Can cities make room for woodpeckers?
Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habitat for North America's largest woodpecker......»»
Can cities gentrify without losing their identity?
From Pittsburgh to Los Angeles, cities are embracing the idea of ‘placekeeping’ to honor their past while designing for their future. How can neighborhoods gentrify without erasing their heart and voice?Read Full Story.....»»
How to watch Tom Holland in The Crowded Room on Apple TV
Tom Holland stars in a new thriller series The Crowded Room on Apple TV+, with the first three episodes streaming today. The show is based on the book . more… The post How to watch Tom Holland in The Crowded Room on Apple TV appeared first on 9to.....»»
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing
The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse. Enlarge / A photo of the 2023 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia on the author's family room shelf. (credit: Benj Edwards) These.....»»
Researchers tune thermal conductivity of materials "on the fly" for more energy-efficient devices
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers discovered a new method for tuning the thermal conductivity of materials to control heat flow "on the fly." Their tuning range is the highest ever recorded among one-step proc.....»»
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset
This was the best headset demo I’ve ever seen. But there’s room for improvement. Enlarge / This is Apple’s Vision Pro headset. It looks a bit like a particularly bulky pair of ski goggles, with the materials and design lang.....»»
Cisco wants to give your office meeting room a major upgrade
New Cisco Room Bar Pro is a major meeting upgrade - and it's built for Microsoft Teams......»»
I tried Apple"s new headset. Here"s what it"s like to use
It's rare to find a new technology that feels groundbreaking. But last night, while sitting on a couch in a private demo room at Apple's campus wearing its newly announced Vision Pro mixed reality headset, it felt like I'd seen the future — or at l.....»»
Using social media cherry blossom images and AI to track climate patterns
New research by Monash University experts has tracked Japanese hanami (flower viewing) via social media images, producing an unprecedented map of cherry blossoms across Japan to document their annual bloom and calculate its peak in major cities......»»
Even with so many demonstrated use cases, Apple Vision Pro might not yet have a purpose
In the year 2023, it's hard to imagine there's still room for Apple to "disrupt" anything anymore, but the company aimed high with its first augmented reality headset and managed to set a new standard for what this segment can achieve.Of course, Appl.....»»
What"s the (dark) matter with Euclid?
Currently about halfway through the Euclid simulations campaign, the key focus in the Main Control Room is the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) and spacecraft commissioning......»»
New superconducting diode could improve performance of quantum computers and artificial intelligence
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new superconducting diode, a key component in electronic devices, that could help scale up quantum computers for industry use and improve the performance of artificial intelligence system.....»»
The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment
The story of the peppered moths is a textbook evolutionary tale. As coal smoke darkened tree bark near England's cities during the Industrial Revolution, white-bodied peppered moths became conspicuous targets for predators and their numbers quickly d.....»»
Scientists propose novel method to estimate human-caused heat emission
Why are cities usually warmer than rural areas? Scientist have long known that cities retain heat more than rural areas, a phenomenon known as urban heat island (UHI), which is largely due to the impact of anthropogenic heating, or human-caused heati.....»»
mmWave application scenarios getting clear
With the advent of the B5G (beyond 5G) era, mmWave applications continue to emerge, including IoT demand in smart cities and advanced driving assistance systems, driving many major players to expand their related R&D efforts, with startups also joini.....»»
Apple TV+ "The Crowded Room" premiere saw stars at MoMA
Apple held a premiere for "The Crowded Room" on Thursday, with stars of the limited series including Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland attending the event for the Apple TV+ show ahead of its streaming launch on June 9.Attendees at the Apple TV+ premier.....»»
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly
Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. But we have much to thank these tiny nuisances for—they revolutionized biological and medical science......»»
Cycling could be a boon for Lagos—but people fear for their safety on bikes
With an estimated 16 million residents, Lagos is the most densely populated state in Nigeria. It's under immense pressure to transport its huge population. According to a global ranking of mobility in cities, Lagos was ranked worst out of 60 cities a.....»»
No groundwater, no new homes, as Arizona severely restricts new housing
Cities, developers will have to turn to costly sources to build new homes. Enlarge / Aerial view of a subdivision in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. (credit: dszc via Getty) The nation’s fifth-largest city and surrou.....»»
Woman with untreated TB finally in custody—held in “negative pressure” room
She is being held in a jail room specially equipped for isolation and treatment. Enlarge / Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (credit: Getty | NIH/NIAID) Law enforcement officials in Washington state have finally apprehended a.....»»
Arizona limits building as groundwater dries up
New houses that rely on dwindling groundwater supplies around one of the United States' biggest cities are to be banned, officials said Thursday, in a sign of the strains that drought and climate change are causing across the US west......»»