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Leica M10-R Sample Images
Photography Blog - 20 Jul 2020 12:00
Ahead of our final review, here are some full-size sample photos taken with the brand new Leica M10-R camera.
If you can read this, your Windows 10 2004 PC really is connected to the internet no matter what the OS claims
The Register - 20 Jul 2020 23:43
May 2020 build warns of no internet connection when, er, there is Microsoft is probing a bug in Windows 10 version 2004 that wrongly warns folks that their machines have no internet connection....
Adobe taps former Pixel exec to build a universal camera app
Engadget - 20 Jul 2020 22:59
After leaving Google in March, Marc Levoy, the imaging expert who helped create some of the Pixel lineup's most important computational photography features, has landed at Adobe. In an email, the Photoshop-maker said Lev...
The Open Source Community Is Calling on Github to 'Drop ICE'
Motherboard - 20 Jul 2020 16:40
And it's using Github's own cat mascot to do it.
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Gizmodo - 20 Jul 2020 23:20
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Mount Everest, Seen from Space!
Universe Today - 20 Jul 2020 22:44
One under-appreciated space asset is the photography skills of the Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station. They are extremely skillful photographers who don't get the same recognition as their astron...
KFC wants to 3D print chicken nuggets
Slash Gear - 20 Jul 2020 04:38
KFC is no stranger to technology but most of the time you see its name in tech news is mostly in relation to some tongue-in-cheek promotion or gimmick. That said, the company best known for its chicken-based menu has als...
Zack Snyder Considers His Justice League Cut to Be Mostly Standalone
Gizmodo - 20 Jul 2020 22:15
Changing a movie that's already been released causes many fascinating challenges. In the case of Zack Snyder's Justice League, one of those challenges is the fact that other DCEU movies took what happened in the theatric...
COVID-19 replicating RNA vaccine has robust response in nonhuman primates
Science Daily - 20 Jul 2020 20:59
A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus in mice and primates with a single immunization. These antibodies potently neutralize t...
Astronomers Watch A Black Hole's Corona Disappear, Then Reappear
SpaceRef - 20 Jul 2020 02:55
It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run roughshod over the world, another entirely different corona about 100 million light years from Earth has mysteriously disappeared....
Quantum exciton found in magnetic van der Waals material
Phys.org - 20 Jul 2020 18:34
Things can always be done faster, but can anything beat light? Computing with light instead of electricity is seen as a breakthrough to boost computer speeds. Transistors, the building blocks of data circuits, are requir...
Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active
Phys.org - 20 Jul 2020 17:00
A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet. A research paper on the work, which was conducted...
A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand
Science Daily - 20 Jul 2020 15:32
For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterized in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic s...
Galaxy Z Flip 2 announcement is still on, cover display gets a new skill
Slash Gear - 20 Jul 2020 03:12
Samsung is not one to take “no” for an answer and, despite rumors that its next foldable phone is far from ready, it seems that it will still be pushing through with at least a grand reveal next month. It still hasn�...
Astronomers Do the Math to Figure Out Exactly When Johannes Vermeer Painted this, More than 350 Years Ago
Universe Today - 20 Jul 2020 22:35
Most of us will be forgotten only a generation or two after we pass. But some few of us will be remembered: great scientists, leaders, or generals, for example. But we can add history’s great artists to that list, and ...
Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt
SPACE.com - 20 Jul 2020 16:45
On the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google doodle program chose to commemorate the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.
Florida harmful algal blooms produce multiple toxins detrimental to human health
EurekAlert! - 20 Jul 2020 06:00
(Brain Chemistry Labs) In 2018, cyanobacteria from nutrient-rich waters in Lake Okeechobee were released down the Caloosahatchee river at the same time red tides were gathering along the Florida west coast, potentially e...
A Mechanical Way to Stimulate Neurons
Neuroscience News - 20 Jul 2020 22:39
Researchers used magnetic nanodiscs that can be activated by external magnetic fields to mechanically stimulate cells. The new method may be a useful tool for researching neural responses.
The former Pixel camera guru is now building something mysterious for Adobe
Slash Gear - 20 Jul 2020 21:40Chinese phase 2 trial finds COVID-19 vaccine is safe and induces an immune response
Science Daily - 20 Jul 2020 19:25
A phase 2 randomized controlled trial of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine (Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine) was conducted in China in April 2020 and involved more than 500 people. The primary objec...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 July, 2020 - 45 Years Ago Today NASA and USSR Met in Space
SpaceRef - 20 Jul 2020 18:15
It was 45 years ago today when American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts shook hands for the first time in Earth orbit....
'Love hormone' oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's
Science Daily - 20 Jul 2020 15:33
Alzheimer's disease progressively degrades a person's memory and cognitive abilities, often resulting in dementia. Amid efforts to find novel treatments for this disease, a recent breakthrough study shows that oxytocin -...