The Concorde flew its final flight almost exactly 20 years ago – yet it continues to capture the imaginations of Americans old and young.
Concordes were taken out of service in 2003, about three years after Air France flight 4590 crashed, killing 113 people.
But last week, NASA unveiled its quarter-billion-dollar supersonic X-59 jet, an experimental aircraft that the agency will use to give rise to a new frontier of supersonic passenger jets – Concorde successors.
The new 100-foot-long plane
Just a few swabs from a handful of leaves can say a lot about what animals are roaming in the area.
Two dozen leaf swabs from plants in Uganda’s Kibale National Park revealed a stunningly accurate genetic picture of the park’s vertebrate diversity, researchers report in the Aug. 21 Current Biology. The swabs picked up environmental DNA, or eDNA, shed from 52 animals, 30 of which could be identified to the species level. The quick and easy technique is
Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and cut off his pinky.
Due to the cost of a prosthetic, Cutshall was never able to afford one.
So, he resorted to telling his story online in the hopes someone may be able to help.
Luckily, New York City-based artist, photographer and IT engineer Paul Hodara
During the WWDC 2023 keynote, Apple revealed its latest hardware and software advances for professionals using popular devices like Mac desktops, laptops, iPad, and iPhone.
Here’s a look at the WWDC 2023 announcements that could change how we work with machine learning (ML) models, spatial computing, augmented reality, and more.
We’ve seen the hype surrounding tech products like Google Glass and Meta Quest: innovations that promised to transform how we interact with
Archaeologists working to unlock all the secrets of ancient Pompeii recently used a tool that doesn’t spring to mind when you think of excavations – an iPad Pro.
Mixed in with more standard equipment like trowels, buckets and brushes, archaeologists at the site that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted are now harnessing the computational power and versatility of Apple’s iPad Pro.
Researchers who are prone to scribble notes about artifacts or other technical details during digs on paper now
