Diamond can turn flexible when made into ultra-fine needles Diamond is considered to be the hardest natural material but it can turn flexible when grown in extremely thin, needle-like shape. Researchers from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated that diamond needles – about a thousand times thinner than a hair strand – can be […]
Legalising cannabis would reap the Australian economy almost $2bn a year, the Parliamentary Budget Office has found. The Greens plan to not only decriminalise cannabis but also legalise it for adult use is the latest case study of political differences, with both Labor and the Coalition looking into legalising it for medicinal use, but going […]
If you love motorcycles and social media, then Harley-Davidson’s newest internship is pretty much a dream come true. This week, the company announced a new summer internship program that pays recruits to — what else — ride motorcycles. Oh, and they get to keep it at the end of the job. They’re calling it the […]
These bedtime snacks will leave you tossing and turning. Fried foods Don’t try solving your late-night munchies with a trip to the drive-through. Greasy, fatty foods get through your system slower than protein and carbs, so your body will still be hard at work by the time you try falling asleep, says Richard Shane, PhD, […]
It will not be easy to set up a colony on the Red Planet for reasons that are more psychological than technological. NASA is facing an absolutely massive to-do list as it prepares to send humans to Mars, and the agency is nowhere near tackling everything on it. Simply taking a trip to Mars will […]
“Lockheed has discussed the idea with Japanese defense ministry officials and will make a formal proposal in response to a Japanese request for information (RFI) after it receives permission from the U.S. government to offer the sensitive military technology, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the proposal. The decision on whether to release […]
Bird, a startup that deploys electric scooters with location trackers on city sidewalks and rents them through an app, trumpeted two weeks ago that it was bringing its service to San Francisco. The company, run by a former honcho at both Uber and Lyft, said it was determined to make sure everything went smoothly with […]
We know that carrying around extra weight puts your heart health at risk. New research presented on Friday to the European Society for Cardiology shows that the location of your fat is just as important as the amount of it. Adults with normal body mass index (BMI) and extra belly fat (termed “central obesity”) had […]
Air Force Col. Greg Johnson stood before a crowd of a few hundred boys Friday at St. Francis de Sales High School and pointed out that those under the age of 18 are part of the “space generation.” “For your entire lives, we’ve had people living and working continuously in space,” Mr. Johnson said, referring […]
If that Walmart worker who greets you the next time you go into a store seems a little more laid back, maybe it’s not just attitude, but attire. Walmart is relaxing its dress code for workers in some stores. The nation’s largest private-sector employer will allow workers in certain locations to wear jeans, jeggings, cargo […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, according to six people with knowledge of the inquiry. In February, the Justice Department issued demands to AT&T, Verizon and the G.S.M.A., a mobile industry standards-setting […]
In a striking example of natural selection, the Bajau people of South-East Asia have developed bigger spleens for diving, a study shows. The Bajau are traditionally nomadic and seafaring, and survive by collecting shellfish from the sea floor. Scientists studying the effect of this lifestyle on their biology found their spleens were larger than those […]
