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......»»
SUV smashes into Massachusetts Apple Store, may have been a targeted attack
An SUV drove through the glass of an Apple Store in Massachusetts this morning in what one Fire Marshall has called a possibly “intentional” act. Details aren’t fully clear on injuries, but sadly multiple people have been taken to the emergenc.....»»
SUV crashes through Apple Store, kills one, injures many more
One person has died and four are in critical condition after an SUV deliberately smashed through the glass of Apple Derby Street in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.View of the Apple Derby Street store as first responders help. (Source: WCVB.....»»
Where to watch the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion
Find out where to watch the Knives Out sequel Glass Onion, featuring an all-star cast that includes Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, and more......»»
Apple Pacific Centre store in Vancouver opens to big crowds
Earlier on Friday, the Apple Pacific Centre retail store in Vancouver, Canada opened, boasting twice the space of the previous store.Apple says the two-level store features 32-foot glass running from floor to ceiling, with natural light bathing a 45-.....»»
A new optical inversion strategy for unscrambling light propagation through multimode optical fibers
Multimode optical fibers (MMFs) are hair-thin strands of glass that are ubiquitous in light-guiding applications. Their development has gone hand-in-hand with the huge growth in rapid transmission of information across the world......»»
Mini-engine exploits noise to convert information into fuel
Too much background noise is usually guaranteed to disrupt work. But physicists have developed a micro-scale engine–made from a glass bead–that can not only withstand the distracting influence of noise, but can harness it to run efficiently. Thei.....»»
Carbon-busting hemp could help transform Scottish agriculture to zero emissions
Hemp is one of the oldest traded plants in the world, and cultivation in Scotland started as far back as the 11th century. Historically, cannabis—the name of the plant from which hemp is derived—was used to produce rope, cloth, lighting oil and m.....»»
Metasurface-based nanoprinting: Displaying optical images at the nanoscale resolution
There is a long-standing folk art in China called "rice carving," in which lifelike artistic patterns are carved on rice with a length of only about 5 mm. These works need to be appreciated with a magnifying glass......»»
Glass Onion trailer unveils a new Knives Out murder mystery
Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and the great detective already has a real murder to solve on a billionaire's island......»»
Benoit Blanc disses Clue as a “terrible game” in final trailer for Glass Onion
"Ticking boxes, running around, searching all the rooms...." Daniel Craig (and his Southern drawl) returns as Benoit Blanc in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. We've been eagerly awaiting director Rian Johnson's follow-up to 2019's.....»»
Has the modern world discovered the ancient truths of Buddhism or simply invented a new version?
For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. It provides staunch atheists—those who do not believe in the existence of any god—with a religious experience that does not require belief in supe.....»»
YOD Group designs Terra restaurant interior to "mirror its surroundings"
Ukrainian design studio YOD Group dressed this restaurant interior in Vynnyky with terracotta tiles and slabs of green glass to reflect the earthy landscape outside. Read more Ukrainian design studio YOD Group dressed this restaurant interio.....»»
Eskew Dumez Ripple designs courtyard pavilion for Burden Center in Baton Rouge
New Orleans architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has unveiled plans for a welcome centre at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge that will feature a sloped roof, glass walls and a sunken central courtyard. Read more New Orleans archit.....»»
Exploring the surface melting of colloidal glass
In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. The temperature is below the melting point of ice, yet the sur.....»»
Aggressively patriarchal worldview attracted Swedish women to the Islamic State, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish women who have joined the Islamic State (IS) were not simply passively manipulated by men. A new study from Lund University suggests that it was a strict religious culture, which opposes gender equality, and modern.....»»
"Stretched" nuclear states under the magnifying glass at the Krakow cyclotron
All chemical elements were formed in the process of evolution of the universe dominated by light atomic nuclei. The properties of these nuclei are therefore of crucial importance not only in astrophysics, but also in relation to our everyday life. Ou.....»»
Glasgow Apple Store employees first in the UK to unionize, call it a ‘historic moment’
As unionization efforts continue around the globe at Apple Stores, a notable moment has occurred in Scotland. The Glasgow Apple Store has become the first location in the UK to see a majority of employees vote for unionization. more… The post Gla.....»»
Glasgow Apple Store staff become first in UK to unionize
Staff at Apple Glasgow have voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of having UK trade union GMB represent them.Apple GlasgowAs Apple agrees to negotiate with unions in Australia, and Apple Maryland unionized in the States, so staff in Glasgow, Scotland, hav.....»»
Asrock side panel kit adds an integrated display to your PC case, but there"s a catch
momomo_us, the prolific leaker usually revealing the latest GPUs and CPUs ahead of time, tweeted an image of the Asrock Side Panel Kit. It's a 13.3-inch, 16:9, 60Hz IPS panel (300 nits) that can attach to the transparent glass side panel of most ATX,.....»»
Spiritual but not religious Americans are finding new ways of pursuing meaning
According to a recent Pew Center report, American Christianity remains in a nearly three-decade decline. Responding as "none" or "unaffiliated" on religious surveys, people increasingly identify as humanists, atheists, agnostics, or simply spiritual......»»