Engineering a new way to feed gorillas
A team of Georgia Tech researchers has built an automatic feeding machine for gorillas at Zoo Atlanta that allows the primates to more naturally forage for food. Their ForageFeeder replaces the zoo's previous feeding protocols, which had staff delive.....»»
Apple’s $129 Thunderbolt cable detailed in new CT images: ‘A stunning piece of precision engineering’
Apple’s “Thunderbolt 4 Pro” cable is regularly mocked for , but there’s actually an impressive amount of technology packed inside. A teardown last year offered a closer look at what’s inside the cable, and new CT imagery from the folks at L.....»»
Exploring the role of innovation intermediaries in shaping the future of AI-enabled engineering biology
Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) at AMBS have just published an article titled "Innovation Intermediaries at the Convergence of Digital Technologies, Sustainability, and Governance: A Case Study of AI-Enabled E.....»»
Growing plants in space
As NASA plans missions to the moon and Mars, a key factor is figuring out how to feed crew members during their weeks, months, and even years in space......»»
Scientists develop thin film phototransistor for bioinspired visual adaptation
A research team led by Prof. Cao Hongtao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with Prof. Zhang Haizhong's group from Fuzhou University, has developed a novel bioinspired vi.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 17, 2023 – 24-inch iMac roadmap, AirTag lawsuit
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Study elucidates evolution of mosquitoes and their hosts
Researchers at North Carolina State University and global collaborators have mapped the mosquito's tree of life, a major step toward understanding important traits, such as how the insects choose their hosts, feed on blood and spread disease. The fin.....»»
Researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering. Historically, they are generally considered too toxic and expensive for use in agriculture and food science. Now.....»»
Your Google homepage may look different on desktop soon
Google is testing personalized feeds for the search engine's desktop experience. Users may see a different homepage soon. Google confirmed with The Verge that it's testing a new personalized Discover feed for Google.com users.MSPowerUser spotte.....»»
LinkedIn is cutting more than 650 jobs
LinkedIn is laying off 668 people across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams as part of a broader restructuring, the social media platform announced Monday......»»
M3 MacBook Pro & MacBook Air edge closer to early 2024 release
Apple's M3 lineup is getting closer to launch, with updated MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models hitting important engineering test stages as they head towards mass production.2022 MacBook AirThe M3 range of Mac models is widely anticipated to arrive s.....»»
Paving a way to green hydrogen production
A sustainable route to green hydrogen production is becoming possible through the use of efficient electrocatalysts in research by Texas A&M University chemical engineering professor Dr. Abdoulaye Djire......»»
Google might muck up desktop search with a new Discovery Feed
Google is testing a Discovery Feed for desktop that will pack a ton of information into the search engine's home page......»»
Rumor: iPad mini 7 "Jelly Scrolling" in portrait will be improved
An issue with LCD screen scrolling in an iPad mini in portrait orientation caused by Apple's engineering choices will be reduced, but not fixed, in the forthcoming iPad mini 7.Apple iPad mini 6The jelly scrolling issue was spotted soon after the iPad.....»»
Can German engineering solve the challenges of fusion?
With extra government help German firms are attempting to make working fusion reactors......»»
Phonon engineering for extended lasing beyond the fluorescence spectrum
The electron and phonon are two fundamental particles (quasi-particles) of condensed matter and their interplay in single crystals can create many interesting physical phenomena, such as polaritons, charge density waves and up-conversion fluorescence.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 10, 2023 – OLED iPad rumors, IDs in Apple Wallet
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9to5Mac Daily: October 11, 2023 – Connected Cards in the US, iOS 17.1 beta 3
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9to5Mac Daily: October 9, 2023 – iPhone 16 Pro camera rumors, Apple and DuckDuckGo
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Heavy Apple Vision Pro leads Apple to lighten future headsets
The weight of the Apple Vision Pro is an issue that Apple is still working on, a report claims, with future models set to become much lighter.Apple Vision ProApple's engineering teams are hard at work preparing the Apple Vision Pro for launch. Though.....»»
Researchers realize orientation control of cMOF nanofilms
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Kyoto University have proposed a strategy to grow "face-on" and "edge-on" conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by control.....»»