Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle
DNA sequencing has become so common, few realize how hard it is to even extract a single molecule of DNA from a biological sample......»»
Will Smith parodies viral AI-generated video by actually eating spaghetti
Actor pokes fun at 2023 AI video by eating spaghetti messily and claiming it's AI-generated. Enlarge / The real Will Smith eating spaghetti, parodying an AI-generated video from 2023. (credit: Will Smith / Getty Images / Benj Edw.....»»
Google Adds Mail in Replacement Service for Pixel Watch 2
The Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 have arguably the best designs in the smartwatch space. Their minimal case shapes and globed glass make for one pretty watch that is unfortunately not something that can be easily repaired. In fact, for both watches,.....»»
A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
A new approach has allowed researchers at Aalto University to create a kind of metamaterial that has so far been beyond the reach of existing technologies. Unlike natural materials, metamaterials and metasurfaces can be tailored to have specific elec.....»»
Apple pulls pirated movies and TV shows app disguised as a vision testing tool
Apple has pulled an app dedicated to streaming pirated movies and TV shows from the App Store. The app in question, “Kimi,” disguised itself as an app that “tests your eyesight.” In reality, it offered unfettered access to some of the most po.....»»
Physicists detect elusive "Bragg glass" phase with machine learning tool
Cornell quantum researchers have detected an elusive phase of matter, called the Bragg glass phase, using large volumes of X-ray data and a new machine learning data analysis tool. The discovery settles a long-standing question of whether this almost.....»»
New species of 65 million year old fossil shark discovered in Alabama
A team of scientists has discovered a new fossil shark species from Alabama. The shark is a new species of Palaeohypotodus, which means "ancient small-eared tooth," in reference to the small needle-like fangs present on the sides of the teeth......»»
Ford pulls plug on automated parallel parking feature to cut costs
The automaker's $2 billion in promised savings target a wide range of operations ranging from materials and freight to manufacturing......»»
NASA tests new spacecraft propellant gauge on lunar lander
It's easy to measure fuel in tanks on Earth, where gravity pulls the liquid to the bottom. But in space, the game changes. Quantifying fuel that's floating around inside a spacecraft's tank isn't so simple......»»
Save $130 on the Bose QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones
The Bose QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones are on sale from Best Buy with a $130 discount, which pulls their price down to a more affordable $199......»»
Unsurprisingly, Apple Vision Pro lenses will scratch if you try to destroy them
As expected, YouTube assessments of the durability of the Apple Vision Pro have arrived, with one loudly complaining that a laminate glass will scratch.An Apple Vision Pro being scratched with a knife [YouTube/JerryRigEverything]The build quality App.....»»
Apple Vision Pro glass may not break easily, but it’s highly susceptible to scratches
As Apple Vision Pro is now available in stores and has reached the hands of thousands of customers in the U.S., we’ve seen multiple hands-on and, of course, some drop tests. Although the front glass on the Vision Pro has proven to be quite resistan.....»»
Protecting crops through nanotechnology in Southeast Asia
In a recent breakthrough, DNA sequencing technology has uncovered the culprit behind cassava witches' broom disease: the fungus genus Ceratobasidium. The cutting-edge nanopore technology used for this discovery was first developed to track the COVID-.....»»
Apple Vision Pro is surprisingly durable in first YouTube drop test
Despite its use of heavy materials and a large glass front, the Apple Vision Pro is surprisingly durable, the first YouTube drop test video indicates.A smashed Apple Vision Pro [AppleTrack]Owners of the Apple Vision Pro will probably be keen to avoid.....»»
Apple Vision Pro holds up well in durability test, but yes it will break if you drop it
The Apple Vision Pro headset has just launched today, and we already have our first drop tests. Courtesy of AppleTrack, it seems the Vision Pro glass actually holds up better than some people had initially feared. In normal wear and tear scenario.....»»
How to clean your new Apple Vision Pro
Apple includes a microfiber cloth for cleaning the glass on the Apple Vision Pro, but that's not all you can use, it's not all you will want to, either, but it is one of the safest. Here's what else you can do — and what you must not.The Apple Visi.....»»
Unveiling oxidation-induced super-elasticity in metallic glass nanotubes
Oxidation can degrade the properties and functionality of metals. However, a research team co-led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently discovered that severely oxidized metallic glass nanotubes can attain an ultrahigh reco.....»»
Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry
Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer's field......»»
The RTX 4080 Super doesn’t move the needle — and it doesn’t need to
The RTX 4080 Super comes off disappointing with basically no performance jump over the base model, but this GPU is about way more than frame rate......»»
Turning glass into a "transparent" light-energy harvester
What happens when you expose tellurite glass to femtosecond laser light? That's the question that Gözden Torun at the Galatea Lab at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, in collaboration with Tokyo Tech scientists, aimed to answer in her thesis.....»»
Physicists identify a surprising phenomenon of aging in materials over time
Physicists in Darmstadt are investigating aging processes in materials. For the first time, they have measured the ticking of an internal clock in glass. When evaluating the data, they discovered a surprising phenomenon......»»