Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. Read more Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older c.....»»
Vacuum suction-mounted wireless TV zip lines off faulty walls to safety
Displace TV slowly (and loudly) lowers self down to foam feet before lying flat. The Displace TV has started cascading itself down its zip line......»»
Firefighters tell of hellish battle against Canada wildfires
Facing grueling conditions worthy of a Dantean hell, up against soaring walls of blistering flames, thousands of firefighters mobilized throughout the Canadian summer. They came out exhausted and worried for the future......»»
How new plant cell walls change their mechanical properties after cell division
Scientists have revealed new plant cell walls can have significantly different mechanical properties compared to surrounding parental cell walls, enabling cells to change their local shape and influence the growth of plant organs......»»
Chinese astronauts may build a base inside a lunar lava tube
Caves were some of humanity's first shelters. Who knows what our distant ancestors were thinking as they sought refuge there, huddling and cooking meat over a fire, maybe drawing animals on the walls. Caves protected our ancient ancestors from the el.....»»
Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways DLC: How to solve the shield wall puzzle in Chapter 4
After passing through a lithograph puzzle door, you'll be immediately met with another puzzle featuring walls filled with shields. Here's how to solve it......»»
Chemists use nature as inspiration for a sustainable, affordable adhesive system
Glue holds the world together. Without adhesives, much of modern human civilization—including our cellphones, cars, furniture, walls and the packages arriving on our doorstep—would simply fall apart......»»
Spintronics: X-ray microscopy unravels the nature of domain walls
A new study at BESSY II analyzes the formation of skyrmions in ferrimagnetic thin films of dysprosium and cobalt in real time and with high spatial resolution. This is an important step towards characterizing suitable materials with skyrmions more p.....»»
How hidden details in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings are revealed by chemical imaging
The walls of ancient Egyptian tombs can teach us much about the lives of the pharaohs and their entourages. Tomb paintings showed the deceased and their immediate family members involved in religious activities, the burial itself, or feasting at banq.....»»
Engineers test printed electronics in space
Today's small spacecraft pack sensors, guidance and control, and operating electronics into every available space. Printing electronic circuits on the walls and structures of spacecraft could help future missions do more in smaller packages......»»
Newly identified protein regulates the creation of cellulose in plant cells
Cellulose—an integral component of plant cell walls—is an important source of food, paper, textiles and biofuels, but how its creation is regulated within plant cells has remained unclear. Now, a team led by researchers at Penn State has identifi.....»»
Pace off: NASA Goddard acoustics chamber and US marine band turn up the volume
With a light flick of the conductor's baton and a unified breath from each member, the band started playing the two deep and ominous notes easily recognized as the theme of "Jaws." The sounds echoed off the walls of the acoustics chamber at NASA's Go.....»»
Walls along River Nile reveal ancient form of hydraulic engineering
An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive "river groins" reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed l.....»»
Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study
An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain......»»
Help, bees have colonized the walls of my house! Why are they there and what should I do?
Have you spotted a swarm of flying insects emerging from a wall? Or noticed a buzzing noise coming from inside the house?.....»»
Predicting the composition of a steel alloy
Producing energy on Earth through nuclear fusion, the type of reaction that powers the sun, has proven to be a major challenge. The extreme conditions needed for such a reaction require the walls of a nuclear fusion device to be made of a material wi.....»»
Examining domain walls in magnetic nanowires
Magnetic domains walls are known to be a source of electrical resistance due to the difficulty for transport electron spins to follow their magnetic texture. This phenomenon holds potential for utilization in spintronic devices, where the electrical.....»»
Escape From Tarkov"s latest update fixes a long-standing bug
A technical update has meant flashlights in Escape From Tarkov will no longer shine through walls and flicker constantly.....»»
How to get the Froggy Armor set in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
If you want to be able to climb up icy walls, you're going to want to get your hands on this extremely useful gear – but it'll take some exploring to get......»»
Canelo vs. Ryder live stream: Watch the boxing match from anywhere
Canelo will defend his unified super middleweight belts against the British challenger John Ryder on Saturday in Guadalajara. Here's how to watch the live stream......»»
Future iMac may be able to extend desktop onto nearby walls
Apple continues to explore ways of extending or improving the iMac, this time by working on integrated technology to extend the user's screen by projecting displays onto nearby surfaces such as walls.Mockup using Apple's iMac photography to show how.....»»