Adidas breaks up with Ye but not Yeezy
The $20 billion shoe giant has experienced long-term tensions with Ye. But it’s also made a whole lot of money. JPMorgan, Balenciaga, and talent representative Creative Artists Agency have all severed ties with Ye (the artist and designer for.....»»
A model for understanding how sunlight breaks down contaminants in water
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also helps break down chemicals in streams, lakes and rivers. Researchers from Michigan Technological University have developed a.....»»
A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters
Catalysts are ubiquitous, whether in the form of an enzyme in the body that digests food or the catalytic converter in the car that breaks down pollutants. Catalysts play an important role in making chemical reactions more efficient. Recently, atomic.....»»
FireHydrant announces $23M Series B to grow disaster management platform
No matter how carefully you set up your systems, sooner or later something fundamental breaks. How you react during those times and how quickly you respond to the crisis is what people remember after it’s over. FireHydrant, a startup that helps.....»»
Siltronic breaks ground for expansion of crystal pulling at Freiberg site
Silicon wafer maker Siltronic has broken ground to extend the crystal pulling hall at its Freiberg site, which was inaugurated in 2016. In the extension of the building monocrystals will be pulled to produce 300mm wafers used by the chip industry, ac.....»»
Ford to locate Ion Park battery lab in Romulus, Mich., receive tax breaks
The facility will open by the end of next year and help Ford develop its own battery cells for future electric vehicles......»»
Tesla breaks Q2 profit records, but part shortages will stunt growth in coming quarters
Tesla's latest financial report is in, and the company was able to surpass Wall Street analysts' expectations. For the quarter ending in June 2021, the automaker recorded $11.96 billion in revenue, which is almost double the amount recorded during th.....»»
How Resident Evil Village used motion capture to create iconic monsters
Resident Evil Village's Performance Director Masato Miyazaki breaks down the game's tricky motion-capture process......»»
Humanoid Robot Keeps Getting Fired From His Jobs
Pepper, SoftBank's robot, malfunctioned during scripture readings, took breaks in exercise class and couldn't recognize the faces of family members. From a report: Having a robot read scripture to mourners seemed like a cost-effective idea to the peo.....»»
Khosla’s Adina Tecklu breaks down how to nail your pitch
It's so critical to frame the problem from your perspective. And I also think that this is a really great opportunity to introduce emotion to really build a more compelling story. Pitching is perhaps the single most important skill that any.....»»
Biden"s executive order takes on right-to-repair. It could make fixing your smartphone easier
Your smartphone breaks. The repair costs too much money. So you give up and buy a new device......»»
The path(way) less traveled in DNA double-strand break repair
BRCA1, a protein that is well-known for its role in hereditary breast cancer, is an important part of the cellular system that repairs double-strand DNA breaks. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered a new way in which cells protect these broken.....»»
When science breaks bad: A rogues’ gallery of history’s worst scientists
A new book catalogs some of the greatest ethical lapses done in the name of science. Enlarge / You're not supposed to have words inside you. (credit: Little, Brown and Company) Walter Freeman was ambidextrous, so he could do two lobotomies at.....»»
When science breaks bad: A rogue gallery of history’s worst scientists
A new book catalogs some of the greatest ethical lapses done in the name of science. Enlarge Walter Freeman was ambidextrous, so he could do two lobotomies at the same time. These involved jabbing two icepicks from the junk drawer in his kitc.....»»
Robotic funding doesn’t grow on trees
As I mentioned at the close of last week’s roundup, the biggest issue in writing this roundup on Wednesday is that sometimes news breaks on Thursday morning. Again, I’m asking the robotics community to try not make any big headlines on Thursdays......»»
Model predicts when rivers that cross faults will change course
As tectonic plates slip past each other, the rivers that cross fault lines change shape. The shifting ground stretches the river channels until the water breaks its course and flows onto new paths......»»
Meet Adidas’ solar-powered, sustainably built sports headphones
We take an in in-depth look at Adidas's forthcoming, sustainably produced RPT-02 SOL headphones, which will use solar power to deliver an eternal playtime......»»
NASA"s Mars Helicopter Breaks Record In Challenging, Nerve-Wracking Flight
NASA announced on Monday that Ingenuity's ninth flight was a success, as it undertook a "high-speed flight across unfriendly terrain." The Hill reports: Ingenuity flew for 166.4 seconds at a pace of 5 meters per second over a terrain of high slopes -.....»»
New enzyme breaks down waste for less expensive biofuels, bioproducts
In a step toward increasing the cost-effectiveness of renewable biofuels and bioproducts, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered a microbial enzyme that degrades tough-to-break bonds in lignin, a waste product of biorefineries......»»
New 2D alloy combines five metals, breaks down carbon dioxide
A two-dimensional alloy material—made from five metals as opposed to the traditional two—has been developed by a collaboration between researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and researchers at the.....»»
A startup’s guide to software delivery
One of the biggest factors to the success of a startup is its ability to quickly and confidently deliver software. It’s what makes or breaks a company. Rob Zuber Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»