Monday was bright and sunny, and also felt warm, with a forecast temperature of 17C. (63F) After such a long period of cold weather interspersed with rain, we decided to make the most of it and drive to the holiday town of Cromer, 45 minutes away on the north coast of Norfolk. Fo … | Continue reading
This technology is part of a burgeoning field of carbon dioxide removal solutions. Startup uses cutting-edge technology to hack Earth's million-year cycle down to months: 'We're essentially accelerating a natural process' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
💡 <...> the goal of a book isn’t to get to the last page, it’s to expand your thinking. --Dave Rupert The Battlegrounds from World War 1 Are Still Dangerous in France - Atlas Obscura #history In some parts of France, World War I has | Continue reading
"I also have some kale planted in one bed that I've decided [to] sacrifice to the chickens." Gardener regrets allowing chickens to roam free in yard after assessing damages: 'Digging hard around established plants and shrubs' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Marco Sette Architecture studio led the transformative renovation of the Alperia headquarters, located in the historic Dodiciville district of Bolzano. The studio masterfully incorporated principles of sustainability Continue reading | Continue reading
A new trailer for Sega’s upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has dropped, showcasing its multiplayer feautres. The game about rolling balls where a monkey is inside will support 4-player local multiplayer and 16-player online multiplayer. Battle Mod … | Continue reading
As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. The same is true when it comes to solar cells working in tandem. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have prepared a roadmap on how to move tandem solar cells—particularl … | Continue reading
How to add a tabbed Settings window with different controls, for settings saved by UserDefaults, and extend the app's About window. | Continue reading
Swift source code to accompany the matching article on SwiftUI on macOS: Settings, defaults and About. | Continue reading
After more than a decade of delays and development, Boeing's Starliner crewed spacecraft is scheduled to launch. Given the history of the craft and the company's recent scandals, it's a nail-biter – so let's recap CST-100 Starliner. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: … | Continue reading
Two lugubrious miles 9my legs did not want to stretch and extend), fruit breakfast, clean up, Morning Prayer, appointment with a churchwarden, lunch consultation with other NT teaching staff, phone appointment, and by mid-late afternoon I’ll be done. | Continue reading
To mark the 20th anniversary of eight CEE countries joining the EU, Emerging Europe speaks with PwC’s Agnieszka Gajewska, uniquely placed to offer insight on what has been a huge success—for all concerned. PwC’s Global Government and Public Services Leader and CEE Clients and Mar … | Continue reading
Woke around half six; a reasonably good night with only mildly peculiar dreams, but as we’d been up past eleven the previous evening experiencing a Plovdiv jazz club and then walking back over the river to the flat we’re renting, still feeling rather tired. A. hasn’t slept at all … | Continue reading
Berlaymont Building of the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. Photo credits: Sébastien Bertrand / Flickr The European Commission has unveiled details of a new call under Horizon Europe that effectively replaces the European City of Science and the biennial EuroScience Open F … | Continue reading
ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Photo credits: Shepard4711 / Flickr By the standards of most universities, ETH Zurich produces a lot of spin-off companies. In the past decade the total has ranged from 22 to 34 new ventures each year, with a record-breaking 43 new spin-offs created in 20 … | Continue reading
Photo credits: dhvstockphoto / BigStock Horizon Europe’s Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has just opened its big call for proposals for the year, with €213 million to be distributed to innovation, research and support projects across 18 topics. The calls, ope … | Continue reading
Northvolt's battery gigafactory in Sweden. Photo credits: Northvolt A Horizon Europe effort to boost EU battery production is rebooting itself with a new technology strategy and new funding calls in 2025. But it acknowledges the tough challenge Europe still faces from mounting ba … | Continue reading
Photo credits: zverge / BigStock The EU health sector is undergoing significant change, with the European Parliament and the Council of the EU recently reaching a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and setting set the stage to take negotiations on the new pharmaceutica … | Continue reading
Bart Veys, head of policy at COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Photo credits: COST Research isn’t always a level playing field. More men than women become researchers and they are more likely to progress to senior positions. A few top research organisations a … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Commission / European Union A new ranking compiled by Science|Business shows three big multinationals – Thales, Leonardo and Airbus – have been winning the lion’s share of research and technology development grants from the European Defence Fund. Since 202 … | Continue reading
Florin Zubașcu, Executive Editor at Science|Business. After two decades of covering the nuts and bolts of European research and innovation policy, we are taking a step forward to launch a new service to help our audience sift through an increasingly heavy information landscape on … | Continue reading
I had my family over for supper on Sunday and wanted to make them something I knew they would enjoy. I cooked my Mediterranean Marinated Grilled Chicken along with some scalloped potatoes. I also made deviled eggs and cooked some green beans. Then (because we all love it), I made … | Continue reading
Are you sometimes plagued by troubling thoughts? Carolina Mueller, a registered psychologist who specialises in ACT and CBT, explains what’s going on, and why it’s totally normal... | Continue reading
