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Paul Hoi Used a Mamiya RZ67 and Expired Polaroids for These Surreal Landscapes
The Phoblographer - 21 Nov 2018 19:00
Traveling with film of all kinds and formats has become increasingly popular these days, and we all have the analog resurgence to thank for it. Instant films are now among the staples of traveling film photographers, and...
Scientists spot brain-destroying proteins in the eyes of infected patients
BGR - 21 Nov 2018 05:03
A recent study into a particularly deadly brain disease now shows that doctors may be able to detect its presence just by looking at a person's eyes. Even scarier, the eyes of an infected individual could potentially act...
Nikon Z6 Sample Images
Photography Blog - 21 Nov 2018 16:30
Ahead of our full review, here are some sample JPEG and Raw images taken with a full production version of the brand new Nikon Z6 compact system camera and the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S kit lens.
Teen girl in South Sudan auctioned off for marriage on Facebook
Mashable - 21 Nov 2018 04:35Discovery of child pornography leads to Tumblr's removal from Apple's App Store
USA Today - 21 Nov 2018 03:21How to Fix "Unlock iPhone to Use Accessories" USB Message
OS X Daily - 21 Nov 2018 23:35
If you have connected an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a USB accessory, or even a Mac or PC lately, you may have seen an “USB Accessory – Unlock iPhone to use accessories” message appear on the screen (or “Unloc...
What We Know about Why We Itch
Discover - 21 Nov 2018 22:51
From dogs to giraffes, humans aren't the only ones who know the glorious relief that comes from scratching an itch. But the science around itchiness is still kind of hazy. Especially when it stems from skin diseases like...
Millimetre Waves for the Last Mile
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2018 18:24
News Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a modulator with which data transmitted via millimetre waves can be directly converted into light pulses for optical fibres. This could make covering the "last mile... Contri...
ISO 6400 Comparison: Canon EOS R vs Nikon z7 vs Sony a7r III High ISO Shootout
The Phoblographer - 21 Nov 2018 13:00
Since we've got all of them in right now, we wanted to know how the three current kings of full frame mirrorless perform when it comes to high ISO output testing. If you look around on the web, it generally seems like So...
TCL UK TVs: DP628, DP648, DC748 models compared
Pocket-lint - 21 Nov 2018 23:15
TCL is a veritable newcomer to the UK; launching in June 2018 in the UK, the company is the third largest TV manufacturer globally, with a big presence
Researchers Use MRI to Predict Alzheimer's
Neuroscience News - 21 Nov 2018 23:03
Using neuroimaging technology to examine white matter tracts in the brain, researchers were able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with 95% accuracy.
Dubravka Ugresic Returns to America
The New Yorker - 21 Nov 2018 19:22
Christopher Byrd interviews the Croatian writer Dubravka Ugresic, who is in the U.S. to promote her essay collection "American Fictionary."
The power of the wobble: Finding exoplanets in the shifting of starlight
Phys.org - 21 Nov 2018 16:55
They say there's more than one way to skin an interstellar cat, and in astronomy there's more than one way to find alien exoplanets orbiting a distant star. With the recent shut-down of NASA's prolific Kepler mission and...
Drones have ability to deliver human organs
USA Today - 21 Nov 2018 16:42
There really are all kinds of uses for drones, and now one of those uses is delivering organs.
Researchers find a way to fix the purple halo effect in images
Engadget - 21 Nov 2018 16:31
While cameras and cutting-edge microscopes have come on leaps and bounds in recent years, the optical technology these kind of products use hasn't really changed since the mid-1700s. Even the highest spec gear relies on ...
Amazon Leaks Users' Names and Email Addresses
The Mac Observer - 21 Nov 2018 16:23
Amazon is emailing customers to tell them it leaked their names and email addresses due to a “technical error.” It then goes on to say, “The issue has been fixed. This is not a result of anything you have done, and...
Inkjet printers can produce cheap micro-waveguides for optical computers
Phys.org - 21 Nov 2018 16:07
Scientists from ITMO University have proposed a new technology for creating optical micro-waveguides using inkjet printing. Using this method, it is possible to quickly create waveguides with the necessary parameters wit...
Record-breaking solar cells get ready for mass production
Phys.org - 21 Nov 2018 15:56
Sandwiching an oxygen-rich layer of silicon between a solar cell and its metal contact has allowed researchers in Europe to break performance records for the efficiency with which silicon solar cells convert sunlight int...
IBM: Chip making is hitting its limits, but our techniques could solve that
ZDNet - 21 Nov 2018 15:28
IBM makes progress on chip fabrication without using lithography.
A Chinese startup may have cracked solid-state batteries
Engadget - 21 Nov 2018 13:05
Solid-state batteries have long been heralded as The Next Big Thing after lithium-ion, with companies from all quarters racing to get them into high-volume production. Dyson, BMW and car manufacturer Fisker are just a fe...
Samsung's most exciting smartphone will have a new version of its least exciting feature
BGR - 21 Nov 2018 04:01
Samsung doesn't yet know if it's going to brand the next generation of its virtual assistant as Bixby 3.0. The South Korean-based tech giant is, however, planning to include that new version of Bixby in its foldable phon...
Geosciences researchers will use data from new NASA lander to learn about Mars interior, core
Phys.org - 21 Nov 2018 16:50
When NASA's new InSight lander touches down on Mars on Nov. 26 to begin new explorations of the Red Planet's interior structure, Virginia Tech's Scott King will be anxiously awaiting the first feedback of data.