The company has some innovative approaches to make EV use easy for consumers in any location. NIO releases video of first-of-its-kind EV with mind-blowing ability: 'I personally love this feature' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A few years ago, Electrify America announced a “Boost Plan” that aims to more than double the number of stations and chargers by the end of 2025. Serious hardware problems got in the way of that plan, forcing the company to slow down. But, another recent announcement shows us tha … | Continue reading
Urban pavements, which help to maintain clean and secure streets, generate large amounts of runoff that aggravate flooding and degrade the quality of surface water. In the context of the ecological and climatic crisis, they also contribute to the creation of heat islands in citie … | Continue reading
The Drop is off of hiaitus! Today, we cover Debian's efforts to address the "2038 problem" by transitioning to a 64-bit time_t, the benefits of the REST Client extension for VS Codium, and the value of curated, opinionated lists of programming tools and libraries. | Continue reading
Tasneem Zehra Husain in New Humanist: If science has a native tongue, it is mathematics. Equations capture, precisely, the relationships among the elements of a system; they allow us to pose questions and calculate answers. Numerically, these answers are precise and unambiguous – … | Continue reading
Teachers play such an important role in our children’s lives; there’s no doubt about that. At the end of the… The post Perfect Printable Thank You Cards for Teachers appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Modified mice with hybrid brains that include rat neurons could one day lead to new breakthroughs in neuroscience. | Continue reading
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It's no secret I love color, and generally speaking, the brighter and bolder, the better. But today I'm featuring Sweets with as little color as possible, and in fact in my least favorite color for cakes: gray. Gray has always felt like an absence of color to me, like a desaturat … | Continue reading
In light of the ruling, the agency is determining its next steps. Federal court strikes down Biden administration rule put in place to regulate state's transportation — here's what it would have done first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness the tribe considers sacred. | Continue reading
As expected, the Meebook M103 has gone on sale in China. The e-note with a 10.3-inch E Ink display comes with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM, the latter being further expandable via external cards to up to 1TB. The display comes with a 1404 x 1872 resolution and is front-lit with warm an … | Continue reading
Gayathri Vaidyanathan in Nature: An orangutan in Sumatra surprised scientists when he was seen treating an open wound on his cheek with a poultice made from a medicinal plant. It’s the first scientific record of a wild animal healing a wound using a plant with known medicinal pro … | Continue reading
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In our studies of the transmission of Indo-European language and culture across the Eurasian continent, one of the most vital research topics is that of horse-drawn wheeled vehicles. During this past semester, I taught one of the most satisfying teaching experiences of my entire … | Continue reading
In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire the next generation of young people into the world of STEM. | Continue reading
"You shouldn't let him just do that at will." Homeowner at wits' end after realizing neighbor demolished trees on their property: 'Enough was enough' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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This book didn't really resonate with me. I enjoyed both Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquillity, so I think I was expecting something in a similar vein. Instead of ethereal sci-fi, this is a tangled tale which feels like a mish-mash of half a dozen movies. The central premise of … | Continue reading
I have a question,which is plain and simple, really.it is direct as direct can beand although the answers might notbe as obviousor as easy;the question is really simple. How does this work?I think that this is a fair question.Don’t you?I think this question is fair to askand yes, … | Continue reading
Some of the many major works from the 19th century, from Caspar David Friedrich, through Turner and Constable, to Paul Cézanne, and van Gogh's sunflowers. | Continue reading
No other F1 designer has penned more championship winning cars than Adrian Newey. | Continue reading
Coronal moss grows, solar rain falls and plasma eruptions rear their gargantuan heads in this fiery landscape of the sun's outer atmosphere, taken by ESA's Solar Orbiter. | Continue reading
