The highs and lows of the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show
The Los Angeles Auto Show, one of the first indoor auto exhibits since the COVID epidemic, was low on news and heavy on vaporware. During…
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Nigerian fintech Abeg faces its biggest test yet after blitzscaling to millions of users
After 72 days on the air, “Big Brother Naija,” a reality program sponsored by Nigerian social payments platform Abeg, came to a rousing conclusion on…
Google Pay to add Hinglish support in India, enable merchants to create digital storefronts
As part of its attempt to broaden its presence in the South Asian market, Google will introduce support for Hinglish, a blend of Hindi and…
Fast Switching Devices use Liquid Crystals
An international team investigated a newly synthesized liquid-crystalline material with optoelectronic applications. At room temperature, simple rod-shaped molecules with a single center of chirality self-assemble…
Superconductivity meets Spintronics in Green Information Technologies
An international team has demonstrated superconducting coupling between two regions separated by a one micron wide ferromagnetic compound. The Josephson effect, a macroscopic quantum effect,…
Faces of Ancient Bronze Age Culture Revealed In Digital Reconstructions
New DNA research has provided insight into the massive cultural shifts that occurred during the Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean. Meanwhile, a companion digital…
Brighten Your Life with A Pre-Black Friday Doorbuster Deal on A Minimalist Floor Lamp
Every space necessitates the ideal lighting. In fact, there is a good possibility you are reading this post in less-than-ideal lighting. Lighting is everything, although…
Lawsuit May Reveal Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic and pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, might be disclosed in a Florida court dispute involving about $66 billion worth…
Through Fully Integrated Solar, Major Cities could be Self-sufficient
According to new modeling, net zero carbon is within reach for a major Australian city through widespread adoption of photovoltaics in the built environment. Buildings…
Engineers Create a Robot that Perches like a Bird
Engineers have created a robot with the feet and legs of a peregrine falcon that can perch and carry objects like a bird. No two…
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