Kohn Pedersen Fox creates "gateway" Bundang Doosan Tower as portal to Seoul
A skyscraper in the form of a doorway by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox that mimics a historic city gate has completed in Seoul. Read more A skyscraper in the form of a doorway by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox that mimics a historic city gate has.....»»
Elucidating the process of bile duct formation in the liver
Bile ducts are pathways that carry hepatocyte-produced bile from the liver to the small intestine. In the human fetal liver, bile ducts are formed from bile duct epithelial cells surrounding the portal vein, and hepatocytes form on the outside. Both.....»»
Shape of water jet found to influence sound of impact on still water
A trio of mechanical engineers at Seoul National University has found that the shape of a water jet dropped into a glass of water is the determining factor in the noise that results. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Fluids, Mou.....»»
United Arab Emirates to build NASA Gateway airlock, send astronaut on Artemis mission
NASA has onboarded another integral partner to its lunar plans by striking a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build part of its lunar Gateway space station and send one of the Arab country's astronauts on a future Artemis mission......»»
Should I have children? Why society"s idealization of motherhood benefits no one
Mothers—and non-mothers. Our language creates the falsehood that being with a child is a norm. Words like "childless" or "childfree" firmly place the person without a child as the one lacking. Women who decide not to have children are marked as out.....»»
Portal 64 is an N64 demake of Valve’s classic, now available as a “First Slice”
It's shocking how good the Portal Gun feels on early 2000s tech. Enlarge / Remember, this is the N64 platform running a game released at least five years after the console's general life cycle ended. (credit: Valve/James Lambert).....»»
Live Christmas trees affect indoor air chemistry, researchers find
Every holiday season, Americans buy nearly 30 million live Christmas trees. Many families enjoy not only having a live tree inside their homes but also smelling the fresh fragrance it creates. That smell comes from chemicals called volatile organic c.....»»
Banks use your deposits to loan money to fossil-fuel, emissions-heavy firms
Your $1,000 in the bank creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle. Enlarge (credit: d3sign) When you drop money in the bank, it looks like it’s just sitting there, ready for you to withdraw. In reality, y.....»»
Fermi mission creates 14-year time-lapse of the gamma-ray sky
The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Our sun, occasionally flaring into prominence, serenely traces a path through the sky against the backdrop of high-en.....»»
Grenfell should have been a wake-up call—but the UK still doesn"t take fire safety seriously
In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling We.....»»
How to clear and reset Firefox"s profile folder on macOS
Mozilla's macOS Firefox browser stores cached files on your Startup Disk and can take up space. This is how to reset Firefox to get back some of that consumed storage.When you run the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox web browser on your Mac, it creates a.....»»
McLaren pivots to customer order-based allocations for stores
McLaren said that an order-based allocation model creates supply flexibility, drives retailer profitability and rewards good customer experience......»»
Daily deals Dec. 13: up to $400 off M3 MacBook Pro, $199 AirPods Pro USB-C, $100 off Google Pixel Tablet, more
Today's hottest deals include an AirTag 4-pack for $79.98, 70% off a Kodak Bluetooth party tower speaker, 53% off a Blink Outdoor 4 + Blink Mini Smart security camera bundle, 44% off an LG 65" Class OLED 4K Smart TV, and more.Save $1,103 on an LG 65".....»»
Lenovo gaming PC with an RTX 3060 while it’s $450 off at Best Buy
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i gaming PC, which runs on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, is on sale from Best Buy for below $1,000 after a $450 discount......»»
Ocean acidification creates legacy of stress for red abalone, study finds
Stressful childhoods can affect an individual's adult years and influence future generations. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, found a similar pattern holds true for red abalone exposed as babies, and again as adults, to the stress.....»»
This Lenovo gaming PC has an RTX 4070, 32GB of RAM, and it’s $610 off
The eighth-generation Lenovo Legion Tower 5i, a powerful gaming PC with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card and 32GB of RAM, is $610 off from Lenovo......»»
Google TV Creates Holiday Movie Advent Calendar
Need some new ideas for holiday movies this month? Google TV has kicked off an advent calendar of flicks to help you decide and maybe introduce you to something you haven’t seen before. Through the main Google TV page, Google will showcase a ne.....»»
New doubts over coral, safety at planned Olympic surf venue
The president of French Polynesia has questioned whether 2024 Olympic surfing can go ahead at the planned site in Tahiti, saying he was concerned about safety and damage to coral from a planned judging tower......»»
Ransomware group threatens Yanfeng after claiming cyberattack
Qilin, a ransomware operation known to breach firms in critical sectors via phishing emails, added Yanfeng to its extortion portal Monday......»»
Nintendo Switch vs. PlayStation Portal: which portable device is best?
If you want to play from the comfort of your bed, or simply share the TV, a handheld device is the key. Should you get the PlayStation Portal or the Switch?.....»»
PlayStation Portal Teardown Reveals Unimpressive Internal Hardware
A teardown reveals some rather "basic" hardware. The post PlayStation Portal Teardown Reveals Unimpressive Internal Hardware appeared first on Phandroid. A while back, Sony launched the PlayStation Portal, a handheld device meant to be use.....»»