Successful beam pipe installation at LHCb
The LHC experiments are nearing the completion of maintenance and upgrade works carried out in the framework of the second long shutdown of CERN's accelerator complex. Of all the experiments, LHCb is undergoing the most significant metamorphosis duri.....»»
The best places to buy a washer and dryer in 2024
Here are the best places to buy a washer and dryer combo set, with shipping, installation, and haul-away options......»»
Successful employer-driven disability initiatives benefit individuals and companies, finds study
Successful employer-driven disability initiatives share certain characteristics, even when the companies and programs differ in other ways......»»
Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space
A private Houston-based company is set this week to lead a mission to the moon which, if successful, will mark America's first lunar landing since the end of the Apollo era five decades ago......»»
The best places to buy a refrigerator in 2024 (free installation and more)
Seeking out a quality appliance is a tough. Here are the best places to buy a refrigerator with free installs and more......»»
Asbury 4-store Tekion DMS pilot could precede companywide switch by 2026
A successful four-store pilot of Tekion later this year could lead to Asbury Automotive Group Inc. deploying the dealership management system companywide in 2025 and finishing the DMS switch in early 2026, Asbury CEO David Hultsaid this week......»»
Tekion CEO Jay Vijayan discusses installation backlog, IPO rumors
The Tekion leader and co-founder said the company has made great strides reducing DMS installation backlogs. He also confirmed hopes for an IPO......»»
Neural network assisted high-spatial-resolution polarimetry with non-interleaved chiral metasurfaces
Polarimetry plays a key role in wide applications from remote sensing and astronomy to biology and microscopy. Traditional polarimetry systems are equipped with a set of polarizers, waveplates, beam-splitters or filters, making the systems bulky and.....»»
The 9 best places to buy a dishwasher in 2024 (free installation and more)
If you're looking for the best dishwasher deals and other reasons to make a purchase, we've made our picks for the best places to buy a dishwasher......»»
Beam me up: Using lasers to detect moth migrations
The year is 1941. The British military is installing new-age radar systems to detect German aircraft bound for Great Britain, intent on destruction. Fast forward to 2024. Researchers at North Carolina State University are installing advanced laser-ba.....»»
Fencing young mussels for ecosystem restoration
The restoration of mussel beds in the Wadden Sea or the Delta is a lot more successful when young mussels are helped a little with low, protective fences on the bottom......»»
Affirmative action policies to increase diversity are successful, but controversial, around the world
In a landmark judgment in June 2023, the US supreme court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities. This decision marked a controversial end to affirmative action in US higher education admissions......»»
Space Shuttle Endeavour hoisted for installation in vertical display at Los Angeles science museum
NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off......»»
Do tree-planting campaigns follow best practices for successful forest restoration?
Global tree-planting campaigns have reached fad-like proportions over the past decade, and it's easy to understand their appeal. Healthy forests help in the fight against climate change by absorbing some of our excess carbon dioxide emissions, and th.....»»
Bessel-beam-based side-view measurement of seven-core fiber internal core distribution
Optical fiber, as the basic carrier of modern high-speed and high-capacity communication, is the key to the interconnection of the world. With the rapid development of the communications industry in recent decades, ordinary single-mode optical fiber.....»»
A rhino got pregnant from embryo transfer, in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies
Researchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that they say might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies......»»
The long, winding road to Baldur’s Gate 3 was paved with these Larian games
Larian Studios' rags-to-riches story is full of a ton of strategic pivots spanning games you'd never expect from the wildly successful Baldur's Gate 3 dev......»»
NASA"s Lucy ready for 2024 mission milestones
After its successful first asteroid encounter in 2023, NASA's Lucy mission has its sights firmly set on its main targets, the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids. In 2024, the Lucy spacecraft will transition from its current orbit around t.....»»
Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes
Cozy Bear (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka APT29) has been busy hacking and spying on big tech companies: both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have recently disclosed successful attack campaigns by the Russia-affiliated APT group. The Micro.....»»
Japan"s precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system—although the probe appears to be lying upside-down......»»
Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says
Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission......»»