SmartThings app on iOS now supports Matter
Samsung has updated SmartThings, its smart home app on iOS, with support for the Matter device protocol to help expand device ecosystems.Samsung SmartThings appIn October, Samsung updated the SmartThings platform and has now integrated it into its mo.....»»
Neutron stars could be heating up from dark matter annihilation
One of the big mysteries about dark matter particles is whether they interact with each other. We still don't know the exact nature of what dark matter is. Some models argue that dark matter only interacts gravitationally, but many more posit that da.....»»
Why do some people always get lost?
Experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to sense of direction. Enlarge / Scientists are homing in on how navigation skills develop. (credit: Knowable Magazine (CC BY-ND)) Like many of the researchers.....»»
Nanoleaf wants to upgrade your deck with its Matter LED Outdoor String Lights
After announcing its Matter LED Outdoor String Lights at CES, smart light pioneer Nanoleaf has officially launched the product. Here are all the details on these slick outdoor lights that offer IP65 weather resistance, color control, support across s.....»»
Searching for new asymmetry between matter and antimatter
Once a particle of matter, always a particle of matter. Or not. Thanks to a quirk of quantum physics, four known particles made up of two different quarks—such as the electrically neutral D meson composed of a charm quark and an up antiquark—can.....»»
Apple hardware chief John Ternus insists parts pairing is not evil
Apple SVP of Hardware Engineering John Ternus has defended Apple's use of parts pairing, while also insisting the company still supports the use of third-party parts in repairs.A repair of a MacBook AirOn Thursday, Apple expanded its self-repair prog.....»»
Study reveals giant store of global soil carbon
Soil carbon usually refers only to the organic matter component of soils, known as soil organic carbon (SOC). However, soil carbon also has an inorganic component, known as soil inorganic carbon (SIC). Solid SIC, often calcium carbonate, tends to acc.....»»
Piracy Shield: AGCOM Fines ISP Assoc. For ‘Obstructing Supervisory Activities’
ASSOProvider is an association representing the interests of more than 200 small to medium-sized companies in the Italian internet and telecoms sector. It is also a vocal opponent of the 'Piracy Shield' blocking system and the law that supports it. F.....»»
Apple Vision Pro: The internet is amazed by this viral X-ray scan
Someone did detailed X-Ray scans of Apple Vision Pro (and other headsets), and it's wild to see the inside of one of those things. Ever wondered what the inside of an Apple Vision Pro looks like?Truthfully, I hadn't, but that doesn't matter bec.....»»
"Dark Matter" trailer teases a black box that leads to infinite versions of one man"s life
The trailer for "Dark Matter, a new Apple TV+ sci-fi series based on Blake Crouch's novel and starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, has dropped. What if you could access every different infinite version of the life you could have led?Th.....»»
Galaxy AI Gets Supports for Three New Languages
Samsung announced this morning that its Galaxy AI now supports three new languages: Arabic, Indonesian, and Russian. While supporting entire languages is already pretty sweet, three new dialects are also soon getting added: Australian English, Canton.....»»
Liquid-metal transfer from anode to cathode without short circuiting
University of Wollongong researchers achieved a significant milestone in novel soft-matter transport by demonstrating the transfer of liquid metal from an anode to a cathode without creating a short circuit, defying conventional expectations......»»
Nothing is everything: How hidden emptiness can define the usefulness of filtration materials
Voids, or empty spaces, exist within matter at all scales, from the astronomical to the microscopic. In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil nanoscale voids in three dimensions. This advancement is p.....»»
How to use Force Quit and Activity Monitor to close persistent apps
No matter what you use your Mac for, there may come a time when Command + Q just doesn't cut it. For closing out those persistently frozen apps that just won't go away, there are a couple of ways to get the job done.For those apps that just won't clo.....»»
Samsung Galaxy AI now supports additional languages
Samsung has announced an update to Galaxy AI where it is now multilingual and will support additional languages. The post Samsung Galaxy AI now supports additional languages appeared first on Phandroid. Usually when companies release new s.....»»
New protein imaging method supports the design of innovative new cancer drugs
Scientists have successfully used a new imaging technique to determine the structure and interactions of a protein complex that plays a significant part in the initiation and progression of cancer. They showed that it was possible to use a high-resol.....»»
Physicists track how continuous changes in dimensionality affect collective properties of a superfluid
An international research team from Innsbruck and Geneva has, for the first time, probed the dimensional crossover for ultracold quantum matter. In the regime between one and two dimensions, the quantum particles perceive their world as being 1D or 2.....»»
Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the "God particle," dies at 94
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called "God particle" that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday......»»
Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the "God particle," has died at 94
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called "God particle" that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday......»»
Research team exerts electrical control over polaritons, hybridized light-matter particles, at room temperature
A research team has pioneered an innovative technique in ultra-high-resolution spectroscopy. Their breakthrough marks the world's first instance of electrically controlling polaritons—hybridized light-matter particles—at room temperature. The res.....»»
Apple could get its wish for a federal privacy law by the end of this year
The need for a federal privacy law has long been clear to most, but making it actually happen has been another matter. However, a compromise could potentially see it introduced by the end of the year. Apple has been calling for Congress to pass a.....»»