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Imagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and depending on the forest for food, shelter, recreation and education. Imagine, then, that the forest depends on you, too, because you and your people have protected it for generations.

The time capsule will remain sealed in Philadelphia for 250 years. The post America’s Time Capsule includes fabric from the Wright Brother’s plane, whale bone, poker chips, and more appeared first on Popular Science.

Analog filmmakers struggling with aging and hard-to-repair 16mm film cameras can now eagerly anticipate the release of the Cinelux Sixteen, a hybrid 16mm and HD digital camera boasting “live film simulation designed for a new era of filmmakers.”Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Filmmaking, Cinematography, Video Cameras

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Trinity's Prof. Stefan Sint, along with collaborators from Germany, Spain and Italy, has published the most precise determination to date of the strong coupling constant. This parameter governs the interactions between quarks and gluons, the fundamental components of nuclear matter. The new result halves the error of all previous experimental measurements combined, setting a new benchmark for the Standard Model, which summarizes our current knowledge of elementary particle physics.

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), an elusive porpoise found only in the shallow waters of Mexico's northern Gulf of California, is one of the rarest and most endangered marine mammals on Earth. Measuring about 5 feet (1.5 meters) in length, it is the world's smallest cetacean—a group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Known for the distinctive dark rings around its eyes and mouth, the vaquita remained unknown to science until the latter half of the 20th century. Today, it has become a global symbol of the growing biodiversity crisis unfolding in the world's oceans.

A long-awaited giant leap in battery technology has taken another significant shuffle forward – thanks to the first fitting of a new type of hyper-efficient fast-charging battery in a road-going car in North America.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: stellantis, Dodge, Solid-state, Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Factorial

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a new palladium (Pd) precatalyst that combines exceptional stability with high catalytic performance. This precatalyst can be stored for extended periods under ambient conditions and suppresses undesirable side reactions during activation, highlighting its potential for the efficient synthesis of organic materials and pharmaceuticals. The work is published in the journal Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.

University of Melbourne researchers have uncovered several animal welfare issues in the United Kingdom's greyhound racing industry, reigniting public debate about whether the sport should be banned worldwide.

Can you imagine a football game where there was never a passing play? The forward pass is just one of the innovations that made these contests into events

A new technology allows metal circuits floating on water to be transferred directly onto any desired surface. A South Korean research team has introduced a novel technique capable of transferring ultra-fine nanocircuits onto plant leaves and fruits, as well as curved automotive surfaces and robot exteriors, all without causing any damage. This technology could be widely used across industries, including smart agriculture, wearable health care and bioelectronics.

Urban parks could play a major role in protecting people from rising heat, pollution and noise in cities, according to new research led by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

Researchers have found evidence of a previously unknown branch of the marsupial family tree, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how Australia's unique mammals evolved. Published in the Journal of Paleontology, the study describes three new species of small, insect-eating marsupials from Queensland's Riversleigh World Heritage Area.

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Scientists spotted the enigmatic creatures in 2019 and again in 2024, marking the first time they've been observed alive in the wild. The sightings drastically expand the animals' known geographic and depth range