If You Are Going to Survive, You Must Prepare to Fail
Whether you are ejecting from a fighter jet or psyching yourself up for a meeting, plan for the worst—over and over and over again. And don't forget to breathe......»»
Starlink unveils $5,000-a-month Internet for oil rigs and premium yachts
Musk: $10,000 dual terminals are ruggedized to survive salt spray and big storms. Enlarge / Starlink Maritime puts dual terminals on large boats. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX yesterday announced a Starlink Maritime service that w.....»»
Components suppliers diversify operations to survive market headwinds
Many suppliers of components for notebooks, handsets and other consumer electronics devices have striven to diversify their product lines, markets and applications in recent years, allowing them to be less impacted by sales slowdowns facing any singl.....»»
The cryptopocalypse is nigh! NIST rolls out new encryption standards to prepare
Decision will be binding on many companies and change the way they protect your data. Enlarge / Conceptual computer artwork of electronic circuitry with blue and red light passing through it, representing how data may be controlled and.....»»
How to launch any macOS app, even those not notarized by Apple
Attempts to run old software on a Mac could fail because they haven't been notarized by Apple. Here's how to run downloaded apps without being blocked by macOS Gatekeeper.Downloading applications from the Internet can be a hazardous task, with the hi.....»»
Chemistry as a building block for scientific literacy?
Taking chemistry before biology can actually better prepare students for their biology courses, according to a new research study......»»
Ibuprofen tablets with flavor added survive better in space
Ibuprofen tablets modified to survive in space have returned to Earth and shown that those with added flavor survived better with less degradation than those with no added taste......»»
The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea
There’s huge potential to generate renewable energy far out in the ocean. But designing turbines that can survive rough waters isn’t exactly a breeze......»»
Birds warned of food shortages by neighbor birds change physiology and behavior to prepare
Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology as well as their behavior, research by the Oregon State University College of Science shows......»»
Hitchhiking viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater
Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater—raising concerns about the potential impact on human health......»»
Deadly Heat Wave"s Lesson: "This Is the Future We All Face"
After last year’s heat crisis, Pacific Northwest emergency managers, doctors and even transit systems are using lessons learned to prepare for this summer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Experts call for proactive approach to prepare for more extreme wildfires
Wildfires have grown in frequency, intensity and overall burned area due to climate change. This year, communities in B.C. and Canada are bracing for this pattern to continue......»»
Samsung fined $9.7m over "misleading" adverts
Samsung gets penalty for implying devices, including the Galaxy S8, could survive a dip in the ocean......»»
Floating City in The Maldives Will Rise With The Sea Level
What sounds like a floating utopia is also the country's attempt to survive a rapidly-rising sea level. The post Floating City in The Maldives Will Rise With The Sea Level appeared first on ExtremeTech......»»
No hope for Hawkins? Trailer for Stranger Things S4 Part 2 is pretty bleak
The super-sized two-part season finale is basically a pair of feature films. We're eagerly awaiting the two-part finale to the fourth season of Stranger Things. Will Hawkins survive? It was admittedly an odd creative decision to split the.....»»
The freshwater pearl mussel favors the original salmon fish populations of the home river
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have found that the larvae of freshwater pearl mussel survive best in the original salmon fish population of their home river. Their study was published in Freshwater Biology......»»
The best pressure cookers for 2022
A pressure cooker can prepare a meal for the family in a third of the time it takes in an oven. Here are our picks for the best pressure cookers on the market......»»
Physicists shine light on solid way to extend excitons" life
Optics researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have shown for the first time that a new method for manufacturing ultrathin semiconductors yields material in which excitons survive up to 100 times longer than in materials created with previou.....»»
How to prepare for a hyperactive hurricane season
It could be a busy hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. Between June 1 and November 30, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts above-average activity, with a likely range of 14 to 21 named storms, of which 6 to 10.....»»
EU: Meta, Google, and Twitter Can Either Combat Deepfakes or Pay Massive Fines
Tech giants that fail to meet the EU's new disinformation prevention guidelines will have to pay fees equal to six percent of their global turnover. The post EU: Meta, Google, and Twitter Can Either Combat Deepfak.....»»
Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species" future in a warming Arctic
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland. The polar bears survive with limited access to sea ice by hunting from freshwater ice that pours into the ocean from Greenland's glaciers. Bec.....»»