The Farthest Star Sheds New Light on the Early Universe
A cosmic fluke helped Hubble spy Earendel, a giant star at the edge of the known universe that could tell us more about what happened after the Big Bang......»»
Scientists uncover light absorbing properties of achiral materials
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made a discovery that changes what we know about light and materials. They found that engineered achiral (symmetric) materials, called achiral plasmonic metasurfaces, can absorb light differently depending.....»»
Retracing walrus ivory trade of Viking Age reveals early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trad.....»»
A new apparatus for analyzing partial coherence in integrated photonic networks
Anyone familiar with optics labs is familiar with the extremes of light coherence: laser beams are highly coherent, producing clear interference patterns used for precise applications like atomic manipulation or precise sensing. In contrast, light fr.....»»
The Rock’s best action movie is now on Netflix
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a true blue action star, and this classic movie shows him at his very best. It's now streaming on Netflix......»»
Acorn TV launches new crime drama with True Blood star Stephen Moyer
Acorn TV’s new crime drama series Art Detectives, starring True Blood star Stephen Moyer, focuses on crimes committed in the art world......»»
Precise locations of more than 1 million galaxies revealed
The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration across 14 institutions, has covered a sky area of 50 square degrees, similar to approximately 250 full moons......»»
Saturday Citations: Octopuses as shift supervisors for fish; universe confounds standard model; extremely old cheese
This week, biologists tracked down a mysterious group of orcas near Chile; Hubble spotted a black hole jet that causes stars along its trajectory to erupt; and researchers explained mysterious craters that began appearing in Siberian permafrost in th.....»»
7 best George Clooney movies, ranked
George Clooney's lengthy career has led him to star in several great movies that will live on in pop culture history......»»
iOS 18.2 beta release: When to expect the next update
Apple is preparing to launch iOS 18.1 in the next few weeks. But it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the next update. Here’s when to expect the first iOS 18.2 beta to release. more….....»»
October’s Prime Big Deal Days: Early deals to shop now
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back and it will be the biggest discount event in October, maybe the season. Find out all about it here and how to shop early......»»
Rebel Ridge to DC? Netflix star Aaron Pierre eyed for superhero series Lanterns
Who will play John Stewart alongside Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan in Lanterns? One Rebel Ridge star is in talks for the superhero role......»»
Prime Big Deal Days Lego deals 2024: Star Wars, Marvel, Technics, more
Lego fans, don't miss the fantastic discounts that are available from Lego Prime Day deals. Enjoy savings on Lego sets featuring Marvel, Star Wars, and more!.....»»
Star Wars Outlaws gets new road map following promised Ubisoft changes
Ubisoft announced that it would be implementing changes to Star Wars Outlaws following its softer than expected launch, and it has a new road map to prove it......»»
Waiting for a sale on Outlaws? Star Wars Jedi Survivor is $30 today
For a limited time, you’ll be able to score Star Wars Jedi: Survivor for PS5 and Xbox Series X for only $30 when you purchase at Best Buy......»»
AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs
I, for one, welcome our traffic light-identifying overlords. Enlarge / Examples of the kind of CAPTCHAs that image-recognition bots can now get past 100 percent of the time. (credit: Arxiv, Plesner et al.) Anyone who has.....»»
Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain
The custom-made caps hold electrodes in place and reduce motion artifacts during EEGs. Enlarge / “When you spend more time putting electrodes back on than you do actually recording the EEGs, you get creative." (credit: Alienor.....»»
Research team succeeds in ultra-fast switching of tiny light sources
Extremely thin materials consisting of just a few atomic layers promise applications for electronics and quantum technologies. An international team led by TU Dresden has now made remarkable progress with an experiment conducted at Helmholtz-Zentrum.....»»
Lunar dust dynamics: Unveiling the charging properties and particle behavior of Chang"e-5 samples in an electric field
A study published in Engineering has shed new light on the behavior of lunar regolith particles under the influence of an external electric field, a discovery that could revolutionize space exploration and lunar resource utilization. The research, co.....»»
Star Wars Outlaws gets new roadmap following promised Ubisoft changes
Ubisoft announced that it would be implementing changes to Star Wars Outlaws following its softer than expected launch, and it has a new roadmap to prove it......»»
How a protein keeps gene clusters quiet in the cell nucleolus
In a discovery that sheds light on the complex mechanisms of gene regulation, scientists at EPFL have uncovered a critical role for the protein ZNF274 in keeping certain gene clusters turned off by anchoring them to the cell nucleolus. The study is p.....»»