In theory, everything that exists in the physical Universe is dependent only on the same fundamental entities and interactions that we find by splitting matter apart down to the smallest possible scales. Living creatures can be divided into cells; cells themselves are composed of … | Continue reading
"Return rock to sender." Homeowner shocked to find advertisement thrown onto property from local business: 'It's littering and dangerous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sometimes, it gets really hard. It gets really hard to go to bed at night, because I never know how I’m going to feel in the morning. It gets really hard to get up for work in the morning, because I know the moment my eyes open that I’m going to be sick. It gets … Continue readin … | Continue reading
"There's a blue ocean of a marketplace that is starting to ask more and more of our buildings." Designer challenges traditional construction methods with high-performance passive home in heart of major city: 'The organic interest is growing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Why SQLite Uses Bytecode Brand new SQLite architecture documentation by D. Richard Hipp explaining the trade-offs between a bytecode based query plan and a tree of objects. SQLite uses the bytecode approach, which provides an important characteristic that SQLite can very easily e … | Continue reading
"This event is likely to be the most spatially extensive global bleaching event on record." Scientists issue warning over concerning temperature trend devastating ocean life: 'This is happening' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
TikTok è in grado di influenzare le vendite dei libri, come ha dimostrato in più occasioni, e sono svariate le novità che periodicamente lancia in forma di test. | Continue reading
The lake supports nearly 300 species of birds, mammals, and fish, as well as over a thousand types of plants. Advocates work to safeguard critical lake for decades to come: 'Without these projects it wouldn't be the same' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There’s a global shortage of blood supplies needed for life-saving transfusions due to factors that include an aging population with a higher demand for it and a lack of volunteer donors. However, even if there was an ample blood supply, it’s not as simple as just giving blood wh … | Continue reading
On this episode: The FTC bans most noncompete agreements, the implications of the TikTok “ban,” why a 2017 law is hitting startups with huge tax bills seven years later, and the return of net neutrality. Plus: the wunderkind hacker who ransomed Finland’s anxieties and secrets. | Continue reading
"The beach isn't a compost bin." Beachgoer spots concerning scene while walking along shoreline: 'People shouldn't leave anything' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I love record albums, certainly, but in 2024, as for many years now, there’s nothing for me quite like fragments posted by musicians online as they work toward a finished work. The word “work” appears twice in that previous sentence, eventually as a synonym for a fixed document, … | Continue reading
Use of Lasers To Melt Edges of Glass Together Eliminates Troublesome Polymers The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Departmen … | Continue reading
An airborne hug is any hug where you actually lift the other person off the ground. It’s a serious squeeze that shows the world how much you love them and offers a little back cracking at no extra charge. AWESOME! The post #213 Airborne hugs appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat. | Continue reading
In the glorious month when Feiertage are aplenty and spring really starts kicking, there are taxation, public transport and work-related changes coming to Germany. Here’s what you... | Continue reading
Making solar panels that are less burdensome to install could increase their adoption worldwide. Scientists make breakthrough while investigating potential of solar panels: 'We figured some other ways to capture more solar energy' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Starting in 2029, vehicle manufacturers must make automatic emergency braking, which reduces vehicle and pedestrian crashes, standard in cars and light trucks Making this safety feature standard, rather than a luxury, is part of the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy t … | Continue reading
At EVO Japan 2024, Capcom finally revealed gameplay for Street Fighter 6’s upcoming DLC character Akuma. A fan-favourite, and the fourth and final DLC character for Year 1 of Street Fighter 6, the master of Satsui No Hado is has now aged into looking even more menacing than befor … | Continue reading
"If it's on our hands, then these neurotoxins will be all over our homes." Scientists raise alarm over common yet 'deeply concerning' veterinary advice for pet owners: 'Vets should stop' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
…to a platform of my own making. Check it out: jeff-mitchell.dev After December 31, 2024, this site will expire and no longer be available. I thought I could learn to love WordPress, but I just can’t. | Continue reading
Do you ever feel haunted by past experiences, no matter how much time has passed? Stress Talk is not your typical psychology practice; it's a safe shelter for expats seeking... | Continue reading
"After going through four machetes and 20 pairs of gloves, I'm so grateful for the lush, flowering, veggie producing oasis." Homeowner shares incredible results after wrestling control of property from invasive weeds: 'Looks beautiful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
i think the fact that i even writing this post is funny. recent events have me thinking about mortality again, so i am going to try to overcome my weird shyness about... | Continue reading
Robert Simmon, Nightingale: The launch of Ikonos was one of a handful of developments that allowed newsrooms to expand from reporting on rocket launches and satellite hardware, to using remote sensing data as an essential tool to help tell stories. A wide variety of satellite dat … | Continue reading