What to make of Valve’s recent fan project takedowns
A series of recent removals tells a complicated story. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Valve) From Black Mesa to the recently launched Portal: Revolution, Valve has had a reputation for being pretty willing to let modde.....»»
Floods Are Destroying Roads and Buildings. The White House Wants to Raise Them
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring any construction project it funds to be elevated above local flood levels.....»»
An exclusive, real-world look at the haptic buttons Apple developed for the iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 15 Pro was rumored to feature haptic buttons with an all-new design, but Apple's project never saw the light of day — until now. Here's what those buttons looked like, and what Apple scrapped along the way to a finished product.The iPhon.....»»
Colombian mosquito factory fights dengue and disinformation
The jars of larvae in stagnant water and thick clouds of mosquitoes at a Colombian lab may seem like the stuff of nightmares. They are in fact crucial to a project to fight the spread of dengue fever......»»
Ford plant incentives slashed by Michigan after EV projects shrink
The reductions are in step with Ford’s scaling back of the EV battery project in Marshall, Mich., from $3.5 billion and 2,500 jobs to the new range of $2.5 billion-$3 billion and 1,700-2,100 jobs, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp.....»»
Make It Circular at Maker Faire Rome 2024
Do you have a project on sustainability, reuse and saving natural resources? MakeITcircular at Maker Faire Rome promotes the Circular Consumption Charter and the values of recycling, reuse and co-design. Share your project for the chance to win 3000.....»»
Scientists track sea level rise from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica
As climate change advances, the vast bodies of ice on Antarctica and Greenland contribute significantly to sea level rise. To project their future effect on sea level rise, additional research is required to improve scientists' understanding of these.....»»
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: release date window, trailers, gameplay, and more
Remember Metroid Prime 4? It's apparently still in development, though little else is known about the project. Here's everything we know about Metroid Prime 4......»»
Offshore windfarms: A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?
An ongoing research project into the impact of offshore windfarm electromagnetic fields on shark development reveals that the alternating electric currents produced by underwater windfarm cables seems not to disrupt the growth or survival of sharks......»»
Rare footage reveals intimate family lives of blue whales
The intimate family lives of blue whales, including a blue whale nursing its calf underwater, has been revealed in extraordinary footage captured in a project led by an international marine ecologist from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Australia.....»»
Unveiling East Asia"s urban landscape: A massive mapping project illuminates 280 million buildings
Accurate and comprehensive building data is critical for urban management and planning. Existing datasets, such as those from Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, often lack completeness and accuracy in East Asia, limiting their utility for large-scale appli.....»»
Team plans 3D modeling project for France"s natural history collections
France's natural history collections contain nearly 6% of the world's total natural specimens across multiple institutions, and the e-COL+ project aims to capture and reconstruct these specimens in 3D for easy access and 3D printing around the world......»»
Scientists make gains in mystery of missing snow
A major field project high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains has enabled scientists to produce the most comprehensive examination to date of how snow sublimates in a mountain environment......»»
Travel through data from space in new 3D Instagram experiences
A new project provides special 3D "experiences" on Instagram using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented reality (AR), allowing users to travel virtually through objects in space. These new experiences of a.....»»
iOS 18 Project Greymatter will use AI to summarize notifications, articles and much more
Apple's next-gen operating systems will feature Project Greymatter, bringing a multitude of AI-related enhancements. We have new details on AI features planned for Siri, Notes and Messages.AI will improve several core apps with summarization and tran.....»»
Videos show "nature run" of greenhouse gases over a year
Three videos developed as part of the CoCO2 research project coordinated by ECMWF show a "nature run" of greenhouse gases over the year 2021......»»
I saw the future of video calling, and it blew me away
During Google I/O 2024, I had an opportunity to try Project Starline — Google's futuristic take on video calling. Simply put, it blew me away......»»
You’ll soon be able to control your Chromebook with just your face
Google's Project Gameface got an update that lets you control your Chromebook only with your face and gestures......»»
Who will like beetle skewers? What Europeans think about alternative protein food
Why do people in Paris like seaweed and tofu salad? Will Italians be tempted to try a beetle skewer? How many young Polish consumers are "food innovators," eager to eat chickpea pâté? In an international project, researchers from SWPS University an.....»»
Cutting-Edge Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory Hits South Pole Stumbling Block
Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough observations of the universe’s very earliest moments. Now the U.S. government says it can’t currently support the project.....»»
After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo
So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive backlog... Enlarge / But... but I was just about to check out Tacoma. (credit: Getty Images) With Valve's Steam gaming platform approaching the US drink.....»»