Piecing together Scotland"s religious past with shards of glass
Two Scottish researchers are trying to piece together part of Scotland's religious past by combining hi-tech science with historical knowledge......»»
The 10 best movies of 2022
From an alien invasion movie (Nope) to a comedic murder mystery (Glass Onion), the best movies of 2022 showcased refreshing originality and diversity......»»
The Pixel 7 camera glass is shattering for no apparent reason
According to a spattering of user reports, it seems that the glass cover on the Pixel 7’s camera is shattering for no reason. The post The Pixel 7 camera glass is shattering for no apparent reason first appeared on Phandroid. There are ma.....»»
Among Us cameos in Glass Onion, but the timing is sus
Among Us makes a hilarious appearance in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, but its timing is a little sus......»»
Glass act: Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
Now you see them, now you don't......»»
Nanostructure strengthens, de-ices, and monitors aircraft wings, wind turbine blades, and bridges
A nanostructured sensor, whose development and tests involved Skoltech researchers, has shown promise for enhancing construction parts made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials: aircraft wings, wind turbine blades, bridge spans, car.....»»
Tracing the origins of Christmas traditions: From Santa to KFC
Every year, families who celebrate Christmas decorate their tree and hang stockings in anticipation of the arrival of Santa Claus. But what does this have to do with the religious holiday itself?.....»»
Opening the black box of bird-window collisions: Passive video recordings in a residential backyard
Collisions with glass windows on buildings, transportation shelters, noise barriers and fences are a major source of bird mortality. Public awareness of bird-window collisions has grown in recent years, thanks to surveys for dead birds beneath window.....»»
This amazing speaker design uses glass instead of wires
Prototype wire-free hi-fi system from Zytronic and Pilkington uses electrically conductive glass to power components.....»»
This glass mechanical keyboard has an entire computer inside
The Finalmouse Centerpiece mechanical keyboard has several features similar to PCs and will sell for $350......»»
Holiday tension: One in three parents say their teen regularly attends religious services with the family
For some families, holiday traditions may also include midnight mass, synagogue services and other religious rituals......»»
Printing atom by atom: Lab explores nanoscale 3D printing
It takes chemist Liaisan Khasanova less than a minute to turn an ordinary silica glass tube into a printing nozzle for a very special 3D printer. The chemist inserts the capillary tube—which is just one millimeter thick—into a blue device, closes.....»»
Don"t expect to get your paws on Oppo"s impressive new AR glasses
A year after announcing its AR monocle, Oppo has revealed its full-frame smart glasses, the Oppo Air Glass 2......»»
Canadian university identifies low carbon foods for student meals
Trays in hand, Polytechnique Montreal students line up at the cafeteria and through a fogged up buffet counter glass, check out dishes that now come with information about their carbon footprint......»»
Vuzix M400 enterprise smart glasses
Smart glasses were all the rage a few years back, especially when folks thought that Google Glass was going to kick off a whole new revolution in the consumer electronics market. Unfortunately, things did not pan out that way, and the utopian dream o.....»»
Microstructured fiber measures the size of nanoparticles
Researchers at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) developed a new glass fiber design that enables exceptionally long observations of a large number of individual, freely moving nanoparticles in a liquid. This allows the size dist.....»»
Sr-Nd isotope baseline in Silk Road regions enables archaeological plant-ash glass provenance
Recently, Associate Professor LV Qinqin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), constructed the first largescale, semi-quantitative Sr-Nd isotope baseline for the vast Silk Road regions,.....»»
Religious violence increases anxiety among Muslims and Jews, even if they have never been personally targeted
Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University......»»
US company turns air pollution into fuel, bottles and dresses
At LanzaTech's lab in the Chicago suburbs, a beige liquid bubbles away in dozens of glass vats......»»
Corning unveils Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning has unveiled its newest glass innovation, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, as the firm continues to push the boundaries of glass by expanding its Gorilla Glass portfolio......»»
Particle physics in a humble glass chip: How quantum optics illuminates the nature of the quark
Scientists from the University of Rostock, Germany were able to recreate fundamental physical properties from the realm of elementary particle physics in a photonic system. The results are published in Nature Physics......»»