Can Sterile Neutrinos Exist?
Physicists have wondered if neutrino particles come in a mysterious fourth variety. Now new experimental findings complicate the question -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
HP’s 5K super ultrawide monitor with ‘dual’ displays makes debut at CES 2023
The HP E45c G5 allows for two 24-inch displays to exist within one massive 45-inch monitor and work independently......»»
Apple staked the NFL Sunday Ticket deal on VR, and failed
Apple hoped that it could ink a football streaming deal that included future VR content, but the NFL was reportedly unwilling to negotiate deals on content that didn't yet exist.Apple hoped to get VR rights for NFL contentApple is known for its stubb.....»»
Twitter blocks user links to other social platforms, except for paid ads
Twitter is banning links that lead to social platforms including Facebook and Instagram, but it will allow the links to exist in advertising.Twitter logoIn the latest salvo of policy changes for Twitter, the microblogging service has now made it toug.....»»
Google Nest and Android devices are now Matter controllers (for future devices)
When Matter devices exist, you can add and control them with Google gear. Enlarge / A whole bunch of Google devices, including Android phones, can now control Matter devices. Those devices will be here at some point, perhaps soon.....»»
Nevada flower listed as endangered at lithium mine site
A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist—on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday......»»
Apple preparing for third-party app stores by 2024
Apple is reportedly bracing itself for European Union law changes that will come into force in 2024, and is preparing for third-party app stores to exist on the iPhone and iPad.App StoreThe introduction of the Digital Markets Act by the EU will stand.....»»
AI image generation tech can now create life-wrecking deepfakes with ease
AI tech makes it trivial to generate harmful fake photos from a few social media pictures. Enlarge / This is John. He doesn't exist. But AI can easily put a photo of him in any situation we want. And the same process can apply to.....»»
Adobe Stock will sell AI-generated artwork with conditions
Adobe recently announced it would begin accepting — and selling — stock images generated by AI tools, so long as they are labeled as such.Adobe StockMany generative AI tools exist, such as Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and others, that le.....»»
The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Fentanyl-related substances have a bad reputation, but they could also save lives. In the US, a legislative battle to expedite research is heating up......»»
Metallurgist explains the surprising properties of aluminum
Despite being the most abundant metal on Earth, constituting over 8% of the Earth's core mass, aluminum was only discovered in the 1820s, by Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. This is partly explained because pure aluminum doesn't exist in natu.....»»
Non-detection of key signal allows astronomers to determine what the first galaxies were, and weren"t, like
Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn......»»
Analyst: Used-car market in a ‘weird" spot
Industry experts warn the conditions that allowed car dealers to sell used vehicles with ease and vigor in 2021 no longer exist. And dealers are buckling down to be ready for the changes afoot......»»
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller quits Twitter
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller has deactivated his account from Twitter, closing the account on Sunday for unknown reasons.Phil Schiller [Apple]Updated on Sunday, the Twitter account for Phil Schiller now lists itself as one that "doesn't exist" when use.....»»
Twitter is the world"s digital public square. What if it dies?
If Twitter were to suddenly cease to exist, the consequences would be enormous, given how integral the platform is to global communications......»»
The mathematics that makes us realize we don"t know much: Behavior of spin glasses
Spin glasses are alloys formed by noble metals in which a small amount of iron is dissolved. Although they do not exist in nature and have few applications, they have nevertheless been the focus of interest of statistical physicists for some 50 years.....»»
"Climate activism is everywhere, and not just on the streets," claim authors of new book
A new book documents the "transformation" of climate activism, arguing it has gone beyond the streets to exist in new and unexpected forms......»»
Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti......»»
Magnetic quantum fluid: Extremely fluid in two ways
Two superfluids can exist at the same time in ultracold atomic clouds. Until now, their coexistence could not be observed experimentally. Now, however, physicists from Heidelberg University have demonstrated such a magnetic quantum fluid—it is flui.....»»
IceCube neutrino analysis pegs possible galactic source for cosmic rays
Physicists re-analyzed 10 years of data and found a tantalizing excess of 79 neutrinos. Enlarge / Artist’s representation of a cosmic neutrino source shining above the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. Beneath the ice are.....»»
IceCube neutrinos give us first glimpse into the inner depths of an active galaxy
For the first time, an international team of scientists have found evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from NGC 1068, also known as Messier 77, an active galaxy in the constellation Cetus and one of the most familiar and well-studied galaxies t.....»»