MacGyver Challenge: S.O.S.!
Think you could MacGyver your way out of a dangerous situation? Welcome to Make:’s MacGyver Challenge — solve this emergency scenario in a creative way and your solution could be featured in the next issue of Make: magazine! Written by Mac.....»»
Apple launches 2024 Swift Student Challenge with an Apple Park trip prize
Apple has started to accept entries to the Swift Student Challenge for 2024, with a top prize of a trip to Apple Park up for grabs.Swift Student Challenge 2024Initially confirmed as on the way in November, the 2024 iteration of the Swift Student Chal.....»»
Shedding light on shadows: Unveiling the impact of low light on tomato disease susceptibility and defense mechanisms
The global challenge of plant disease outbreaks under low light intensities leads to significant crop yield losses, with the mechanisms of low light's impact on plant defense poorly understood. Research has identified high light conditions as enhanci.....»»
The Vision Pro has at least three serious rivals in the works
Apple's Vision Pro sets a new standard, providing a well-defined target and luxury pricing that new premium VR headsets from top brands can challenge......»»
Penske president Kurnick: "Affordability is a big concern of ours"
A lack of cars to sell is no longer a problem for Penske Automotive Group, but consumer affordability poses a challenge to the car dealership company and the industry, Penske President Robert Kurnick Jr. told the American Financial Services Associati.....»»
Pituitary gland"s embryonic origins may lead to new insights on growth hormone deficiency
An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland......»»
Test shows Rivian R1T breaches guardrail as heavy EVs challenge safety infrastructure
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted a crash test of a Rivian R1T, which broke through a guardrail at 60 mph ‘with little reduction in speed.' The study says road barriers need to adapt to a heavier vehicle fleet......»»
Synthetic antibacterial minerals combat topical infections
The development of new antibiotics has stalled—new strategies are needed as the world enters the age of antibiotic resistance. To combat this challenge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have found that synthetic antibacteria.....»»
The OnePlus 12 has gone global, alongside the new OnePlus 12R
The OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R are here to challenge the Samsung Galaxy S24......»»
This one surprising laptop could actually challenge the MacBook Pro
The 14-inch MacBook Pro has lacked a serious rival for a while, but it may have just found one in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Here’s why I’m excited about it......»»
Black phosphorus propels spintronics with exceptional anisotropic spin transport
With modern electronic devices approaching the limits of Moore's law and the ongoing challenge of power dissipation in integrated circuit design, there is a need to explore alternative technologies beyond traditional electronics. Spintronics represen.....»»
FTC stays CARS Rule on dealerships pending U.S. appeals court review
The Federal Trade Commission has stayed enacting its CARS Rule on auto dealerships pending the outcome of a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenge by the National Automobile Dealers Association and Texas Automobile Dealers Association......»»
First polar bear to die of bird flu: What are the implications?
Climate change is a threat to polar bear's survival. Now they have a new deadly challenge facing them: bird flu. It was recently confirmed that a polar bear from northern Alaska has died from the disease......»»
Working from home since COVID-19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge
As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite restrictions being lifted in Canada and around the world, teleworking as a regular working arrangement has remain.....»»
Biden Pours $623 Million into Electric Vehicle Charging Void
The Biden administration is doling out more money for charging infrastructure because range anxiety is considered a major challenge to Americans’ widespread adoption of electric cars.....»»
There’s an Apple Car airbag problem – but the company has a solution
Airbags have been proven to save lives, but an Apple Car airbag system presents a new challenge – one which could be solved by a new approach, says the company. Airbags have been around for a long time. The first one to be fitted to a car dates.....»»
Those Games turns crappy mobile game ads into actually good puzzles
It's pin-pulling, color-pouring, fake-but-real fun, and you only pay once. Enlarge / Can you master the ornate physics and inscrutable game theory necessary to overcome this challenge? (credit: D3Publisher) You've seen t.....»»
BMW is converting century-old German plant to only make electric cars
BMW AG is spending $712 million to retool its parent factory in Munich into the automaker's first site that will only make fully electric vehicles, part of a push to challenge leaders Tesla. and BYD......»»
Breakthrough in nonoxidative coupling of methane: Direct conversion to propylene in low temperature
Nonoxidative coupling of methane (NOCM) exhibits promising prospect in that it affords value-added hydrocarbons and hydrogen with high atom economy. However, the challenge remains in methane's direct, selective conversion to more valuable hydrocarbon.....»»
New study uses machine learning to bridge the reality gap in quantum devices
A study led by the University of Oxford has used the power of machine learning to overcome a key challenge affecting quantum devices. For the first time, the findings reveal a way to close the "reality gap": the difference between predicted and obser.....»»
Apple insists to EU antitrust regulators that it runs five App Stores, not one
Apple's November challenge against the EU's Digital Markets Act says the European Commission got it wrong by saying there's only one App Store, when there's actually five.The Digital Markets Act is the European Union's attempt to level the playing fi.....»»