UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.
Feb 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Belgian families don gloves for house-heating research
Outside the family home, frost covers the ground and temperatures in the damp Belgian winter have plunged below freezing.
Dec 21, 2022
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New Apple museum opens in former Warsaw factory
A new museum opening in a former metalworking factory in Warsaw brings together 1,600 exhibits linked to Apple—the result of years of painstaking efforts by a determined Polish collector.
May 31, 2022
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Internet
Metaverse builders grapple with sex harassment conundrum
Nina Jane Patel felt confined and under threat as the male avatars closed in, intimidating her with verbal abuse, touching her avatar against her will and photographing the incident.
Apr 1, 2022
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Business
Meet the finfluencers: TikTok's investment gurus
Trying to figure out how the stock markets work? These days you're as likely to turn to a social media influencer for advice as a financial adviser dressed in a suit.
Nov 4, 2021
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Engineering
New prototype LED lightbulb emits less of that troublesome blue light
LED lightbulbs offer considerable advantages over other types of lighting. Being more efficient, they require much less electricity to operate. They do not give off unwanted heat the way old-school incandescent bulbs do, ...
May 25, 2021
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Internet
MI5 chief warns Facebook encryption gives 'free pass' to suspects
Extremism on social media is as much a national security risk now as terrorism from Afghanistan or Syria, the head of UK domestic intelligence has warned as he slammed Facebook in particular.
May 21, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Samsung bringing 'bigger and bigger' TVs to market to meet stay-at-home demands of coronavirus pandemic
Samsung kicked off the 2021 CES trade show Wednesday with a showcase of new televisions meant to address changes in home life brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jan 6, 2021
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Engineering
Satellite uses SAR imagery to capture world's sharpest images
A satellite carrying a camera that is so powerful it can capture an image of virtually any object on Earth with crystal-clear resolution is now offering its services to the public.
Dec 19, 2020 report
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Consumer & Gadgets
How to bring Zoom to your TV (coming soon) with Alexa
If you're also tired of taking daily Zoom calls on your laptop, maybe you'd prefer to just turn on the TV, lay back, and learn or conduct business from the couch.
Sep 25, 2020
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