Charles Darwin and conspicuous consumption: Why bling is blingy
Luxury brands are a prominent feature of modern society. Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe how the upper classes showcased expensive goods without inherent practical benefits to demonstrate their economic power......»»
Supermicro expanding output to meet robust AI server demand
Supermicro is expanding production capacity at its factory sites in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands to meet the rising demand for AI servers, according to founder and company CEO Charles Liang......»»
Why our news consumption might be more worrisome than misinformation
Misinformation and echo chambers are often used to explain polarization and political divides between people. New research, however, finds there is another factor we should worry about, namely our online consumption of quality news, or exactly the la.....»»
Researchers propose a deep neural network-based 4-quadrant analog sun sensor calibration
A spacecraft can estimate the attitude state by comparing external measurements from attitude sensors with reference information. CubeSats tend to use 4-quadrant analog solar sensors which have the advantages of extremely low power consumption, minim.....»»
Why Tears of the Kingdom is worse without item duplication
Newly fixed "glitch" should become an official "secret code" for sandbox tinkerers. Enlarge / Finally, Link has enough diamonds to bling out every single one of his teeth. (credit: Nintendo) Well, it was nice while it la.....»»
AWS discusses data center conditions; emphasizes water saving and low energy consumption
Amazon Web Services (AWS) stated that when considering whether or not to build a data center at a certain site, they would evaluate conditions such as local client demand, networking resources, renewable energy development, and more. When asked about.....»»
Pulsed discharge plasma helps in heavy oil conversion
The increasingly inferior quality of heavy oil resources has brought more difficult challenges to traditional heavy oil processing technology. The high temperature and pressure conditions, and the carbon emission and energy consumption required to co.....»»
Ray-Ban’s new sunglasses are inside out on purpose
Most lenses are convex. Ray-Ban’s new Reverse collection is concave. Here’s why. Look closely at the front of almost any pair of eyeglasses and one constant will emerge: whether on dollar store readers, prescription bifocals, or bling-.....»»
Federal judge throws out shareholder lawsuit against Elon Musk over Twitter buyout
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said plaintiff William Heresniak lacked standing to sue because he challenged "wrongs associated with" Musk's buyout, not the fairness of the buyout itself......»»
Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean
Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artifacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Forty ceramic sherds were examined in the first study to have used molecular.....»»
Half of the world"s largest lakes are losing water, shows new study
More than 50% of the largest lakes in the world are losing water, according to a new assessment published today in Science . The key culprits are not surprising: warming climate and unsustainable human consumption......»»
Analyzing the fate and environmental risks of 40 pharmaceutically active compounds in the Pearl River basin
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have attracted massive attention due to their large quantity of consumption, continuous discharge, and ecological risk to aquatic organisms in the receiving aquatic environments......»»
How a sea anemone uses its algal symbionts to assimilate nitrogen in nutrient-poor waters
Tropical oceans are typically nutrient-poor, yet they host vast biologically diverse reef ecosystems built by symbiotic cnidarians (including corals and anemones). This apparent contradiction, known as the Darwin Paradox, has puzzled scientists since.....»»
Where to watch the coronation of King Charles III: how to live stream for free
The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla is set for May 6. Find out where, when, and how to watch the historic ceremony......»»
Why three-day weekends are great for well-being—and the economy
The coronation of King Charles III has upped the UK's public holiday count this year. The special public holiday on the Monday after the May 6 ceremony, combined with the early May bank holiday and the spring bank holiday at the end, has certainly ma.....»»
DEAL: Get the TCL Tab 10s for up to 42% Off!
The tablet is on sale at Amazon right now, going for a price of $109 from its usual price of $189. For a lot of folks looking for an affordable Android tablet, basics such as a large display for content consumption, front camera for video c.....»»
Local food is not enough—we need a sustainable transition in the food system, say researchers
Having highlighted the failures and fragility of a globalized food system, the COVID-19 pandemic created a sudden infatuation with local consumption, which was widely encouraged by the Québec government as a measure to mitigate the effects of the pa.....»»
Best screen protectors for iPhone 14 Plus
Protect your iPhone 14 Plus display with these screen protectors. The iPhone 14 Plus is essentially a vanilla iPhone 14 but with a bigger display. It has a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR panel that elevates the media consumption and gaming exper.....»»
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis: From performance enhancement to future development outlook
Electrocatalysis as an efficient energy storage and conversion technology opens up a new path to solve the existing problems of energy depletion and environmental pollution caused by fossil fuel consumption. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class o.....»»
Social media data provides first glimpse at increased popularity of air conditioning worldwide
With temperatures rising worldwide, more and more people globally consider air-conditioning an essential element of living with climate change. However, air-conditioning units are also rather power-hungry and are likely to increase energy consumption.....»»
Progress in fight against devastating potato disease
Potatoes are the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. But globally, potato production is threatened by potato late blight, one of the most devastating potato diseases, which causes 3–10 bil.....»»