The New Aston Martin DB12 Is Everything We Hoped It Would Be
Aston Martin took the wraps off its new 2024 DB12 and it puts together a very compelling package. But will it measure up to the already great DB11? Aston Martin took.....»»
A secret, two-note formula tugs heartstrings in movies
Can a few seconds' worth of music convey the triumph of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr., the price he paid to achieve it and yet presage the struggles to come in our own time?.....»»
The intensity of sunlight over decades related to ultra-fine, man-made dirt particles
Based on the long-term Potsdam radiation time series, ETH Professor Martin Wild and his collaborators have shown that variations in the intensity of sunlight over decades are down to ultra-fine, man-made dirt particles in the atmosphere......»»
Membrane building blocks play decisive role in controlling cell growth
Lipids are the building blocks of the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth. This has been investigated in a new study by scientists at Martin Luther Univ.....»»
Metabolism: Researchers first to shed light on structure of huge enzyme complex
A new method has enabled the natural structure of particularly large and complex enzymes to be revealed. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and TU Berlin have published their findings in the journal Cell Reports. They inves.....»»
Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery—but identifying its precise color can depend on individual perception. So, when a handheld color-matching gadget came on the market, scientists hoped it offered.....»»
Researchers produce tiny nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time
Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) show in a recent study. The researchers have also been the first to fully determ.....»»
ABL Space tapped to launch the first orbital rocket from Britain
“The ABL system is relatively easy, quick, and cost-effective to deploy." Enlarge / Hot fire test of integrated second stage for ABL Space System's RS1 rocket in the fall of 2020. (credit: ABL Space Systems) Lockheed Martin says it has selec.....»»
How to download a video from Facebook
While this process isn't as straightforward as you may have hoped, it is still possible without much effort......»»
Aston Martin adds former Ford execs to board
The appointment of the high-profile auto executives, including Richard Parry-Jones and Anne Stevens, adds "great value" to Aston Martin, said the automaker's chairman, Lawrence Stroll......»»
Aston Martin’s new SUV is actually extremely good: The 2021 DBX review
It looks amazing and drives even better, but the downside is a crippling thirst. This is the $176,900 2021 Aston Martin DBX, the first ever crossover from the storied British brand......»»
Original Content podcast: Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz have a good time in ‘Pretend It’s A City’
The concept behind the new Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s A City” is pretty straightforward: Author Fran Lebowitz talks, while Martin Scorsese (who’s both director and an on-camera presence) listens and laughs. Lebow.....»»
After a decade, NASA’s big rocket fails its first real test
"It's not everything we hoped it would be." At 4:27pm central time, the SLS rocket core stage ignited its four RS-25 engines at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The test was to last up to eight min.....»»
“Shkreli Award” goes to Moderna for “blatantly greedy” COVID vaccine prices
Moderna used $1 billion from feds to develop vaccine, then set some of the highest prices. Enlarge / COVID-vaccine-maker Moderna (right), has been placed in the ranks of Martin Shkreli (left). (credit: Drew Angerer / Florian Gaertner / Getty Ima.....»»
After burning through $2 billion, Katerra gets a $200 million SoftBank lifeline to escape bankruptcy
SoftBank Group is reportedly investing $200 million to bail out Katerra, a startup that had hoped to remake the construction industry with a vertically integrated approach, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Katerra’s shareholder.....»»
The Lasting Lessons of John Conway"s Game of Life
Siobhan Roberts, writing for The New York Times: In March of 1970, Martin Gardner opened a letter jammed with ideas for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American. Sent by John Horton Conway, then a mathematician at the University of Cambri.....»»
James "Scotty" Doohan"s ashes have been hidden on the International Space Station for 12 years
When he passed away at the age of 85 in 2005, Doohan’s family hoped NASA would fufil a dying wish that his ashes be sent to the ISS. The request was refused, but the story didn’t end there, according to a report in The Times......»»
The World"s Most Loathed Industry Gave Us a Vaccine in Record Time
An anonymous reader shares a feature report: At the end of 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic started, the two best-known faces of the pharmaceutical business were the imprisoned Martin Shkreli and the lawsuit-laden opioid makers at Purdue Pharma......»»
MIT Electrical Engineer Selected For US Senate
oort99 writes: MIT Electrical Engineering graduate and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been selected by California governor Gavin Newsom to replace Kamala Harris. He will join Steve Daines and Martin Heinrich as one of three U.S. Senat.....»»
Despite economic downturn, space startup funding defies gravity
"We don't shy away from taking risks," said Spacefund's Meagan Crawford. The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn̵.....»»
Daily Crunch: Stimulus bill includes money for broadband and energy
We look at the tech implications of the new stimulus bill, Lockheed Martin makes a big rocket engine acquisition and Google Cloud expands. This is your Daily Crunch for December 21, 2020. The big story: Stimulus bill includes money for broadband and.....»»