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More Than 80 Feet Long – Newly Discovered Ichthyosaur May Be the Largest Marine Reptile Ever
The enormous ichthyosaur could have reached lengths exceeding 80 feet (25 meters) and existed during the Late Triassic period. A recently identified ichthyosaur species may...
Somehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States
<div>Meet Thermonator. It blasts fire up to 30 feet and has Bluetooth.</div>
How mRNA Is Rewriting the Rules of Cancer Treatment
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/mRNA-Cancer-Fighting-Potential-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="mRNA Cancer-Fighting Potential" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async"><p>MIT spinout Strand Therapeutics has developed a new class of mRNA molecules that can sense where they are in the body, for more targeted and...</p></div>
Q&A: How TikTok's 'black box' algorithm and design shape user behavior
<div>TikTok's swift ascension to the upper echelons of social media is often attributed to its recommendation algorithm, which predicts viewer preferences so acutely it's spawned a maxim: "The TikTok algorithm knows me better than I know myself." The platform's success was so pronounced that it has seemed to spur other social media platforms to shift their designs. When users scroll through X or Instagram, they now see more recommended posts from accounts they don't follow.</div>
High-energy-density capacitors with 2D nanomaterials could significantly enhance energy storage
<div>In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from the University of Houston, Jackson State University and Howard University have developed a new type of flexible high-energy-density capacitor, which is a device that stores energy.</div>
20 Years Later, Sam Raimi Reveals the Surprising Secret Behind the Greatest Spider-Man Movie
— Sony PicturesOne thing has become increasingly clear about Saim Raimi’s Spider-Man movies: they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.That was certainly the feeling at the Spider-Man 2 screening at New York City’s AMC Empire, one of 467 locations where Sam Raimi’s 2004 superhero movie was re-released for a day. The crowd was buzzing with excitement to see the comic book masterpiece on the big screen again; one fan dressed as Spider-Man even got a few whoops and several shouts of “Do a flip!” That
Team helps rebuild WW2 Spitfire lost for 76 years in Norwegian wilderness
<div>Engine parts from a rare Second World War Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire that was shot down by German armed forces in 1942 and lost until being recovered from a Norwegian peat bog 76 years later are being rebuilt at the University of Sydney.</div>
IBM moves deeper into hybrid cloud management with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition
<div><p>With HashiCorp, Big Blue gets a set of cloud lifecycle management and security tools, and a company that is growing considerably faster than any of IBM’s other businesses.</p>
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Child pedestrians, self-driving vehicles: What's the safest scenario for crossing the road?
<div>Crossing a busy street safely typically is a result of a social exchange. Pedestrians look for cues—a wave, a head nod, a winking flash of the headlights, and, of course, a full vehicle stop—to know it's safe to cross.</div>
Research team accelerates multi-physics simulations with El Capitan predecessor systems
<div>Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have achieved a milestone in accelerating and adding features to complex multi-physics simulations run on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), a development that could advance high-performance computing and engineering.</div>
Students build low-cost cold spray metal 3D printer prototype
<div>A team of Rice University students has developed a cold spray metal 3D printing device that relies on pressure and velocity rather than temperature to create a metal part. Their work could help expand the repertoire of metal additive manufacturing techniques, bringing down cost and enhancing the quality of making or repairing one-off complex metal parts.</div>
Study shows potential of super grids when hurricanes overshadow solar panels
<div>When hurricanes threaten tropical shores, "super grids" could come to the rescue.</div>
Rubber-like stretchable energy storage device fabricated with laser precision
<div>Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in developing a small-scale energy storage device capable of stretching, twisting, folding, and wrinkling. Their study is published in the journal npj Flexible Electronics.</div>
Video Game Libraries Could Aid Preservation — Unless the ESA Has Its Way
— Robee Shepherd/Moment/Getty ImagesVideo game researchers are attempting to preserve older games, but the Entertainment Software Association is refusing to sign on to their plan to make older games to be easier to access. Researchers were seeking an exemption to copyright law to make it easier to move out-of-print games to online archive for research and preservation purposes — and the ESA argued to block it. It’s still possible to move forward without the ESA’s help. The ESA’s comments came
'Final Fantasy 16' Feels Like a Totally Different Game After Its 2nd DLC
— Square EnixThe Rising Tide gives Final Fantasy XVI fans one last adventure with Clive and company, and while it doesn’t change anything substantially in terms of lore and story, the same can’t be said for the game’s battle system. The DLC, as well as the game’s latest update, brings some massive changes to how battles play out, along with some much-needed quality-of-life improvements. The changes are drastic to the point where playing through FFXVI feels like a different, and better, experie
Final Glimpse: Comet Disintegrates Shortly After Eclipse Observation
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Comet-SOHO-5008-LASCO-C2-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Comet SOHO-5008 in LASCO C2" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy"><p>A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8th total solar eclipse all the more memorable. Any dedicated ‘umbraphile’ will tell you: no...</p></div>
What next for TikTok in the US?
<div>TikTok on Wednesday said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States.</div>
On the trail of deepfakes, researchers identify 'fingerprints' of AI-generated video
<div>In February, OpenAI released videos created by its generative artificial intelligence program Sora. The strikingly realistic content, produced via simple text prompts, is the latest breakthrough for companies demonstrating the capabilities of AI technology. It also raised concerns about generative AI's potential to enable the creation of misleading and deceiving content on a massive scale.</div>
Rabbit’s R1 is a little AI gadget that grows on you
<div><p>If there’s one overarching takeaway from last night’s Rabbit R1 launch event, it’s this: Hardware can be fun again. After a decade of unquestioned smartphone dominance, there is, once again, excitement to be found in consumer electronics. The wisdom and longevity of any individual product or form factor — while important — can be set […]</p>
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'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Steals the Best Ideas From 'Persona 5'
<div>Atlus promises its next game, out later this year, will be a culmination of all of its beloved RPGs.</div>