How to create a Funko Pop! of yourself using AI
The internet is having fun with the latest AI trend that allows you to create a Funko Pop! figurine of yourself in Microsoft Designer......»»
How to use Gemini AI to create presentations in Google Slides
Gemini AI takes the pain out of creating slideshow presentations, but not watching them......»»
How to create reminders in Calendar in iOS 18
A significant enhancement in the iOS 18 Calendar app is its integration with Reminders, allowing you to manage everything in one app. Here's how to get started.How to add reminders to the iOS 18 Calendar appManaging schedules and tasks can quickly be.....»»
TikTok introduces group chats and stickers in direct messages
TikTok on Monday announced a major update coming to its platform. Users can now create and send messages for group chats for the first time in the app. In addition, TikTok is bringing stickers to direct messages. Read on as we detail everything that.....»»
Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic "Seawool"
Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusk farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function—a memory that inspired him to create a unique and environmentally friendly fabric called "Seawool"......»»
Archaeologists conduct first "space excavation" on ISS and discover surprising quirks of zero-G life
New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own "gravity" to replace Earth's, and adapt module spaces to suit their needs......»»
New technology uses light to engrave erasable 3D images
Imagine if physicians could capture three-dimensional projections of medical scans, suspending them inside an acrylic cube to create a hand-held reproduction of a patient's heart, brain, kidneys, or other organs. Then, when the visit is done, a quick.....»»
New ligand-guided technique enhances drug development
Achieving a level of precision to create complex medicines and materials with extreme accuracy is a longstanding goal of scientists and pharmaceutical companies. If achieved, that precision could lead to the development of more effective drug treatme.....»»
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins
While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology......»»
Researchers identify seasonal sources of Beijing smog
An international study led by researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has used a new method to identify the various sources of aerosols that create smog in Beijing......»»
Researchers create new device for on-the-spot water testing
Researchers at University of Galway have developed a new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of water quality to detect one of the most dangerous types of bacteria......»»
The good, the bad and the awful—how business reacts to online reviews
Every day travelers across the globe are flocking to popular destinations, eager to relax and create memories......»»
Modeling Earth systems at a quintillion calculations per second
Climate models compute vast amounts of information about Earth's climate system—from small water droplets to large-scale weather patterns—to re-create past climate or predict future climate. Accurately re-creating how Earth's energy (measured in.....»»
Modern aircraft emit less carbon than older aircraft, but their contrails may do more environmental harm
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found......»»
Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts" active sites
The chemical and energy industries depend upon catalysts to drive the reactions used to create their products. Many important reactions use heterogeneous catalysts—meaning that the catalysts are in a different phase of matter than the substances th.....»»
"Current" events: Scientists devise a new way to measure river flows
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specialized payload, could help create detailed maps of how fast water is flowing. Rivers supply fresh.....»»
US government tackling AI dangers, with deepfake ban and vetting of next ChatGPT model
The US government is taking potential AI dangers more seriously, following its decision to create an Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) earlier this year, with Apple as a member. A proposed new law would outlaw the use of.....»»
Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps
A new 3D printing method developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work, published in Nature Communications, has the potential to m.....»»
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field's inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips......»»
New, more sustainable method for manufacturing microchips and other nanoscale devices
Putting 50 billion transistors into a microchip the size of a fingernail is a feat that requires manufacturing methods of nanometer level precision—layering of thin films, then etching, depositing, or using photolithography to create the patterns o.....»»
Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night
Massive explosions on the sun have triggered warnings of geomagnetic storms that could create dazzling auroras in the northern United States, Europe and southern Australia on Tuesday night......»»