Mosquitoes might be attracted to certain colors
There's no question that finding yourself covered in mosquito bites quickly takes the shine off a pleasant summer evening. But mosquitoes are more than a nuisance. They're also the deadliest creatures on Earth, owing to the diseases they spread......»»
Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot
Scientists have developed new materials for next-generation electronics so tiny that they are not only indistinguishable when closely packed, but they also don't reflect enough light to show fine details, such as colors, with even the most powerful o.....»»
In a first, scientists captured growth of butterfly wings inside chrysalis on video
MIT team replaced part of a pupa's cuticle with a glass window for experiments. Enlarge / A painted lady butterfly lands on a flower. The bright iridescent colors in its wings don't come from pigment molecules but from how the wings ar.....»»
Getting quantum dots to stop blinking
Quantum dots, discovered in the 1990s, have a wide range of applications and are perhaps best known for producing vivid colors in some high-end televisions. But for some potential uses, such as tracking biochemical pathways of a drug as it interacts.....»»
Your Christmas tree might be bright, but here’s how to make it smart
Making a smart Christmas tree is easier than you think with the right products and apps. Here's how to set schedules, control colors, sync to music, and more!.....»»
27th Annual Text Adventure Competition Won By Game About - Text Adventures
DevNull127 writes: Saturday afternoon, 91 geeks huddled around a Twitch stream to hear the winners announced for the 27th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition. This year's competition attracted 71 entries, and $10,396 was raised for a cash-prize fu.....»»
Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment
Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a new framework for assessing flood risk that's been developed by an interdisciplinary team from Penn State......»»
Mosquitoes have a mutual symbiotic relationship with malaria-causing pathogen
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Laurence J. Zwiebel is part of a team of researchers at Vanderbilt and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute who are working to understand how Plasmodium falciparium—the pathogen that cau.....»»
Quantum confinement discovered in porous nano-photocatalyst
Green hydrogen production from solar water splitting has attracted a great deal of interest in recent years because hydrogen is a fuel of high energy density. A research team co-led by scholars from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Germany di.....»»
The 5 best 1440p gaming monitors
If you're in the market for one of the best 1440p monitors, you'll want one that also has a high refresh rate and great colors. These are our favorites......»»
Future Apple update will allow third parties to replace iPhone 13 screens without breaking Face ID
Apple, long known for its opposition to the right to repair movement, attracted more controversy recently when iFixit confirmed that using an independent repair shop to replace the screen on an iPhone 13 renders Face ID useless. Upon detecting a new.....»»
How win-win narratives stand in the way of effective progress
The success of a global circular economy is critically dependent on effective cooperation between influential countries. A joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on circular economy, signed by China and the EU in 2018, attracted high hopes—and cor.....»»
Hard Hat Color Codes & Their Meanings
You will invariably come across workers wearing hard hats at any construction or active job site. Have you ever wondered what the different colors represent? Hard hats are also known as safety helmets, and, as the name tells you, they are designed to.....»»
Get your morning caffeine fix in with Amazon"s most popular single-serve coffee maker
SAVE 38%: The Keurig K-Mini Coffee Maker is the sleek, aesthetically pleasing coffee machine of your dreams. As of Nov. 4, all six colors are on sale for $49.99 — save $30 on the list price.Some people (morning people) can function perfectly we.....»»
MSI unleashes a pair of gaming monitors, including a monster 55-inch OLED
MSI announced the upcoming launch of two gaming monitors. One is a curved mini LED display with fantastic colors, and the other is a 55-inch beast for consoles......»»
MSI’s unleashes a pair of gaming monitors, including a 55-inch monster
MSI announced the upcoming launch of two gaming monitors. One is a curved mini LED display with fantastic colors, and the other is a 55-inch beast for consoles......»»
Custom iPhone X with USB-C connector approaches $100K on eBay
Pillonel listed the phone on eBay on November 1, and as of this writing, it has already attracted more than 170 bids. Unfortunately, the bid list is private, so we can’t see for sure how many were from legitimate-looking accounts compared to those.....»»
The best holiday smart lights
Smart holiday lights use an app on your phone or voice assistant to turn them on, change colors, or even put on a light show: These are the best options......»»
Size is key to understanding the impact of climate change on disease vectors
Vector-borne diseases are those passed on to humans via an intermediary, a common example being mosquitoes passing on malaria......»»
Tree ring helps to reveal intensification of hydroclimatic change in middle reaches of Yangtz River
Hydroclimate is an important part of the global climate system. How hydroclimate will change in the future has attracted lots of attention under global warming......»»
Heart rate synchronization and palm sweat found to be signs of attraction
A small team of researchers from Leiden University and one with the University of Birmingham has found that when two people are attracted to one another, their heart rates tend to synchronize and their palms sweat together. In their paper published i.....»»