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America's forgotten plans to reach the moon
SPACE.com - 30 Aug 2021 13:14
Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history.
Fossil announces new smartwatches for 2021 that won't have Wear OS 3 until 2022
The Verge - 30 Aug 2021 15:00
Fossil Gen 6 watches | Fossil Fossil has announced its fall 2021 smartwatch lineup running Wear OS, which it is calling the Gen 6 Touchscreen. As with the Gen 5 Fossil watches, the Gen 6 will come in a few different styl...
How to Help Hurricane Ida Victims Right Now
Gizmodo - 30 Aug 2021 04:34
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, dumping flooding rain whipped by sustained winds of more than 150 mph (241 kph). Next comes the aftermath.
Fundamental mechanics help increase battery storage capacity and lifespan
Phys.org - 30 Aug 2021 14:52
Batteries are widely used in everyday applications like powering electric vehicles, electronic gadgets and are promising candidates for sustainable energy storage. However, as you've likely noticed with daily charging of...
Quantum crystal could reveal the identity of dark matter
Live Science - 30 Aug 2021 13:00
By entangling the motion and quantum properties of a beryllium crystal, scientists have achieved unprecedented precision for measuring electromagnetic waves.
System collects pure water from power plant cooling towers
Springwise - 30 Aug 2021 07:00
Vapour collection technology allows steam from power plant cooling towers to be recovered, saving large amounts of water The post System collects pure water from power plant cooling towers appeared first on Springwise.
Pixel 5a overheating and touchscreen bugs are already on Google's plate
Slash Gear - 30 Aug 2021 04:32Surface Duo 2 specs are still a bit disappointing
Slash Gear - 30 Aug 2021 03:36
Not everyone is a fan of single-screen foldables like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Huawei Mate X2. While most will probably want a larger screen, the drawbacks of such a device have always been deal-breakers for m...
The Neuroscience of Why Hugs Feel So Good
Neuroscience News - 30 Aug 2021 01:22
Whether you hug to show affection to comfort a loved one in pain, researchers explore the neuroscience of why a cuddle feels so good.
LamboGo is a Portable SSD That Backs Up Photos Without a Computer
PetaPixel - 30 Aug 2021 22:12Iconic 1914 Ur-Leica camera recreated as LEGO could become an actual set
DP Review - 30 Aug 2021 21:57
LEGO Ideas user Pandis Pandus has submitted an idea to LEGO that is sure to excite photographers and Leica fans, in particular, a LEGO Ur-Leica camera from 1914. If the idea garners enough support, it may become a real L...
Ikea's Offering to Buy Back Your Old Furniture--If It Can Survive the Journey
Gizmodo - 30 Aug 2021 18:59
Any apartment migrant with poor planning skills has likely confronted the realization that it's cheaper to toss a dented FJÄLLBO coffee table to the curb rather than transport it across town. This is followed by half-he...
Quantum nature of gravity may be detectable with gravitational waves
New Scientist - 30 Aug 2021 17:00
Perhaps the most important problem in physics is how gravity and quantum mechanics fit together, and strange fluctuations in gravitational waves could help us figure it out
Astra's third rocket launch failed
Slash Gear - 30 Aug 2021 14:11
Astra recently attempted its third rocket launch aimed to put a simulated military payload into orbit. The third launch attempt happened on August 28 from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island in Alaska. Unfortu...
How AWS is opening up space with the cloud
Space News - 30 Aug 2021 13:49
Clinton Crosier, a retired U.S. Air Force major general who helped organize the standup of the U.S. Space Force, recently celebrated his anniversary of joining cloud giant AWS to lead its newly created Aerospace and Sate...
iPhone 13 might be able to call and text without cell signal or Wi-Fi
BGR - 30 Aug 2021 13:31
There's a very high chance that Apple will release the iPhone 13 series according to the regular schedule this year. Unlike in 2020, Apple issued no delay warnings. This must mean the iPhone 13 is on track for a mid-Sept...
'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana with 150 mph winds
SPACE.com - 30 Aug 2021 13:27
Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Xbox engineer goes above and beyond to fix an old gamerpic
Slash Gear - 30 Aug 2021 13:16
Every now and then, we see something interesting that happens involving an engineer working behind the scenes at some of the biggest technology companies in the world. This is a perfect example of that. A gamer named Gab...
Linux/BSD Command Line wizardry: Learn to think in sed, awk, and grep
Ars Technica - 30 Aug 2021 13:15
"Do people really write these long, convoluted commands?" In a word: yes.
The Delta Variant Is Making Covid a Pandemic of the Young
Wired - 30 Aug 2021 13:00
Children and teens have been spared the worst of the pandemic, but without vaccines they're sitting ducks as the virus rages. What risks are they facing?
T-Mobile Hack Involved Exposed Router, Specialized Tools and Brute Force Attacks
SecurityWeek - 30 Aug 2021 12:55
American Living in Turkey Takes Credit for T-Mobile Hack