Blazar 1ES 1218+304 inspected in detail
An international team of astronomers has performed a comprehensive, multiwavelength study of a blazar known as 1ES 1218+304. Results of the research, presented in a paper published January 3 on the arXiv preprint server, provide more insights into br.....»»
Prototype device to sniff out illegal wildlife trade
More than 90% of illegal wildlife products are transported around the world via shipping routes, but fewer than 2% of all shipping containers are physically inspected......»»
Google teases Assistant with Bard for iOS and Android
Google's long-standing Assistant equivalent of Siri will be updated with AI so that it no longer just answers queries, but can perform tasks automatically.Users will be able to ask Assistant with Bard where a certain party is, and have all the detail.....»»
Pre-pilot survey explores dozens of candidate ultra-diffuse galaxies
By analyzing the data from the WALLABY pre-pilot survey, astronomers from the University of Western Australia and elsewhere, have inspected 78 candidate ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Eridanus supergroup. The study was detailed in a paper published Se.....»»
Apple researching how to make smart clothes, bags, and furniture
Apple is continuing to investigate ways of making fabric touch sensitive so that it could embed controls or detect gestures on products far beyond Apple Watch bands or iPhone cases.Detail from the patent showing a man perhaps checking the time — on.....»»
The darkest parts of the moon are revealed with NASA"s new camera
While the surface of the moon has been mapped in incredible detail over the last several decades, one region has eluded orbital cameras due to the lack of sunlight, which are aptly called the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the moon......»»
Age, not class, is now the biggest divide in British politics, new research confirms
"Class is the basis of British politics; all else is embellishment and detail." So wrote Peter Pulzer, the former Gladstone professor of politics at the University of Oxford in the 1960s. Nowadays, however, it is age, not social class, that is the bi.....»»
New imaging technique detects virus movement in unprecedented detail
Proteins are the workhorses of biological systems, carrying out their work with extraordinary precision and speed. For years, observing proteins in action has been a significant challenge, as imaging methods often lacked sufficient speed and resoluti.....»»
OpenAI’s new AI image generator pushes the limits in detail and prompt fidelity
With better response to details and text, DALL-E 3 hopes to make prompt engineering obsolete. Enlarge On Wednesday, OpenAI announced DALL-E 3, the latest version of its AI image synthesis model that features full integr.....»»
U.S. lawmaker seeks details of Tesla ties with CATL
A senior Republican in Congress asked Tesla Tuesday to detail its relationship with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL amid concerns electric vehicle subsidies are flowing to foreign entities raising security concerns......»»
Republican lawmaker seeks details of Tesla relationship with Chinese battery company CATL
A senior Republican in Congress asked Tesla Tuesday to detail its relationship with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL amid concerns electric vehicle subsidies are flowing to foreign entities raising security concerns......»»
Getting Snoopy on Apple Watch was more challenging than you"d think
The new Snoopy face was reason enough for people to join the Apple Watch beta test, but now everyone can get it — and see the results of unbelievable attention to detail.Snoopy rests on the minute hand of his Apple Watch faceApple Watch launched in.....»»
Turkish astronomers investigate open cluster NGC 2509
Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from the Istanbul University have inspected a Galactic open cluster known as NGC 2509. Results of the study, published September 10 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the s.....»»
Explore the Ancient Aztec Capital in This Lifelike 3D Rendering
We spoke with Thomas Kole, a digital artist who re-created the capital of the Aztec Empire in such detail that it looks like a living metropolis......»»
First auto supplier plans layoffs related to UAW strike
A contract manufacturing supplier is planning to lay off 293 employees due to the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit 3 automakers, signaling the first supplier to detail its layoff plans to the state of Michigan since the union walkout be.....»»
Apple releases tvOS 17 and HomePod Software 17 to the public
Following the release of iOS 17 and watchOS 10, Apple is today also rolling out tvOS 17 and HomePod Software 17 for Apple TV and HomePod users. Read on as we detail what’s new with these software updates. more….....»»
Stone Age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art in Namibia
During the Later Stone Age in what is now Namibia, rock artists imbued so much detail into their engravings of human and animal prints that current-day Indigenous trackers could identify which animals' prints they were depicting, as well as the anima.....»»
JWST accidentally discovers 21 brown dwarfs
When you launch humanity's most powerful telescope, you expect results. The JWST has delivered excellent results by detecting ancient galaxies, identifying chemicals in exoplanet atmospheres, and peering into star-forming regions with more detail and.....»»
Nearly every iPhone 15 & iPhone 15 Pro detail spilled by new leak
A last-minute report from Bloomberg claims to have all the details of the forthcoming iPhone 15 range.iPhone 15 Pro mockupWhen Apple's iPhone 15 launch event starts streaming on September 12, 2023, it appears most of what will be unveiled has been co.....»»
Future AirPods may ID wearer and tailor features to protect owner"s privacy
If future AirPods do not recognize who is wearing them, they could automatically block personal information such as Siri relaying text messages.Detail from the patent showing a user wearing AirPodsMaybe you're not very likely to casually hand over yo.....»»
Technology using all-optical mechanisms has potential to record actions that last a femtosecond
Imagine an action that occurs within a femtosecond, or one-quadrillionth of a second: atomic transitions, charge transfers and dynamics, biochemical processes. Now imagine being able to record that action so it can be studied in further detail......»»