What causes pools below waterfalls to periodically fill with sediment?
Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be partially or completely filled with sediment. New research showed how and why pools at the base of waterfalls, known as plunge pools, go through natural cy.....»»
Steradian’s 4D Imaging Radar Aims to Make Self-Driving Cars Smarter
The founders of Steradian Semiconductors saw a technology gap in the marketplace and used their know-how to fill it. Before launching the fabless semiconductor startup in 2016, the founders were working at well-known technology companies designing c.....»»
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is the right Soulslike for a post-Elden Ring world
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn's gunpowder fantasy sets a good first impression for those looking for what can fill the Elden Ring void......»»
France reveals hidden swimming pools with AI, taxes them
Computer eyes in the skies make real estate tax evasion in France much harder. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Using an artificial intelligence computer vision system developed by French IT firm Capgemini, the French tax office.....»»
New technique shows old temperatures were much hotter than thought
Results imply Earth may be more sensitive to carbon dioxide than previously known. Enlarge / Isotopes in sediment cores like these can provide indications of past temperatures. (credit: E Alaska Scientific Party) In a paper re.....»»
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs. Galaxy S22 Ultra
The Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 4 each fill a unique spot at the top-end of Samsung’s lineup. Here's how these two top-tier smartphones compare......»»
Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology
Millions in tax revenue has been collected after more than 20,000 undeclared pools were found......»»
Chrome just added a great new way to protect your passwords
Chrome will soon let you fill out forms online using only your fingerprint or face unlock......»»
Climate change could push flood damage to $3 billion a year in western US, study says
The University of California, San Diego says the atmospheric river storms that periodically hit the western U.S. could cause as much as $3.2 billion a year in flood damage by the end of the century, a figure three times higher than an estimate the un.....»»
Understanding how hillslopes connect ecosystems
Hillslopes are essential landscape features. They physically tie ridges to valleys and link terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through sediment, water, and nutrients. Understanding how hillslopes interact is critical to understanding how landscapes w.....»»
Sleeping giant could end deep ocean life
A previously overlooked factor—the position of continents—helps fill Earth's oceans with life-supporting oxygen. Continental movement could ultimately have the opposite effect, killing most deep ocean creatures......»»
Having Trouble Buying a New Car Or PlayStation 5? Congress Hopes the CHIPS Act Could Help
It’s been a difficult year for shoppers looking for cars, electronics and anything that requires a computer chip. A global semiconductor shortage has left many companies unable to fill orders or even finish products they’ve started assemb.....»»
“Black widow” neutron star devoured its mate to become heaviest found yet
This work may set an upper limit on just how large neutron stars can become. Enlarge / A spinning neutron star periodically swings its radio (green) and gamma-ray (magenta) beams past Eart. A black widow pulsar heats the facing side of.....»»
As reflective satellites fill the skies, students are making sure astronomers can adapt
As satellites crawl across the sky, they reflect light from the sun back down to Earth, especially during the first few hours after sunset and the first few hours before sunrise. As more companies launch networks of satellites into low-Earth orbit, a.....»»
Fanuc plots $86 million campus expansion in suburban Detroit
The pace of automation accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as more manufacturers in Michigan and around the world looked to robots to fill the void left by the labor shortage......»»
Linus Torvalds uses M2 MacBook Air to release Linux 5.19
The latest release of Linux 5.19 has more of an Apple angle than usual, with Linus Torvalds releasing it using an M2 MacBook Air running a version of Linux ported to Apple Silicon.Linux, like other operating systems, receives updates periodically, wi.....»»
HP makes a splash with its most significant printer launch in years
New HP printers should fill a hole for hybrid workers who miss their printers more than anything else......»»
Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot"s role in climate change
New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will help clear up a long-time weak spot in earth system models, enabling more accurate forecasting of global climate change......»»
What Does It Look Like when an Ecosystem Collapses? Kelp Can Show Us
After a mass algal die-off in the Pacific, researchers used satellites, undergrads, artificial intelligence and people wading in tide pools figure out what was lost—and how it might come back......»»
Scientists discover world"s longest underwater avalanche after rescue of lost data
Prompt action by scientists recovered sensors drifting across the Atlantic Ocean that held data on a seabed sediment avalanche that traveled for 1,100 km to ocean depths of 4,500 km......»»
Best 15-inch laptops in 2022
When 17-inch laptops are too big and 13-inch notebooks don't have enough screen real estate, 15-inch laptops are there to fill that midsize hole in your life......»»