Glamping on the roof of a Kia Sorento is better than it sounds
Throw a Roofnest on top of a car and you’ve got yourself a weekend away. Enlarge / The Roofnest tent is quick to deploy and keeps you off the ground. (credit: Tim Stevens) I've had a fascination with rooftop tents ever sin.....»»
Detecting Air Quality With Awesome Fashion
Detecting air quality certainly sounds important, but also sounds kind of dull. This project from Geeky Faye turns that concept on it’s head with a beautiful piece of fashion. Embedding an air quality sensor and a whole bunch of LEDs in a 3D p.....»»
New study shows spiders use webs to hear
Everyone knows that humans and most other vertebrate species hear using eardrums that turn soundwave pressure into signals for our brains. But what about smaller animals like insects and arthropods? Can they detect sounds? And if so, how?.....»»
Naptime may bolster early literacy skills among preschoolers
The ability to map letters to sounds is considered an important indicator of early literacy skills. Previous research shows that letter sound mappings in kindergarten is strongly associated with later reading success and some children later diagnosed.....»»
Perseverance Rover Reveals Speed of Sound On Mars
An international team of researchers analyzing the sounds captured by the Perseverance rover has determined the speed of sound on Mars. Phys.org reports: Baptiste Chide, with Los Alamos National Laboratory, gave a presentation (PDF) at this year's 53.....»»
There"s 5,000 known exoplanets beyond our solar system. Here"s what that sounds like.
The number of known exoplanets officially passed 5,000 on Monday, with NASA confirming the discovery of 65 new worlds. Do you want to hear what that...sounds like?Created by Toronto-based musicians Andrew Santaguida and Matt Russo of SYSTEM Sounds, i.....»»
Get $40 off the email client Mailbird and whip your inbox into shape
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to Mailbird for just $39 as of March 18, and save 50% off its regular price of $79.Keeping up with email is harder than it sounds — particularly when you work remotely. Between replying to messages in a timely.....»»
Android 13 preview locks down notifications, adds more to the tablet taskbar
Tablets get an apps button in the taskbar and what sounds like a smart-display mode. Check out the right side of the taskbar—it's an app drawer! [credit:.....»»
Yes, the upcoming Plane Swap stunt is as insane as it sounds
The latest death-defying stunt from Red Bull Air Force is Plane Swap, which is perhaps even crazier than the name suggests, and takes place on April 24......»»
Cracking under pressure: What teeth can teach us about modern materials
As unlikely as it sounds, a simple tooth could play a significant role in the world's clean energy future......»»
Dead Space Remake Developer Deep Dive Focuses In On The Sounds Of Dead Space
Motive Studio just did another deep dive on the development process for the Dead Space Remake, this time focusing in on the game's audio. The post Dead Space Remake Developer Deep Dive Focuses In On The Sounds Of Dead Space appeared first on PlaySta.....»»
"Reselling PlayStations keeps a roof over my head"
How so-called scalpers use online bots to snap up consoles and resell them for profit......»»
Acoustic propulsion of nanomachines depends on their orientation
Microscopically tiny nanomachines which move like submarines with their own propulsion—for example in the human body, where they transport active agents and release them at a target: What sounds like science fiction has, over the past 20 years, bec.....»»
If adapting to climate change sounds easy, it shouldn’t
While we need mitigation, adaptation (if done well) can reduce impacts. Enlarge / Storm surge barriers, like these in the Netherlands, can play a role in adaptation. (credit: Mischa Keijser) Last Monday, the Intergovernmental.....»»
Meet Nutr: The machine that makes at-home nut milk in minutes
Whether you're looking to eliminate dairy from your diet or you've tried every plant-based option in the milk aisle to no avail, making your own nut milk at home sounds like an attractive (and cost effective) option. It also sounds intimidating and c.....»»
From "boops" to "unks," how scientists are using fish sounds to conserve underwater ecosystems
Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, make all sorts of ruckus......»»
What bird beaks say about tropical biodiversity
Areas of the globe where fruit-eating birds have wider beaks also have larger palm fruits, a new study shows. This sounds banal, but it provides new insights into tropical biodiversity and clues for solving species conservation, forest restoration an.....»»
FBI Sounds Alarm as QR Code Usage Soars
The pandemic has accelerated the usage of QR codes, taking them from niche status to an essential tool for businesses and marketers. From a report: Look no further than Sunday's Super Bowl commercial of nothing but a floating QR code sending users to.....»»
Mysteries and music: listening in to underwater life
When marine researchers started recording sounds in the seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea they picked up a mysterious sound, like the croak of a frog, that resounded within the dense foliage—and nowhere else......»»
Firefox and Chrome 100 could break parts of the internet, Mozilla warns
Mozilla sounds the alarm over Y2K-style issues caused by Firefox, Chrome updates.....»»
Fighting poverty won"t jeopardize climate goals
If the UN Sustainable Development Goal to lift over one billion people out of poverty were to be reached in 2030, the impact on global carbon emissions would be minimal. That sounds good; however, the main reason for this is the huge inequality in th.....»»