Getting Inked Up? Thank Thomas Edison
Edison’s electric pen was designed for printing documents. But it’s still used today for tattooing Photo: Science Museum Group Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+P. Copy, Paste, Print. Or maybe skip that last step and don’t.....»»
Bollinger Motors and Roush team to build commercial EVs
Bollinger inked a deal with Roush to build commercial electric vehicles......»»
Actor Thomas Mann explains why he couldn’t say no to Chariot
In speaking with Digital Trends, actor Thomas Mann discusses why he couldn't say no to his role in Chariot......»»
Finite State hires Thomas Bain as EVP of Marketing
Finite State announced it has hired Thomas Bain as Executive Vice President of Marketing. Bain will be responsible for building out Finite State’s strategic go-to-market framework to help strengthen the brand, drive pipeline, and increase awareness.....»»
Autopsies suggest COVID’s smell loss is caused by inflammation, not virus
In 23 patients who died, researchers found olfactory nerve damage but little virus. Enlarge / A woman holds a nasal swab for a COVID-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on January 5 in Berlin. (credit: Getty | Thomas Trutschel).....»»
Efforts To Ban Books Jumped an "Unprecedented" Four-Fold In 2021
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Book banning is not new -- in the U.S. alone the practice goes back to Puritan times, when Thomas Morton's book New English Caanan and others opposing this way of life were tossed from Massachusetts. But.....»»
How to Defeat Putin and Save the Planet
This week the New York Times published an opinion piece by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman arguing that greener energy is the best response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Friedman starts by decrying America's "umpteenth confro.....»»
New deep inelastic scattering experiments measure two mirror nuclei
Scientists are holding up a "mirror" to protons and neutrons to learn more about the particles that build our visible universe. The MARATHON experiment, carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, ha.....»»
First fossil of a daytime active owl found at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau
A research team led by Dr. Li Zhiheng and Dr. Thomas Stidham from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered the amazingly well-preserved fossil skeleton of an extinct owl t.....»»
The Best LED Strip Lights
There are all kinds of different lights out there available for purchase. These include standard light bulbs, Edison bulbs, LEDs, and more. LED lights are especially great because they're bright and they don't burn at a hot temperature. This.....»»
Chasing data: Astronomers race to explore ancient galaxies
On the evening of Dec. 12, 2021, Cornell astronomers Gordon Stacey and Thomas Nikola were dangerously short on time. They'd been awake for nearly 24 hours, with another all-nighter ahead of them......»»
Brightek, Edison Opto, Bright LED see strong profit growths in 2021
LED packaging service provider Brightek Optoelectronic, Edison Opto and Bright LED Electronics saw 2021 net profits increase on year by 47.23%, 185.71% and 94.52% respectively, according to the companies......»»
US Schools Can Subscribe To An Electric School Bus Fleet At Prices That Beat Diesel
Companies including Highland Electric and Thomas Built have fleet-as-a-service offerings for U.S. school districts that struggle with the high upfront costs of electric school buses and the charging equipment needed to keep them running. Jeff St. Joh.....»»
The best free movies on YouTube right now (March 2022)
The Thomas Crown Affair, Dances With Wolves, Robocop, and more are among the best free movies on YouTube that you can watch right now!.....»»
Want to save rivers and coasts? Don’t burn rubber
Tires shed a lot of mass in their lifetime—what’s lost can end up in fish. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Winz) Throughout the lifetime of an average tire, 30 percent of it gets eroded away as cars zip around on city streets and.....»»
The Electron-Ion Collider: A precision tool for studying the "glue" that binds visible matter
The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), planned to be built at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), in partnership with Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), will be the most advanced tool for.....»»
Block confirms plans to build an open Bitcoin mining system
Block has confirmed plans to move forward with the project. Thomas Templeton, Block’s general manager for hardware, reiterated the importance of making mining more distributed and efficient seeing as it goes far beyond the creation of new coins......»»
PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
User policies “cannot be used as a ‘license to steal.’” Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek) PayPal is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that the digital payments company violated racketeering laws by free.....»»
Gorgeous ISS capture shows Caribbean and curvature of Earth
NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn has shared a breathtaking image taken from the space station showing the curvature of Earth as well as part of the Caribbean......»»
Some Billionaires Embrace Cryptocurrencies in Case Money "Goes to Hell"
Hungarian-born billionaire Thomas Peterffy, chairman of Interactive Brokers Group, says the online brokerage is now expanding the cryptocurrencies it offers its customers after sensing "urgency" from their clients to get in. He still hasn't decided.....»»
Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via Quanta Magazine, written by Thomas Lewton: During a summer storm in 2018, a momentous lightning bolt flashed above a network of radio telescopes in the Netherlands. The telescopes' detailed reco.....»»