Concrete made stronger and more durable with resin
Engineering structures made of concrete, steel, or other materials are subject to vibrations and stress. Because of this, small cracks appear, which grow and eventually lead to destruction. This phenomenon is called "fatigue failure.".....»»
Apple resists India regulator"s order to ban betting apps
Apple is pushing back on an order by Indian officials to remove betting apps from the App Store, and that it needs a "concrete reason" in order to comply with the demand.App Store iconIn February, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Techn.....»»
MediaTek and NVIDIA team up to bring AI to cars
MediaTek and NVIDIA have announced a partnership that will see both companies work together to bring AI to cars. AI has been a pretty hot topic for the past several years, and this year the hype has only gotten stronger with the launch of.....»»
Heat Waves Are Breaking Records. Here"s What You Need to Know
From North America to South Asia, summer heat waves are becoming longer, stronger and more frequent with climate change......»»
Concrete Made with Shredded Diapers Is Just as Strong and Saves Landfill Space
Used diapers can replace up to 40 percent of the sand that is typically used in making concrete, lowering costs and keeping more trash out of landfills.....»»
Ready the Ig Nobel: Researchers incorporate used diapers into concrete
Used disposable diapers can be added to concrete without killing its strength. Enlarge (credit: Renphoto) Government building rules and regulations can be outdated and misguided, insisting upon conventional building mate.....»»
Superior National Forest and northern Minnesota tribes make "historic" agreement
The Superior National Forest and three northeastern Minnesota Chippewa tribes have made a first-of-its-kind agreement, one that gives the tribes a stronger voice in managing national forest and federal trust land that was ceded to the federal governm.....»»
New study reveals widespread presence of environmental DNA in the sky, including allergens and pathogens
A research article titled "Aircraft Surveys for Air eDNA: Probing Biodiversity in the Sky" unveils a revolutionary approach to studying genetic material in the atmosphere. Scientists have developed a durable and sterilizable probe and supporting syst.....»»
Arctic amplification: New research reveals how surface types play a role
A robust phenomenon termed the Arctic Amplification (AA) refers to the stronger warming taking place over the Arctic compared to the global mean. The AA in the Arctic's different surface types exhibits various warming characteristics......»»
Silicon Motion sees gradual recovery in memory market
Silicon Motion Technology, a memory device controller IC company, has seen an increase in client orders that may lead to a stronger market rebound by the end of 2023......»»
Stage set for a strong El Niño in late 2023, say researchers
A team of researchers, using a state-of-the-art climate prediction system, is forecasting a strong El Niño toward the end of 2023. If westerly wind bursts were to occur during the spring and early summer, an even stronger El Niño event might occur......»»
AMD expects stronger PC and server markets in 2H23
According to AMD's latest financial results, the industry still struggles with a severe PC slowdown as the second-largest computer processor provider forecasts a lackluster outlook......»»
Why the manufacturing sector needs stronger cyber defenses
In this Help Net Security interview, Filipe Beato, Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum, shares his expertise on the correlation between the digitization of the manufacturing sector and the rise in cyberattacks. He delves into the far.....»»
Environmental groups sue the FAA over SpaceX launch from Texas
The launch on April 20 kicked up a lot of dust and concrete. Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship launch site is located in coastal South Texas. (credit: SpaceX) Several environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Federal Av.....»»
Webb finds water vapor, but is it from a rocky planet or its star?
GJ 486 b is about 30% larger than the Earth and three times as massive, which means it is a rocky world with stronger gravity than Earth. It orbits a red dwarf star in just under 1.5 Earth days. It is too close to its star to be within the habitable.....»»
PS5 Sales Approach 40 Million After Stronger-Than-Expected 2022
Sony recently made its earnings for the financial year ending in March 2023 public and revealed it managed to sell 19.1 million PS5s during these twelve months. Sony.....»»
How Elon Musk upended Twitter and his own reputation in 6 months as CEO
When Elon Musk first agreed to buy Twitter, he promised to make the company "better than ever," with greater transparency, fewer bots, a stronger business and more of what he called "free speech.".....»»
NASA unveils breakthrough 3D-printable super alloy
Scientists working with NASA and Ohio State University have created a new super alloy that is stronger and more durable than any current state-of-the-art 3D-printed … The post NASA unveils breakthrough 3D-printable super alloy appeared first on.....»»
How a ‘Frankenbuilding’ became a stunning new art museum
Studio Gang’s new design for the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts transformed 8 separate buildings into one. The new folded concrete roof that swoops across the center of the sprawling Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) in Little Rock is the rar.....»»
Google Authenticator now syncs 2FA with your Google Account, gets new icon
Google is finally addressing a big gap of its 2FA (two-factor authentication) code app by adding sync capabilities, with Google Authenticator also getting a new icon on Android and iOS today. This will make “one time codes more durable by storing.....»»
Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage at Texas base
Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship—the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built—inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch sit.....»»