How to use the distance apart widget on iOS 16
Want to know how far you are from your friends, significant other, or even your child? The distance apart widget for iOS 16 allows you to see that......»»
SmartGym for iOS and Apple Watch gets redesigned routines, new widget and shortcuts, more
SmartGym for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch had a big year in 2022 with some impressive updates and even won an Apple Editors’ Choice Award. Out today with its first major update for 2023, Smart Gym now has redesigned routines and exercises, a.....»»
Spotted hyenas all sound different when they call—they can tell friend from foe
On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalization used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) to communicate with each other......»»
Radiation build-up and dissipation in Raman random fiber laser
Raman random fiber lasers (RRFL) have attractive features, such as their simple structure, excellent wavelength-tunability and high optical-optical conversion efficiency. They show great potential for long-distance fiber sensing, speckle-free imaging.....»»
Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda
Astronomers have discovered more than 200 distant variable stars known as RR Lyrae stars in the Milky Way's stellar halo. The most distant of these stars is more than a million light years from Earth, almost half the distance to our neighboring galax.....»»
In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion
Kathleen Ferris stared across a desert valley dotted with creosote bushes, wondering where the water will come from to supply tens of thousands of new homes. In the distance, a construction truck rumbled along a dirt road, spewing dust......»»
Prešeren dolphin could hold long-distance swimming record
A team of researchers, including experts from the University of St Andrews, have documented the longest recorded movement in an inshore bottlenose dolphin—an incredible journey of 2,053 km (approximately 1,276 miles)......»»
Two Startups Are Bringing Fiber to the Processor
If a CPU in Seoul sends a byte of data to a processor in Prague, the information covers most of the distance as light, zipping along with no resistance. But put both those processors on the same motherboard, and they’ll need to communicate over e.....»»
Humans and nature: The distance between the two is growing
Humans are living further and further away from nature, leading to a decline in the number of our interactions with nature. This is the finding of a meta-study conducted by a Franco-German research team at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversi.....»»
New research unlocks clues about the iconic flight of the wandering albatross
Wandering albatrosses, which are an iconic sight in the Southern Ocean, are highly adapted to long-distance soaring flight. Their wingspan of up to 11 feet is the largest known of any living bird, and yet wandering albatrosses fly while hardly flappi.....»»
Scientists propose framework for understanding establishment of plants after long-distance dispersal
Mechanisms of plant colonization after long-distance dispersal (LDD) and current related knowledge were the topic of a review by Prof. Li Dezhu's team at the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with.....»»
Study: Cognitive flexibility enhances mathematical reasoning
At school or in everyday life, proportional reasoning is essential for many activities. This type of reasoning allows us to adapt the quantity of ingredients in a recipe or to calculate the distance traveled as a function of speed by relying on ratio.....»»
NASA’s moon spacecraft sets new distance record
NASA's recently launched Orion capsule has set a new distance record for a spacecraft that's designed to carry humans to space......»»
NASA’s moon spacecraft breaks distance record
NASA's recently launched Orion capsule has set a new distance record for a spacecraft that's designed to carry humans to space......»»
Orion Capsule Breaks Record Of Farthest Spacecraft Traveled From Earth
Until now, the legendary Apollo spacecraft held the record for flying the greatest distance from Earth at 248,655 miles, a milestone it achieved in 1970. Until now,.....»»
Orion soars around the Moon with a lonely Earth in the distance
The silvery spacecraft is on its way to an elongated orbit around the Moon. Enlarge / This image taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft shows its view just before the vehicle flew behind the Moon. (credit: NASA) NASA's Orion s.....»»
Three-Way Entanglement Results Hint at Better Quantum Codes
A team of physicists has entangled three photons over a considerable distance, which could lead to more powerful quantum cryptography......»»
Across time and space: Psychological distance and inventory decision making
In operations management, there's a well-known model called the newsvendor problem. Based on the classic scenario of a paper carrier deciding how many papers to try to sell each day, the newsvendor problem illustrates the challenge of determining sup.....»»
Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in the equatorial Pacific in a 22,000-year cycle
Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Niño patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the United States and sometimes worldwide......»»
Peloton (PTON) adds new e-commerce widget to screen; storefront on the way?
This morning’s Bradley Rose Peloton bike ride came with a surprise at the end. About 60 seconds before the end of the ride, right as the cooldown was starting, a widget popped up on my screen. While currently rudimentary, Peloton’s long-awaited.....»»
iOS 16.2 adds new Sleep widget for your Lock Screen, Medications widget [U]
November 8, 2022 Update: iOS 16.2 beta 2 is now available, and it includes the new Medications widget for the Lock Screen. iOS 16.2 beta 1 launched yesterday to developers with a handful of new features and changes. As it turns out, the update inc.....»»