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.....»»
Hackers took control of a government-owned satellite in a controlled experiment
How safe are the thousands of satellites in space from hackers here on Earth? That’s a question that the European Space Agency set out to … The post Hackers took control of a government-owned satellite in a controlled experiment appeared firs.....»»
We Love This Tiny Radio Controlled Wall-E
Many of us fell absolutely in love with Wall-E, the main character of a movie by the same name that came out in 2008. This tiny bot was so full of emotion and so adorable, we all wanted one in our lives. The youtube channel ProfessorBoots has put to.....»»
Field experiment reveals "blinding" is not a silver bullet to deal with gender bias
Women and people far from corporate headquarters often need help to get recognition for their ideas. One way to help is to put all ideas on equal footing through a "blinding" strategy......»»
Desta is a turn-based dodgeball strategy game with heart and style, now on PC
Dreams, friendships, anxiety, and absolutely nailing a double-bounce headshot. Enlarge (credit: ustwo) The studio behind Monument Valley, one of the best mobile games ever made, made a Netflix-required mobile game in 202.....»»
Dyson’s bonkers air-purifying headphones hit the U.S. for $949
Dyson has managed to marry a set of noise-canceling wireless headphones with an air purifier, so obviously you're going to buy them for $949, right?.....»»
After historic year of environmental laws, California wants to go further
California's Democratic supermajority wants to follow up its most ambitious year of environmental legislation by passing new clean energy incentives and measures that would accelerate greenhouse gas reductions and require billion-dollar businesses to.....»»
The playbook of forecasting US Treasury bond returns
Interest rate variance risk premium (IRVRP), the difference between implied (forward-looking) and realized (backward-looking) variances of interest rates, measures compensation for risk for exposure to volatility in the interest-rate markets......»»
Report: Women experienced greater loss in partnership quality than men during the pandemic
The measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges associated with it have temporarily put a strain on the quality of partnerships, but results of the German Ageing Survey show that already in the winter of 2020/21 people rated their co.....»»
Kandji launches Endpoint Detection & Response solution to enhance Apple security in the enterprise
Today, Kandji has announced the general availability of its Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solution. This latest offering enables enterprise IT and InfoSec teams to further improve security measures and productivity using connected intelligence.....»»
Understanding the origin of matter with the CUORE experiment
There is so much that we do not yet know about neutrinos. Neutrinos are very light, chargeless, and elusive particles that are involved in a process called beta decay. Understanding this process may reveal the origin of matter in the universe......»»
Mrs. Davis on Peacock is both completely bonkers and a breath of fresh air
Mrs. Davis on Peacock is both completely bonkers and a breath of fresh air.....»»
Researchers illustrate the media"s power to affect behavioral change during COVID-19 in Sweden
Increased media coverage of COVID-19 led to more individuals taking preventive measures such as hand washing, social distancing, and wearing masks, new research from the Stockholm School of Economics and Jönköping University shows. This highlights.....»»
UK poultry can roam free outside again, but bird flu risk hasn"t gone away
The UK government recently announced that as of April 18, poultry and captive birds can be kept outside again as the threat from bird flu eases. These mandatory housing measures were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following.....»»
These Doctors Fought the Federal Bureau of Narcotics to Treat Addiction--With Drugs
In the early 1960s a trio at the Rockefeller Institute started a bold experiment to change the way heroin addiction was treated, and they did so using a drug originally created by “the devil’s chemist”.....»»
2 spy series coming to HBO that I absolutely cannot wait for
2 spy series coming to HBO that I absolutely cannot wait for.....»»
Team successfully observes Australian eclipse in preparation for 2024 US eclipse
Scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led a team in the unique Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) experiment to image the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, during a short solar eclipse on the opposite side of the Ea.....»»
Oldest US agricultural plots go digital: 130+ years of data now online
In 1876, when University of Illinois professor Manly Miles established the Morrow Plots, he couldn't have imagined the plots would become the oldest continuous agricultural experiment in the Western Hemisphere. Nor could he imagine, more than a centu.....»»
Watch out, Steam Deck — Asus ROG Ally might run Cyberpunk at over 60 fps
If these leaked benchmarks are anything to go by, the upcoming ASUS ROG Ally might absolutely obliterate Valve's Steam Deck......»»
The DarkSide experiment extends its search to dark matter–nucleon interactions
The DarkSide experiment is an ambitious research effort aimed at detecting dark matter particle interactions in liquid argon using a dual-phase physics detector located at the underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory. These interactions could be ob.....»»
Kebohub EE01 review: A great idea, poorly executed
3inus and Whatgeek's new mechanical keyboard boasts an array of ports — including an HDMI port to allow for multi-monitor setups — but the execution is absolutely terrible.The pair launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its new product, the Kebo.....»»