To navigate the heavens, take a seat
Students and visitors have undoubtedly wondered about the peculiar, spherical sculpture on the rooftop of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. With its giant metallic rails looping around a chair, the sculpture evokes the time machine.....»»
CISO roles continue to expand beyond technical expertise
Marlin Hawk has tracked and analyzed the profiles of 470 CISOs year-over-year to understand the changing dynamics in this critical leadership position. The research shows the CISO seat to be relatively industry-agnostic—with 84% of CISOs having a c.....»»
Do’s and don’ts for cleaning your dirty iPhone (and why you should make it a habit)
Studies have found our smartphones are usually dirtier than a toilet seat, carrying tens of thousands of bacteria, so creating a habit of regularly cleaning your iPhone is a healthy move. But what’s safe or best to use? Let’s look at how to clea.....»»
Spaceflight Companies Promised to Do Science—So How’s It Going?
Research has taken a back seat on the industry’s initial space jaunts, but it could become significant as the trips rack up......»»
NASA developing AI to navigate the lunar surface using landmarks
Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's horizon to navigate across the lunar surface......»»
Researchers pioneer biocompatible all-water "Aquabots"
Soft robots have phenomenally advanced in recent years. Microscale soft robots designated to navigate difficult paths and perform biological functions in the human body could have profound potential biomedical applications such as surgery, prosthetic.....»»
Cooler Master’s massive workstation pod is an extravagant alternative to desks
Cooler Master announces waitlist for long-awaited Orb X. Enlarge (credit: Cooler Master) When is an office or gaming chair more than a seat? When it's an entire mechanical pod equipped with monitors, wireless charging,.....»»
With a small network of satellites around Mars, rovers could navigate autonomously
When it comes to "on the ground" exploration of Mars, rovers make pretty good advance scouts. From Pathfinder to Perseverance, we've watched as these semi-autonomous robots do what human explorers want to do in the future. Now, engineers are studying.....»»
The best thrillers on Netflix right now (December 2022)
In the mood for something elevated that will put you on the edge of your seat? Try one of these great Netflix thriller films......»»
Kensington"s new SlimBlade Pro Trackball is ergonomic & ambidextrous
Kensington's new SlimBlade Pro Trackball provides users with an ergonomic way to navigate their Mac or another computer.Kensington SlimBlade Pro TrackballThe plug-and-play SlimBlade Pro offers connectivity through Bluetooth, 2.4GHz wireless, or a wir.....»»
MIT’s new museum demystifies the world’s most complex technologies
The new MIT Museum broaches science’s most impactful, daunting, and worrying topics with a welcoming design. Taking a seat at a desk with the American flag draped in the background, President Richard Nixon addresses a television camera. It&#x.....»»
Cosmic radiation detection takes front seat during NASA"s Artemis I space mission
Although bad weather and technical issues forced NASA to postpone its August and September launch attempts for Artemis I—an uncrewed space mission that will voyage around the moon and back—the space agency is looking towards a launch window in th.....»»
Flies smell the motion of odors and use it to navigate, study finds
The survival of all animals and insects, from wolves to bees, depends upon their ability to find the source of odors, which is a challenge when wind disperses and obscures their source. Past research has shown that animals and insects navigate their.....»»
The best Black Friday Roomba deals for 2022
Black Friday Roomba deals are plentiful, and we've got all the details you need to navigate the popular shopping event......»»
Volvo’s next electric vehicle is the new US-made EX90 SUV
Built in South Carolina, the seven-seat SUV should sell for under $80,000. Enlarge / Volvo's designers have evolved the distinctive "Thor's hammer" headlights. (credit: Volvo) On Wednesday, Volvo gathered media together.....»»
Studio 7.5 designs the Zeph chair with sculpted mono-shell seat for Herman Miller
Promotion: furniture brand Herman Miller and Berlin-based design firm Studio 7.5 have collaborated to release the Zeph Chair, an office chair with a sculpted mono-shell seat, which is a nod to the iconic mid-century Eames Shell Chair. Read more.....»»
How asexuals navigate romantic relationships
Though an estimated 1% of Americans identify as asexual—a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction—asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched. For these reasons, they're frequently subjected.....»»
Take a seat on these chairs made out of conveyor belts
Designer Woojin Park’s new conveyor belt chair might not be the most comfortable seat out there, but it sure is pretty. More than a century ago, Henry Ford revolutionized the manufacturing industry by rolling out the conveyor belt system.....»»
Tesla recalls 24,000 Model 3s in U.S.
Tesla Inc is recalling 24,000 2017-2022 Model 3s in the U.S. over a seat belt issue......»»
Elon Musk"s bumpy road to owning Twitter: A timeline
A board seat accepted and then rejected. A stunning $44 billion takeover offer with uncertain financing. And a surprise early morning tweet putting the deal on hold, temporarily......»»
Magna plans to invest $530M in three new and existing U.S. plants
The Canadian company, whose U.S. base is in metro Detroit, plans to invest around $530 million into new and existing plants to build seat frames as well as EV battery frames, enclosures and components......»»