Eliminating beef cattle pregnancy loss with CRISPR/Cas9 technology
Calves on the ground eventually mean dollars in the pocket and steaks in the meat case. It's the basics of the beef industry......»»
It"s not a match: Skill mismatch after job loss can have great impact on career
The loss of your job can be as devastating emotionally as a divorce. It's true that a divorce can actually enhance your marriage skills for the next time around, since the skills needed remain virtually unchanged, but the same cannot be said for job-.....»»
NASA"s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles
Riding aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft, the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesn't rely on optical communications to send data, the new technology ha.....»»
Nature degradation could cause a 12% loss to UK GDP, new analysis suggests
The deterioration of the UK's natural environment could lead to an estimated 12% loss to GDP, according to new analysis. In comparison, the financial crisis of 2008 took around 5% off the value of the UK GDP, while the COVID-19 pandemic cost the UK u.....»»
First-of-its-kind study shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss
A study published April 25, in the journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversit.....»»
Scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto in 2023 that gave a full-throated call for unrestricted technological progress to boost markets, broaden energy production, improve education and strengthen liberal democ.....»»
Arizona"s 1864 abortion law was made in a women"s rights desert—here"s what life was like then
Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido's obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy......»»
Mobileye quarterly loss widens, revenue plunges as chip orders decline
Mobileye Global reported a sharp fall in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hurt by fewer orders for its driver-assistance chips as clients rein in spending amid an uncertain economy and excess inventory. .....»»
Spotify: Apple has ‘defied’ the EU by blocking latest update with pricing info [U: Apple response]
Yesterday we learned that Spotify decided to pass on Apple’s new EU terms that would allow it to use alternative payment methods due to the Core Technology Fee. Instead, it submitted an app update with pricing info and details on how to subscribe o.....»»
5 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your iPhone
While it would nice if iPhones lasted forever they, like other technology, have a shelf life. Nowadays, that’s often several years, but eventually it will be time to upgrade. Typically, an iPhone won’t go downhill in a day. Its performanc.....»»
A molecular fingerprint beyond the Nyquist frequency
Ultrashort pulses play a significant role in spectroscopic applications. Their broad spectral bandwidth enables simultaneous characterization of the sample at various frequencies, eliminating the need for repeated measurements or laser tuning. Moreov.....»»
U.S. EV battery upstart, Hyundai-Kia close in on lithium metal battery commercialization
SES AI, a U.S. maker of electric vehicle batteries, aims to bring its next-gen lithium metal batteries to market as early as 2026 and is turbocharging the drive through a new agreement to jointly build and test the technology with South Korea's Hyund.....»»
AI tool recognizes serious ocular disease in horses
Colloquially known as moon blindness, equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is an inflammatory ocular disease in horses, which can lead to blindness or loss of the affected eye. It is one of the most common eye diseases in horses and has a major economic im.....»»
Pushing the limits of sub-kilowatt electric propulsion technology for space mission concepts
NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of planetary science missions, one of NASA's commercial partners is alread.....»»
Laser technology offers breakthrough in detecting illegal ivory
A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Lancaster, cou.....»»
Enhanced CRISPR method enables stable insertion of large genes into the DNA of higher plants
Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) have succeeded for the first time in stably and precisely inserting large gene segments into the DNA of higher plants very efficiently. To do this, they optimized the gene-editing method.....»»
New method makes finding bat roosts easier for conservationists
A new algorithm is making it easier for ecologists and conservationists to find bat roost locations—reducing search areas by nearly 375 times their previous size. The technology combines microphone detector data with a bat movement model to identif.....»»
Small business owners are getting special "Today at Apple" training
Apple is launching a "Made for Business" series of Today at Apple sessions about Apple technology for small business owners — and led by small business owners.A "Today at Apple" session in an Apple Store (Source: Apple)"Today at Apple" is a series.....»»
Apple Silicon might get used for AI chips in server farms
A new rumor claims that Apple will use TSMC's 3nm technology for an AI server processor that it is designing alongside its iPhone and Mac chips.It's already known that TSMC has been developing 3 nanometer processors, and believed that Apple has bough.....»»
Tesla Cybertruck is loaded with advanced technology, says teardown expert Sandy Munro
Teardown expert Sandy Munro bought two Cybertrucks, one to tear down piece by piece and examine, and the other to drive. Munro, 75, detailed for Automotive News much of what he's seen of the Cybertruck's underpinnings......»»
The big quantum chill: Scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy
By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have drastically reduced the time and energy required to cool materials to within a few degrees above ab.....»»