Jumpin" Jehoshapat! New grasshopper-like material can leap 200 times its own thickness
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new, rubber-like film that can leap high into the air like a grasshopper—all on its own and without needing outside intervention. Just heat it up and watch it jump!.....»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Saturday, September 28
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Indicted NYC mayor to FBI: I, uh, forgot my phone’s passcode
I think it starts with a 2? Enlarge / NYC Mayor Eric Adams, in happier times, holding an AirTag. (credit: NYC Mayor's Office/YouTube) New York City mayor Eric Adams was stopped on the street by the FBI after an event in.....»»
Study suggests moon may have been captured from space rather than formed from collision particles
Over six missions to the moon, from 1969 to 1972, Apollo astronauts collected more than 800 pounds of lunar rock and soil. Chemical and isotopic analysis of that material showed that it was similar to the rock and soil on Earth: calcium-rich, basalti.....»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Friday, September 27
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Dark matter could have slight interaction with regular matter, study suggests
The reason we call dark matter dark isn't that it's some shadowy material. It's because dark matter doesn't interact with light. The difference is subtle, but important. Regular matter can be dark because it absorbs light. It's why, for example, we c.....»»
The iPhone 16 could be Apple’s biggest flop in years
The iPhone 16 is out, but the lead times suggest that it might not be a particularly popular iPhone amongst Apple’s customers. The post The iPhone 16 could be Apple’s biggest flop in years appeared first on Phandroid. The new iPhone 16.....»»
I couldn’t live without this Holy Grail resource for PC gaming
The PCGamingWiki is a resource that I've used too many times to count, and it deserves some praise for everything it does......»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, September 26
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Morphology study paves the way for spider fang-inspired cutting tools
When we think of spiders, the first thing that comes to mind is their ability to weave intricate and robust webs. But their ability to cut their own silk—the toughest natural material—and strong or tough synthetic fibers such as carbon or Kevlar,.....»»
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Research reveals best conditions for storing graphene oxide
A research team from Skoltech and other scientific organizations conducted a study to determine which conditions are the most suitable for storing graphene oxide—a promising material that can be used for manufacturing composite materials, gas senso.....»»
Sony might have the best 480Hz OLED, but it needs to catch up with the times
Sony is giving its InZone brand a boost with a 480Hz OLED, but there's one area where it struggles compared to the competition......»»
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Sharks and rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication
Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized functions for it......»»
Graphene at 20: Still no sign of the promised space elevator, but the material is quietly changing the world
Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, published a groundbreaking paper on the "electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films." Their work described the extraordinar.....»»