AI-enabled portable e-nose sniffs out harmful molecules
Consider this—there is no cheap, at-home device that can tell you milk has gone bad faster than your nose. One whiff and you know that the milk has gone rancid. Humans have created technologies that allow us to see distant stars and single atoms bu.....»»
Sonos Move 2 with AirPlay 2 sees first discount to $359, M1 iMac from $850, M3 MacBooks, more
The very first discount on one of our favorite smart speakers around is here to headline today’s best deals. Complete with AirPlay 2, the new Sonos Move 2 portable speaker drops to $359 and comes joined by chances to save on Apple’s new 13- and 1.....»»
Portable Power Bank Statistics 2024: By Market Share, Region, and Technology
Introduction Portable Power Bank Statistics: As to reports, the […] Introduction Portable Power Bank Statistics: As to reports, the market size of portable power banks is expected to reach around $13.87 billion by the end of 2023 and.....»»
Space company develops centrifuge to test impact of gravity on crystalline-structured drug molecules
Kanjakha Pal and Adrian Radocea, a pair of engineers at Varda Space Industries, a company working to develop space-based drug facilities, has developed a centrifuge-based device to test the impact of gravity on crystalline-structured drug molecules a.....»»
ExpressVPN launches first portable Wi-Fi router with built-in VPN
ExpressVPN has been making impressive moves in the hardware space since the introduction of the Aircove router in 2022. Today, the popular virtual private network provider is expanding its lineup by launching its first portable Wi-Fi 6 router with bu.....»»
How to upcycle low-energy light: A new design for highly efficient conversion materials
To combine two low-energy photons into one high-energy photon efficiently, the energy must be able to hop freely, but not too quickly, between randomly oriented molecules of a solid. This Kobe University discovery provides a much-needed design guidel.....»»
Stripe officially launches Apple Pay Later support, now enabled by default for merchants
Apple Pay Later officially started rolling out a year ago. The feature gives users a way to easily split in-app and online Apple Pay purchases into four equal payments across six weeks, with no fees or interest. While Apple Pay Later has broadly.....»»
Effective policies needed to curb hormone-disrupting chemicals: Study
Without smart policymaking, banning harmful chemicals like bisphenols and phthalates—common ingredients in plastics manufacturing—can result in a game of regulatory whack-a-mole where chemicals of similar toxicity or that have not been rigorously.....»»
Get 20% off this 4TB external hard drive for PC, Mac, PS5, andXbox
The Seagate Portable 4TB external hard drive, which works with most systems, is on sale from Amazon with a 20% discount that pulls its price down to just $100......»»
Webb finds ethanol and other icy ingredients for new worlds
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic acid and ethanol, in early-stage protosta.....»»
Researchers find some protists use beneficial viruses to fend off lytic viruses
Contrary to common belief, not all viruses are harmful to their hosts. Sometimes viruses can even protect their hosts from infection by other viruses. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators h.....»»
Get 27% off the Bose SoundLink Revolve in this KILLER deal!
If you want a portable Bluetooth speaker, then you might want to check out this deal for the Bose SoundLink Revolve (Series II). The post Get 27% off the Bose SoundLink Revolve in this KILLER deal! appeared first on Phandroid. Bose has a p.....»»
Our bacteria are more personal than we thought, new study shows
The trillions of bacteria that call your body home—collectively known as the microbiome—appear to be unique to you, like a fingerprint. That's one conclusion of a detailed study of the gut, mouth, nose and skin microbiomes of 86 people. Over the.....»»
Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health, says study
Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests that those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the tailpipe......»»
Video: Complex chemistry in the cold depths of space
For years, scientists thought some complex molecules could only be formed on Earth......»»
Scientists develop deep learning method to design bilin-binding proteins
David Baker's group at the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S., have developed a novel deep learning method, RoseTTAFold All-Atom (RFAA), for prediction and design of complexes of proteins, small molecules, and nucleic acids. Subsequently, they d.....»»
Quantum-mechanical "molecules" spotted in superconducting devices
Electronic states that resemble molecules and are promising for use in future quantum computers have been created in superconducting circuits by physicists at RIKEN......»»
New biology unveiled for fundamental cellular machinery
Cellular communication relies on receptor molecules on the cell surface. The periodic uptake and sorting of these receptors, critical for their degradation or recycling, are governed by an elaborate machinery prominently featuring the Commander compl.....»»
Saturn"s moon is a testing ground to gain a better understanding of the methane molecule
Titan is the second-largest moon in the solar system and the only one with a dense atmosphere. At the top of this atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and methane, the sun's radiation produces a great diversity of organic molecules, some of which we also fin.....»»
LG’s pill-shaped Bluetooth speaker doubles as a soundbar
LG's StanbyMe Speaker is designed to work as a portable Bluetooth speaker as well as a companion soundbar for the company's StandbyMe display......»»
Ultraviolet spectroscopy: A leap in precision and accuracy at extremely low light levels
Ultraviolet spectroscopy plays a critical role in the study of electronic transitions in atoms and rovibronic transitions in molecules. These studies are essential for tests of fundamental physics, quantum-electrodynamics theory, determination of fun.....»»