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1 year ago+22 22 0Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and aerodynamic efficiency of ...
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1 year ago+20 20 0New spin control method brings billion-qubit quantum chips closer
Australian engineers have discovered a new way of precisely controlling single electrons nestled in quantum dots that run logic gates. What's more, the new mechanism is less bulky and requires fewer parts, which could prove essential to making l ...
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1 year ago+13 13 0Germany detains Iranian over suspected poison plot after tip from U.S. security
A 32-year-old Iranian man has been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday. Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained ...
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1 year ago+17 17 0Programming and its positive impacts on brain functioning
Learning to program can accelerate knowledge acquisition by developing cognitive skills. As a result, we remember the information much better, and the brain subjected to constant exercise is much healthier.
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1 year ago+19 19 0This sleep mask at CES 2023 hides a game-changing secret
A sleep mask that tracks eye movement to help you better understand sleep patterns and quality is certainly unusual, and the prototype device in our photos shows it looks pretty mad too. That’s reason enough to talk about it, but the real reason Soma ...
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1 year ago+17 17 0How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific
California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that farm fields are inundated and normally dry creeks and drainage ditches have become torrents of water racing toward the ocean. Yet, most of the state remains in severe drought.
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1 year ago+24 24 0Actor Wes Bentley Opens up About His Role as the Yellowstone Killer
Although Yellowstone on the Paramount Network has no lack of characters with dubious likeability, there is one who viewers generally agree is the show’s most despised. It’s Jamie Dutton, the adoptive son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who is the sec ...
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1 year ago+14 14 0Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. The longer the war lasts, the more likely i ...
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1 year ago+14 14 0Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg. Behind every "self-made" millionaire is a father with money
It is commonplace in business mythology. The anonymous entrepreneur who only with a huge effort achieves that his idea, so original and disruptive, becomes a success story. The story is usually starched with all kinds of barriers, obstacles, often fi ...
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1 year ago+18 18 0A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it?
An Eli Lilly drug if approved for weight loss could become the best-selling drug of all time, but concerns are mounting about who will actually be able to afford it. Experts are confident that the drug, called tirzepatide, will be granted approval by ...
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1 year ago+12 12 0Former TNA/IMPACT broadcaster Don West passes away
Don West, who was one of the most colorful personalities of the past two decades in wrestling, has died after his battle with cancer. Long-time friend and colleague Mike Tenay relayed the news on Friday afternoon that West had passed away due to brai ...
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1 year ago+18 18 0Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows
Two-thirds of Antarctica’s native species, including emperor penguins, are under threat of extinction or major population declines by 2100 under current trajectories of global heating, according to new research that outlines priorities for protecting ...
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1 year ago+13 13 0Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments
Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made the first bone marrow ‘organoids’ that include all the key components of human marrow. This technology allows for the screening of multiple anti-cancer drugs at the same tim ...
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1 year ago+27 27 0Shortage of pollinators could be killing 427,000 people a year
Inadequate numbers of bees and other pollinators have a huge impact on human health due to lower production of fruit and vegetables, according to a modelling study
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1 year ago+16 16 0Amber Heard, Johnny Depp Settle Following Defamation Lawsuit Appeal
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have avoided yet another court appearance after settling their latest round of litigation. Depp originally filed a defamation claim against Heard in March 2019 after Heard published an op-ed in the Washington Post in which ...
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1 year ago+19 19 0A stranger on a plane gave two girls fleeing civil war $100. Decades later, they reunited.
No matter what shows up under Ayda Zugay's tree this year, she says no present will ever compare to the gift she got in 1999 on one of the scariest days of her life. Civil war was raging in Yugoslavia and bombs were closing in on her family, who ...
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1 year ago+9 9 0Westminster council fighting public urination with 'splash back' paint
Revellers thinking of urinating in public could be given a nasty surprise after Soho's streets were painted with a special "splash back" substance. Westminster City Council has launched a campaign following complaints from residents. T ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0The Man Accused Of Attacking Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Told Police He Believed Democrats Stole The Election And Were Guilty Of Crimes
David DePape is facing charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and threats to a public official and their family. He could be sentenced to 13 years to life in prison if convicted.
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1 year ago+23 23 0Sam Bankman-Fried spent a fortune. Now, lawyers say 'the emperor had no clothes.' Here's where the money went.
Sam Bankman-Fried told Bloomberg in April that years down the road, he'd subsist on $100,000 a year — that's it. He'd keep a small percentage of the billions he had generated from his cryptocurrency empire and donate the rest. Bankma ...
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1 year ago+25 25 0 x 1Microsoft buys near 4% stake in London Stock Exchange as part of 10-year cloud deal
U.S. tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced a 10-year partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group and took a near 4% stake in the U.K. bourse operator. The partnership involves next-generation data and analytics, as well as cloud computing pro ...