A man has cautioned workers to be careful when messaging colleagues on work communication platforms after he revealed he was almost dismissed after having a laugh with a workmate on a Skype business account. UK influencer Owen Willis said in a TikTok video that he went through the eye-opening experience when he was 17 years … Read more
Norway has imposed new restrictions on fishing wild salmon. Norwegian authorities on Friday rolled out fresh restrictions on wild salmon fishing for 2025 after stocks hit record lows in recent years, with scientists blaming fish farms. “After several years of decline in the number of salmon swimming upstream to spawn…. we consider it necessary to … Read more
Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02656 UC Irvine-led research reveals that the optical properties of materials can be dramatically enhanced—not by changing the materials themselves, but by giving the light new properties. The researchers demonstrated that by manipulating the momentum of incoming photons, they could fundamentally change how light interacts with matter. One striking example … Read more
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to sanction Elon Musk if he … Read more
Credit: Nature Chemical Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01727-w Lasso peptides are natural products made by bacteria. Their unusual lasso shape endows them with remarkable stability, protecting them from extreme conditions. In a new study, published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers have constructed and tested models for how these peptides are made and demonstrated how this information … Read more
Credit: Nature Protocols (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-01046-3 A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has developed a computational workflow for analyzing large data sets in the field of metabolomics, the study of small molecules found within cells, biofluids, tissues, and entire ecosystems. Most recently, the team applied this new computational tool … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The Dow and S & P 500 were lower Friday after surging to record highs Thursday in response to the Fed cutting interest rates by … Read more
Porous Si3N4 ceramics with uniform and fine structures were achieved by the dual-solvent templating combined freeze-casting method. Credit: Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press Radomes and wave-transmitting antenna windows are critical structural components in aircraft, protecting radar antennas from external interference while ensuring reliable communication. Currently, the most widely used wave-transmitting materials are ceramics … Read more
University of Delaware associate professor Andrew Wozniak co-led a research cruise aboard UD’s Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp to study the sea surface microlayer in the North Atlantic Ocean. Pictured here are researchers working with a Rosette sampler, a device used for water sampling in deep water, outfitted with pieces of glass. These glass panels … Read more
Apple on Friday greeted customers at its stores around the world for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4. The new products were announced at an event earlier this month and have been available for pre-order since Sept. 13. The company lit up the glass cube at its Fifth … Read more
