KTH has received funding for a new extensive project in nuclear energy technology. The platform for nuclear materials, NuMaP - Nuclear Materials Platform, receives about 40 million SEK from the Swedish Energy Agency. KTH will receive 17 million SEK. "This collaboration strengthen … | Continue reading
On 10 April 2024, the EUA Council approved the applications of 15 new members. The European University Association is pleased to welcome the following institutions as individual full members: Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria) University of South Brittany (France) Univ … | Continue reading
NCBR has announced a call for proposals for joint projects between scientists and entrepreneurs who wish to receive funding from Swiss Funds in the area of applied research. The deadline for submission of proposals is 1 July, with 15 million Swiss francs, which is more than PLN 6 … | Continue reading
The good folk at WAVLINK have sent me their Dual-Screen USB-C adapter to review. Plug it in to a USB-C socket and you now have two extra monitor ports. It'll even work on a USB-A socket, if it is USB 3.0. But is it any good? No. Not really. Hardware It's a fairly chunky hub, […] | Continue reading
Jonathan Weiner in MIT Technology Review: If high intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in our heads at the same time, then most of us are geniuses about aging a few times over. We think it will never come for us. We think it might come but it will stop before it … | Continue reading
Three teens who allegedly stole high-end cars in Australia last week have been charged with the crimes you’d expect anyone to face for stealing property, according to a new report from the Sydney Morning Herald. But two of the teens are also being charged under a new law that cri … | Continue reading
European grey herons, seen in paintings by Aelbert Cuyp, Hans Thoma, Daubigny, Frédéric Bazille, Alfred Sisley and others. | Continue reading
The AI hype in the media obscures the fact that we're clearly in another goddamn venture capital bubble right now. As the Wall Street Journal said earlier this month (article is paywalled), "... In a presentation earlier this month, the venture-capital firm Sequoia estimated that … | Continue reading
The sun climbs from clarity into murk. Feeling insufficiently caffeinated, I watch the tulip tree’s tall, green torch fade to chartreuse. | Continue reading
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child. | Continue reading
Former senior White House cyber policy director A. J. Grotto talks about the economic incentives for companies to improve their security—in particular, Microsoft: Grotto told us Microsoft had to be “dragged kicking and screaming” to provide logging capabilities to the government … | Continue reading
As the streaming deal gets worse, people are going back to piracy. The industry wants to stop them. | Continue reading
Researchers at MIT are using AI to train AI not to give toxic responses, using a new method that replicates human curiosity. | Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay is a share from our friends at The Poynter Institute, with gratitude. By Roy Peter Clark ll good writers play with words, even when they write about grave matters. The device that makes such word play the most visible is the pun. My first sentence contai … | Continue reading
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Former President Donald Trump could pocket more than $1 billion in paper wealth by the end of the day Tuesday. Read more... | Continue reading
"This year's report is an important milestone … But this is simply not enough." UN reports optimistic trend in child mortality rates, but some experts believe it's insufficient: 'We have the knowledge and tools to save lives' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, has achieved an impressive milestone by registering net inflows for 70 consecutive days.… Continue reading BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak milestone The post BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak m … | Continue reading
Lions and snakes on astronomical ceiling at Dendera Rhaomi has a fabulous in-depth post on the very fabulous Dendera temple complex, home to "some of the most superbly-preserved ancient Egyptian art known, ranging from early Roman times back to the Middle Kingdom period over 4,00 … | Continue reading
Held annually in Warsaw, Poland, Scalar has established itself as THE place to be for Scala enthusiasts, software engineers, and technology leaders. This year's Scalar Conference was particularly special as we celebrated two major milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Scala pro … | Continue reading
As it is, the world is a crazy place. Therefore, as it is,we all need to find a place,or a refuge of some sort,or way, a means to an end, or to find some kind of balance,in an unbalanced world,which is why I am here. This is my art.And this is my inspiration.This is all […] | Continue reading
From pricing strategies and event frequency to experiential offerings and sustainability practices, Eventbrite's annual event trends forecasting guide offers a glimpse into the shifting focus of organizers and attendees. -Miguel Neves | Continue reading
