Makerspaces in Libraries in The Netherlands
The first ten years of this century Dutch public libraries moved their focus from collections to connections. Building makerspaces within libraries has been a central part of this change. The post Makerspaces in Libraries in The Netherlands appeared.....»»
Intercropping viable for optimizing vegetable production on Mars
A group of crop systems analysts at Wageningen University and Research, in the Netherlands, has found evidence that intercropping on Mars could be a viable option for optimizing vegetable production......»»
More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications
Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. This resulted in a shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry for Professor Ben Feringa in 2016. However, making these motors do actual work.....»»
Plex Asks GitHub to Take Down ‘Reshare’ Repository Over Piracy Fears
Plex is a multi-functional streaming platform that allows users to watch, organize, and curate their favorite media entertainment. Sharing Plex libraries is also an option; one that comes with piracy concerns. In an effort to "avoid the growth of pir.....»»
BREIN Battled ISPs For Years; They’re United Against Pirate IPTV Services
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN and local ISPs Ziggo and KPN have long been at odds over the issue of piracy. In particular, the thorny issue of whether The Pirate Bay should be blocked in the Netherlands, dragged on for years. But now, as BREIN contin.....»»
Zero-day exploitation surged in 2023, Google finds
2023 saw attackers increasingly focusing on the discovery and exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (libvpx, ImagelO) and drivers (Mali GPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU), as they can affect multiple products and effectively offer.....»»
Research shows that five three-horned dinosaurs lived, and died, together
A team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands was looking for a Tyrannosaurus in the summer of 2013 in Wyoming. Instead, they found a Triceratops: the famous dinosaur with the three horns and the large neck frill. And then they found a.....»»
Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo Gallery Apps can now Fully Integrate Google Photos Libraries
Users can access even a wider range of photo-editing options on their phone's gallery app for use with their Google Photos library. The post Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo Gallery Apps can now Fully Integrate Google Photos Libraries appeared first on Phand.....»»
Steam Families opens up game libraries for sharing, with a few caveats
It's a more simple and somewhat more liberal version of "Family Sharing." Enlarge (credit: Valve) PC gaming is often regarded as a solitary pursuit, but the advent of PC gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck has made shar.....»»
New method finds higher carnivorous dinosaur biodiversity in Kem Kem beds of Morocco
An international team of paleontologists from The Netherlands, the UK, Argentina, Germany and Belgium applied recently developed methods to measure theropod (carnivorous) dinosaur species diversity. The newly applied method uses both traditional phyl.....»»
Study finds that we could lose science if publishers go bankrupt
A scan of archives shows that lots of scientific papers aren't backed up. Enlarge (credit: folderol) Back when scientific publications came in paper form, libraries played a key role in ensuring that knowledge didn't dis.....»»
Communication between rotors in molecular motor observed for the first time
A pair of chemists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, has observed communication between rotors in a molecular motor. In their study, reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Carlijn van Beek and Ben Feringa conducted.....»»
Sony claims to offer subs “appropriate value” for deleting digital libraries
Customers confused as Sony claims to work with affected users individually. Enlarge / A scene from One Piece, one of the animes that Funimation has distributed. (credit: Zoro/YouTube) Sony is making an effort to appease.....»»
Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Mark Sokolovsky conspired to operate the Ra.....»»
New Xiaomi Watch 2 Model Pops up Online
Online retailer pages in markets including Germany and the Netherlands have posted the watch's design, specs, and price. The post New Xiaomi Watch 2 Model Pops up Online appeared first on Phandroid. Remember the Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro, Xiaomi&.....»»
Funimation Bids Farewell; Digital Content Libraries to be Taken Down as Well
Existing Funimation subscriptions will be transferred over to Crunchyroll. The post Funimation Bids Farewell; Digital Content Libraries to be Taken Down as Well appeared first on Phandroid. Following a merger with animation streaming platf.....»»
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”
Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll. A shot from One Piece, one of the animes that Funimation made DVDs for. (credit: Crunchyroll: Inside Anime/YouTube) How long is “forever”? W.....»»
Fermentation revolution? Trash becomes treasure as bio-waste yields valuable acetone and isopropanol
In a major stride towards sustainable industrial fermentation, a team of researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands, has unveiled pioneering advancements in the purification of isopropanol and acetone from the ferment.....»»
Link found between cold snaps during Roman Empire era and pandemics
A team of geoscientists, Earth scientists and environmental scientists affiliated with several institutions in Germany, the U.S. and the Netherlands has found a link between cold snaps and pandemics during the Roman Empire......»»
China Says It May Retaliate Against U.S.’s ‘Hegemonic’ Chip War
Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands Tan Jian said China may respond to U.S. chip-equipment restrictions. The European Union can avoid getting swept up into China’s response to U.S. chip-equipment curbs, Beijing’s ambas.....»»
Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labor force, analysis finds
Behind the relatively stable income inequality in the Netherlands, big changes have been happening. Income inequality has increased over the past 40 years, but less sharply because women in lower income groups have begun working more......»»