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upstart writes:A spoonful of sugar opens a path to longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries:

upstart writes:Groundbreaking technique yields important new details on possible 'fifth force':

upstart writes:NIH scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection:

upstart writes:Milkweed butterflies tear open caterpillars and drink them alive:

Apple Warns Against Mounting iPhones to Motorcyclesupstart writes:Apple warns against mounting iPhones to motorcycles:

upstart writes:Tesla Model S Plaid sets the production EV 'Ring record at 7:35.579:

upstart writes:Good news for tuna as they bounce back from the brink of extinction:

owl writes:A Laser Fired Through a Keyhole Can Expose Everything Inside a Room:

canopic jug writes:While fastidiously avoiding use of the F-word [i.e. freedom], the European Commission has published a very long report on the impact of open source software and hardware on technological independence, competitiveness and innovation in the EU economy. Open hardware is also covered.

upstart writes:Massive new animal species discovered in half-billion-year-old Burgess Shale:

upstart writes:Scientists reveal how tabby cats get their distinctive stripes:

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. These were "a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks [...] against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001."Of the 2,977 people who died, 2,605 were U.S. citizens and 372 non-U.S. citizens (excluding the 19 perpetrators). More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks, including the United Kingdom (67 deaths), the Dominican Republic (47 deaths), India (41 deaths), Greece (39 deaths), South Korea (28 deaths), Canada (24 deaths), Japan (24 deaths), Colombia (18 deaths), Jamaica (16 deaths), Philippines (16 deaths), Mexico (15 deaths), Trinidad and Tobago (14 deaths), Ecuador (13 deaths), Australia (11 deaths), Germany (11 deaths), Italy (10 deaths), Bangladesh (6 deaths), Ireland (6 deaths), Pakistan (6 deaths), and Poland (6 deaths).It was a tragedy not only for America, but for the world.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

Freeman writes:Our flexible processors can now use bendable RAM:

DannyB writes:BBC: International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board

takyon writes:Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook's first mass-market smart glasses

owl writes:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-best-vga-dos-games-period

owl writes:Paid influencers must label posts as ads, German court rules:

thorfinn writes:The 2021 Ig Nobel Prize Winners:(Heavily elided — see source for journal references, authors, ceremony participants, and more.--Ed.)

LabRat writes:First Came A Quake In Mexico, Then Strange Blue Lights. People Feared The Apocalypse:

upstart writes:With COVID out of control, Biden unveils hefty vaccine mandates:

upstart writes:The Screens in Cars Are Becoming a Problem:

upstart writes:Walking with coffee is a little-understood feat of physics: Understanding the physics behind natural processes provides new applications for soft robotics, manufacturing automation:

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owl writes:The World's Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running:

upstart writes:Hot pack or cold pack: Which one to reach for when you're injured or in pain:

upstart writes:AT&T COW drones restoring phone service cut by Ida's extreme weather:

DannyB writes:The James Webb telescope has a bona fide launch date:

takyon writes:XPoint capacity to surpass DRAM by 2030

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canopic jug writes:Digital Music News has a brief mention about ABBA's new digital costumes, made by Industrial Light and Magic, which will be used at the concert tour accompanying their album release. It sounds like a similar method as was used to make Andy Serkis look like Gollum, but this time making people look younger and fresher. It's unclear whether the avatars will be mapped on the fly to real movement happening along with the concert or just running through pre-precorded routines.

upstart writes:High Court finds media outlets are responsible for Facebook comments in Dylan Voller defamation case - ABC News:

takyon writes:Samsung targets 2025 for human-eye-beating 576 MP camera sensor

upstart writes:Do you hate seeing people fidget? New UBC research says you’re not alone:

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upstart writes:Asteroid Traveling Through Space at 21,000 MPH Classified As Potentially Hazardous, Will Pass Earth This Month:

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upstart writes:ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested:

upstart writes:Student collaboration provides new insights into high-quality drinking water at lower cost:

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upstart writes:Air Force rescue crews ready in case of SpaceX, Boeing launch malfunctions:

AnonTechie writes:Automated hiring software is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable job candidates:

Mockingbird writes:Video from HubbleESA that gives a zoom in on the Globular Cluster Messier 13. Also at the non-YT site: ESAHubble.org.(Related story on a study comparing Messier 3 and 13 at Phys.org.)

owl writes:WaPo link: Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Climate Disaster This Summer, From Hurricane Ida To The Caldor Fire:(archive link: https://archive.is/GhZTP)

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upstart writes:U.S. traffic deaths up during pandemic even though mileage down -data:

China Steps in to Regulate Brutal '996' Work Cultureupstart writes:China steps in to regulate brutal '996' work culture:

upstart writes:Scientists reveal the secrets behind ant teeth super strength:

Freeman writes:Windows 11 arrives on October 5, Android apps will come later"

upstart writes:Long-Lasting Disinfectant Protects Against Viruses for Up to 7 Days – Promises To Help Fight Pandemics: