What mimes can teach us about visual perception
Mimes "make us feel like we’re aware of an object just by seeming to interact with it." When we watch a mime seemingly pull rope, climb steps, or try to escape that infernal box, we don't struggle to recognize the implied objects. Rather.....»»
What is emotional labor, and how do we get it wrong?
The term "emotional labor" is applied to an array of home-based activities—from keeping mental to-do lists, to remembering to call your in-laws on their birthdays. Some advocate the need to teach boys emotional labor, or identify it as the unpaid j.....»»
Coretronic June shipments down for LED BLUs, up for projectors
Coretronic shipped 3.158 million LED backlight units (BLUs) and 242,000 projectors/visual solution devices in June 2022, the former decreasing 7% sequentially and 36% on year and the latter soaring 96% sequentially and 129% on year, according to the.....»»
Microsoft Rolls Back Blocking Office VBA Macros By Default
Microsoft is rolling back a planned change to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in a variety of Office apps. From a report: Announced earlier this year, Microsoft had been planning to prevent Office users from easily enablin.....»»
Microsoft Teams could help teach you new languages without any effort
Android and iOS Microsoft Teams users will get this cool feature soon......»»
Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming looks worse on Linux than Windows
Ars tests show a distinct visual downgrade when a Linux browser is detected. A scene from Forza Horizon 5 on xCloud as seen with a Windows User-Agent string........»»
Why Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a master class in animation
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers mixed multiple generations of animation styles using clever tricks and an innovative approach to visual effects......»»
A comparison of two bio-geographical regions in Italy reveals differences in the perception of ecotourism
A new study led by the Landscape Ecological Forest Planning Lab at University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy) realized in cooperation with the alpine detachment of the University of Milan (UNIMONT) and published in the Journal of Ecotourism assessed simil.....»»
Gmail is getting a major visual change, but you can opt out
Google is now rolling out a new look for Gmail, but you can now opt out and revert back to the old look if you don't like it......»»
What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defense
Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes in the murky depths......»»
How China"s Expanding Surveillance Allows the State to Tighten Its Grip
"China's ambition to collect a staggering amount of personal data from everyday citizens is more expansive than previously known," reports the New York Times, after their Visual Investigations team with reporters in Asia "spent more than a year analy.....»»
"Reductive" models of well-being education risk failing children, researchers warn
In a new compendium of academic analysis, researchers argue that despite decades of investment in "positive education"—such as programs to teach children happiness and mindfulness—schools still lack a proper framework for cultivating pupil well-b.....»»
How VFX gave Doctor Strange’s Gargantos a magic makeover
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness opened with a wild battle scene featuring the creature Gargantos. Here's how visual effects helped create it......»»
Exploring nitrogen-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for high-performance OLEDs
Electronic visual displays have come a long way since the early days of cathode-ray tubes. Modern display devices, based on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), are compact enough to accompany us wherever we go, in portable devices such as smartpho.....»»
What Did COVID Teach Us about Preparing for a Plant Pandemic?
The question is not whether we'll experience such an event; it’s whether we'll be ready when it strikes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Handset PA makers pinning hopes on iPhones for 3Q22 sales
Taiwan's GaAs-based power amplifiers (PA) supply chain players including foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and epi-wafer maker Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) are pinning their hopes on stable shipments for iPhon.....»»
Network Perception joins OT Cyber Coalition to strengthen national security
Network Perception announced that it has joined the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition (OT Cyber Coalition), a diverse group of leading cybersecurity vendors dedicated to improving the cybersecurity of OT environments. Launched in April,.....»»
Bioengineering team develops a remote lab to teach enzyme kinetics
The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers across the globe to embrace remote learning. Although adapting existing materials was relatively easy for lecture-based courses that revolved around theory, teaching laboratory classes remotely presented a formid.....»»
Coretronic expects 2022 shipments to rise 15-20% on year
Coretronic expects product shipments, mainly LED backlight units (BLUs), projectors and visual solution devices, to increase 15-20% on year in 2022, according to the company......»»
Why can’t we remember being born or our first words?
What scientists know about "infantile amnesia." Enlarge (credit: mmg1design | Getty Images) Whenever I teach about memory in my child development class at Rutgers University, I open by asking my students to recall their very f.....»»
Words matter: How to reduce gender bias with word choice
In the workplace, even subtle differences in language choice can influence the perception of gender for better or worse. These choices fall into two main categories: minimizing the role of gender by using gender-neutral terms or emphasizing an indivi.....»»