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Lindsay Krall decided to study nuclear waste out of a love for the arcane. Figuring how to bury radioactive atoms isn’t exactly simple—it takes a blend of particle physics, careful geology and engineering, and a high tolerance for reams of regulations. But the trickiest ingredient of all is time. Nuclear waste from today’s reactors will take thousands of years to become something safer to handle. So any solution can’t require too much stewardship. It’s gotta just work, and keep working for generations. By then, the…

The upcoming dispatches of select variants of Skoda's midsize sedan Slavia will be coming with a smaller touchscreen infotainment system. The existing 10-inch touchscreen of Ambition and Style variants of the sedan will be replaced by a smaller 8-inch unit due to the shortage of semiconductors in the international market. Confirming the development in an official statement, Skoda said that it has been forced to introduce 'minor updates' to the equipment of its cars arriving on the market from June 1. The changes have been…

There are many illnesses and injuries, including COVID-19, where the body struggles to get the amount of oxygen into the lungs necessary for survival.In severe cases, patients are put on a ventilator, but these machines are often scarce and can cause problems of their own, including infection and injury to the lungs.  Scientists may have now found a breakthrough, and it's one that that could significantly impact how ventilators are used. In addition to traditional mechanical ventilation, there's another technique called…

The smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot has been built by Northwestern University engineers, and it comes in the guise of a tiny, charming peekytoe crab. These tiny crabs, which are only a half-millimetre long, can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn, and even jump. The researchers also created millimetre-sized robots that resemble inchworms, crickets, and beetles. Though the research is still in its early stages, the researchers hope their technology will help them get closer to developing micro-sized robots that…

Is your tiny robot really all that small if it's bigger than the width of a coin? A team of scientists has built what is now the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot, coming in at a mere half a millimeter (less than a fiftieth of an inch) wide.  Exceedingly tiny robots have a whole host of potential uses, from helping out with surgical procedures to repairing machinery in spaces where a wrench can't fit. The smaller they get, the more scenarios they could be used in.This bot, while not ready to start going out…

Next month Macmillan will release Smaller Sister, a new young reader graphic novel from cartoonist Maggie Edkins Willis. The book from the publisher’s First Second Books imprint tells the story of two sisters, Olivia and Lucy, as they navigate their changing relationship in the wake of older sister Olivia developing an eating disorder. Today The Beat is pleased to present an exclusive nine-page excerpt from the book, which picks up on the girls’ first day of school. Here’s how Macmillan describes the new book: Lucy’s…

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday that while the retail sector has had a rough week, there are still several winners that stand out against the deluge of stocks that tanked."The big four aren't the only retailers that reported this week, and surprisingly, some of the smaller players actually did pretty well," the "Mad Money" host said, referring to retail giants Walmart, Home Depot, Target and Lowe's."While retail's truly awful right now, it's not uniformly awful. Most stores may be struggling, but you've got a few that are…

Xiaomi 12S and 12S Pro are reportedly under development and a few key specifications of the upcoming smartphones that belong to the alleged Xiaomi 12S series were shared by a reliable tipster. The Xiaomi 12S and 12S Pro appeared on the IMEI database last month. Along with revealing a host of new features, the latest leak also indicated that the flagship smartphones from Xiaomi will hit the markets with smaller displays than other models in the Xiaomi 12 series.The Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Pro key specifications were…

LG Display has announced its next-generation OLED technology — dubbed OLED EX — which, according to the company, will increase brightness by up to 30 percent, boost picture accuracy and allow for smaller bezels in finished products.As per an announcement from the company, these improvements are due to two key changes. The first is the use of an element known as deuterium in the chemical make-up of LG's OLED panels, and the second is the incorporation of algorithmic image processing.LG said that the latter will predict the…

Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks sit on the production line at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan.Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Ford Motor on Wednesday reported a 10.5% decline in April sales compared with a year ago, notably narrowing its losses compared with recent months.Ford and the broader auto industry continue to battle through supply chain problems such as a semiconductor chip shortage that has been affecting production for more than a year now. Ford's monthly…