Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
Firefighting crews battle for a third day on Thursday wind-driven wildfires that has blackened a swath of pine forest near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey and driven dozens of people from their homes......»»
Fruit flies give further insight into evolution of male genitalia driven by sexual selection
Fruit flies have provided scientists with new insight into the genetic basis for the rapid evolution of male external genitalia driven by sexual selection......»»
Researchers realize photo-driven nitrogen fixation and ammonia synthesis mediated by lithium hydride
Ammonia is essential for food and future energy supply. In the industry, it is mainly produced by the Haber-Bosch process, which operates at high temperatures and pressures. Due to the high energy consumption and carbon emissions of ammonia industry,.....»»
US center"s tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts
The "cone of uncertainty" produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a tropical storm is getting an update this year to include predictions for inland areas, where wind and flooding are sometimes more treachero.....»»
iPhone is the only reason the US smartphone market has recovered
Overall, sales of smartphones in the US grew 8% year over year in 2023, driven by a "very robust" showing for Apple's iPhone.iPhone 15 Pro colorful lineupJust as with the latest global smartphone figures, a new report says that premium phones such as.....»»
Green methanol for the circular economy: Researchers develop new catalyst
Researchers hope to produce the raw material methanol at the edge of a field or on the farm using renewable energy. In addition to wind or sun, water and CO2 would be needed to produce the raw materials for the green methanol process: carbon monoxide.....»»
Efficient photothermal CO₂ methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles
The massive emissions of CO2 from the utilization of fossil fuels have caused a series of environmental issues and climate change. Driven by the fast development of green hydrogen and CO2 capture technologies, the hydrogenation of CO2 to hydrocarbon.....»»
Spray coating for grapes shows promise in battle between wildfire smoke and wine
Spray on coatings for grapes in the vineyard have promise in preventing off flavors in wines that result from contact with wildfire smoke, according to new Oregon State University research......»»
U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations
Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development......»»
Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery
Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed "RoboChem," the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accura.....»»
Stellar Cyber partners with Proofpoint to speed detection of email-driven cyberattacks
Stellar Cyber announced a new partnership with Proofpoint, a cybersecurity and compliance company. Through this alliance, Proofpoint and Stellar Cyber customers benefit from an out-of-the-box integration enabling swift email investigations and real-t.....»»
Rumored iOS 18 Siri boost will be driven by massive acquisitions over years
Apple's investment in more AI firms than any of its major rivals, and a marked increased in related job ads, backs up claims that Siri will see significant improvements at WWDC 2024.A Siri icon superimposed on Apple ParkAgain belying the claim that A.....»»
Wildlife smoke may curb movement, sociability of woodpeckers
Human-driven climate change has helped transform many forests into kindling: A 2016 study found that greenhouse-aided warming and drought had more than doubled the area of fire-susceptible forest in the western U.S. since the mid-1980s. And of the Ca.....»»
Methane pulses on Mars possibly driven by atmospheric pressure changes
New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars's atmosphere; knowing when and where to look for methane can help the Curiosity rover search.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/22/2024
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Marvels' tops the chart, followed by 'Napoleon'. ‘'Wonka' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, p.....»»
A New Nonprofit Is Seeking to Solve the AI Copyright Problem
As battles rage over AI copyright, a new nonprofit seeks to elevate "fairly trained" AI models. Ed Newton-Rex publicly resigned from his executive job at a prominent AI company last year, following a disagreement with his bosses ove.....»»
Used-vehicle retailer Vroom to cease e-commerce operations
Online used-vehicle retailer Vroom Inc. said it will wind down its e-commerce operations and used-vehicle dealership business......»»
E-commerce used-vehicle retailer Vroom to cease operations
Online used-vehicle retailer Vroom Inc. said it will wind down its e-commerce operations and used-vehicle dealership business......»»
Novel graph neural network models enhance precipitation forecasting
In the AI era, pure data-driven meteorological and climate models are gradually catching up with and even surpassing traditional numerical models. However, significant challenges persist in current deep learning models, such as low physical consisten.....»»
Cognyte adds GenAI capabilities into its LUMINAR offering
Cognyte announced the release of a significant update to its LUMINAR external threat intelligence solution to incorporate GenAI capabilities, including a new AI-driven dashboard. LUMINAR is already integrated with Cognyte’s investigative analytics.....»»
Astronomers investigate the properties of a peculiar cataclysmic variable
Astronomers from Turkey and Russia have performed optical observations of a magnetic cataclysmic variable known as SRGA J213151.5+491400. Results of the observational campaign, presented Jan. 11 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield important insights.....»»