Stephen Hawking Exhibition Hopes To Unravel the Mysteries of His Blackboard
Having devoted his life to the conundrums of the cosmos, Prof Stephen Hawking has left behind a mystery of his own amid the eclectic contents of his former office. From a report: The Cambridge cosmologist, who died in 2018 at the age of 76, treasured.....»»
How To Unravel The Recent Mifespristone Rulings
Courts hand down conflicting decisions often. Here’s how this has played out with mifepristone.....»»
50,000 Worms Tangled Up in a Ball Unravel in an Explosive Burst when a Predator Appears
California blackworms make a contribution to the math and physics of knot tying by demoing twisting motions that help them escape a tangled worm ball.....»»
Power shift in SEA"s automotive chain? Japanese brands losing dominance as others break into the market
Thailand is the largest automobile manufacturer in Southeast Asia, and Japanese brands have a market share of 80–90%. Because of this, the Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS), the largest automobile exhibition in Thailand, has always been d.....»»
Pictograms with universal design for equity and inclusion
Do you want to create a society through design where people with and without disabilities can live together as they are? Prof Mao Kudo of the Department of Media Design hopes that her research results are not just used to research further but that th.....»»
Tetris’ creators reveal the game’s greatest unsolved mysteries
From random number generators to the origin of "the Tetris song." Video directed by Lisandro Perez-Rey, edited by Shandor Garrison. Click here for transcript. Despite creating one of the most recognizable video games of all time, Te.....»»
Mysteries of the poisonous amphibians
How do frogs and other amphibians survive their own noxious weapons? Enlarge / A Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera) sits on the edge of a leaf. (credit: Paul Osborne via Getty Images) From the brightly colored p.....»»
Remember the EV Honda is building with GM? It goes on sale in 2024
Two Ultium-based EVs arrive next year, an in-house EV follows in 2025. Enlarge / The Acura ZDX will use GM's Ultium tech. (credit: Honda) Honda hopes to recharge its electric car portfolio with a pair of new models—pl.....»»
Astronomers solve the 60-year mystery of quasars, the most powerful objects in the universe
Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars—the brightest, most powerful objects in the universe—by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding......»»
Ispace Loses Communication With Lunar Lander During Historic Moon Mission
Japan's Ispace was on track to achieve a new lunar milestone today. Unfortunately, something went wrong at the last moment, dashing hopes for the lander. Japan&#.....»»
Metabolism is not the limiting factor in prokaryotic endosymbiosis, shows study
"One of the great mysteries of biology," says Eric Libby, former SFI Postdoctoral Fellow, now an associate professor at the Integrated Science Lab (IceLab), Umeå University in Sweden, "is eukaryogenesis, or how eukaryotes arose." Scientists consider.....»»
Can Putting a Price on a Whale Save the Environment?
A single whale can lock up as much carbon as 1,000 trees. By turning them into carbon credits, a new project hopes to save the climate and the whales.....»»
CERN takes first small steps towards giant particle accelerator
Europe's CERN laboratory has taken its first steps towards building a huge new particle accelerator that would eclipse its Large Hadron Collider—and hopes to see light at the end of the tunnel......»»
2023 Hummer EV Pickup And SUV"s 3X Trim Could Be A Much Needed Lifeline
GM is looking for ways yo increase the viability of the EV Hummer, and is pinning its hopes on a new trim with more options. We have all the details. GM is looking f.....»»
The mathematics of cell boundary "ruggedness"
Researchers have uncovered both the mathematical and biological mechanism behind the rugged structures at cell boundaries found in tissues such as the kidneys and nasal glands. The team hopes that their new insights can help develop new ways of treat.....»»
Elon Musk pins hopes on full self-driving as Tesla"s next profit driver
Some analysts and investors worry that Tesla's industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving software. .....»»
NASA teams with US Forest Service to tally America"s oldest trees
Century-old sugar maples in Wisconsin. Five-hundred-year-old cedars in Oklahoma. Fifty-foot-wide oaks in Georgia. These trees grace our nation's old-growth forests, and scientists say they hold unexplored mysteries from their roots to their rings......»»
(AI Expo) AI develops in leaps and bounds, rewriting status of competition and cooperation
AI Expo Taiwan 2023, hosted by DIGITIMES, began the first day of exhibition on April19 with "computing power empowerment" as the main theme. The industry's focus is that, under the influence of the generative AI boom, how will the demand for AI-relat.....»»
Cloudera has high hopes for Taiwan cloud market business potential
Cloudera, a US-based hybrid data cloud service provider, is expanding its presence in Taiwan, seeing Taiwan's cloud service market currently enjoying two major growth drivers, according to Anna Yen, CEO and founder of Athemaster, a Taiwan-based partn.....»»
The Great Netflix Password Crackdown is still happening
Netflix says it still plans on rolling out new account-sharing rules by the end of June in hopes to get more people to actually pay for service......»»
The RTX 4070 may big price cut — but there’s a catch
Want to buy an RTX 4070 graphics card? Nvidia could soon give you a tasty rebate for snapping one up, but there’s a notable catch that could ruin those hopes......»»