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(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) Researchers led by prof. Wout Boerjan (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) have discovered a way to stably finetune the amount of lignin in poplar by applying CRIS...

What will astronauts wear on the big day when they step foot on the moon as the first humans to do so in more than 50 years?

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NVIDIA researchers have demonstrated a new type of video compression technology that replaces the traditional video codec with a neural network to drastically reduce video bandwidth. The technology is presented as a pote...

Three members of Apple's leadership team, CFO Luca Maestri, COO Jeffrey Williams and SVP of Legal and Global Security Katherine Adams, each saw a batch of restricted stock units vest last week. Revealed in U.S. Securitie...

If there's one thing that John McAfee loves, it's bath salts. If there are two things? Well, that would be failing to disclose he was paid to promote initial coin offerings on Twitter.  So alleges the Securities and Exc...

You don't have to lose your sleep over your vehicles' security from thefts and vandalism in the UK anymore.

Chipolo is a popular item tracker for attaching to keys, wallets, etc. I reviewed the original Chipolo ONE back in January, and I’ve been using it ever since. I love its two-year replaceable battery, and subscription-f...

The class action lawsuit alleges that the video game company hasn't done enough to address a known problem with its controllers.

Synthetic biology is like a reality-altering version of Minecraft. Rather than digital blocks, synthetic biology rejiggers the basic building blocks of life--DNA, proteins, biochemical circuits--to rewire living organism...

Android Go camera phones are about to get better at being camera phones. What you need to know Google is bringing Night Mode to cheaper phones running Android Go. It's coming as an update to the Camera Go app. You'll be ...

Though it starts with a seemingly simple sci-fi premise, Save Yourselves is actually so much more. This is a film that's funny and surprising but also smart, layered, and subtly thought-provoking. It doesn't clobber you ...

The Oppo Watch is a well-rounded Google-powered smartwatch with native sleep tracking and eSIM support held back by lackluster battery life.

Summer’s most refreshing treat, watermelon, has been recalled in several US states due to the risk of contracting a foodborne pathogen called Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious illness and even be fatal in...

Magnetic fields are used in various areas of modern physics and engineering, with practical applications ranging from doorbells to maglev trains. Since Nikola Tesla's discoveries in the 19th century, researchers have str...

On September 11, NASA conducted its first Digital Transformation Hackathon, a virtual event that tapped more than 200 employees to quickly developed prototypes for a variety of challenges. Each innovation had to be digit...

Dell has announced the UltraSharp 32 HDR PremierColor Monitor, a $5,000 4K monitor designed for photographers and videographers that promises professional levels of color accuracy combined with excellent contrast. The mo...

Information security policies (ISP) that are not grounded in the realities of an employee's work responsibilities and priorities expose organizations to higher risk for data breaches, according to new research from Bingh...

Grado is best known for its classic headphone designs, but it's now jumping into thoroughly modern hardware with its first true wireless earbuds. The new GT220 buds reportedly preserve Grado's "signature sound" despite t...

It wasn't a big announcement. But it may show that Microsoft now means business in Google's most cherished arena: Search. Of course, Redmond denies it.

After 16 years in production, Nikon has reportedly discontinued the much-beloved Nikon F6: the last flagship film SLR it ever made before transitioning to digital. The company also reportedly discontinued the Nikon D5 DS...

Ford is setting out to prove its new 2021 F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid is just as durable and reliable as its non-electrified siblings, aiming to put to rest any concerns that the upcoming pickup will need to be coddled. In a...