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......»»
In Spain, storks" trash diet driven by climate change
The storks float and swoop in formation, circling over a landfill in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains north of Madrid. Then a garbage truck pulls up and disgorges its contents. One by one, they dive to the ground: breakfast is here.....»»
Is social media good or bad for social unity?
We tend to talk about social media in sweeping terms: It's either the death knell for democracy or its savior. It's a tool to fight authoritarianism or a weapon to spread strategic misinformation. It polarizes us or pulls us together......»»
A search team somehow found that tiny radioactive capsule
Likened to finding a needle in a haystack, a search team has managed to locate a tiny radioactive capsule that recently went missing in Western Australia......»»
Corning expects glass prices to stay flat in 1Q23
Corning expects glass prices to stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2023 but warned of an overall on-quarter decrease in its core business sales......»»
The Samsung Galaxy S23 could be the toughest mainstream phone yet
Corning has confirmed that the next flagship Samsung phones will be the first to use Gorilla Glass Victus 2......»»
Scientists open new window on the physics of glass formation
Research from an international team of scientists has cast new light on the physics of vitrification—the process by which glass forms......»»
How a 3-centimeter glass sphere could help scientists understand space weather
Solar flares and other types of space weather can wreak havoc with spaceflight and with telecommunications and other types of satellites orbiting Earth. But to date, scientists' ability to research ways to overcome that challenge has been severely li.....»»
Twitters continues to alienate their community by culling API access
Twitter has once again managed to alienate its community by giving feeble excuses to its developer community as it pulls API access. The post Twitters continues to alienate their community by culling API access first appeared on Phandroid......»»
Daily Deals Jan. 19: $50 off 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro, Google Nest Doorbell for $80, Apple Watch Series 8 for $88 & more
Some of the most valuable deals we discovered today include 47% off a Samsung Trio Wireless Charging Pad, 25% off a 10.2" iPad with Keyboard and Tempered Glass Kit, 40% off a Shark AI Robot Vacuum, and up to 35% off Sony TVs, soundbars, and speakers......»»
Emergent behavior observed in self-interacting light
Particles of light—photons—that are forced to interact with each other through specially structured glass demonstrate behavior evocative of the "fractional quantum Hall effect," a phenomenon that garnered the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics when demo.....»»
Apple focusing on mixed-reality headset, high-end shelved for now
Apple has allegedly shelved its idea for lightweight and higher end augmented reality glasses, and is instead choosing to focus on the yet unannounced mixed-reality headset for the mass-market.Apple's AR glasses often referred to as "Apple Glass," we.....»»
Apple focuses on mixed-reality headset as "Apple Glass" stays shelved
Apple has allegedly shelved its idea for lightweight augmented reality glasses, instead choosing to focus on the yet unannounced mixed-reality headset.Apple's AR glasses often referred to as "Apple Glass," were supposedly going to be similar to Googl.....»»
Early humans: Tooth enamel reveals life histories
If you take a magnifying glass and a flashlight and look at your teeth very carefully in the mirror, in places you can spot a pattern of fine, parallel lines running across your teeth. These correspond to the striae of Retzius that mark the growth of.....»»
Researchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
Researchers have developed a way to use laser light to pull a macroscopic object. Although microscopic optical tractor beams have been demonstrated before, this is one of the first times that laser pulling has been used on larger objects......»»
To the Stars: Making A Stained Glass Space Shuttle
Space. For most, it is the final frontier. For others, it remains a distant galaxy far, far away. But for some, like the creative team of Nicole and Thure of When Geeks Craft, it is a destination already reached. Their stained-glass, fully-lit repl.....»»
The Pixel 7’s latest problem? Randomly shattering cameras
Users of Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro report the rear camera glass shattering seemingly spontaneously. Some think the cold is to blame......»»
Samsung Electronics plans to launch 89-inch LTPS TFT-based microLED TV
Samsung Electronics plans to launch 89-inch microLED TVs with microLED panels based on LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) TFT glass backplanes in the third or fourth quarter of 2023, according to South Korea-based media The Elec......»»
Brava announces glass front app-controlled smart oven at CES 2023
Five years after the brand's debut, Brava is back with its all-new iPhone-connected smart oven that features an all-glass front and ten different cooking modes.New Brava Glass ovenThe Brava Glass smart oven still has an internal heat-resistant camera.....»»
Tesla, EV rivals absorb costs after China pulls plug on subsidy
The subsidy accounted for around 3-6 percent of the cost of the best-selling electric vehicles in China last year, a Reuters analysis found......»»
Italy"s pasta row: A scientist reveals how to cook spaghetti properly and save money
Italians are notoriously—and understandably—protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu will attest......»»