Now you can smoke your ribs indoors
The GE Profile Smart Smoker is an indoor countertop cooker that claims to create the same flavors as an outdoor smoker. | Image: GE Appliances The newest smart kitchen gadget…
Fossil evidence of photosynthesis gets a billion years older
Enlarge / At left, one of the fossils, with stacks of thylakoids highlighted using yellow bars; at right, a higher magnification of the end of the cell. (credit: Demoulin, et.…
Self Assembly Nanotechnology Patterns for Better Computers Got 100 Times Faster
In early 2023, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory used autonomous methods can discover new materials. The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technique led to the discovery…
The new Moonwalkers robot shoes are definitely lighter and supposedly safer
The new Moonwalkers X have six wheels, not 10, and they’re heavy but not as heavy. | Image: Shift Robotics The Moonwalkers went somewhat viral in 2022 when the company…
Starbucks customers can drive up to the window with their reusable cups now
Starbucks will let customers drive-through with reusable cups at all US and Canada stores. | Image: Starbucks Starbucks announced today that customers will now be able to bring in their…
Pornhub pulls out of Montana, NC as age-verification battle rages on
Enlarge (credit: Dmitry Mayer | iStock / Getty Images Plus) To kick off the new year, Montana and North Carolina joined a growing number of states enforcing laws requiring age…
Ford kills some F-150 Lightning trims, raises prices on others
Enlarge / The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro gets a plainer front treatment than the more expensive trims. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Was Ars premature in calling the electric Ford F-150 Lightning…
DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences Building Full Scale X-65 Plane With No Moving Control
DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale X-plane to demonstrate the viability of using active flow control (AFC) actuators for primary flight control. The award is Phase…
Controlling the Size, Composition and Dispersion of Metal Nanoparticles
Nano-engineered oxides are very important for the development of next-generation catalysts and microelectronics. Recently, metal exsolution from oxides has emerged as a promising nano-structuring tool to fabricate nanoparticle-decorated oxides. However,…
Twitch will ban people pretending to be naked
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform. The platform already prohibits nudity, but…