Nintendo will launch a version of its popular Switch console dedicated to players who really prefer gaming on the go.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 12, 2019
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Cities play a key role in climate change and biodiversity and are one of the most recognizable features of the Anthropocene. They also accelerate innovation and shape social networks, while perpetuating and intensifying inequalities. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2024
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The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3 percent of the entire world's economic output, an environmental research group said on Wednesday.
Environment
Feb 12, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to manipulate light and fluids on a single chip, broadly called "optofluidics," has led to such technologies as liquid-crystal displays and liquid-filled optical fibers for fast data transfer. ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 13, 2011
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We know that our universe has already lived through great number of exciting phases. But new research released overnight shows the universe has long passed its peak and is slowly but surely dying.
Astronomy
Aug 11, 2015
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They are at present the most accurate clocks in the world: Caesium fountain clocks furnish the second accurate to 15 places after the decimal point. Until they reach this accuracy, caesium fountain clocks, however, need a ...
General Physics
Mar 18, 2009
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Panasonic Corporation has successfully developed a new high-speed response hysteretic control DC-DC converter LSI series. The new LSI chips are well suited for applications which require fast load transient responses at high ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 24, 2010
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Designing a heat engine that can produce maximum power at maximum efficiency is a major challenge. Practical heat engines are limited to a theoretical efficiency called the Carnot limit, which sets a cap on how much heat ...
General Physics
Nov 1, 2023
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Stars emit light that travels through empty space without significant attenuation. The visual signal is essentially lossless until detected. After many years and billions of kilometers, starlight-photons may eventually encounter ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 19, 2023
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When set up in groups, wind turbines in the front rows cast a wind shadow on those behind them, lowering their performance. These effects dissipate fastest under convective conditions, say EPFL researchers in a recent publication.
General Physics
Mar 20, 2015
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