Trump team in sync with Tesla on ending crash-reporting requirements, report says
The transition team of president-elect Donald Trump is planning to end existing car-crash reporting requirements to safety regulators......»»
Hexagons of hexagonal boron nitride join up to form 2D insulator for next-gen electronic devices
A method that can grow a useful insulating material into exceptionally high-quality films that are just one atom thick and are suitable for industrial-scale production has been developed by an international team led by Xixiang Zhang from KAUST......»»
Seeing is believing: Leveraging defining morphological features for accurate selection of brain organoids
By combining morphological and single-cell level gene expression analyses, a team of researchers led by Professor Jun Takahashi in the Department of Clinical Application at Kyoto University has established a new non-destructive system to select high-.....»»
Report: Almost 1 in 10 UK workers increasingly trapped in precarious work
It is concerning that 8% of UK workers are "increasingly precarious"—likely to be stuck in low-paid, insecure or otherwise uncertain work—say researchers from UCL in a new report on the UK labor market......»»
Observations shed more light on the properties of three-planet system TOI-396
An international team of astronomers has investigated a planetary system consisting of three alien worlds orbiting the star TOI-396. The study, published Nov. 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, provides the first mass measurements for these three plan.....»»
New Trump administration could bring shift in approach to Snake River dam breaching
The change from the Biden to the Trump administration is primed to alter the trajectory of salmon recovery in the Snake and Columbia river basins......»»
Apple reveals how Aardman shot its festive animation on an iPhone
The team behind Wallace & Gromit have collaborated with Apple on a festive animation that’s being beamed nightly onto one of London’s most iconic buildings......»»
Social media ban for kids – other countries likely to follow
Note: This report contains links to reports about teenage suicides Australia has followed France in imposing a social media ban for kids, and other countries are expected to follow. The French government is now pushing for an EU-wide ban. Socia.....»»
Google Maps app showing incident reports from Waze
As part of the redesigned incident reporting across all platforms, Google said Maps would show Waze reports for users to confirm while navigating. This is beginning to roll out. more….....»»
Might be time to buy EVs, laptops and smartphones ahead of Trump tariffs
Price hikes are widely expected to be passed onto U.S. consumers should the incoming Trump administration carry out its plans to impose across-the-board tariffs on imports......»»
Waze incident reports are now appearing in Google Maps
Incident reports contributed by Waze users are appearing inside Google Maps. This cross-platform report-sharing update is available for users globally......»»
3D-printed particles propel themselves across the surface of a fluid
A small team of physicists at the University of Amsterdam has demonstrated the ability of 3D-printed particles to propel themselves across the surface of a fluid, given the right fuel. The group has posted a paper describing their particles on the ar.....»»
How a species of ground squirrel manages to go without food and water over the winter months
A team of molecular and physiology specialists at the Yale University School of Medicine has uncovered some of the hibernating secrets of thirteen-lined ground squirrels, and have partly explained how it manages to avoid thirst during its long winter.....»»
Ending EV tax rebate could seriously harm Tesla, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen sales, study finds
Volkswagen, Chevrolet, and Tesla buyers are heavily influenced by federal tax incentives, according to a J.D. Power survey......»»
Tesla, Volkswagen and Chevrolet purchases are highly dependent on EV rebates: JD Powers
Volkswagen, Chevrolet, and Tesla buyers are heavily influenced by Federal tax incentives, according to a J.D. Power survey......»»
Tellurium nanowires show potential for room-temperature ferroelectricity and data storage
A discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires, paving the way for advancements in ultrahigh-density data storage and neuromo.....»»
New hybrid catalyst developed for clean oxygen production
A research team at the Institute of Materials Chemistry at TU Wien, led by Professor Dominik Eder, has developed a new synthetic approach to create durable, conductive and catalytically active hybrid framework materials for (photo)electrocatalytic wa.....»»
Census data analysis shows the South had a much higher mortality rate than the North in the US Civil War
A small team of social scientists at New York University-Abu Dhabi has conducted what they describe as a more accurate assessment of the number of soldiers killed in the U.S. Civil War. In their study published in the Proceedings of the National Acad.....»»
Higher-density storage technique could allow diamond disk to store equivalent of 2,000 Blu-ray discs
A team of engineers at the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new way to code data onto a diamond with higher density than prior methods. In their paper published in the journal Nature Photonics, the group notes that such o.....»»
Tesla’s humanoid robot ‘got a new hand for Black Friday’
A new video appears to show that Tesla's Optimus robot has mastered the complex process of catching an object in midflight......»»
The effect of compliance requirements on vulnerability management strategies
In this Help Net Security interview, Steve Carter, CEO of Nucleus Security, discusses the ongoing challenges in vulnerability management, including prioritizing vulnerabilities and addressing patching delays. Carter also covers compliance requirement.....»»