How the World’s First Digital Circuit Breaker Could Completely Change Our Powered World
This week the world's first and only digital circuit breaker was certified for commercial use. The technology, invented by Atom Power, has been listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the...
Stronger than aluminum, a heavily altered wood cools passively
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How to Get the Beautiful ‘Quake II RTX’ Re-release for Free
The classic first-person shooter Quake II is getting re-released with some awesome graphical updates. Better yet, it’ll be completely free for you to download starting on June 6—though you’re...
Intel’s Core i9-9900KS CPU can run all eight cores at 5GHz
It wouldn't be Computex if Intel didn't have some sort of geek-friendly CPU reve...
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NASA officially orders its first segment of a lunar space station
Maxar has been selected to build and fly the first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway. (credit: <a ...
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‘Phenomenal’ 2,300-Year-Old Bark Shield Found In Leicestershire
pgmrdlm shares a report from The Guardian: An "astonishing and unparalleled" 2, 300-year-old shield made of tree bark has been discovered in Leicestershire, the only example of its kind...
Replacing JavaScript: How eBay Made a Web App 50x Faster With WebAssembly
"Online marketplace eBay has revealed how it boosted performance of a demanding web app by 50x using WebAssembly, " reports TechRepublic: The "astonishing" speed-up after switching from a...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Secures $48.6 Million Contract in Las Vegas Despite Embarrassing Demonstration...
The city of Las Vegas has approved a $ 48.6 million contract for Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build an underground transit line that’s scheduled to be completed...
Mexico City residents carry fake iPhones to turn over to muggers
An increase in armed muggings have caused a spike in sales of dummy smartphones that on first glance look real. (You can buy one from Amazon for around...
