Absolutely bonkers experiment measures antiproton orbiting helium ion
It's a potentially useful technique—and it's surprising that it works. Enlarge / The hardware that slows down antiprotons so they can be used in these sorts of experiments. (credit: CERN) In Wednesday's issue of Nature, a ne.....»»
What washing machine settings can I use to make my clothes last longer?
Orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth's surface, the astronauts on the International Space Station live a pretty normal social life, if not for one thing: they happily wear their unwashed clothes for days and weeks at a time. They can't do their laundr.....»»
Is it ethical to watch AI pornography?
If you're in your 20s and 30s, you probably watch pornography. Millennials and gen Z are watching more pornography than any other age group and are also more likely than any other demographic to experiment with AI pornography......»»
A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon
The Earth is in short supply of helium-3. The lunar surface may hold the answer......»»
Epic wants Apple held in contempt of court for not following through on removing anti-steering measures
The Epic versus Apple saga continues to stretch on, as Epic has requested federal intervention after accusing Apple of failing to remove anti-steering measures how it wanted them to.Image Credit: Epic GamesIn January, the three-year battle between Ap.....»»
Mining helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try
"There are so many investments that we could be making, but there are also Moonshots." Enlarge / That's no spice harvester. It's an extractor pulling helium-3 from the lunar surface. (credit: Interlune) Two of Blue Origi.....»»
Mint Mobile free trial: week of free cellular service
The Mint Mobile free trial allows you to test drive its wireless network absolutely free. Find out more here......»»
DJI details efforts to avert the potential ‘$116 billion economic impact’ of US blacklisting its drones
Global drone leader DJI has come under increasingly intense pressure in the US, as successive federal and state measures banning its craft for official use have proliferated amid worsening relations with China – and accompanying security conc.....»»
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could absolutely destroy Apple’s A18 Pro
Alleged leaked benchmarks scores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 suggests it could blow away the Apple A18 Pro. The post Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could absolutely destroy Apple’s A18 Pro appeared first on Phandroid. Qualcomm has pretty much.....»»
TCL’s bonkers China-only microLED TV is as tall as Darth Vader
TCL has started selling a massive, 163-inch microLED TV that can achieve 10,000 nits of peak brightness......»»
We"re working out how to solve crimes in space—the final frontier of forensic science
NASA's Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade......»»
Facing illegal wildlife trade in the European union: A call for comprehensive measures
Wildlife trade affects all kinds of species, from insects and fungi to large plants and mammals. The global trade of numerous species poses a significant threat to their survival, increasing their risk of extinction......»»
Classifying quantum secrets: Pendulum experiment reveals insights into topological materials
A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has devised a large mechanical system that operates under dynamical rules akin to those found in quantum systems. The dynamics of quantum systems, composed of microscopic particles like atoms or electro.....»»
Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads
Russia's heavy-lift Angara A5 rocket is about to launch on its fourth test flight. Enlarge / Technicians assemble an Angara A5 rocket at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East. (credit: Roscosmos) By some measures.....»»
Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to uncover clues about Neptune"s evolution
A ring of icy rocks orbiting our sun just beyond Neptune may give us a glimpse of how Neptune—and other objects in the outskirts of our solar system—were formed......»»
Subaru Telescope discovers the faintest moon around icy giant planets
Using some of the largest telescopes in the world, including the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers discovered three new natural satellites orbiting the outermost planets in our solar system—one around Uranus and two around Neptune. One of the.....»»
Astronauts arrive at International Space Station for swap
Three US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station for a six-month mission on board the orbiting laboratory......»»
Researchers demonstrate control of living cells with electronics
E. coli bacteria and an electronic device might seem to have little in common, but in a recent experiment, University of Maryland researchers linked them into the first closed-loop system able to communicate across the technological–biological divi.....»»
Astronomers discover new Saturn-sized exoplanet
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1135 b is young, hot and comparable in size to Saturn. The discovery was detailed in a paper published.....»»
Nvidia is reportedly ‘worried that it’s missing the boat’
Nvidia has completely neglected the gaming handheld market, which is where AMD absolutely dominates -- but that might not be the case for long......»»
Doctors prescribing app, with walking steps targets for patients
A pilot scheme is effectively seeing doctors prescribe an app – specifically one which measures the number of steps patients walk, with each person being prescribed a personal target. At the end of the ‘prescription’ period, the results are.....»»