Refrigerators, boilers, and even lightbulbs continually dump heat into their surroundings. This “waste heat” could—in theory—be turned into electricity, as it is sometimes done with power plants, automobile engines, and other high-heat sources. The problem: These “low-grade” sources give off too little heat for current technology to do the conversion […]
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The best gaming routers of 2020
A gaming router may be overkill for most of us, but if you’re looking for low-latency performance and advanced features, here’s what we recommend.
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Atlas 5 to fly Northrop Grumman’s solid boosters in upcoming launch of NRO satellite
While ULA builds the Atlas 5 for NROL-101 it also is working to get NROL-44 launched on a Delta 4 Heavy.
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The latest round in the CRISPR patent battle has an apparent victor, but the fight continues
The long-running patent battle over CRISPR, the genome editor that may bring a Nobel prize and many millions of dollars to whomever is credited with its invention, has taken a new twist that vastly complicates the claims made by a team led by the University of California.
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Vintage Vauxhalls heading to auction
The Heritage Collection of British automaker Vauxhall has consigned 11 of its vintage vehicles to Brightwells Auctioneers to be sold at no reserve on September 24.
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13-year-old dies of rare ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after swimming in Florida lake
The case marks the second death from the devastating infection in Florida this summer.
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WattsApp by Reggie Watts lets you enjoy the comedian/musician without being tracked
The Late Late Show bandleader is on CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast to talk about his app, James Corden, data privacy and his love/hate relationship with technology.
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Apollo 11’s launch, as seen by the only woman in the control room
JoAnn Morgan witnessed history — and made history — in 1969 as she watched Apollo 11’s liftoff from her console at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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30 of the Best Whips So Far from Audi Nines 2020
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Vera Rubin’s Monster 3200-Megapixel Camera Takes its First Picture (in the Lab)
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has taken another step towards first light, projected for some time in 2022. Its enormous 3200 megapixel camera just took its first picture during lab testing at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The camera is the largest ever built, and its unprecedented power is the […]