Warhammer 40k Darktide is a much-underappreciated game by everybody apart from those who have played it. It was a bit… Continue reading Best mods for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide The post Best mods for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Tinder has announced a new safety feature called “Share My Date” which allows for one-click sharing of date plans with… Continue reading Tinder’s new ‘Share My Date’ feature explained The post Tinder’s new ‘Share My Date’ feature explained appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s new album. Bari Weiss on freedom. And more. | Continue reading
Enslaved people picked the cherries around 250 years ago, likely in pre-Revolutionary War times. | Continue reading
In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing agai … | Continue reading
There’s a whole slew of quality TVs out there calling for the world’s attention. Out of Samsung’s full slate of premium 2024 TVs, the new 4K Neo QLED is certainly one of the most approachable, both from its upper-midrange base $1,500 price point and its just being a solid viewing … | Continue reading
"The requirements and the violations are rather subjective." Tenant panics after receiving notice about lawn from homeowners association: 'Does it look like we're getting evicted?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion. | Continue reading
Tidjane Deme talks about convincing investors to back Africa-focused tech funds amid a global funding slump. | Continue reading
ASUS and Lenovo are two of the first third-party mixed reality developers to adopt Meta’ Quest OS for their own… Continue reading Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Lenovo among them The post Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Len … | Continue reading
From its investment in growth sectors like semiconductors and electric vehicles to its boom in hotel development and innovative transportation, Phoenix is a city on the rise — and event organizers are taking note. This sun-drenched region values nature just as much as technology, … | Continue reading
After disrupting a pro-Palestine protest held by Irish speakers outside the German parliament, police in Berlin have said that demonstrations can only be held in German or English... | Continue reading
As the United States reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela, the country’s state-run oil company PDVSA is planning to increase its… Continue reading Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanctions The post Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanction … | Continue reading
L'articolo SI È CHIUSA CON SUCCESSO LA SETTIMANA DELLA SALUTE PORTATA IN FIERA DA COSMOFARMA ED EXPOSANITÀ proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
Dion Terrelonge researches the impact of fast fashion on the environment and on self-expression The post The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Whether you’re a book or movie lover, Dune is one of those franchises that is engrossing no matter which medium… Continue reading Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, platforms, and everything we know The post Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, … | Continue reading
Old friends reconnect stories and memories flow spring romance blossoms | Continue reading
Milan Malpensa International Airport, until June 26, 2024 Graphiae, the digital artist Gianluca Cingolani’s new project, was unveiled at Porta di Milano, Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa International Airport. Graphiae takes us back to thousands of years ago, when one of the greatest … | Continue reading
Monica Schofield is a R&D consultant and head of a funding advice unit at Tutech, a TTO serving Hamburg University of Technology. She is also convenor of a task force on responsible innovation for the European Industrial Research Management Association of which she is an individu … | Continue reading
The Bond Girl. The phrase itself is a source of celebration and contention. Few other thriller writers before Ian Fleming placed such emphasis on creating rounded female protagonists with their own backgrounds, motives and agency. Few other action films attract such attention wit … | Continue reading
The phrase “people often ask me” sounds like a setup here, but it’s true that people often ask me why it is I’ve chosen to write about small-town Texas. And every time, the question sort of takes me aback—not because it’s an unusual one, but because the setting of my books feels … | Continue reading
It was an introvert’s paradise. Two weeks after Fidel Castro forced Fulgencio Batista from power in 1959, Justin Gleichauf found himself as the one and only employee of the new CIA operation in Miami. Part of the Domestic Contacts Division of the Directorate of Intelligence, the … | Continue reading
Some people are a little confused about their role at work. They believe that showing up is their job. The reality is that you don’t get paid to go to work, you get paid to get the job done. In other words, performance, not presence. Have you ever been to a restaurant where the f … | Continue reading
At the moment, you can’t see the largest, most detailed handmade model of Imperial Rome for yourself. That’s because the Museo della Civiltà Romana, the institution that houses it, has been closed for renovations since 2014. But you can get a guided tour of “Il Plastico,” as this … | Continue reading
by Logan Jaffe ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading