the evil robots of the Dune universe. | Continue reading
Native plants and green spaces are great for local wildlife and can help wildlife and human populations co-exist in urban areas. Gardener shows off inventive method for creating lush alley garden out of community trash: 'That's beautiful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Chinese company JiYue has unveiled a stonking high-performance, long-range, intelligent supercar capable of doing 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 400 miles (644 km) to a charge, and featuring a unibody carbon frame. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: Chin … | Continue reading
Just came back from a meeting with farmers and landowners in Central Michigan, many if not most of them Trump voters. All of them working to expand clean energy development in their area.Every month they learn more about the importance of the energy transition, most specifically … | Continue reading
When demand for collectors' items is high and companies produce more products than necessary, excess waste and pollution result. Photo of collector's overwhelming haul draws attention to 'disgusting' trend: 'What a way to waste money' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New Hawaiian plant, Schiedea waiahuluensis, found using drones on Kauaʻi’s cliffs, highlights drone technology’s role in conservation and research. A newly discovered species of carnation from Hawaii, Schiedea waiahuluensis, is likely the first plant identified and collected usin … | Continue reading
After three home runs I expected “Anora,” Sean Baker’s newest movie, to leave the ballpark, especially after it won the… | Continue reading
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s p … | Continue reading
"Accepting money from sources like this, to make content like this, risks undermining the BBC's own hard-won reputation and will ultimately put it on the wrong side of history." Watchdog report accuses BBC of major conflict of interest: 'A betrayal of … conscientious BBC journali … | Continue reading
"I ... had to dramatically alter my course to not get hit." Resident shares concerns after alarming trend takes over neighborhood streets: 'I don't understand why someone would do this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Yuling writes: I have been creating a new course for a PhD level core class on statistical computing in my department. Due to my personal bias, this course will be largely computing methods for Bayesian inference (or probabilistic ML). I … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Astounding simulation shows magnetic fields create fluffy, not flat, accretion disks around supermassive black holes, altering our understanding of black hole dynamics. A team of astrophysicists from Caltech has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by simulating the journey of pri … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Sobero can help make sobriety fun, and a lifetime subscription is only $59.99 (reg. $149). Holidays are tricky when you're trying to skip the booze. Between the holiday parties, family gatherings, and toasts all around, it can feel like everyone's celebrating with a drink … | Continue reading
Romania is set to hold three elections in the space of three weeks. The outcome is likely to preserve the country’s stagnant, if stable, status quo. Just a few days before Romania begins a three-week electoral marathon, there’s little sign of political fervour on the streets of t … | Continue reading
‘Deplorable.’ ‘Distasteful.’ ‘An appalling choice.’ And those are only the conservatives reacting to Trump’s attorney general pick. | Continue reading
Modern electric vehicle batteries began with lithium-ion batteries, originally applied to portable electronics and other portable applications. Batteries based on sodium have now been developed. These batteries have something in common. They all use intercalation. Intercalation s … | Continue reading
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"Without answers, we can't have policy change." Scientists make disturbing discovery after analyzing newborn rodents' organs: 'The next step is to understand … what that means' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Anyone considering peddling or installing these devices is on notice of the substantial costs of doing so." US judge orders automotive parts company to pay $10 million in criminal fines: 'Installed illegal ... devices to evade the public health protections' first appeared on The … | Continue reading
The 4th gen product is overdue. The post Apple AirTag 2 – second generation, 2025 – What to expect appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
The Editor Paul Webster is retiring as the Editor of the Observer after a long spell in the hot seat. There was a nice party for him in London on Thursday evening, which included quite a few witty speeches and, … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Northeastern Australia, once submerged under the Eromanga Sea during the Cretaceous, was home to massive pterosaurs. In 2021, the discovery of the most complete pterosaur fossil in Australia unveiled a new species with a 4.6-meter wingspan, shedding light on ancient marine and ae … | Continue reading
At thoughtbot, we normally recommend kicking off discovery work on a new project with a Product Design Sprint. Design Sprints are a great tool to quickly get the team aligned and to come up with an outline solution we can iterate on. Often, this is enough to immediately jump into … | Continue reading
Nuclear fusion has the potential to be far more efficient than nuclear fission and crucially safer as well. Scientists achieve major milestone with levitating, limitless energy device: 'A feat in and of itself' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I haven’t been able to find mine for years. | Image: Apple The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at Apple’s online store in the US and much of the world, MacRumors reports. The accessory is reportedly still available from A … | Continue reading
Listening to “Old Tape” by Lucius (feat. Adam Granduciel) 🎵 This song, whew. So good! “Once in a while / You turn up the dial / To an old tape playing in my head / I’ll tune it out and live instead” | Continue reading
The Shipwreck Detective | The New Yorker She’s One of Florida’s Most Lethal Python Hunters—but the Invasive Creatures Still Have a Hold on Her – Garden & Gun The 200 Best Inventions of 2024 TIME For Teens Online, Conspiracy Theories Are Commonplace. Media Literacy Is Not. | EdSur … | Continue reading
I’ve searched Amazon to find the best weird but efficient items that make your home look so much better. | Continue reading
"It's horrible." Frustrated homeowner hit with warnings after considering irrevocable property decision: 'That's a death wish' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
(Lord's day). To our own church, and at noon, by invitation, Sir W. Pen dined with me, and I took Mrs. Hester, my Lady Batten's kinswoman, to dinner from church with me, and we were very merry. So to church again, and heard a simple fellow upon the... | Continue reading
The helicopter that airlifted the hikers had to leave a wildfire it was fighting for about three hours. 'Tired' hikers face massive fine after calling emergency helicopter for a lift: 'No injuries justifying the call' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Last Friday’s newsletter began: On a bike ride last weekend I chanced upon a neighborhood stop on the West Austin Studio Tour. One of the potters who makes under the name Mud Alchemysaid about her work, “I just go into the studio and play.” I drew her words the next morning in my … | Continue reading
The bidirectional research examines both laboratory findings and human clinical trial data, revealing that the medicinal use of white button mushrooms reduces the type of cells that suppress the immune system and facilitate the spread of prostate cancer. Researchers at City of Ho … | Continue reading
I have things pretty good at home. My favorite person is almost always there. My Internet is fast and my beloved MacBook Air is positioned right where I like to sit to surveil my little kingdom. Whatever I like to eat and drink is nearby and if I nod off, which I am prone to do, … | Continue reading
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.12, and an eclectic assortment of changes contained within make it one of the most biggest kernel releases for a while. In terms of features, I mean. I didn’t sit bean-counting the code byte-by-byte! In his message to the … | Continue reading
Here’s another mixtape I made from a sealed, pre-recorded cassette I got for 99 cents at the record store. I tape over the cassette’s protection tabs and then I tape over the music and then I tape over the artwork. This one started out with Human League’s “Love Action” playing on … | Continue reading