Research: Technology is changing how companies do business
In the fast-paced world of modern business, technology plays a crucial role in shaping how companies operate. One area where this impact is particularly significant is in the organization of production chains—specifically the way goods are made and.....»»
Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, study suggests
The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called ephemeral streams—do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. Research published in the journal Science, led by University of Massachuset.....»»
Dell’s most popular business laptop has a $600 price cut today
Want a workplace laptop that will put your colleagues’ machines to shame? Purchase the Latitude 5540 from Dell and save yourself $600!.....»»
Mushroom houses: NASA wants to grow its own Mars habitats from fungi
You might imagine cities on other planets being made of steel or glass, but NASA has other ideas: it is funding research into growing habitats out of fungi......»»
Ill. auto body shop sues CDK Global in U.S. court, alleging business disruption after cyberattacks
The federal lawsuit filed against CDK Global in Illinois by Jay Kay Collision Center requests class-action status and views dealerships as part of a potential group of plaintiffs......»»
Cloaked Audis, covert CEO meeting: How VW"s $5B Rivian bet unfolded
The deal is crucial for both companies as Rivian gets a financial lifeline to survive a sharp slowdown in EV demand and VW receives low-cost, high-performance EV technology that traditional automakers have struggled to master......»»
Fundamental spatial limits of all-optical magnetization switching
Magnetization can be switched with a single laser pulse. However, it is not known whether the underlying microscopic process is scalable to the nanometer length scale, a prerequisite for making this technology competitive for future data storage appl.....»»
Innovative UAV and deep learning method enhances maize tassel detection accuracy
A research team has developed an innovative method utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and deep learning techniques to accurately identify tassel states in maize hybridization fields before and after manual detasseling. This approach significan.....»»
Magnesium-18"s unique decay process: From theory to practice
Led by physicist Si-Min Wang, the research team at Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, and Shanghai Research Center for Theoretical Nuclear Physics, NSFC, Fudan University, has documented tha.....»»
What can social media tell us about public views on climate change?
IIASA researchers contributed to a new study, analyzing the main narratives in public discussions of climate change on social media. The research is published in the journal Current Research in Environmental Sustainability......»»
Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths" online safety on the back burner
Foster parents and caseworkers agree: Sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the U.S. child welfare system. But how these two groups approach technology access and other online risks is conflicted, according to resea.....»»
AMD might make a last-minute change to save a Ryzen 9000 CPU
A new report says AMD is considering changing the power specs of an upcoming Ryzen 9000 CPU to help it stay competitive......»»
Datadog LLM Observability secures generative AI applications
Datadog announced LLM Observability, which allows AI application developers and ML engineers to efficiently monitor, improve and secure large language model (LLM) applications. With LLM Observability, companies can accelerate the deployment of genera.....»»
Forget folding screens, Apple is working on stretchable ones
New research that suggests the future "iPhone Fold" could have a stretchable display on the outside, instead of one that just folds. Here's how Apple thinks it can be done.An iPad showing one illustration of a stretchable disolayApple is lagging behi.....»»
Week 2 of CDK outage changes dealers" way of doing business
Dealerships that quickly cobbled together workarounds with old-school techniques and by having other DMS providers have fared better with the "nuisance.".....»»
Newly-discovered bacterial regulatory mechanism has implications for antibacterial control measures
Research spearheaded by four biologists within the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington has uncovered a new regulatory mechanism shared by many bacteria, which may have profound implications for anti-bacterial control measur.....»»
Scientists develop the next generation of highly efficient memory materials with atom-level control
Like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, sometimes small and minute changes can lead to big and unexpected results and changes in our lives. A team of researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has made a very small change t.....»»
New method visualizes ligands on gold nanoparticles in liquid
The University of Antwerp and CIC biomaGUNE have come up with a promising method for understanding the role of surface molecules in the formation of nanoparticles. The groundbreaking research, published in Nature Chemistry, provides an advanced chara.....»»
Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability, study finds
The increased demand for clean water and its limited supply has made water management one of the most pressing challenges facing society today. Changing attitudes about water conservation could significantly impact water consumption and help address.....»»
Aging-emulating biosystem derived from hTSCs
A research team from the Center for Translational Stem Cell Biology (CTSCB) under the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed the world's first cellular system that can be used to rapidly discover molecules for a.....»»
Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: report
Companies worldwide have faced mounting legal pressure to reduce their impact on global warming as activists use litigation to fight climate change, according to a new report Thursday......»»