Buttercup the duck gets a 3-D printed foot
This duck is named Buttercup. He was born with a backwards left foot......»»
NASA will crash a spacecraft into a 525-foot-wide asteroid in September. Here"s how to watch it
NASA is preparing for their "Armageddon"-like mission of crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, and they want the public to watch live......»»
Greenland may have already committed us to almost a foot of sea level rise
How long that takes to play out is unclear. Enlarge / View from a survey flight over the Helheim/Kangerlussuaq region of Greenland. (credit: NASA/John Sonntag) While it's possible to halt global warming by halting our greenho.....»»
‘Bioconstruction’ will build homes out of flowering, 3D-printed dirt
Scientists have figured out how to build living structures out of extruded soil. The walls of your home usually need to be spruced up with paint or some art, but one day they may be teeming with life instead.Read Full Story.....»»
Lenovo sends cease-and-desist to Framework over a stylized letter “O”
Company says Framework's 3D-printed motherboard case infringes its trademark. Enlarge / The Framework Laptop motherboard's 3D-printed case design. Lenovo has a bone to pick with the circular power button design. (credit: Framework).....»»
Why banning hikes to the world"s tallest tree will never work
The National Park Service is trying to preserve the world's tallest tree by banning hikes to it. But this approach will never completely work since the location of the 380-foot redwood is an open secret. Instagrammers and the Guinness Book of World R.....»»
Mars model provides method for landing humans on Red Planet
A mathematical model developed by space medicine experts from The Australian National University (ANU) could be used to predict whether an astronaut can safely travel to Mars and fulfil their mission duties upon stepping foot on the Red Planet......»»
Solving Everest"s wildlife mysteries with eDNA
A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity present on Earth's highest mountain, 29,032-foot Mt. Everest (8,849.....»»
Someone is selling prototype Nvidia GTX 2080 cards
Redditor ascendance22 (via Tom's Hardware) posted details about their purchased GTX 2080, which looks and performs almost identically to the RTX-branded version. The big visual difference is the lack of the 2080 logo and the "GEFORCE GTX" printed on.....»»
3D-printed, nickel-based electrocatalysts enable highly efficient hydrogen evolution
Water electrolysis is an effective method for producing hydrogen using renewable sources of energy. The development of cost-effective electrocatalysts for efficient and durable hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media is of vital importance to m.....»»
Sauropods had soft foot pads to help support their massive weight
Australian scientists find first biomechanical evidence for a long-suspected idea. Enlarge / A 3D paleoreconstruction of a sauropod dinosaur has revealed that the hind feet had a soft tissue pad beneath the "heel," cushioning the foot.....»»
Screen Printed Vs Vinyl [Comparison & Ideas]
Do you want to print really cool graphic t-shirts but are confused about which method and technique to use? Or, what screen printing machine to select? When starting a business of personalized t-shirts, people generally compare screen printing vs v.....»»
Fossils of 30-foot prehistoric marine lizard unearthed in Texas
One sweltering afternoon this spring, Stephen Kruse trekked along a dry creek bed with a backpack full of fossils......»»
Researcher is studying materials whose traits resemble those of the human brain
In its heyday, UIUC's Blue Waters was one of the world's top supercomputers. Anyone who was curious could drop by its 30,000-square-foot machine room for a tour, and spend half an hour strolling among the 288 huge black cabinets, supported by a 24-me.....»»
Researchers 3D print first high-performance nanostructured alloy that"s both ultrastrong and ductile
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Georgia Institute of Technology has 3D printed a dual-phase, nanostructured high-entropy alloy that exceeds the strength and ductility of other state-of-the-art additively manuf.....»»
PCB firm Unitech sees order visibility extended to October
Unitech Printed Circuit Board (Unitech) has seen the order visibility extended to October, as its HDI boards have found their way into the supply chain for low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, according to industry sources......»»
Customers Aren"t Flocking To Apple Stores Nearly As Much As They Did Pre-COVID
Since the pandemic, Apple's foot traffic has been drastically reduced, with the only except being around the holidays. Since the pandemic, Apple's foot traffic has b.....»»
Rare and freakish 8-foot-long sea creature caught on video
Nautilus Live, the same folks behind the video captured of a shape-shifting jellyfish in 2019, has released a new video. In the new video, the team converses over footage of a rare, 8-foot-long sea creature known as a Solumbellula Sea Pen. Sightings.....»»
Where to buy a 3D-printed house in the United States right now
The rise of 3D-printed houses will change the way we approach real estate and architecture. Here’s what you need to know about 3D-printed houses as the concept hits the mainstream housing market. No longer a far-off or theoretical concept, 3D-.....»»
Thermacell Radius mosquito repeller review: shockingly effective! (without the shocks)
The makers of the Thermacell Radius say it can create a 20-foot mosquito-free zone. So does it really work? ......»»
The new MacBook Air runs so hot that it affects performance. It isn’t the first time [Updated]
Apple can (and probably should) provide more cooling for the M2 MacBook Air. Enlarge / The M2 MacBook Air's logic board. The M2 is the big chip in the center-left with the Apple logo printed on it. (credit: iFixit) Update: B.....»»