"We're just hopeful that this is something that can really benefit a lot of people here ... and maybe even across the country going forward." Public officials break ground on highway project that charges electric cars while driving: 'The possibilities are endless' first appeared … | Continue reading
Today we have two free Pluto coloring pages, a great printable activity for science enthusiasts and kids of all ages… The post Pluto Coloring Pages appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
How Insignificant We Are Before I was six years old, my grandparents and my mother had taught me that if all the green things that grow were taken from the earth, there could be no life. If all the four-legged creatures were taken from the earth, there could be no life. If all th … | Continue reading
Gloomy sunrise, with a cloud snagged on the treetops, leaking rain. A titmouse takes advantage of a lull in the chorus to hype his own claim. A tanager’s plucked string. | Continue reading
In 1988, the conservative speaker used humor to contrast America and the Soviet Union—making a point that wasn’t just funny but true. | Continue reading
Sometimes bacteria lurking in people's guts can get them drunk, even if they don't consume any alcohol. | Continue reading
Der Veranstaltungstechnik-Dienstleister Aventem aus Hilden stellt den Bereich Dekorations- und Bühnenbau neu auf. Neben den veranstaltungstechnischen Gewerken biete die Production Company verstärkt auch wieder Set- und Dekorationsbauten an. | Continue reading
IKEA’s recently launched pet collection, UTSÅDD, has pet owners purring with excitement. Developed with insights from veterinarians, pet product experts, and a discerning panel of cats and dogs, UTSÅDD offers 29 products that promise to enhance pets’ daily lives. The collection i … | Continue reading
"Normalize slow food." Gardener shares low-maintenance method for growing 'endless' supply of cooking essential: 'You continue to harvest it for years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I’m sure that Nick Bostrom’s move from AI doomer to “maybe AI is going to save us” has absolutely nothing to do with AI making a lot of money for people who he wants to fund him. www.wired.com/story/nic… | Continue reading
The more I read and think about the state of the web the more I’m convinced the only way out of this mess is if we all collectively do something to make things better. By we I mean the people who care about the open web, about personal sites, about sharing outside social media. I … | Continue reading
This sounds bad, but kudos to Dropbox for being transparent about it – and from what they say it sounds like other services (i.e. storage) were not affected. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu… | Continue reading
Imagine a future where we can keep the lights on with reactors that are safer, cleaner, and more efficient. The next big breakthrough in power generation could happen beneath our feet — how nuclear technology can be made safer first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds? | Continue reading
chased by a Hartz? chavenet's post on I Understand Thee, and Can Speak Thy Tongue: California Unlocks Shakespeare's Gibberish, is not only a cool theory about the mystery language in "All's Well That Ends Well," it also sets the stage (the STAGE, get it?) for the official winner … | Continue reading
BMW Motorrad has announced a new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) technology that operates the clutch and gearbox of a motorcycle to offer a smoother, faster, more precise gear shift. If you’re thinking “what for”, then you’re probably an existing motorcyclist. That was my first r … | Continue reading
One of these days I am going to have to write up how I’ve turned Obsidian into the best environment for writing I’ve ever used. Today is not going to be that day though. | Continue reading
What follows is a broad overview of historic styles, by Henry R. Birks, who was an instructor in cabinet work t Regent Street Polytechnic in London. He earned City and Guilds first-class honors in cabinet work. This article is from Vol. IV (which covers Furniture and the Workshop … | Continue reading
On Hemispheric Views 110 Jason presented the following question: Pick in your mind a perfect album. And I think it's mostly open to interpretation, but I'm kind of thinking an album that you would say you could just start from beginning, let it run all the way through, without sk … | Continue reading
Chişinău in Moldova, a country sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, with a population of 2.5 million, could be Europe’s next outsourcing champion. Atlanta was this week a global business services (GBS) hotspot. Dozens of global GBS leaders, analysts, and enterprise decision-ma … | Continue reading
The weather finally decided it was Spring earlier this week, and I was wearing shorts walking around in a balmy 21C with lovely blue skies. It actually felt like Summer on my walks, with real heat in the sun. Then on Friday I was reminded that I live in England, when there was an … | Continue reading