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How space researchers knew that 90-year-old William Shatner didn"t have to worry about his age

William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of "Star Trek" fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the v.....»»

Category: topSource:  cnnOct 14th, 2021

BYD targets 100,000 EV sales in Mexico in 2025

BYD will announce where it will build its first factory in Mexico by the end of this year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated News7 hr. 55 min. ago

Africa"s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions, say researchers

In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern Sahel desert region of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News10 hr. 27 min. ago

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has any difficulty you could possibly want

BioWare is known for its customization, and that extends to Dragon Age: The Veilguard's accessibility and difficulty settings......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News10 hr. 27 min. ago

Boom! Soundcore’s two best Bluetooth speakers are Prime Day dynamite

Souncore's Boom 2 and Boom 2 Plus are two of my favorite rugged Bluetooth speakers of the year, and both are on for a steal for Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News10 hr. 27 min. ago

Ford moves in to Michigan Central Station as it looks to harness ‘entrepreneurial spirit’

Ford Motor Co.’s first 500 workers moved into Michigan Central Station this week, and the automaker plans to double that number by the end of the year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated News10 hr. 54 min. ago

X ignores revenge porn takedown requests unless DMCA is used, study says

Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn. X (formerly Twitter) claims that non-consensual nudity is not tolerated on its platform. But a rec.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News11 hr. 27 min. ago

This Prime Day Deal Slashes the OnePlus 12R’s Price by $120!

Grab the 12R with more than a hundred bucks off! The post This Prime Day Deal Slashes the OnePlus 12R’s Price by $120! appeared first on Phandroid. It’s that time of the year again – and no, we’re not talking about.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated News12 hr. 27 min. ago

GM drops Ultium name for EV platform

General Motors said at an Oct. 8 investor day that it expects to build roughly 200,000 EVs this year as it targets profitability......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated News12 hr. 53 min. ago

Experimental archaeology sheds light on skill and technique in Bronze Age spear combat

How can we tell whether and how a prehistoric weapon was used? How can we better understand the dexterity and combat skills involved in Bronze Age spear fighting?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

Report spotlights urgent issues faced by Mobile Indigenous populations

Researchers from the University of Oxford have collaborated with the United Nations (UN) on a new report that focuses on the legal recognition, land rights and mobility (including transboundary movement) of Mobile Indigenous Peoples......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

Why using a brand nickname in marketing is not a good idea

Researchers from Western University, Stockton University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst have published a new study that examines whether firms benefit from adopting popular nicknames in their branding efforts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics

Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

New book brings prehistoric mammals to life

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched species profiles by Aaron Woodruff, collection manager for vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

How academia drives sustainability: The impact of science on the UN"s Sustainable Development Goals

The role of universities in the fight for a fairer and more sustainable planet is increasingly significant. A team of researchers from ESPOL has examined how academia contributes to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by analyzing scientifi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

Researchers field-test harmful algal bloom mitigation system

A team of researchers at Clarkson University has conducted a successful field test of its innovative process to combat harmful algal blooms (HABs)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 26 min. ago

Reducing energy loss in metal nanostructures by altering geometrical dimensions

Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have made a discovery that significantly reduces energy loss in metal nanostructures. By altering the geometrical dimensions of these structures, researchers have unlocked their full potential, pa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 27 min. ago

Physics team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect with a host of "cool" implications

Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, researchers have made a discovery that bridges the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, while opening the door to a whole host of "cool"—and "cooling"—.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 27 min. ago

NASA"s Roman space telescope"s "exoskeleton" whirls through major test

A major component of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the tel.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 27 min. ago

New features in the open-source toolkit for earthquake forecast development and evaluation

An international team of 12 researchers across six institutions have recently made valuable enhancements to pyCSEP; a quintessential open-source software package used to develop and evaluate earthquake forecasting experiments......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 27 min. ago

Can visiting genocide memorials make you more empathic?

Each year, people visit museums and memorial sites as part of educational interventions organized around the remembrance of a genocide or an atrocity. Many schools visit a concentration camp as part of Holocaust education, such as Auschwitz-Birkenau......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 27 min. ago