What to Do if You"re Trapped in a Surging Crowd
Crowd management experts explain the factors that enabled Seoul’s deadly crowd crush.....»»
New mRNA and gene editing tools offer hope for dengue virus treatment
Dengue virus, a painful and sometimes fatal mosquito-borne infection well known in tropical countries, is surging rapidly across the planet. Now, 4 billion people live in places at risk for the disease, like the southeastern United States, which does.....»»
Surging energy storage demand provides "second leg" for zero-emission vehicle technology
EV batteries and hydrogen-powered technology are ushering in a new era of electrified transportation. Might they double as storage devices for an energy sector that desperately needs them?.....»»
“Slapped cheek” virus is surging across Europe and US, CDC warns
It's often mild, but can be very dangerous in pregnancy and immunocompromised. Enlarge / A child with a "slapped cheek" rash (credit: CDC) A common seasonal respiratory virus that typically infects school-aged children i.....»»
Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey tracked fire activity over the past 150 years by measuring carbon monoxide trapped in Antarctic ice. This gas is released, along with smoke and particulates, by wildfires,.....»»
Kamala Harris Stops Rally Crowd"s "Lock Him Up" Chant With Perfect Reminder About Trump
Kamala Harris Stops Rally Crowd"s "Lock Him Up" Chant With Perfect Reminder About Trump.....»»
Researchers trap atoms, force them to serve as photonic transistors
Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which behaves like a transistor for photons (the smallest energy unit of light) similar to electronic transistors. These trapped atoms demonstrate.....»»
Surging heat stress for workers in Europe, Central Asia: UN
A growing number of workers face exposure to heat stress, even in regions with traditional mild climates, the UN said on Thursday, warning that humanity was suffering an "extreme heat epidemic"......»»
Researchers discover faster, more energy-efficient way to manufacture industrially important propylene
Polypropylene is a common type of plastic found in many essential products used today, such as food containers and medical devices. Because polypropylene is so popular, demand is surging for a chemical used to make it. That chemical, propylene, can b.....»»
Combining trapped atoms and photonics for new quantum devices
Quantum information systems offer faster, more powerful computing methods than standard computers to help solve many of the world's toughest problems. Yet fulfilling this ultimate promise will require bigger and more interconnected quantum computers.....»»
Watch Steve Jobs describe the future and AI a year before the Mac
The Steve Jobs Archive has released a fascinating video of a 28-year-old Jobs explaining computers to a skeptical crowd in 1983.Steve Jobs one year after his Aspen talk, posing here with the original MacintoshThe Steve Jobs Archive was launched in 20.....»»
Fly Me to the Moon review: charming, bubbly fun
Scarlett Johansson brings her full star power to the sparkly, crowd-pleasing new screwball space movie, Fly Me to the Moon......»»
Barron Trump Proves a Hit With Crowd at Florida Rally
Barron Trump Proves a Hit With Crowd at Florida Rally.....»»
Floods kill nine in India and Bangladesh, millions affected
Torrential rains and surging rivers across northeast India and neighboring Bangladesh have killed at least nine people, disaster officials said Thursday, with more than three million people affected......»»
Deadly crowd crush at Indian religious gathering shows how dangerous leaving an event can be
A catastrophe involving large crowds at a religious gathering in northern India July 2 resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people, with many more injured......»»
Building Up Excitement for Teardown 2024
Each year in Portland, Oregon, hackers, artists, and enthusiasts congregate at the behest of open-source crowdfunding platform Crowd Supply. This year’s event is a particular cause for excitement for me, a) because I’m attending and b) because t.....»»
Departing American Honda sales chief leaves behind surging hybrid sales, new EVs, flexible operations
As the automaker enters the second half of the year, Mamadou Diallo leaves amid strong hybrid demand, the rollout of two new EVs and an expected 10 percent gain for American Honda in 2024......»»
Man wanted after allegedly shooting into crowd near French Quarter, leaving 3 wounded
Man wanted after allegedly shooting into crowd near French Quarter, leaving 3 wounded.....»»
Trump booed and heckled by raucous crowd at Libertarian convention
Trump booed and heckled by raucous crowd at Libertarian convention.....»»
Trump held a rally in the Bronx. Hear what he told the crowd
Trump held a rally in the Bronx. Hear what he told the crowd.....»»
4 EV trends emerged from latest U.S. registration data
The market for battery-electric vehicles has cooled after red-hot growth last year. Tesla is in the red, Ford and Hyundai are surging, Rivian is flat and big names such as Toyota are barely on the EV map......»»