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Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet is back at its Black Friday price
Mashable - 21 Jan 2022 20:47
SAVE 50%: Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet is a solid budget tablet if you already use other Amazon services. As of Jan. 21, it's on sale for $44.99 —that's 50% off its regular price of $89.99. If you're in the market for a n...
Deals: Apple's 24-Inch iMac (7-Core, 256GB) Drops to Low Price of $1,239.92
Mac Rumors - 21 Jan 2022 20:54
Today you can get Apple's 24-inch 7-Core GPU, 256GB iMac for a new record low price of $1,239.92, down from $1,299.00. This model is sold by Expercom on Amazon and it's available in Silver and Blue. Note: MacRumors is an...
Godzilla v King Kong fight will continue in Apple TV series - CNET
CNET - 21 Jan 2022 13:42
The Monsterverse goes on as Apple TV Plus orders a new live action show.
Who were the Knights Hospitaller?
Live Science - 21 Jan 2022 13:35
With St. John the Baptist as their figurehead, the Knights Hospitaller developed into a powerful religious-militaristic group during the Crusades, with a legacy spanning to the present day.
A nonlinear-transport perspective of field-induced phase transitions in pentatellurides
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2022 17:39
Combining topological states of matter with strong electron correlation promises many exotic phenomena such as charge fractionalization, excitonic instability, and axionic excitation. Layered transition-metal pentatellur...
Is it time for Western Australia to open up and let covid-19 in?
New Scientist - 21 Jan 2022 17:11
Western Australia, which has remained largely covid-free, has cancelled its border reopening due to omicron fears, but there may be little to gain by holding out longer
Silicon Quantum Computing Achieves 99 Percent Accuracy for the First Time
Singularity Hub - 21 Jan 2022 17:00
Quantum computers made from the same raw materials as standard computer chips hold obvious promise, but so far they’ve struggled with high error rates. That seems set to change after new research showed silicon qubits ...
Worldwide coordinated search for dark matter
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2022 16:59
An international team of researchers with key participation from the PRISMA+Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) has published for the first time comp...
World's oldest drinking straws are 3 feet long and made of gold and silver
Live Science - 21 Jan 2022 14:00
The reanalysis of slender gold and silver tubes found in a Bronze Age burial suggests that they were drinking straws.
Melted 'megaberg' A68 dumped 1 trillion tons of water into the ocean over 3 years
Live Science - 21 Jan 2022 14:00
A new study of iceberg A68 (once the world's largest) charts its entire doomed journey, and shows exactly when it started to melt at an alarming rate
Astronomers propose building a neutrino detector out of the Pacific Ocean
Live Science - 21 Jan 2022 14:00
The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment would turn a massive swath of the Pacific Ocean into nature's own neutrino detector.
Oxygen Ions In Jupiter's Innermost Radiation Belts
SpaceRef - 21 Jan 2022 06:19
Planets like Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn with global magnetic fields of their own are surrounded by so-called radiation belts....
Critical Mac update fixes Safari bug that leaks user data
Digital Trends - 21 Jan 2022 02:13
A critical bug has been discovered in Safari that could leak user personal data. The good news is a fix is fast on its way. Here's what you need to know.
Harnessing noise in optical computing for AI
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2022 21:00
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are currently affecting our lives in many small but impactful ways. For example, AI and machine learning applications recommend entertainment we might enjoy through streaming ...
This Airstream eStream concept is an electric camper with an innovative twist
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2022 16:40
Thor Industries, maker of the Airstream and other popular RVs, recently unveiled the eStream electric camper concept. It's essentially a hi-tech Airstream travel trailer with some nifty innovations hiding underneath. The...
Intel's $100B Ohio 'megafab' will be world's largest chip plant, CEO expects - CNET
CNET - 21 Jan 2022 16:26
Two fabs now and up to six later will make the site near Columbus a centerpiece of an effort to restore US chipmaking prowess -- and Intel's business.
Bigelow Aerospace transfers BEAM space station module to NASA
Space News - 21 Jan 2022 14:34
NASA has hired a new company to provide engineering support for an inflatable module on the International Space Station originally built and managed by Bigelow Aerospace. SpaceNews
Airbus cancels Qatar Airways plane order in feud
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2022 14:03
Airbus has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling a multi-billion-dollar order of 50 planes from Qatar Airways, a major customer, in an escalating feud over the airline's grounding of A350 aircraft.
Samsung Unpacked 2022 confirmed for February: What to expect
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2022 03:19
Samsung has finally revealed the details for its upcoming Unpacked event, and it’s teasing major changes that’ll hit the Galaxy S line starting next month. Though the company hasn’t outright announced the big revel...
Doctors Used Bacteria-Killing Viruses to Take Down an Incurable Superbug
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2022 02:43
The enemy of our bacterial enemy can indeed be our friend. In a new case report, doctors say they were able to treat their patient's long-festering, drug-resistant infection with the help of specially grown bacteriophage...
Your kids can soon access YouTube Music without messing up your history
Android Central - 21 Jan 2022 02:40
YouTube is expanding the capabilities of supervised accounts. What you need to know YouTube has sent out notices to Family Link users with supervised accounts. Soon, these accounts will be able to access YouTube Music an...
Cannabis Use Produces Persistent Cognitive Impairments
Neuroscience News - 21 Jan 2022 02:31
Cannabis use leads to cognitive impairments that extend beyond the period of intoxication.