While it’s already possible to relay information via barcodes or QR codes, those codes are entirely visible when included in a document. Using Columbia University’s FontCode system, however, users can hide messages within unrelated text via virtually-invisible changes to the displayed letters. Developed by a team led by associate professor of computer science Changxi Zheng, […]
With its iconic, unintended tilt, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is probably one of the best known construction blunders in the world. Although the lean was stabilized during restoration work in the 1990s, the tower stood at a precarious angle for more than 600 years before that, surviving numerous large earthquakes without damage. Now, a […]
When NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission launches on May 19, it will be able to map the Earth’s gravitational field with unprecedented accuracy. Thanks to a new technique called laser ranging interferometry, the two satellites that make up the five-year mission will be able to chart gravitational anomalies with a ten-fold […]
Spider silk has long held the title of strongest natural biomaterial, so scientists have been trying to harness it, mimic it and even improve on the recipe for years. Now, researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a new biomaterial out of wood nanofibers that steals the strength record. Wood is one […]
A new study from researchers at Drexel University has found that third-hand smoke – chemical residue from cigarette smoke – can spread more pervasively than previously thought, even moving throughout a seemingly “smoke-free” building. But despite this compelling research, the dangers to human health still remain unclear. The research came about when a doctoral student […]
Volvo has followed last month’s launch of its first all-electric truck with an even meatier zero-emission vehicle. Engineered to cart huge loads around urban centers, the Volvo FE Electric boasts almost double the carrying capacity of its sibling and will be put to work on the streets of Germany next year. The Volvo FE Electric […]
Allowing scientists to make cut-and-paste edits to an organism’s genome, the CRISPR gene-editing tool may be powerful, but it’s still a bit clumsy. Now, researchers have developed a neater new version dubbed MAGESTIC, which they describe as swapping the scissors for a word processor. The CRISPR tool uses guide RNA sequences to search through the […]
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Tablets have revolutionized portable computing, but sacrifices need to be made for mobile convenience. Most only have one physical connectivity port, for example, and simple storage expansion can be problematic. And if you want to run a full Windows operating system you may be left wanting. Currently raising production funds on Indiegogo, the Mi MiniPC […]
As of Jan. 1st, 2020, all new homes built in California will be required to have solar photovoltaic systems. The ruling is part of the California Energy Commission’s newly-instituted 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions “by an amount equivalent to taking 115,000 fossil fuel cars off the road.” Along with […]