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Camper van specialist Remote Vans is growing its footprint with a brand-new production facility and three-model lineup of Mercedes Sprinter 144 AWD campers. The builder steps beyond the ordinary, innovating much of its own hardware to reflect its founders' overlanding, digitally nomadic roots. Its entire lineup of vans combines cutting-edge standard tech features like Starlink satellite internet and a loaded lithium electrical system with clever space-optimizing solutions that include a legless split-mattress Murphy bed,…

Columbia University researchers reveal a sensitive adolescent period that shapes adult behavior through dopamine function, highlighting the complex impact of stimulant exposure on developing brains and potential psychiatric outcomes. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Drugs blocking dopamine transporters may be harmful for healthy teens but helpful for those with pathological dopamine hypofunction.In a breakthrough finding researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center identified a sensitive developmental period during…

Image Source : UK PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK Binary code on downing street door: PM Sunak's symbolic tribute to London Tech Week British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has recently made a unique gesture to celebrate London Tech Week by sharing a photo on Twitter featuring his official residence with a binary code on the door instead of the usual '10' representing the…

A study from the Medical University of Vienna shows a strong correlation between obesity and the onset of various mental disorders, with women being at higher risk than men for most conditions. The study emphasizes the importance of early screening for mental health issues in obese patients.People suffering from obesity are at a significantly greater risk of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, whereby women are more at risk than men for most diseases, as a recent study by the Medical…

Qualcomm Inc's shares sank 7% on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. Qualcomm's quarterly revenue outlook marked the second time a chip firm underwhelmed Wall Street this week. Advanced Micro Devices slumped more than 9% on Wednesday after a dour forecast. "While we…

Over this month, we heard at least two reports regarding Apple’s former employees’ dissatisfaction with Siri. The personal assistant has been called “clunky,” and Apple’s team of mixed reality headset engineers reportedly wanted to replace Siri due to its underwhelming performance with basic tasks. Interestingly enough, these reports shouldn’t surprise Apple users, as the personal assistant has been the subject of criticism since it debuted. Weirdly, what makes Siri trail behind the competition is what should…

A team of researchers designed a two-dimensional photonic time crystal that they say could have applications in technologies like transmitters and lasers.What Is Carbon Capture? With Gizmodo’s Molly Taft | TechmodoDespite their name, photonic time crystals have little in common with time crystals, a phase of matter first proposed in 2012 and observed several years later. The fundamental commonality is that both crystals have structural patterns over time, but time crystals are quantum materials—the atoms are suspended in…

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization reversed to an upward movement to $1.11 trillion, a 3.81% increase from the previous day while the 24-hour trading volume decreased by 17.91% to $66.4 billion. The market cap was just below the $1.08 trillion mark a day earlier which prompted the prices of several cryptocurrencies to trade in the red zone. However, a massive rally for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) in 24-hour and weekly trading reversed the downward momentum amidst heavy volatility in the market as it…

Terrorist attacks in Kenya. The figure reports the number of casualties and attacks in Kenya. Panel (a) shows the geographic distribution of attacks occurring during the years 2001–2014, with radii indicating the number of casualties per attack. Panel (b) shows the increase in the number of attacks over time. Source: GTD; own calculations. Credit: Journal of the European Economic Association (2022). DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvac054…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Residents of a public housing estate in Melbourne, Australia are missing out on education and employment opportunities, and health and income support because of barriers to the access and use of reliable and affordable internet, a new University of Melbourne report has found. …