MechWarrior 5: Clans couldn’t have happened without Duke Nukem Forever
Creating a MechWarrior game is complicated for reasons far beyond game development. You also need to factor in IP law, anime, and ... Duke Nukem?.....»»
Scientists Are Teaching Drones To Hunt Down Human Screams
If someone created a flying machine capable of tracking you down by listening for your voice, you might be creeped out. But what if you were pinned under a pile of rubble after a natural disaster and first responders couldn't locate you? Maybe then a.....»»
Semiconductor revenue increases slightly in 1Q21
Semiconductor revenue in the first quarter of 2021 grew from the previous quarter, marking just the third time that has happened since research firm Omdia began tracking quarterly semiconductor revenue in 2002......»»
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones—two different theories emerged, each contradicting the other. One: Zinc stops the growth of the calcium oxalate crystals that make up the stones; and two: It alters the.....»»
Cells construct living composite polymers for biomedical applications
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that a class of interwoven composite materials called semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (sIPNs) can be produced by living cells. The approach could make these versatile materials more bio.....»»
X-ray scanner spots cancers and analyzes drugs in minutes
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not just the shape of an object but its molecular composition. With unprecedented resolution and accuracy, the technology could revolutionize a wide range.....»»
Apple just announced a touchscreen Mac — but it’s not what you expect
At WWDC 2021, Apple just gave the world the first touchscreen Mac. Except it did not show off any new Macs at all. So what exactly happened at the show?.....»»
Axions could be the fossil of the universe researchers have been waiting for
Finding the hypothetical particle axion could mean finding out for the first time what happened in the Universe a second after the Big Bang, suggests a new study published in Physical Review D on June 7......»»
Ancient Tsunami Could Have Wiped Out Scottish Cities Today, Study Finds
Towns and cities across Scotland would be devastated if the country's coastline was hit by a tsunami of the kind that happened 8,200 years ago, according to an academics' study. From a report: While about 370 miles of Scotland's northern and eastern.....»»
The world saw a shark-pocalypse 19 million years ago, and we don’t know why
Researchers find evidence of a huge shark die-off but aren't sure what happened. Enlarge (credit: Leah D. Rubin) Sharks have been swimming and hunting in the world's oceans for 450 million years, and though their numbers have recently declined.....»»
Aerion Shuts Down, Halts Work On Proposed Supersonic Business Jet
Despite $11.2 billion worth of orders, and partners like Boeing, General Electric and Berkshire Hathaway, Aerion says it still couldn't raise enough money to head into production "in the current financial environment," according to a Flying magazine.....»»
Big Video Game Leaks Like "Far Cry 6" Are Nearly Impossible To Stop
Big games beget big leaks, especially this time of year when the gaming industry's porous promotional machinery is revving up for the E3 trade show. From a report: It happened again Thursday when eight minutes of Ubisoft's upcoming "Far Cry 6" leaked.....»»
Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously called the Roaring Twenties—which happened on the heels of the 1918 flu pandemic—"the most expensive orgy in history.".....»»
Study Reveals New Details On What Happened In the First Microsecond of Big Bang
Researchers from University of Copenhagen have investigated what happened to a specific kind of plasma -- the first matter ever to be present -- during the first microsecond of Big Bang. Their findings provide a piece of the puzzle to the evolution o.....»»
Unsolved Mysteries: Quantum Leap’s Don Bellisario on the fate of Sam Beckett
The man who came up with Sam, Al, and Ziggy dishes on the show—and what happened next. Produced by Adam Lance Garcia, edited by Ron Douglas. Click here for transcript. (video link) Fresh from our talk with Warhammer remembrancer Dan Abne.....»»
Watch this jetpack stuntman take on Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
Watch what happened when British stuntman Richard Browning recently donned his five-engine jetpack in a bid to beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record......»»
Water crisis "couldn"t be worse" on Oregon-California border
The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or t.....»»
Study reveals new details on what happened in the first microsecond of Big Bang
Researchers from University of Copenhagen have investigated what happened to a specific kind of plasma—the first matter ever to be present—during the first microsecond of Big Bang. Their findings provide a piece of the puzzle to the evolution of.....»»
Neutrons piece together 40-year puzzle behind iron-iodide"s mysterious magnetism
Advanced materials with more novel properties are almost always developed by adding more elements to the list of ingredients. But quantum research suggests some simpler materials might already have advanced properties that scientists just couldn't se.....»»
Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower
Wines and table grapes exist thanks to a genetic exchange so rare that it's only happened twice in nature in the last 6 million years. And since the domestication of the grapevine 8,000 years ago, breeding has continued to be a gamble......»»
How a virtual program may help kids get ready for kindergarten
With pandemic lockdowns still in place last summer, The Ohio State University couldn't host its in-person Summer Success Program to help preschoolers from low-income families prepare for kindergarten......»»