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Twelve grams of the moon arrived at Robert Ferl’s laboratory in an undecorated UPS box. Ferl, a horticulturist at the University of Florida, had waited more than a decade for that moment. The small box of dirt, postmarked from NASA, held some of the last remaining unopened samples of moon dust, or regolith, collected by astronauts on the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. Despite months of practice, Ferl recalls, he lifted the sample with trembling hands. “It’s freaky, scary stuff. I mean, what happens if you drop that?” he…

Nathaniel Chastain, the former OpenSea product manager who resigned after he was revealed to be using privileged information to sell NFTs, has been indicted for wire fraud and money laundering, the Department of Justice announced today. This marks the first insider trading case involving digital assets, the agency said. It was originally unclear if anything would happen to Chastain, following his resignation, since the sale of NFTs isn't regulated. His plan wasn't exactly groundbreaking: He knew what NFTs were going to be…

Haier has today unveiled its first-ever smart vacuum cleaner, the 2-in1 dry and wet mop robot vacuum cleaner in India. With 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Google Home Assistant, the new Haier robot vacuum cleaner offers smart management with the Haier smart app, voice control, and also remote control.  The vacuum cleaner has a 2600mAh battery backup that allows it to operate for longer periods of time. The Haier robot vacuum cleaner also boasts a very quiet operation, an ultra-slim…

This new method of classifying tumors allows scientists to predict recurrence more accurately than the current method. Credit: Northwestern UniversityRecurring brain tumor growth is halted with a new drugA patient’s options are limited when a non-metastatic brain tumor — a meningioma — recurs following surgery and radiation treatment. These aggressive tumors, which occur in up to 20% of cases and can cause patient disability or even death, have no approved medicines.However, Northwestern Medicine scientists have…

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5: Tropical Vision has been announced with the first-ever female-led cast for Battle Pass and the new theme of “Lawless Jungles”. The new season also brings a new map, new themed event, and a new multiplayer mode. It also retains the earlier debuted Tournament Mode. The new season of Call of Duty: Mobile will go live in the first week of June in India. The game will also get a user interface update with new backgrounds and a face-lift for the in-game store.The developers of Call of Duty: Mobile…

Corsair Voyager a1600 AMD advantage edition has been unveiled at Computex 2022 as the company's first-ever gaming and streaming laptop. The Voyager a1600 gaming laptop will be equipped with AMD Ryzen 6000-series processors and AMD Radeon RX 6800M GPU. The company says that this laptop also comes with Corsair and Elgato's vast ecosystem of exclusive software and technologies. Moreover, the laptop will feature a touch bar above the keyboard with ten touch shortcut buttons.Corsair Voyager a1600 laptop priceThe pricing and…

Corsair, after having been a leader in the desktop space for decades, is releasing its first-ever gaming laptop. The new Voyager a1600 is an AMD powerhouse, equipped with both Ryzen 6000-series processors and AMD Radeon RX 6000 series. The device is Corsair’s first venture into mobile hardware after acquiring the enthusiast PC builder Origin in 2019. We don’t know with complete certainty what this device will look like yet since the pictures Corsair has provided us with are only renders, and we only got a brief peek…

Hisense’s new 4K Fire TV (50U6HF) costs $529 and has a 50-inch 60Hz display with a bezel-less design. It uses Hisense’s proprietary ULED technology — a more affordable version of QLED that Hisense says boosts color, contrast, and brightness. The TV also comes with support for Dolby Vision HDR and Quantum Dot technology for color enhancement. With Fire TV built-in, you can expect everything that typically comes with Amazon’s Fire OS, including a lineup of streaming apps and an Alexa-enabled voice remote, allowing you to…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Music Publishing date: Mar 25, 2022  •  March 25, 2022  •  2 minute read  •  12 Comments Lead singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones kicks off their U.S. tour in St. Louis. Photo by Lawrence Bryant /REUTERS Article content Rolling Stones fans who have long-hoped for the release of the band’s legendary gigs at Toronto’s El Mocambo club in 1977 are finally going to get some satisfaction. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not…

By Linda B. Glaser, Cornell University May 13, 2022This is the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Credit: EHT CollaborationTeam reveals first image of the black hole at our galaxy’s heart.An international team of more than 300 scientists from 80 institutions has created the first-ever image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…