To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Takeaway coffees—they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year......»»
Scientists publish novel research on how individual cells respond to viral infection
A team of scientists from Montana State University recently published unique research examining how individual cells respond to viral infection. The work used state-of-the-art technology to culture cells and track infection in real time; it is the fi.....»»
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat
Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat, the latest escalation in a surprising culture war......»»
Scientists develop a novel pipeline to create custom cell culture devices
Scientists at the UK Dementia Research Institute at King's at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience have developed a process enabling custom cell culture device creation. This pipeline has been published in PLOS Biology and is availa.....»»
Total solar eclipses provide an opportunity to engage with science, culture and history
On April 8, 2024, there will be a total solar eclipse in Canada. This is an opportunity to experience, learn from and participate in the excitement and wonder. And rather than hiding inside, researchers have been communicating how people can safely e.....»»
How to empty the Narwal Freo X Ultra dustbin
Need to empty the dustbin on your Narwal Freo X Ultra? Or maybe you want to swap from its disposable dustbins to the reusable dustbin? Here's what to know......»»
Research examines the role of sex and violence in Peruvian military culture
An article and book by Professor Jelke Boesten and co-author Peruvian anthropologist Lurgio Gavilán have received awards from the Latin American Studies Association, the largest professional organization for those studying Latin America. Jelke Boest.....»»
Study shows inverting fusion plasmas improves performance
To become commercially viable, fusion power plants must create and sustain the plasma conditions necessary for fusion reactions. However, at high temperatures and densities, plasmas often develop gradients in those temperatures and densities. These g.....»»
Researchers develop first heat map for individual red blood cells
Entropy is often associated with disorder and chaos, but in biology it is related to energy efficiency and is closely linked to metabolism, the set of chemical reactions that sustain life......»»
Apple Developer Center Singapore offers sessions, labs, and workshops to devs across the region
Apple recently launched its first Developer Center in Singapore, which will provide customized resources and expert guidance to the region's diverse app development community.The center aims to support Southeast Asia's thriving developer community, w.....»»
Degree of cell crowding in the early human embryo influences cell identity decision, new culture system finds
Research conducted by Dr. Shota Nakanoh in a collaboration between Dr. Teresa Rayon's lab at the Institute and Professor Ludovic Vallier's lab at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute has determined that the degree of cell crowding in the ea.....»»
Why creating software-defined vehicles is ‘costly, painful and intense"
Automakers are struggling to create a smartphone on wheels because it requires a complete rethink of vehicle development, new supplier relationships and an overhaul of corporate culture......»»
The best sex and dating apps for hooking up
Looking for no strings attached sex? We've lined up a selection of sex apps for finding something casual. This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience.Hookup culture is all about keepin.....»»
Bottlenecks and beehives: How an invasive bee colony defied genetic expectations
For more than a decade, invasive Asian honeybees have defied evolutionary expectations and established a thriving population in North Queensland, much to the annoyance of the honey industry and biosecurity officials......»»
Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game
With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules and familiar music, the video game Tetris has endured as a pop culture icon over the last 40 years. Many people, like me, have been playing the game for decades, and it has evolved to adapt to new technolog.....»»
Walleye struggle with changes to timing of spring thaw, researchers find
Walleye are one of the most sought-after species in freshwater sportfishing, a delicacy on Midwestern menus and a critically important part of the culture of many Indigenous communities. They are also struggling to survive in the warming waters of th.....»»
Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing
Apple exec: Microsoft putting $100 billion into Bing was "not significant at all." Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After failing for almost a decade to convince Apple to ditch Google and set Bing as S.....»»
It’s time for security operations to ditch Excel
Security teams are hiding an embarrassing secret from the outside world: despite their position at the vanguard of technology, security risks and threats, their actual war plans are managed on spreadsheets. This is a far cry from the dark rooms, mult.....»»
This Pixel Fold 2 Render Brings a Rather Striking Design Change to the Table
It looks like the Pixel Fold 2 might ditch the horizontal camera bar. The post This Pixel Fold 2 Render Brings a Rather Striking Design Change to the Table appeared first on Phandroid. We guess this might be somewhat of a shocker for Pixel.....»»
Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be
As relentless rains pounded LA, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year......»»
Natural pesticides gain ground in "agri-tox" capital Brazil
Inspecting a thriving green field, Brazilian farmer Adriano Cruvinel is beaming: Using a fraction of the chemical products he used to, he is growing even more soy, thanks to natural pesticides......»»