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 best Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 cases and covers
The Galaxy Tab S6's 10.5-inch glass screen demands a protective tablet case. We've hand-picked some of the best around, from keyboard cases to hard shell cases......»»
Pandemic of unvaccinated rages with delta’s spread; cases up in all 50 states
In polls, the unvaccinated are the least worried about the delta variant. Enlarge / Anthony Church says goodbye through glass windows to his daughter, who is recovering from COVID-19 at Johnston Memorial Hospital's ICU on June 16, 2021, in Abing.....»»
Elusive Glass Octopus Spotted In the Remote Pacific Ocean
Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shared some fascinating photos and a report from Live Science. "This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through.....»»
Google Maps Accused of Offering "Potentially Fatal" Hiking Routes
Hikers looking to summit Scotland's highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up "potentially fatal" routes by Google Maps, the region's mountaineering organizations have warned. CNN reports: The John Muir Trust said Thursday that g.....»»
New discoveries and insights into the glass transition
A collaborative group from Tohoku University and Johns Hopkins University have provided valuable insights into the glass transition......»»
Coastal landfills risk leaking long-banned toxic chemicals into the ocean
Five years ago, a killer whale called Lulu washed up on the shores of Scotland. She was thought to be over 20 years old, though autopsies revealed she had never had any offspring. Tissues recovered from Lulu suggested she was one of the most PCB-cont.....»»
Optical levitation of glass nanosphere enables quantum control
Researchers at ETH Zurich have trapped a tiny sphere measuring a hundred nanometres using laser light and slowed down its motion to the lowest quantum mechanical state. This technique could help researchers to study quantum effects in macroscopic obj.....»»
Sony"s bizarre wireless glass speaker doubles as a lantern, yours for $349
The Sony LSPX-S3 features three actuators that attach to the end of the unit’s glass tube tweeter, vibrating it to spread sound in every direction with uniform volume dispersion. There’s also a 46-mm driver for a balanced midrange and a passive r.....»»
Looking Glass launches second-gen holographic displays
Brooklyn-based Looking glass today announced the release of a pair of second-gen holographic displays. Following up on late-last year’s release of the entry-level Portrait, the startup is offering new versions of the Looking Glass 4K and 8K systems.....»»
Sony’s latest wireless speaker doubles as a pricey artificial candle
Sony's newest Bluetooth speaker looks more like a candlestick than a speaker, thanks to the illuminated glass cylinder that also provides 360-degree sound......»»
Quantum particles: Pulled and compressed
Very recently, researchers led by Markus Aspelmeyer at the University of Vienna and Lukas Novotny at ETH Zurich cooled a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime for the first time. To do this, the particle is deprived of its kinetic energy with th.....»»
Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: A next generation material for skin-healing
Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the biocompa.....»»
Large-Scale CO2 Removal Facility Set For Scotland
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A large facility capable of extracting significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air is being planned for north east Scotland. The proposed plant would remove up to one million tonnes of CO2 ever.....»»
Corning to adjust glass supply among panel makers
Corning is reportedly adjusting its supply strategy amid the tight supply of display glass substrates and the structural changes of the display industry, according to sources from Taiwan's supply chain......»»
Researchers prepare radiation resistance of Er-doped silica glass and optical fiber
Rare earth-doped active fibers are crucial in space-based applications, such as space laser communication, laser radar, and space waste disposal. However, the space radiation environment can lead to a sharp increase in the optical loss of rare earth-.....»»
Do bubble cascades form only in a glass of Guinness beer?
As far back as 1959, brewers at Guinness developed a system that fundamentally altered the texture of their draft beer. Now, researchers from Japan have solved the physics of Guinness' cascading flow, which will have widespread applications to techno.....»»
Corning announces moderate price increase for display glass in 3Q21
Corning has announced it will implement a moderate increase to its display glass substrate prices in the third quarter of 2021......»»
Religious participation makes charitable, trusting neighbors
'Boomers' and 'millennials' who go to church are more likely to trust their neighbors and donate to charity, according to a new study......»»
The best iPhone 11 cases and covers
If you splurged on an iPhone 11, then you'll want to invest in proper protection for that hunk of glass. We've rounded up the best iPhone 11 cases out there......»»
Scottish rivers could face three times as many droughts
Some of Scotland's rivers could become hotspots for water scarcity, according to a new study from Heriot-Watt University and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)......»»