Engineers describe how fluid suspensions exhibit different behaviors at different scales
Honey is already a thick liquid, but let it begin to crystalize and it can become downright clumpy. The sugar crystals in suspension seem to increase its viscosity. This phenomenon occurs throughout the natural and constructed world: From mudflows to.....»»
CloudBees unveils a new DevSecOps platform
CloudBees has unveiled a new cloud native DevSecOps platform that places platform engineers and developer experience front and center. The platform is built on Tekton, uses a GitHub Actions style domain-specific language (DSL), and adds feature flagg.....»»
Researchers enhance the function of natural proteins using "protein Legos"
Johns Hopkins engineers have helped develop and characterize an artificial protein that triggers the same response in the human body as its natural counterpart—a breakthrough that not only has the potential to facilitate the design of drugs to acce.....»»
Brittany Cohen’s Fluid Based Wearable Art Is Mesmerizing
Sometimes a few very simple concepts can breathe new life into a project. It takes a very smart and persistent person to figure out what those simple things are and to see the project through. Brittany Cohen, an electrical engineer, has been sharing.....»»
Team develops technique for building DNA-based programmable gate arrays
A team of chemists and chemical engineers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working with a colleague from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both in China, has built a DNA-based programmable gate array for use in general-purpose DNA computing. In their.....»»
New set of equations predicts hydrodynamic behavior of magnons in a magnet
The term "quantum transport" may conjure images of a fantastic futuristic commuting option. In condensed matter physics, however, this is a fundamental concept in the hydrodynamics of electrons in solid and fluid materials......»»
Scientists figured out how to write in water
German physicists used an ion-exchange microbead as a very tiny "pen." Enlarge / A selection of images drawn in water (linear scales: 250 µm) using an ion-exchange bead as a "pen." (credit: Thomas Palberg, Benno Liebchen/CC BY-N.....»»
New behavioral system mapping shows key consumer behaviors needed to achieve a circular economy
The Behavioural Roadmap to Circular Consumption, developed by Monash University's BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene in the production–consumption cycle to create change, reduce Australia's material.....»»
How linguists are unlocking the meanings of Shakespeare"s words using numbers
Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word "bastard"—why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare's time, "bastard" was a technical term describing certain plants......»»
Microsoft finally explains cause of Azure breach: An engineer’s account was hacked
Other failures along the way included a signing key improperly appearing in a crash dump. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said the corporate account of one of its engineers was hacked by a highly skilled threat.....»»
Study of northern gannets shows evidence of behavioral lateralization when plunge diving
A team of biologists affiliated with several institutions in Britain and Ireland, has found that northern gannets exhibit a type of behavioral lateralization when plunge diving. In their study, reported in the journal Biology Letters, the group caugh.....»»
Chemical engineers draft a roadmap for research into metallic "sponges" for clean hydrogen
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) could deliver a major efficiency boost to the photocatalytic production of clean hydrogen. Chemical engineers have drafted a comprehensive overview of the state of their field and a plan for where it needs to focus......»»
Best smart scales for Apple Health [September 2023]
Whether you’re working out with Apple Watch or just trying to live healthier, smart scales that sync data to the iPhone can be a fun and useful way to track your progress. If you want to easily collect your weight and other measurement data in t.....»»
Withings updates its ScanWatch lineup with ScanWatch 2, ScanWatch Light
Two new smartwatches from France-based Withings are set to hit the market this fall, expanding consumers' options when it comes to 24/7 health tracking.ScanWatch 2, ScanWatch Light by WithingsWithings, known for its Wi-Fi scales and other smart healt.....»»
Algae provide clues about 600 million years of plant evolution
Earth's surface is covered by plants. They make up the majority of biomass on land and exhibit a wide range of diversity, from mosses to trees. This astounding biodiversity came into existence due to a fateful evolutionary event that happened just on.....»»
Samsung scales its Terrace outdoor TV to 85 inches with mini-LEDs
The Samsung 85-inch Terrace Full Sun Neo QLED 4K TV is the company's biggest and brightest outdoor TV so far......»»
New data shows Google and Meta pay engineers more than Apple, but Apple is ‘more consistent and fair’
If you’ve ever wondered how well Apple engineers are paid in comparison to other tech companies, new data from Blind offers some insight. According to the data, Google and Meta are the best-paying tech companies for engineers, while Microsoft and A.....»»
Oceanic waves represent fundamental challenges in nonlinear science, say mathematicians
The instability of Stokes waves (steady propagating waves on the surface of an ideal fluid with infinite depth) represents a fundamental challenge in the realm of nonlinear science. A team of researchers recently identified the origin of breaking oce.....»»
Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact
Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be. Enlarge / Paiter-Surui volunteers alongside "forest engineers" from a Brazillian Government support program using GPS equipment to map and measu.....»»
5 Reasons to Switch to Remote Work of DevOps Engineers
Do you work in an office, but you would like to work from anywhere? This is quite real.If you are truly a professional in your field (you know how to work with Linux and other operating systems) you will be able to realize your potential both in the.....»»
Acai berry craze: boon or threat for the Amazon?
Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood" reshaping the world's biggest rainforest—for better and worse......»»