Technology News
CES - LG Booth Display "Edge of the Earth" and LG Signature OLED R
The Mac Observer - 13 Jan 2020 16:41
LAS VEGAS - In recent years, LG has owned the “booth with impressive TV screens” title at CES, and this year was no exception. From their “Edge of the Earth” show on their “New wave” display to their Signatur...
Danforth Center Announces External Advisory Board of AgTech NEXT Summit
EurekAlert! - 13 Jan 2020 07:00
(Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the External Advisory Board (EAB) of AgTech NEXTTM, a bold new food and agtech innovation summit that will be held May 4 - 6...
US may permanently ground civilian drone program over China fears
Engadget - 13 Jan 2020 05:06
The US Interior Department's decision to halt a civilian drone program might not be so temporary. Financial Times sources claim the department plans to permanently end use of nearly 1,000 drones after determining there w...
Dell G5 15 Special Edition Ryzen Gaming Laptop makes it easier to game anywhere
The Gadget Flow - 13 Jan 2020 17:00
The Dell G5 15 Special Edition Ryzen Gaming Laptop is a powerful, affordable machine ready to game wherever you are. The PC combines AMD’s “Renoir-H” Ryzen processors with eight Zen 2 cores at 2.9-4.2 GHz. It also ...
CLICS: World's largest database of cross-linguistic lexical associations
EurekAlert! - 13 Jan 2020 07:00
(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) A team of scientists, led by scholars from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, has published a new version of the Database of Cross-Linguisti...
Amazon's Donation to Australia's Bushfire Recovery Is Insulting
Motherboard - 13 Jan 2020 03:12
Instead of a small donation to greenwash his company's devastating climate record, Jeff Bezos should try paying his taxes.
First robust cell culture model for the hepatitis E virus
Science Daily - 13 Jan 2020 17:41
A mutation switches the turbo on during virus replication.
SpaceX ready for Crew Dragon in-flight abort test
Space News - 13 Jan 2020 03:35
SpaceX performed a successful static-fire test Jan. 11 of the Falcon 9 booster that will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a test of its abort system. SpaceNews.com
SpaceX moon passenger, Yusaku Maezawa, wants to take girlfriend to the moon - CNET
CNET - 13 Jan 2020 02:31
A "serious matchmaking documentary" to help SpaceX's first private passenger find love -- and a partner for his voyage to the moon.
The Greatest Minds of My Generation Made This Machine That Makes Gross Pizza
Motherboard - 13 Jan 2020 19:44
It can make a lot of pizza, but why?
Hauschen LED Vanity Mirror brightens and dims according to your lighting needs
The Gadget Flow - 13 Jan 2020 17:00
Warm up your bathroom experience with ideal lighting from the Hauschen LED Vanity Mirror. Available in rectangular and circular shapes, these mirrors light up around the edge. This allows you to dim and brighten them as ...
IBM's Plan to Design Solid-State Batteries Using Quantum Tech
Singularity Hub - 13 Jan 2020 17:00
Batteries are the key to decarbonizing both transport and the grid, but today's technology is still a long way from living up to this promise. IBM seems to have decided its computing chops are the key to solving the prob...
India orders antitrust probe of Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart
Reuters - 13 Jan 2020 16:59
India ordered an investigation of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart's Flipkart on Monday over alleged violations of competition law in the latest setback for U.S. e-commerce giants operating in the country.
Making physics and astronomy more welcoming to African-American students
MIT - 13 Jan 2020 16:50
Report co-chaired by MIT professor cites need for "sweeping changes" in academic culture.
Memory storage for super cold computing
Phys.org - 13 Jan 2020 16:47
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have experimentally demonstrated a novel cryogenic, or low temperature, memory cell circuit design based on coupled arrays of Josephson junctions, a ...
ESA XMM-Newton X-ray observatory sees hot gas sloshing in a galaxy
Slash Gear - 13 Jan 2020 16:39
The ESA has announced that it has used the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to view hot gas sloshing around inside a galaxy cluster for the first time. This behavior may have been driven by turbulent merger events. The ESA s...
Brain pressure controls eye pressure, revealing new avenues for glaucoma treatment
Science Daily - 13 Jan 2020 16:37
Neuroscientists have discovered that eye and brain pressure are physiologically connected.
Apple Celebrating Chinese New Year With Heartwarming Short Film, Today at Apple Sessions, and Gift Guide
Mac Rumors - 13 Jan 2020 16:30
Apple has shared a heartwarming short film about three generations of Chinese women coming together for the Chinese New Year. The video, starring leading Chinese actress Zhou Xun, was shot on the iPhone 11 Pro. Prominent...
What Happens to Your Items That Get Confiscated by TSA?
Life Hacker - 13 Jan 2020 16:30
You pass through the metal detectors at airport security when a TSA agent asks the one question no one wants to hear, directed at the crowd of travelers around you: Whose bag is this? Before you know it, the agent pulls ...
OnePlus will be packing a 120Hz display into the OnePlus 8
Pocket-lint - 13 Jan 2020 16:28
OnePlus has announced its 120Hz display that we fully expect to find its way in to the forthcoming OnePlus 8.When the company put a 90Hz display into its
Streaming Giants Need Shows Like Schoolhouse Rock
Wired - 13 Jan 2020 16:00
Civic-minded kids' programming isn't just responsible--it's a lucrative way for rival platforms to stand out on crowded screens.
Molly Yeh's Yelp Trick to Find Restaurants She Loves
Wall Street Journal - 13 Jan 2020 15:32
The cookbook author, blogger and star of the Food Network show Girl Meets Farm, currently in its fifth season, shares what's on her phone.