The Gamespot Phenomenon
I expect we’ll be exploring, unscrambling, pontificating, and dealing with what is happening with Gamespot (GME) for a while. If you are reading this in the future and want some historical context for the rest of this post, this chart from the.....»»
Electrospun nanomaterial offers great protection against electromagnetic interference
Engineers have employed "electrospinning," a new technique of manufacturing nanomaterials, to produce a novel fabric that offers high performance protection against electromagnetic interference, a phenomenon that can result in electronic device malfu.....»»
Why do the cores of stars spin more slowly than expected?
Under certain conditions, the cores of stars contract. When this happens, they start to spin faster than the external layers of the star. However, the study of oscillations in stars, asteroseismology, has uncovered an astonishing phenomenon: The core.....»»
Scientists use cavefish to learn more about metabolism and the evolutionary basis of being a couch potato
Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and surges in digital entertainment subscriptions, restaurant take-out and delivery services—a perfect storm for a collective couch potato phenomenon. Now.....»»
Wordle clone Quordle purchased by... Merriam-Webster?
Finally, definitions and four-at-a-time word guessing on a single website. A sample game of Quordle. (credit: Merriam-Webster) A year ago, the Wordle phenomenon was so huge that the venerable New York Times spent a "low.....»»
Apple’s iconic ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad aired on this day 39 years ago
Almost 40 years ago, Apple Computer aired its now-iconic commercial introducing the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was aga.....»»
First observation of the Cherenkov radiation phenomenon in 2D space
Researchers from the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology have presented the first experimental observation of Cherenkov radiation confined in two dimensions. The resu.....»»
Emergent behavior observed in self-interacting light
Particles of light—photons—that are forced to interact with each other through specially structured glass demonstrate behavior evocative of the "fractional quantum Hall effect," a phenomenon that garnered the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics when demo.....»»
Laser-controlled synthetic microswimmers show swarm intelligence can be caused by physical mechanisms
Seemingly spontaneously coordinated swarm behavior exhibited by large groups of animals is a fascinating and striking collective phenomenon. Experiments conducted by researchers at Leipzig University on laser-controlled synthetic microswimmers now sh.....»»
Wordle’s wild year: New York Times breaks down the phenomenon’s big 2022
From a left-field acquisition to an accidental five-letter controversy, the New York Times gives us a behind-the-scenes look into Wordle's big year......»»
Enabling nanoscale thermoelectrics with a novel organometallic molecular junction
The Seebeck effect is a thermoelectric phenomenon by which a voltage or current is generated when a temperature difference exists across a conductor. This effect is the basis of established and emerging thermoelectric applications alike, such as heat.....»»
Perseverant bacteria challenge antibacterial treatment
Bacterial perseverance is a new phenomenon that helps explain how bacteria adapt to survive antibiotic treatments. A group of researchers at Uppsala University have studied how individual bacteria react when exposed to different antibiotics. The resu.....»»
Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
The phenomenon threatens local drinking water, and scientists think climate change may be the culprit......»»
Doorbell camera captures much more than just a house visitor
While most Alaskans slept early on Wednesday, a number of doorbell cameras captured a natural phenomenon that would otherwise have gone largely unnoticed......»»
Study uncovers existing limitations in the detection of entanglement
Quantum entanglement is a process through which two particles become entangled and remain connected over time, even when separated by large distances. Detecting this phenomenon is of crucial importance for both the development of quantum technology a.....»»
Well, actually: Mansplaining is a problem in the workplace
Since the term "mansplaining" has entered the cultural zeitgeist as a social media phenomenon and hashtag, its popularity and usage has only skyrocketed. In just six months between November 2016 and April 2017, for example, it was mentioned at least.....»»
Design Your Own Fantastic Fabrics
Textile printing — the application of colored patterns to fabric — is not a new phenomenon. Woodblock-printed fabric dates back hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, and has been widely available in forms such as chintz and calico since before.....»»
Pink Snow Is Not a Cute Phenomenon—Here’s Why
Researchers are trying to understand what drives the algal blooms that tinge ice—and have implications for the drought-stricken American West’s water supply......»»
Small solar flares in large laser bodies
Using 12 high-powered lasers, researchers recreated small solar flares in order to study the mechanisms behind a fundamental astronomical phenomenon known as a magnetic reconnection......»»
Transport of air masses in connection with El Niño decoded
The El Niño phenomenon influences the weather in distant regions, as far away as the U.S., India or the Mediterranean region. But how exactly these so-called teleconnections actually work has not yet been clarified completely......»»
DDI packaging materials suppliers land pull-in of short lead-time orders
Display driver IC packaging materials suppliers have recently landed a pull-in of short lead-time orders, which DDI backend firms regard as a short-term phenomenon......»»