Exploring the air we breathe
Melbourne Pollen—a service at the University of Melbourne's School of BioSciences that forecasts the level of grass pollen and several other types of pollen in the air—has been looking at what's in Melbourne's air for more than 40 years. Mostly w.....»»
Here are the 25+ states exploring support for Apple’s digital IDs in Wallet feature
One of the most highly anticipated features announced at WWDC back in 2021 was support for storing IDs in the Apple Wallet application. Touted by Apple as the last step before you are “fully free of your physical wallet,” the feature is still onl.....»»
Exploring the traits of effective chief audit executives
Chief audit executives (CAEs) have identified risk orientation, stakeholder management, and team leadership as the top three characteristics of the most effective individuals, according to Gartner. In April 2023, Gartner surveyed 114 CAEs across 180.....»»
Exploring Io"s volcanic activity via Hubble and Webb telescopes
The two most powerful space telescopes ever built, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope, are about to gather data about the most volcanically body in the entire solar system, Jupiter's first Galilean moon, Io......»»
Exploring light neutron-rich nuclei: First observation of oxygen-28
The study of physical systems under extreme conditions offers valuable insights into their organization and structure. In nuclear physics, neutron-rich isotopes, especially the light ones with neutron-to-proton ratio significantly different from that.....»»
Researchers discover tin hydride with properties of strange metal
Scientists from Skoltech, the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, and the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) in Beijing, China, are exploring the superconductivity of polyhydrides—compounds of metals and.....»»
The best Devil May Cry 5 mods
Devil May Cry 5 is as addicting to play as it is fun to watch. These are the best mods around to breathe new life into this stylish action game. Let's rock!.....»»
Indian rover begins exploring Moon"s south pole
India began exploring the Moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole......»»
Serum amyloid A: Exploring links between the beneficial and pathologic actions of an enigmatic protein
Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a family of ancient proteins that can be traced from present-day humans back half a billion years to sea cucumbers and oysters. A new study by researchers from the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine ex.....»»
Advancements in sustainable chitosan-based nanocomposites for wound dressings
Deepak Verma from Chulalongkorn University and his international team of researchers are exploring ways to enhance chitosan using techniques like adding photosensitizers, dendrimers, and chemical modifications. They also surveyed the use of chitosan.....»»
Exploring advanced magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials and their applications
As an energy carrier, hydrogen holds the prominent advantages of high gravimetric energy density, high abundance, and zero emissions, yet its effective storage and transportation remain a bottleneck problem for the widespread applications of hydrogen.....»»
Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean
For the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands is a chance to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters......»»
This 75-inch 4K TV is on sale for $530, down from the usual $800
Breathe new life into your home theater setup with the 75-inch Toshiba C350 Series 4K TV, which is on sale for just $530 from Amazon after a $270 discount......»»
Disney announces price hike for Disney+ and Hulu, crackdown on password sharing
Disney is shaking up its portfolio of streaming services starting next month. The company announced today that it would increase the pricing for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu while also saying that it is “actively exploring” ways to crack down on pass.....»»
Exploring the self-organizing origins of life
Catalytic molecules can form metabolically active clusters by creating and following concentration gradients—this is the result of a new study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS). Their model pred.....»»
Stellantis, Mercedes battery JV in "exploratory" talks about North America plant
Automotive Cells Company, a joint venture between Stellantis, Total Energies and Mercedes, said it was exploring setting up a battery plant in North America......»»
How plant biology research could inform COVID-19 treatments
Investigating the building blocks of biology can lead to unexpected outcomes. That's what happened when researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were exploring plant genetics. Although their research was focused on impr.....»»
Exploring an eco-friendly enzyme to create key chemical building blocks
Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing—the production of fuels, plastics, and valuable chemicals from plants or other biological sy.....»»
Venba review: powerful Tamil cooking game is one of 2023’s best
Narrative cooking game Venba is one of 2023's best titles, exploring Tamil culture through a compact but powerful story......»»
Need to image an asteroid close up? There"s an AMIGO for that
There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we've found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them using traditional methods and launching a custom-made mission, like Hayabusa or OSIRIS-REx, would almost certainly be cost-prohibitive.....»»
Controlling the electro-optic response of a perovskite coupled to a phonon-resonant cavity
Electron-phonon scattering is often the primary mechanism limiting electron mobility in semiconductors. Thus, changing phonon properties can provide a way to control conductivity. Recently, there has been a growing interest in exploring the use of th.....»»