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If you’ve owned your iPhone or iPad for a long time, there’s a good chance it has files, photos, apps and other digital clutter on it that’s taking up more space than necessary. Maybe you’ve even gotten to the point where you’re getting warnings about the scant bit of free space you have left on … Read more
‘Sleep banking’ is the process of sleeping more in the days leading up to a period where you know you’ll be sleeping less. By accumulating this excess rest, you can (partly) counteract the effects of sleep debt, helping you feel better and more alert even after a bad night. Although this isn’t a quick-fix for … Read more
A glioblastoma (green and blue, artificially coloured) grows in the frontal lobe of a person’s brain.Credit: Pr Michel Brauner, ISM/Science Photo Library Two preliminary studies suggest that next-generation engineered immune cells show promise against one of the most feared forms of cancer. A pair of papers published on 13 March, one in Nature Medicine1 and … Read more
In a significant move towards enhancing email security, Google and Yahoo will implement new email authentication protocols for high-volume email providers starting in February 2024. This initiative aims to bolster cybersecurity by mandating bulk senders who distribute over 5,000 messages daily to adhere to strict validation standards. The protocols, including Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and … Read more
Particles on the scale of hundreds of micrometres to nanometres are ubiquitous key components in many advanced applications including biomedical devices1,2, drug-delivery systems3,4,5,15, microelectronics12 and energy storage systems16,17, and exhibit inherent material applicability in microfluidics6,7, granular systems8,9 and abrasives14. Approaches to particle fabrication inherently have trade-offs among speed, scalability, geometric control, uniformity and material properties. … Read more
Depending on how much stuff you need to plug in, your laptop may not have enough ports to support it all — particularly if you have more wired accessories than Bluetooth ones. Docking stations add different combinations of Ethernet, HDMI, DisplayPort, 3.5mm, memory card and USB connections and, unlike simple hubs, are often DC-powered. For … Read more
Avi Loeb and his team say that metallic balls found near Papua New Guinea could be of extraterrestrial origin.Credit: Avi Loeb’s photo collection The Woodlands, Texas A sensational claim made last year that an ‘alien’ meteorite hit Earth near Papua New Guinea in 2014 got its first in-person airing with the broader scientific community on … Read more
YouTube is redesigning its smart TV app to increase interactivity between people and their favorite channels. In a recent blog post, YouTube described how the updated UI shrinks the main video a bit to make room for an information column housing a video’s view counts, amount of likes it has, description, and comments. Yes, despite … Read more
Credit: Taj Francis For decades, computing power followed Moore’s law, advancing at a predictable pace. The number of components on an integrated circuit doubled roughly every two years. In 2012, researchers coined the term Eroom’s law (Moore spelled backwards) to describe the contrasting path of drug development1. Over the previous 60 years, the number of … Read more
Humanoid robotic development has for the better part of two decades moved at a snail’s pace but rapid acceleration is underway thanks to a collaboration between Figure AI and OpenAI with the result being the most stunning bit of real humanoid robot video I’ve ever seen. On Wednesday, startup robotics firm Figure AI released a … Read more