Looking to sea urchins for stronger ceramic foams
Ling Li, assistant professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of sea urchin exoskeletons that could lead to the creation of lightweight synthetic ceramics. His findings were.....»»
BenQ LaptopBar review -- appealing lightbar for MacBook Pro
BenQ's new LaptopBar is an overhead light that attaches to a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air to help focus your concentration, and reveal how dirty your keyboard has become.Such a slim lamp is bright and oddly comfortingThere is presumably a stronger argu.....»»
Producing stronger, tougher silk by feeding silkworms with rare earth ion-modified diets
A research team led by Dr. Yingying Zhang (Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University) devised a scheme utilizing silkworms to produce strong, tough silk through feeding them with rare earth ion-modified diets. The rare earth ions can be incorporat.....»»
Does A Heated Chamber Make Your 3D Prints Stronger?
Stefan tests this age old question and brings the receipts to back up his answers. In short, yes, if your material likes it. The post Does A Heated Chamber Make Your 3D Prints Stronger? appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Climate change may make Bordeaux red wines stronger and tastier
It's harvest time again for most of Europe's wine growing regions and grapes are being picked from the UK in the north to Sicily in the south. The grapes are then sorted and pressed to make the best juices possible. These juices will then be fermente.....»»
Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration
Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually without any form of additional authentication was the most commonly used aut.....»»
Atlantic hurricanes now twice as likely to strengthen from weak to major intensity in 24 hours, researchers suggest
Atlantic hurricanes may now be more than twice as likely to strengthen from a weak Category 1 hurricane to a major Category 3 or stronger hurricane in a 24-hour period than they were between 1970 and 1990, suggests a paper published in Scientific Rep.....»»
Google Pixel 8 review: better than the Pixel 8 Pro?
The case for choosing the Google Pixel 8 over the Pixel 8 Pro is stronger than ever, as its camera, battery, and software all impress in our review......»»
Stronger ransomware protection finally pays off
60% of companies are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks, according to latest research from Hornetsecurity. Businesses acknowledge ransomware risk Hornetsecurity revealed that 92.5% businesses are aware of.....»»
Against the Dell XPS 15, the Surface Laptop Studio 2 falters
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 seriously ups the performance -- on paper. That makes it a stronger competitor to the excellent Dell XPS 15, at least in theory......»»
Which Spider-Man Is Stronger: Tobey Maguire or Tom Holland?
To figure it out, you’ll need two similar feats of superhero strength and a little bit of physics......»»
Demand for iPhone 15 stronger than iPhone 14, Pro models about the same
The iPhone 15 series has shown some interesting trends regarding wait times, and new data indicates that the new Pro versions are as popular as the iPhone 14 Pro lineup.iPhone 15 Pro MaxIn a note to investors that tracks iPhone availablility effectiv.....»»
In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing stronger
As with placebo pills, time is making placebo magnetic stimulation more effective. Enlarge / A decent placebo setup for transcranial magnetic stimulation is difficult to distinguish from actual treatment. (credit: Monty Rakusen).....»»
Archaeologists: Roman soldiers used this built-in fridge to keep their wine cool
Fragments of wine glasses, bowls and animal bones offer evidence for their last meal Enlarge / Archaeologists excavating a Roman legionary fortress found a ceramic "wine fridge." (credit: Rjdeadly/CC BY-SA 4.0) Roman sol.....»»
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 looks great, but is it better than Dell’s XPS 15?
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 seriously ups the performance -- on paper. That makes it a stronger competitor to the excellent Dell XPS 15, at least in theory......»»
Examining how weather patterns will change in the future
In a warming Pacific Northwest, summers are getting hotter and winters less cold, but the atmospheric patterns that influence the weather aren't necessarily expected to become stronger or more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new Po.....»»
Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn—the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease......»»
Why flat-faced dogs seem more cuddly than longer-muzzled dogs
A team of ethologists, natural scientists and psychologists affiliated with several institutions in Hungary has found evidence suggesting that some of the attraction by humans to flat-faced dogs can be tied to their stronger reliance on being helped.....»»
The social lives of kangaroos are more complex than we thought
Have you ever wondered what a kangaroo's social life looks like? Well, kangaroos have stronger bonds to one another than you might think......»»
New study reveals correlation between Trump"s repeated falsehoods and public misperceptions
New research published in Public Opinion Quarterly reveals a correlation between the number of times President Donald Trump repeated falsehoods during his presidency and misperceptions among Republicans, and that the repetition effect was stronger on.....»»
Researchers develop standards to help eliminate "forever chemicals" in firefighting foams
In movies, when we see fiery car crashes or flaming planes on runways, we know they are not real. But in the real world, fuel fires must be quenched with special kinds of chemicals, and the ones that have been most commonly used are known as aqueous.....»»