A new way to make element 116 opens the door to heavier atoms
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are credited in the discovery of 16 of the 118 known elements. Now they've completed the crucial first step to potentially create yet another: element 120......»»
Here are 10 features to try first with iPadOS 18 public beta [Video]
Apple finally released iOS and iPadOS 18 for public beta testing on July 15th. This opens up the new updates to even more users who are willing to take a risk and install the new OS before its public release in the fall. The great thing for us risk-t.....»»
How Forvia"s Lego-like automated robots help its plants become more efficient
Forvia says its flexible, automated door panel manufacturing lines at plants in Michigan and Tennessee give the French supplier a giant leg up on its competition......»»
UK opens probe into risks of using Apple Wallet and rivals
A pair of UK regulatory bodies have launched a joint and all-encompassing investigation into digital wallets, including Apple Wallet, concerning fees, anti-competitive actions, and harm if they stop working.Apple Wallet and Apple Pay are to be invest.....»»
Genetic cloaking of healthy cells opens door to universal blood cancer therapy
Blood stem cells are being engineered to protect them from lethal therapies. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Know your enemy, know yourself. It's a centuries-old strategy. But even in the present-day war against cancer,.....»»
Caught in the actinium: New research could help design better cancer treatments
The element actinium was first discovered at the turn of the 20th century, but even now, nearly 125 years later, researchers still don't have a good grasp on the metal's chemistry. That's because actinium is only available in extremely small amounts.....»»
Big boost for new epigenetics paradigm: CoRSIVs, first discovered in humans, now found in cattle
A study published in Genome Biology opens new possibilities to improve production efficiency in the cattle industry and potentially animal agriculture more broadly. A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Cornell University and the USDA.....»»
Arduino’s Plug and Make Kit lets your hacking imagination run wild, sans solder
Daisy-chain tiny boards into weather stations, game controllers, and way more. Enlarge / Having this on the wall, right by your front door, would serve the purpose of informing guests where your priorities lie. (credit: Arduino).....»»
Report suggests measures to promote phosphorus recovery and recycling in Norway
A new report on phosphorus, an essential element for Norwegian agriculture and aquaculture, suggests measures to ensure the mineral is recovered and reused......»»
Observation of 3D acoustic quantum Hall states
The quantum Hall effect (QHE) is one of the most notable discoveries in condensed matter physics, opening the door to topological physics. Extending QHE into three dimensions is an inspiring but challenging endeavor. This difficulty arises because th.....»»
Hexagonal metallic-mean approximants help bridge gap between quasicrystals and modulated structures
For a long time, scientists associated crystal structures with an ordered arrangement of atoms in a repeating lattice-like pattern, believing it to be the most stable configuration. However, by the 1960s, advancements in crystallography revealed mate.....»»
Nationwide sandwich shop chain opens 19th Jacksonville-area restaurant on Fleming Island
Nationwide sandwich shop chain opens 19th Jacksonville-area restaurant on Fleming Island.....»»
NHTSA opens recall query into about 94,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs
The investigation targets Jeep's Wrangler 4xe hybrid SUVs manufactured between 2021 through 2024. Chrysler had previously recalled the same model in 2022 to address concerns related to an engine shutdown......»»
Kathryn Hahn is ready to walk the Witch’s Road in Agatha All Along trailer
"I can be that witch again." Kathryn Hahn reprises her WandaVision role as Agatha Harkness in the spinoff series Agatha All Along. The true identity of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—played to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the.....»»
New shapes of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies
Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have gained important insights into photons, the elementary particles that make up light. They 'behave' in an amazingly greater variety than electrons surrounding atoms, while also being mu.....»»
A prototype superconducting coil opens the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets
How can we advance cutting-edge research but consume less energy? CERN's scientists are working on innovative solutions, and superconductivity is one of the key ingredients......»»
The universe"s biggest explosions made elements we are composed of, but there"s another mystery source out there
After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the 13.8 billion years between.....»»
After The Thousand-Year Door remake, its finally time for Paper Luigi
The Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake is a reminder of the Luigi spinoff we've been waiting two decades for......»»
Using entangled particles to create unbreakable encryption
The discovery of quantum mechanics opened the door to fundamentally new ways of communicating, processing, and protecting data. With a quantum revolution well underway, long unimaginable opportunities are coming within our reach......»»
Scientists create the thinnest lens on Earth, enabled by excitons
Lenses are used to bend and focus light. Normal lenses rely on their curved shape to achieve this effect, but physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Stanford University have made a flat lens of only three atoms thick that relies on quantum e.....»»
Apple Store TRX – a spectacular tiered pyramid – opens in Malaysia on June 22
The Apple Store TRX, the company’s first ever retail store in Malaysia, has been one of the worst-kept secrets in Kuala Lumpur – but is now finally official. Apple has revealed that the store opens at 10am on June 22, and is offering wallpaper.....»»