Asker sofa by Martin dos Santos for Skargaarden
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Skargaarden has released Asker, an outdoor sofa designed by Martin dos Santos to have a Scandinavian sensibility. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Skargaarden has released Asker, an outdoor sofa designe.....»»
Physicists show how frequencies can easily be multiplied without special circuitry
A new discovery by physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) could make certain components in computers and smartphones obsolete. The team has succeeded in directly converting frequencies to higher ranges in a common magnetic mate.....»»
How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change
After Black Lives Matter formed in 2013, in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, new ways of talking about race gained traction......»»
Aston Martin"s Adam Chamberlain"s first 100 days has been spent with dealers, customers
Adam Chamberlain, president of the ultraluxury brand's Americas region, has been meeting with dealers and customers ahead of a product onslaught that could see its U.S. volume rise to around 3,300 vehicles by 2025......»»
Carmakers shut factories and freeze sales as invasion fallout spreads
OEMs including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Aston Martin hit by war in Ukraine. Enlarge (credit: Monty Rakusen | Getty Images) Ten major car and motorcycle groups announced factory closures or froze sales to Russia as the i.....»»
Finally, we know production costs for SLS and Orion, and they’re wild
Someone finally said the quiet part out loud. Enlarge / A technician works on the Orion spacecraft, atop the SLS rocket, in January 2022. (credit: NASA) NASA Inspector General Paul Martin serves as an independent watchdog for.....»»
Seven to nine percent of all European vascular plants are globally threatened
Seven to nine percent of all vascular plant species occurring in Europe are threatened. This is the result of a study led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig Uni.....»»
Mozilla and Meta (Formerly Facebook) Propose New Privacy-Preserving Ad Technology
Mozilla engineer Martin Thomson reveals they've been collaborating with Meta (formerly Facebook) on new technology that can measure "conversions" from advertising while still preserving privacy. The proposed new technology is called Interoperable P.....»»
NASA Picks Lockheed Martin To Build Rocket To Carry Mars Samples Back To Earth
NASA on Monday announced that it has selected the aerospace company Lockheed Martin to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small rocket that will launch pristine Red Planet samples back toward Earth a decade or so from now. Space.com reports: Mars.....»»
Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said Monday......»»
Texas car dealership opens book on inventory so customers can reserve exactly what they want
Martin Chevrolet-Buick-GMC has a frequently updated spreadsheet on its website showing what vehicles are coming to the dealership so customers can reserve the one they want before it gets sold to someone else......»»
"Anonymous" Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld Said To Be Held In Solitary Confinement
Slashdot reader reader Danngggg has been keeping us up-to-date about the case of Marty Gottesfeld, the Anonymous hacktivist initially prosecuted by the same U.S. attorney who prosecuted Aaron Swartz into suicide: Anonymous hacktivist Marty Gottesfel.....»»
Elden Ring director says George R.R. Martin will be ‘shocked’
FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki thinks George R.R. Martin might be a bit shocked when he sees what's happened to some Elden Ring characters......»»
The best handheld vacuums for tackling pet hair
Living with pets is pretty great. Whether you have a cat or a dog, your life is probably better with them in it. But there’s one big downside: pet hair — on everything, all the time. It’s in your car, on your clothes, on your sofa,.....»»
Bernice King calls for MLK"s legacy to be taught in full, not just the "comfortable part"
Martin Luther King Jr. Day has already come and gone this year, but the issues this national holiday highlights remain relevant all year round. On the latest episode of The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah spoke to minister Bernice King about her parents.....»»
Shkreli’s infamous 4,000% price hike gets him a lifetime pharma ban
New York's attorney general celebrated with Wu-Tang Clan references. Enlarge / Martin Shkreli. (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) A federal court on Friday banned convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli from ever working in the pharmac.....»»
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Banned For Life From Drug Industry in Monopoly Case, Ordered To Pay $64.6 Million
fahrbot-bot writes: A federal judge on Friday ordered notorious "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli banned for life from the pharmaceutical industry and also ordered him to pay $64.6 million in profits he earned from hiking the price of the life-saving drug.....»»
Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
Former Twitter CEO and Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced plans to create a "Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund" with Chaincode Labs co-founder Alex Morcos and Martin White, who appears to be an academic at the University of Sussex. CoinTelegraph report.....»»
Crystals from Popocatepetl volcano reveal the links between magma recharge patterns and eruption style
A new study conducted by Dr. Chiara Maria Petrone, principal researcher at the Natural History Museum, Dr. Martin Mangler, post-doctoral research associate at Durham University and Dr. Julie Prytulak, associate professor at Durham University, reconst.....»»
Breakthrough metals research has implications for the metal casting industry
Florida Tech professor emeritus Martin Glicksman's latest metals/materials science research has implications for the metal casting industry, but it also has a profound personal connection inspired by two late colleagues......»»
Amazon Joins Lockheed Martin and Cisco to Send Alexa to Space, Offers NASA Tours for SchoolKids
"Alexa, when are we arriving at the moon?" quips GeekWire. Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: This week brought news that Amazon is teaming up with Lockheed Martin and Cisco to put its Alexa voice assistant on NASA's Orion spacecraft for the.....»»