For the strongest disc golf throws, it’s all in the thumbs
Amateur players got the best results by placing thumbs about 3 centimeters from the outer edge. When Zachary Lindsey, a physicist at Berry College in Georgia, decided to run an ex.....»»
Lab-made hexagonal diamonds stiffer than natural diamonds
Nature's strongest material now has some stiff competition. For the first time, researchers have hard evidence that human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the common cubic diamonds found in nature and often used in jewelry......»»
CMC Magnetics upbeat about 2021
Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics is optimistic about business in 2021, judging from growing demand for archival optical discs with high storage capacities and its subsidiary Verbatim launching gaming accessories and smart home security products in Eu.....»»
The Power of Storytelling
In the marketing world, storytelling is powerful — and is also one of the strongest tools for developing lasting relationships with your customers. Continue reading........»»
Amazon will spend $1 billion per year on NFL’s Thursday Night Football
New deal lets ESPN+, Peacock, Paramount+, and Tubi simulcast national games, too. Enlarge / HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 22: New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton desperately throws an incomplete pass as Houston Texans Justin Reid tries to make.....»»
Here’s how to listen to podcasts on Android and iOS
Here's how to download podcasts and listen to them on your Android or iOS device. We also highlight the strongest podcast apps you can use on Android or iOS......»»
Little damage from huge Pacific quake; tsunami threat passes
One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas Friday. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage w.....»»
Factoring in gravitomagnetism could do away with dark matter
Observations of galactic rotation curves give one of the strongest lines of evidence pointing towards the existence of dark matter, a non-baryonic form of matter that makes up an estimated 85% of the matter in the observable Universe. Current assessm.....»»
How Worried Should You Be About Those Tom Cruise Deepfakes?
Are the TikTok deepfake videos of Tom Cruise doing magic and playing golf a threat to global democracy? Not exactly. "[T]he reality is that they took a lot of time, technical expertise, and the skilled performance of a real actor," reports VICE News......»»
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of "migration gene"
A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Cardiff University say they have found the strongest evidence yet of a "migration gene" in birds......»»
Biden throws support behind Amazon workers holding milestone union vote
President Joe Biden on Sunday night lent his support to Amazon workers who are pushing to unionize — and appeared to warn Amazon not to deter them......»»
How we turned a golf course into a haven for rare newts, frogs and toads
Around two in five amphibian species are threatened with extinction around the world. In Britain, all of our native frog, toad and newt species have declined since 1945, with one species – the pool frog – dying out in the 1990s. Climate change, d.....»»
Microsoft throws Google under the bus in European news fight
Google has blasted "link tax" proposals as antithetical to the open Web. (credit: Robert Scoble / Flickr) Microsoft is throwing its weight behind a European effort to force Big Tech companies to pay for the right to link to news articles. Goog.....»»
Astronomers see star with dust disc that is being fed by surrounding material
An international team of astronomers including Leiden scientists publishes the image of a young star with a surrounding dust disk that is still being fed from its surroundings. The phenomenon around the star SU Aur may explain why so many exoplanets.....»»
Research reveals stellar kinematics of the galactic disc
By using a sample of 118945 red giant branch (RGB) stars from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) and Gaia, Dr. Wu Yaqian from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) invest.....»»
ProForm Vue fitness mirror undercuts its competition on price, throws in weights
The fitness mirror market is heating up with the new ProFor Vue, an affordable mirror with iFit and accessories......»»
Latest Nintendo Direct event led by Zelda: Skyward Sword HD remaster
Splatoon 3, Fall Guys, a Ninja Gaiden 3D trilogy collection, new Mario Golf, more. Coming July 16 to Nintendo Switch. It's been a while since we've seen.....»»
Portrait of young galaxy throws theory of galaxy formation on its head
Scientists have challenged our current understanding of how galaxies form by unveiling pictures of a young galaxy in the early life of the Universe which appears surprisingly mature......»»
Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find
Despite poor vision and a severe lack of thumbs, Hamlet and other pigs could learn to be gamers......»»
The coolest Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands
We've seen everything from a mini-golf course and spooky cemetery to a quaint coffee shop and zen garden......»»
Out of this world: Shepard put golf on moon 50 years ago
Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location......»»