Sebastian Cox creates subtle treehouse from scorched larch
Designer Sebastian Cox has designed a treehouse in the English countryside that features scorched larch cladding, a shingled roof and a balustrade of chestnut branches. Read more Designer Sebastian Cox has designed a treehouse in the English.....»»
The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 just got body shamed by Honor
Honor has thrown some not-so-subtle shade at the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, making fun of how thick the foldable really is. The post The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 just got body shamed by Honor appeared first on Phandroid. Samsung just show.....»»
Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 thin? Honor doesn’t think so
Honor has thrown some not-so-subtle shade at the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, making fun of how thick the foldable really is. The post Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 thin? Honor doesn’t think so appeared first on Phandroid. Samsung just show.....»»
As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding, and marine habitats are being squeezed
In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 meters, the combination of high pressure and low temperature creates conditions that dissolve calcium carbonate, the material marine animals use to make their shells......»»
Joshua Howard’s Driftwood Wreaths
Joshua Howard is a carpenter by trade. He spends his time and expertise every day building spectacular custom homes. He creates precise and immaculate details on a very large scale. Which makes it all the more charming that he scratches his creative.....»»
Researcher creates mathematical models to advance smart polymer materials
Guido Kusters created mathematical models to aid in the development of smart polymers, and he defended his Ph.D. thesis cum laude at the Eindhoven University of Technology Department of Applied Physics and Science Education on May 29......»»
GM has "solid plan" for plug-in hybrids in 2027
GM CEO Mary Barra said at an investor conference that the automaker also is focusing on making sure vehicle software works consistently and creates additional revenue opportunities......»»
NASA"s heliophysics experiment to study the sun on European mission
NASA announced Tuesday it selected a new instrument to study the sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency's Joint EUV coronal Diagnostic Investigation, or JEDI, will capture images of the sun in extreme ultraviolet light, a type of.....»»
GPT-4o, Bumble Fumbles, and Subtle Asian news
From OpenAI's GPT-4o to Bumble's anti-celibacy ads, host Josh Burstein takes us on a comedic journey through the week's top stories......»»
Check Out This Nifty Bedtime iPhone Trick
If you like to listen to white noise on your iPhone in bed, you might love this extremely subtle trick using the device’s alarm. A lot of people like to listen to music, audio books, movies, or TV shows while they fall asleep. Of course, in doi.....»»
Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora
Google's video synthesis model creates minute-long 1080p videos from written prompts. Enlarge / Still images taken from videos generated by Google Veo. (credit: Google / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Googl.....»»
Nitrogen pollution is less harmful to mixed forests, study shows
In a study published in the journal Plant and Soil, researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have shown that mixed larch and deciduous forests are more resistant to soil acidification—a decrease in soil p.....»»
Cambodia"s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heat wave
Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper crop......»»
FKA twigs Creates Deepfake AI Version of Herself With a Special Use in Mind
British singer-songwriter FKA twigs addressed a U.S. Senate subcommittee about the dangers of artificial intelligence. British singer-songwriter FKA twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Su.....»»
Researcher creates optical magnetometer prototype that detects errors in MRI scans
Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor, developed by a young researcher at the University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital, can thereby do wh.....»»
Anthropologist"s research sheds light on the growing population of non-religious Moroccans
A growing group of Moroccans is non-religious. The research of anthropologist Lena Richter sheds light on how young, urban atheists in Morocco and Europe use subtle forms of activism to normalize their non-religious identity. Richter will be defendin.....»»
Apple poaches AI experts from Google, creates secretive European AI lab
At least 36 former Googlers now work on AI for Apple. Enlarge / Apple has been tight-lipped about its AI plans but industry insiders suggest the company is focused on deploying generative AI on its mobile devices. (credit: FT mo.....»»
"So hot you can"t breathe": Extreme heat hits the Philippines
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors......»»
New algorithm solves century-old problem for coral reef scientists
An algorithm developed by a Florida Tech graduate student creates a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to unlock important historical data from a vast trove of coral-reef photographs dating back more than a century......»»
Merging nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations to advance equation-of-state research
For most stars, neutron stars and black holes are their final resting places. When a supergiant star runs out of fuel, it expands and then rapidly collapses on itself. This act creates a neutron star—an object denser than our sun crammed into a spa.....»»
New time-resolved ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry strategy for target protein stability analysis
How mutations impact protein stability and structure dynamics is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanism of the disease and the targeted drug design. However, probing the molecular details of mutation-induced subtle structure dynamics is st.....»»