RandomFactor writes:Researchers in Oxfordshire are working to 'virtually unroll' several scrolls from the library of Herculaneum.The scrolls were buried by Mt. Vesuvius which erupted in 79AD and are far to fragile to unroll physically (it has been tried with a few scrolls from this library with "largely disastrous results")Unlike other ancient scrolls, these have resisted previous efforts to scan and read them due to their use of carbon based ink.
JoeMerchant writes:The greatest evil visited on every complex project I have ever been under schedule pressure to ship is the: sleep X, while we wait for something else to finish. It's infinitely easier than actual signaling for readiness, and it _usually_ works fine... I guess Linux kernel devs do the same, nice that it's open source so that people with less schedule pressure are free to critique and improve it.
ikanreed writes:Fifteen years ago this month, Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov performed the first successful attempts at creating a synthetic monolayer of carbon atoms, a feat that would earn them a nobel prize 6 years later.The European Union graphene flagship project has put out a release celebrating progress in the field. Which includes a list of products already on the market using grapheneIt also makes some bold claims about the future of the tech
RandomFactor writes:Researchers from Japan's National Defense Medical College report they have developed an artificial blood substitute that shows comparable efficacy to normal blood in saving exsanguinated rabbits.
RandomFactor writes:For those who have followed the American Megabot's saga - Eagle 1, the giant Mecha that fought it out with the smaller and more agile Kuratas robot from Japan, is up for auction on Ebay.The auction ends at Oct 03, 2019 18:30:00 PDT, current bid is over $170k