How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It"s complicated
Planetary nebulae form when red giant stars expel their outermost layers as they run out of helium fuel—becoming hot, dense white dwarf stars that are roughly the size of Earth. The material that was shed, enriched in carbon, forms dazzling pattern.....»»
Judge grants class-action status to MacBook butterfly-keyboard suit
Apple phased out the design after 2019, but older models still have issues. Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) A judge has granted class-action status to a suit against Apple over its controversial, allegedly defective MacBook "butterfly" keyboard.....»»
Angry MacBook Owners Get Class Action Status for Butterfly Keyboard Suit
A judge has certified a class action suit against Apple for its fragile butterfly keyboard design. From a report: The suit covers anyone who purchased an Apple MacBook with a butterfly keyboard in seven states: California, New York, Florida, Illinois.....»»
Hubble captures re-energized planetary nebula
Located around 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), Abell 78 is an unusual type of planetary nebula......»»
How insect wings withstand collisions without breaking
About once a second wings of foraging bees collide with small obstacles such as flowers, leaves or branches during flight without suffering major long-term damage. At the same time, they withstand aerodynamic loads effortlessly—yet the fragile stru.....»»
What happened to Mars’ water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?.....»»
What happened to Mars’s water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?.....»»
Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death
Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the "butterfly effect" describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes. The use of this concept has grown significantly in many technical fields, such as in.....»»
Scientists uncover the underlying genetics that make flies champion fliers
Flies have developed excellent flying skills thanks to a set of complicated interactions between numerous genes influencing wing shape, muscle function, and nervous system development, as well as the regulation of gene expression during development......»»
Cohere raises $3.1 million for its remote control solution for web apps
Existing remote desktop solutions like LogMeIn and TeamViewer can be complicated to set up and use, and can feel dated. A new startup called Cohere, now backed by $3.1 million in seed funding, aims to improve on the remote desktop and screen-sharing.....»»
Pampa Mariposa chair by Cuero Design
Dezeen Showroom: Pampa Mariposa is a butterfly chair with a suspended leather seat that has been reimagined by Swedish furniture brand Cuero Design to be more generous and comfortable. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Pampa Mariposa is a butterfly.....»»
Cyware nabs $30M to help organizations detect and stop advanced cyber attacks
Malicious hacking has become a pernicious and dogged fact of life for more organizations, and it’s a threat that has seemingly grown more complicated and sophisticated over time. One one effective approach to tackling that has been collaboratio.....»»
Classic math conundrum solved: Superb algorithm for finding the shortest route
One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two points. A more complicated variant of the problem is when the route traverses a changing network - whether this be a road network or the internet. For 4.....»»
California"s monarch butterflies could disappear, unless we act now
It wasn't so long ago that orange clouds of monarch butterflies would descend upon the California coast every winter. The western population of the majestic butterfly migrates from nearby states to spend the cold months in groves of trees between Mar.....»»
The US Has 3 Covid Vaccines—Testing New Ones Is Complicated
Now that authorized versions are available, it’s tough to recruit volunteers for trials that might give them a placebo. But there are other options......»»
Olo’s IPO could value the company north of $3B as Toast waits in the wings
Targeting $16 to $18 per share, Olo could raise as much as $372.6 million in its public offering. Olo, the New York-based fintech startup that provides order processing software to restaurants, shared its initial IPO price range this mornin.....»»
Phone-seeking search-and-rescue drone is like Find My iPhone with wings
With the help of some clever smartphone-sniffing technology, this innovative new search-and-rescue drone could help first responders save lives......»»
Dramatic decline in western butterfly populations linked to fall warming
Western butterfly populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, according to a new report to be published this week in Science. The report looks at more than 450 butterfly species, including the western monarch, whose latest popula.....»»
Version 2 of Google’s Flutter toolkit adds support for desktop and web apps
At an online event, Google today announced Flutter 2, the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps. While Flutter started out with a focus on mobile when it first launched two years ago, it spread its wings in recent ye.....»»
Development of eyespot patterns on butterflies
NUS biologists have discovered that Hox genes are essential for the development of eyespot patterns on the wings of Bicyclus anynana butterflies......»»
Dooly closes on $20M for AI-based tools to help salespeople with their busywork
Robotic process automation has taken the enterprise world by storm, by providing a set of tools for those doing repetitive, volume-based tasks to use software to remove some of that labor to let those people focus on more complicated tasks. Today a s.....»»