Shahed Saleem designs replicas of London mosques for Venice Architecture Biennale
Architect and researcher Shahed Saleem has created life-size case studies of three London mosques for the Applied Arts Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more Architect and researcher Shahed Saleem has created life-size case.....»»
Ancient architecture inspires a new way to work with metal-organic frameworks
A centuries-old technique for constructing arched stone windows has inspired a new way to form tailored nanoscale windows in porous functional materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)......»»
Faith primary schools admitting fewer children with special educational needs, study finds
Faith primary schools are admitting fewer children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) than local authority community primaries, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)......»»
Tim Cook says Vision Pro is one of life’s ‘aha’ moments, Apple ‘very serious’ about gaming
Following the iPhone 15 launch, Tim Cook has embarked on an international tour. While in London, the Apple CEO gave an interview to The Independent to talk Apple gaming and Vision Pro. And while we’ve not yet seen Cook don the Apple headset in publ.....»»
Students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England, research suggests
A project mapping medieval England's known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London's 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford's student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional.....»»
Intel reiterates: Next-gen Meteor Lake CPUs aren’t coming to most desktops
The Meteor Lake architecture is skipping socketed desktop CPUs entirely. Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel’s Meteor Lake processor architecture promises to be its most interesting in recent history, but we’ve known for a.....»»
Team designs nitride-reinforced NbMoTaWHfN refractory high-entropy alloy
A new generation of refractory alloys with excellent high-temperature performance is urgently demanded for aero-engines, gas turbines, and nuclear power plants. As the service temperature of their hot-ends is reaching 1800 °C or even higher, traditi.....»»
iPhone 15 Pro teardown video shows new chassis design, A17 Pro chip, more
The iPhone 15 Pro includes a big change that most people will never know about: a redesigned internal chassis architecture that makes repairs significantly easier (and cheaper). A new teardown posted on YouTube today offers a closer look at this chan.....»»
Understanding compound events in a changing climate
Climate change has made extreme weather events more frequent and intense worldwide. Some examples of climate-related disasters in recent years include the serious flooding in Venice, Italy in 2019, the terrible heat waves and wildfires in Australia i.....»»
Researchers reveal origins of zirconium nitride"s superior performance
A group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material—zirconium nitride (ZrN)—that helps power clean energy reactions. Their proposed framework will help future designs for transition metal nitrides, paving a p.....»»
River sampling study shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on London"s waterways
The most detailed study of a city's waterways anywhere in the world has revealed how chemical pollutants in London's rivers changed over the pandemic......»»
Intel’s biggest laptop CPU update in years is a huge departure from past designs
Due mid-December, Meteor Lake uses silicon manufactured by both Intel and TSMC. Enlarge / An Intel Meteor Lake processor, which will come to market under the "Core" and "Core Ultra" banners later this year. (credit: Intel).....»»
Invasive species on the menu at London restaurant
A London restaurant is exploring whether eating invasive species such as gray squirrel, American Signal crayfish and Japanese knotweed could help fight their spread, but scientists remain skeptical......»»
Nvidia Blackwell: news, rumors, and everything we know
Nvidia Blackwell is starting to make the rounds in the rumor mill, hinting that Team Green is hard at work on its next GPU architecture. Here's everything we know so far......»»
Egnyte simplifies AI deployment for customers in AEC industries
Egnyte announced vertical AI solutions for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries. The new solutions will simplify AI deployment and improve model accuracy for customers in AEC industries. Egnyte customers can use the new AI.....»»
OtterBox debuts new Figura MagSafe cases for iPhone 15 with watercolor-inspired designs
Last week saw OtterBox debut its core collection of iPhone 15 cases, and today the brand is now back with some entirely new designs. The new OtterBox Figura iPhone 15 cases are inspired by watercolor painting and come outfitted with colorful designs.....»»
5 great mystery movies to watch like A Haunting in Venice
In honor of A Haunting in Venice's release this week, here are five mystery movies like it that you should check out......»»
A Haunting in Venice review: a zany, spooky, and fun time
A Haunting in Venice is Kenneth Branagh's spookiest and best Hercule Poirot murder mystery yet......»»
Is A Haunting in Venice streaming?
Kenneth Branagh is back as Hercule Poirot, but is A Haunting in Venice already available to stream? It won't take a detective to answer that question!.....»»
smdh: New Unicode 15.1 emoji include nodding/shaking heads, “edible mushroom”
New emoji are technically all modifications of existing designs. Enlarge / Examples of new and modified emoji in Unicode 15.1. (credit: Emojipedia) The Unicode Consortium has finalized version 15.1 of the Unicode standa.....»»
A Haunting in Venice’s ending, explained
Here's everything that's revealed at the end of A Haunting in Venice......»»