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Best books for refreshing engineering mathematics concepts
Venera 5 and 6 were swallowed by Venus 57 years ago today (May 17, 1969). This photo exists because of what they told us on the way down
Could you do something like pumped hydro storage with large concrete blocks and an electric cog railway?
The Future of Supercomputing: TotalEnergies partners with NVIDIA and Dell to build "Pangea 5," a €100M+ AI supercomputer that multiplies computing power sixfold while cutting energy use by 40%.
Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 aircraft, eyeing 2-hr trips to US
Temperate super-Earth found orbiting nearby red dwarf Ross 318
A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it
Most Americans say AI development is moving too fast and twice as many are AI pessimists as AI optimists
Milky way Galaxy and a moving satellite from My campsite, pic my phone .
Would putting a power bank in the fridge make it charge faster
A healthy brain, achieved through exercise, a healthy diet, sufficient sleep, and embracing new cognitive challenges, may help shield thinking and memory skills from the early effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to an MRI study on 600 Americans
Silver Swan Automaton… no motors, built in 1773 and still working perfectly. powered entirely by mainsprings and brass clockwork gears.
What's the difference in mechanical properties between a composite solid rod with hard brittle core and soft ductile skin vs a composite solid rod with soft ductile core and hard brittle skin?
Why aren’t existing solar and wind plants racing to add batteries behind the meter?
Updating Wikipedia pages boosts public trust in scientific organizations, study finds
Feeling empty after finishing a video game (post-game depression) is a real phenomenon. A recent study has found that many video game players experience a specific sense of emptiness and sadness after finishing highly engaging games.
The new Airbus H135 for London's Air Ambulance is a light twin-engine helicopter, with the lowest operating and maintenance costs in its class and inspection intervals of 500 flight hours, the H135 delivers mission flexibility where operational efficiency. Equiped with Pratt & Whitney PW206B3
What current technology feels primitive now but will probably seem revolutionary in hindsight?
Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'
The Future of Clean Water: Scientists develop a sun-powered crystal that reshapes its structure under UV light to trap and harvest water directly from dry air.
Need Guidance for Electric Boat / Water Robot Propulsion System
The Native tribes of the American plains invented one of the most efficient survival foods in human history. Lewis and Clark themselves were eating it by 1805 on their expedition(More read below)
Recent political discussions often focus on working-class voters moving away from the Democratic Party, but a new analysis provides evidence that the last four decades, high-income, highly educated, and white-collar White voters have steadily moved toward the Democratic Party.
How can I lift a 300lb tool box from a cart to working height?
1 in 3 people believe they don’t have to seek news from traditional outlets like newspapers and television. Instead, they think the “news will find me” (NFM), relying on algorithms and social networks to get information. This may make them more vulnerable to believing and sharing misinformation.
Mouse eyes photosynthesize after plant-to-animal transplant. Scientists are harvesting the entire photosynthetic technology that has evolved over millions of years in plants and are able to transplant it into the animal system.
First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS
NUS scientists use "a light-activated technology derived from the photosynthetic membranes of the spinach plant, enabling the eye to stay continuously hydrated" for dry eyes in mice
America's productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why | Fortune
Reuters: Corporate America continues massive job cuts in 2026. Meta cutting 20%+, Amazon trimming 16,000, and Snap laying off 16% of staff as Big Tech aggressively shifts budgets to AI and cloud efficiency.
Each year in February Yosemite National Park experiences a phenomenon called firefall, the setting sun hits horsetail fall at just the right angle, causing the water to turn a brilliant yellow color that resembles fire
60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market
Researchers identify a costly pattern in consumer debt repayment. Borrowers with multiple installment loans tend to prepay the oldest one first, even when paying down a newer loan would save more interest.
Three’s a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO | Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
New research suggests Big Tech may be the primary cause of the downturn in global fertility. - "falling birth rates appear to be part of a broader phenomenon of young adult singledom, isolation and deteriorating wellbeing."
62 overweight adults were randomly assigned to a low-fat vegan or Mediterranean diet for 16-week periods. Total greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative energy demand were reduced on the low-fat vegan diet by 57% and 55%, while the Mediterranean diet had a 20% reduction and no change, respectively.
Global DNA study: where you live may change how fast you age. Ethnic background leaves a deep mark on your immune system, metabolism and gut bacteria no matter where you move: East Asians outside Asia were biologically older than those in Asia, Europeans showed the opposite pattern
Growing up in a disadvantaged environment not only hinders cognitive development but also weakens a person’s default willingness to trust others later in life. While higher intelligence generally makes people more trusting, early childhood adversity cuts this social benefit in half.
Anthropic warns China could surpass the US in AI race by 2028 without chip controls
US teens getting less sleep than ever. Homework, social pressure and jobs still keep teens up but now screen time and social media rob their sleep. Only 22% of older adolescents saying they slept at least 7 hours each night.
Would it be possible to make a small, focused EMP to take out Meta Glasses
AI isn't paying off in the way companies think. Layoffs driven by automation are failing to generate returns, study finds
Autistic adults face higher risk of certain types of sexual victimization, study finds. When they feel paralyzed or overwhelmed by their senses, they may be unable to process risk cues, remove themselves, or assert boundaries, which increases their vulnerability to predatory behavior.
The average adult in the U.S. sleeps 7.6 hours per night, with a 10th–90th percentile range of 6.5 to 8.9 hours
Shutting Down USAID Led to a Rise in Global Violence. Protests and riots increased by 10%, incidents of armed fighting rose by 6.9%, and battle-related fatalities grew 9.3%. The uptick in violence began almost immediately after the aid stopped and remained elevated for months.
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"The Isolator" was a helmet created in 1925 by Hugo Gernsback to eliminate distractions and maximize concentration. Made of wood, it almost completely blocked out sounds and peripheral vision, leaving only a narrow slit for reading. It was equipped with an oxygen supply system to prevent suffocation
Fully mechanical car with V6 engine, 3 speed + reverse transmission, differential, suspension and steering, all physically driven, and it can actually reach decent speeds without exploding
The Canadian Lancaster with its Merlin engine being inspected.
Quantify small air currents in a somewhat controlled environment
Free open-source structural design tool I built, looking for engineers to tear it apart
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