VW is on a solid footing, CEO Blume says
Oliver Blume said the group was strong after he reshuffled senior roles, defined the automaker's strategy for China and North America, and revised its software and platform strategy......»»
The Asus Zenbook 14X OLED is almost everything you could need in a laptop
The Asus Zenbook 14X OLED is another great value, with strong performance, a solid build, and a spectacular OLED display. But battery life suffers......»»
Direct imaging of sequences and locations of glycans bound to biomolecules at a single-molecule level
A team of organic chemists at the Max-Planck Institute for Solid-State Research, working with colleagues from the University of Tübingen and the University of Copenhagen, reports a way to take pictures of the sequences and locations of glycans (also.....»»
Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i5-14600K review: a solid stopgap
Intel's new Core i9-14900K and Core i5-14600K close the gap with the competition from AMD, but they provide little reason to jump ship......»»
Lenovo’s Legion 9i is a 10. Here’s why it beats every other gaming laptop
The Lenovo Legion 9i manages to nail almost every aspect of being a desktop replacement, all without sacrificing being a solid laptop......»»
Solid-phase reversible immobilization beads for rDNA high-throughput sequencing library construction
Solid-phase reversible immobilization (SPRI) beads are widely used for high-throughput sequencing library construction to purify and recover nucleic acids. A new study published in Zoonoses has investigated the effects of SPRI bead ratio, incubation.....»»
Rocket Report: European rockets finally fly; Artemis II core stage issues
This week, Intelsat signaled confidence in Relativity Space's Terran R rocket. Enlarge / A Vega rocket rides a column of exhaust from its solid-fueled first stage, kicking off a mission to deliver 12 small satellites into orbit......»»
Toyota, Idemitsu team for all-solid-state battery breakthrough by 2028
Toyota is teaming with Japanese petrochemical giant Idemitsu to develop a sulfide solid electrolyte for the all-solid-state batteries the automaker plans to market in its next-generation electric vehicles around 2027-2028......»»
Toyota, Idemitsu team for solid-state battery breakthrough by 2028
Toyota is teaming with Japanese petrochemical giant Idemitsu to develop a sulfide solid electrolyte for the all-solid-state batteries the automaker plans to market in its next-generation electric vehicles around 2027-2028......»»
The Earth"s iron core isn"t just a solid mass
A new study by physicists discovers that the Earth's dense inner core is made up of constantly switching iron atoms. According to a new "holy grail" scientific discovery, the blazing-hot ball of metal at the center of the Earth's core is actual.....»»
Wednesday Poll: Pre-Order the Pixel 8?
Well, did you do it? Have you pre-ordered Google’s new Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro? If you did, we don’t blame you. The Pixel 8 Pro in particular is looking like a very solid device, especially if you’d be upgrading from say a Pixel 6 Pr.....»»
Iron atoms discovered on the move in Earth"s solid inner core
The iron atoms that make up the Earth's solid inner core are tightly jammed together by astronomically high pressures—the highest on the planet......»»
Apple 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro $250 off, iPhone 12 from $270, leather Apple Watch straps 45% off, more
Today we are showing the Touch Bar fans some love with a solid $250 off the 13-inch Apple M2 MacBook Pro starting from $1,049 shipped alongside some of the best deals ever on previous-generation iPhone 12 handsets starting from $270 Prime shipped. Mo.....»»
Concave, umbrella-like metal complexes provide space for giant molecular rotors to operate in solid state
Solid materials are generally known to be rigid and unmoving, but scientists are turning this idea on its head by exploring ways to incorporate moving parts into solids. This can enable the development of exotic new materials such as amphidynamic cry.....»»
Apple Watch Series 9 review: Solid upgrade even with features still coming
Quality of life updates like Double Tap and a brighter display makes Apple Watch Series 9 a worthwhile upgrade, but Series 7 and newer owners shouldn't bother.Apple Watch Series 9 reviewApple Watch launched in 2015 and has dramatically transformed as.....»»
Standing on the shoulders of punk: The early years of dance
The pre-existing network of labels, record stores, venues and organizers related to the declining punk scene gave dance music a solid base from which to break through in the United Kingdom, and later in the Netherlands. In the United States, the crad.....»»
Deals: 10th Gen Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad from $529, M2 Mac mini $100 off, more
Today’s best deals on Apple hardware and accessories are headlined by Wi-Fi + Cellular 10th Gen iPad models alongside a solid $100 price drop on M2 Mac mini that is currently sitting at a new all-time low. Moving over to the accessory side of thing.....»»
Recent manipulations of excitons in moiré superlattices
Light can excite electron and hole pairs inside semiconducting materials. If the attraction between a negatively charged electron and a positively charged hole (the antiparticle of electron in solid state physics) is strong, they stay bound together,.....»»
Exploring exotic spin interactions at microscale using solid-state spin quantum sensors
A team of researchers led by Academician DU Jiangfeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made a significant breakthrough in exploring exotic spin interactions. They successfully.....»»
Chromosomal instability in cancer cells causes DNA damage and promotes invasiveness: Study
Chromosomal instability is a phenomenon characterized by rapid changes in the number and structure of chromosomes during cell division. It is very common in solid tumors and it is linked to the aggressive spread of cancer, that is to say, metastasis......»»
Direct synthesis of fluorinated carbon materials via solid-state mechanochemical reaction between graphite and PTFE
A research team, led by Professor Jong-Beom Baek and his team in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST have achieved a significant breakthrough in battery technology. They have developed an innovative method that enables the safe syn.....»»