Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthanised
A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the Oslo fjord was euthanised on Sunday, with Norway officials saying it was the only option but experts slamming an "infinitely sad" decision......»»
Move over, Barbie. The icons of women’s soccer are stepping into the spotlight in a series of Nike ads
Starring Sophia Smith, Megan Rapinoe, Debinha and more, Nike’s new ads for the Women’s World Cup are changing the game. The ninth Women’s World Cup commenced this week before record crowds in Australia and New Zealand. Nike, whi.....»»
Formamide: A versatile small molecular building block for synthesizing heavily N-doped 1D and 2D carbon
Low-dimensional carbon materials (LDCs), including graphene and carbon nanotubes, have attracted considerable attention due to their unique morphologies and intriguing electrical properties. However, these materials are typically less functionalized.....»»
Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon"s south pole
An Indian spacecraft blazed its way toward the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover on the lunar surface, the country's space agency said......»»
Researchers grow precise arrays of nanoscale LEDs
Halide perovskites are a family of materials that have attracted attention for their superior optoelectronic properties and potential applications in devices such as high-performance solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and lasers......»»
Biting flies are attracted to blue traps—researchers use AI to work out why
Flies which feast on blood—such as tsetse and horse flies—inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most efficient traps to control the populations of these.....»»
Australia has a strong hand to tackle gambling harm. Will it go all in or fold?
A ban on all gambling advertising within three years has attracted the most attention of the 31 recommendations made by the Australian parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, which reported this week......»»
Artificial neural network study explains why biting flies are attracted to blue objects
A small international team of life scientists has discovered why biting flies are attracted to things that are blue. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group used an artificial neural network (ANN) to mimic the proces.....»»
New genomic mechanisms of fish survival in the extreme cold revealed
An international team based at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the U.K., the University of Oslo in Norway as well as institutes in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.S. has sequenced the genomes of 24 Antarctic fi.....»»
Study reveals that ravens were attracted to humans" food more than 30,000 years ago
University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment team investigates human-raven relationships.....»»
A novel solution to safeguard Japan"s unique citrus cultivars and their breeders" rights
Citrus cultivation holds significant importance in Japan and has recently attracted both domestic and global attention. With an agricultural production value of approximately 201 billion yen, citrus is the third most important agricultural product in.....»»
Novel approach to fabricating artificial graphene nanoribbons with embedded pentagon carbon
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have attracted much attention due to their unique electronic structures with high tunability of physical structures......»»
Apple shows off iconic new Battersea store in London
Following the opening of the new Apple Battersea in England's capital, Apple has released official photographs showing crowds and the first shoppers in the store.(Source: Apple)Apple opened its new London store on Thursday, at the heart of the newly.....»»
Apple"s new flagship store dominates London"s Battersea landmark
Apple Battersea has now opened to hundreds of visitors in London's iconic Battersea Power Station, now revamped into a shopping mall. Here's what it looks like inside and out.Looking out from inside Apple Battersea as crowds wait (Source: Craig Jobbi.....»»
Mapping the evolution of E. coli"s main virulence factor offers a refined drug target
In a new study, published today in Nature Communications, a multi-center team led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oslo, Imperial College London and UCL, has mapped for the first time the evolutionary timeline and population distri.....»»
Inventec AI accelerator-inside ICs to be produced in Q4
Inventec Corp., a Taiwan-based original design manufacturer for PCs and servers, disclosed that its AI accelerator VectorMesh has attracted several top-10 IC design companies in Taiwan, and ICs with the accelerator inside is expected to be manufactur.....»»
Industrially applied and relevant transformations of 1,3-butadiene using homogeneous catalysts
The use of 1,3-butadiene as a cheap and abundant raw material for new applications has attracted more interest in recent decades, specifically in the chemical industry. A recently published review covers several important homogeneously catalyzed proc.....»»
India"s first-round of chipmaking incentive scheme hits obstacles
India's semiconductor manufacturing incentive scheme attracted applications from three conglomerates when it was announced in early 2022. The application by ISMC is reportedly stalled, which may further delay India's ambition to build a self-reliant.....»»
Video: Annual global ice loss simulated over Oslo
Satellites play a vital role in monitoring the rapid changes taking place in the Arctic. Tracking ice lost from the world's glaciers, ice sheets and frozen land shows that Earth is losing ice at an accelerating rate......»»
Study finds pollinators are attracted to humidity, not just scent
Humidity is as important as scent in attracting pollinators to a plant, new Cornell-led research finds, advancing basic biology and opening new avenues to support agriculture......»»
Edge AI chip competition heating up
The ChatGPT-triggered AI hype has attracted many IC vendors. Startup firms say they are now feeling the pressure from major IC design houses, such as MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek, who are stepping up efforts for AI chips, according to industry sour.....»»