Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike.....»»
Scientists use AI to find promising new antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug
Scientists at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used artificial intelligence to discover a new antibiotic that could be used to fight a deadly, drug-resistant pathogen that strikes vulnerable hospital patients......»»
How Seat Belts Use Tiny Explosives To Save Lives During A Collision
Seatbelts need to be able to react at lightning speed in order to save lives, and therefore employ tiny explosives. Seatbelts need to be able to react at lightning s.....»»
The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Google and Microsoft managers discussed tech's hottest topic during Ars Frontiers. Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center), Haiyan Zhang (right) for the Ars Frontiers 2023 sessi.....»»
iPhone 15 could unlock faster wireless charging for everyone
Apple has a major change in store for the iPhone 15 when it comes to charging. That’s because Apple is all but guaranteed to change the charging port for the first time since the iPhone 5. Switching from Lightning to USB-C might not be the only ch.....»»
UAW president: Supplier strikes an "inspiration" to rest of union
Shawn Fain, who took office in March, said the 560 striking workers at Clarios and Constellium are asking only for "a decent wage" and should hold their ground......»»
Brazil builds "rings of carbon dioxide" to simulate climate change in the Amazon
In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure—a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. But the reason is utterly terrestrial: to understand how the world's la.....»»
Data from Juno suggest lightning on Jupiter pulses in ways similar to lightning on Earth
A team of space scientists affiliated with several institutions in Czechia, Japan and the U.S. has found evidence of lightning pulses on Jupiter that are similar to those found on Earth. In their study, reported in the journal Nature Communications,.....»»
Chip war: Apple strikes major US-made semiconductor deal
The firm reaches an agreement with Broadcom as the tech trade row between US and China intensifies......»»
iOS 16.5 breaks compatibility with Apple’s Lightning to USB 3 dongle
On Thursday, Apple released iOS 16.5 to the public with new wallpaper choices, updates to Apple News, and more. As it turns out, this update also breaks compatibility with Apple’s accessory for iPhone and iPad users. more… The post iOS 16.5 br.....»»
In years after El Niño, global economy loses trillions
In the years it strikes, the band of warm ocean water spanning from South America to Asia known as El Niño triggers far-reaching changes in weather that result in devastating floods, crop-killing droughts, plummeting fish populations, and an uptick.....»»
UAW strikes Ford supplier Constellium in Michigan
UAW workers began striking at a Constellium aluminum components plant in suburban Detroit on Wednesday over health and safety issues and management's disciplinary practices. Meanwhile, a UAW strike at a Clarios battery plant near Toledo has reached d.....»»
LinkedIn Live talk with S&P"s Michael Robinet on May 17
Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Staff Reporter John Irwin will be joined by S&P's Michael Robinet for a discussion on labor, distressed suppliers, the costly shift to EVs and the risk of strikes at automakers this year......»»
UAW strikes Ohio battery plant that supplies GM, Ford
Workers at a Clarios battery plant in Holland, Ohio, began striking Monday after voting down a contract proposal that would have reduced overtime pay. The plant produces up to 150,000 batteries each week for Ford and GM......»»
Comment: Apple Store tips demand is a silly distraction from meaningful change
Whether you are for or against the unionization of Apple’s retail stores, I think few would begrudge the staff many of the things they are seeking. But the call for Apple Store tips strikes me as unrealistic, unreasonable, unpopular, distracting,.....»»
Newly discovered electrical activity within cells could change the way researchers think about biological chemistry
The human body relies heavily on electrical charges. Lightning-like pulses of energy fly through the brain and nerves and most biological processes depend on electrical ions traveling across the membranes of each cell in our body......»»
El Niño–Southern Oscillation correlates well with following-summer cloud-to-ground lightning in China
Large-scale circulation anomalies are a key factor in the transportation of water vapor and changes in climate. For tropical and subtropical regions, an atmospheric circulation field not only determines the characteristics of the weather situation bu.....»»
iPhone 15 Pro USB-C port might support external displays, but don’t get too excited
The iPhone 15 series will be Apple’s first iPhone to make the switch from Lightning to USB-C. Apple will finally adopt the same port that … The post iPhone 15 Pro USB-C port might support external displays, but don’t get too excited.....»»
USB-C EarPods reportedly in mass production ahead of iPhone 15 announcement
With this year’s iPhone 15 reportedly switching from Lightning port to USB-C, Apple will need to update a few of its accessories. Since most iPad … The post USB-C EarPods reportedly in mass production ahead of iPhone 15 announcement appea.....»»
Apple is working on USB-C EarPods for the iPhone 15
Apple is reportedly working on wired EarPods with a USB-C cable ahead of the iPhone 15 lineup as an AirPods alternative, covered under the "Made for i" program.EarPods with a Lightning connectorIn October 2022, the European Union passed new regulatio.....»»
Battery startup Sparkz strikes partnership with auto workers union
Sparkz and the UAW said they had signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a national labor-management agreement and statement of neutrality......»»