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.....»»
How to free up space on your iPhone
It’s alarming how quickly your iPhone can fill up, no matter how large its storage capacity. Apps and videos can be storage hogs. Here's how to free up space......»»
EU Must "Move At Speed" On Space Broadband Network
The European Commission says it wants its newly proposed satellite mega-constellation to be offering some sort of initial service in 2024. The BBC reports: The first priority is to fill in gaps in broadband coverage where ground infrastructure cannot.....»»
"Boomerang" performance is on par with internal employees who never left the firm, new paper finds
Organizations seeking to fill internal roles traditionally have two options: promote from within or hire externally. Internal promotions benefit from being vetted talent who possess firm-specific skills while outside hires harbor external knowledge t.....»»
Descript raises $30M to build the next generation of video and audio editing tools
The popularity of podcasting and online video shows no signs of slowing down, and so we continue to see a wave of creators publishing a profusion of audio and video content to fill out the airwaves. Today, a company building a platform to make that w.....»»
UK leading the way in use of language-learning apps
As the pandemic has given us time to fill, more of us are learning a new language......»»
SiC components to fill 25% of automotive power semiconductor by 2025, says Digitimes Research
SiC (silicon carbide) components pomise great potentials in EV applications, and are expected to account for 25% of automotive power semiconductor by 2025, according to Digitimes Research......»»
The best Alexa skills for kids and teens
It's never easy keeping kids from boredom, but right now it's especially challenging. If you have an Alexa smart speaker, these skills can help fill the time......»»
TV Technica 2020: Our favorite shows and binges in a year of living distantly
With most major movie releases sidelined until 2021, TV stepped in to fill the gap. Enlarge / TV stepped in to fill the pandemic-fueled gap in new movie releases with a broad array of entertaining series. (credit: Photo collage by Aurich Lawson.....»»
Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law
An international research team lead by Aalto University has found a new and simple route to break the reciprocity law in the electromagnetic world, by changing a material's property periodically in time. The breakthrough could help to create efficie.....»»
Justice Department Sues Walmart, Saying it Fueled the Nation"s Opioid Crisis
The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday for what it said was the company's role in fueling the nation's opioid crisis by allowing its network of pharmacies to fill millions of prescriptions for opioids, thousands of which authorities said were.....»»
Firefox continues cracking down on tracking with cache partitioning
Mozilla follows Apple's and Google's leads on partitioning, then one-ups them. Enlarge / Breaking the browser cache up into separate pools prevents sophisticated timing probes that let one site know whether you're logged into another. (credit: M.....»»
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the Pacific Ocean is a trap for microplastics
Together with colleagues from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Senckenberg scientists Serena Abel and Angelika Brandt examined sediment samples from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench for the presence of microplasti.....»»
River sediment history suggests it was climate change, not Mongol invasion that doomed Transoxania
An international team of researchers has found evidence in ancient river sediments that suggest climate change, not a Mongol invasion, ultimately doomed the ancient Transoxania civilization. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Aca.....»»
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
The United States generates seven million tons of sewage sludge annually, enough to fill 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. While a portion of this waste is repurposed for manure and other land applications, a substantial amount is still disposed of.....»»
Save $300 on a crystal clear 75-inch LG 4K TV at Best Buy today
If you're looking for a 4K TV that will fill up your living room, check out Best Buy's $300 discount on this 75-inch LG 4K TV that lowers its price to $1,200......»»
"Windows of opportunity" crucial for cutting Chesapeake nutrient, sediment loads
The vast majority of nutrients and sediment washed into streams flowing into the Chesapeake Bay are picked up by deluges from severe storms that occur on relatively few days of the year. That is the conclusion of a new study led by Penn State researc.....»»
Six-inch silicon wafer demand ramping up
Taiwan-based silicon wafer manufacturers including GlobalWafers and Wafer Works have seen orders for 6-inch wafers ramp up and fill their factory capacities, according to industry sources......»»