Squeezes

Consequences of coastal squeeze in current and future conditions. Credit: Tjisse van der Heide Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and infrastructure. Dutch researchers have found that nowadays, when dropped on a random beach around the world, you only need to walk 390 meters on average to find the nearest road or building. While that short walking distance may seem convenient if you…

In the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological disorders, doctors will sometimes implant arrays of stimulating electrodes on the surface of a patient's brain. A new soft robotic system allows those electrodes to be placed far less invasively than ever before.The problem with implanting a whole group of linked electrodes lies in the fact that a relatively large portion of the skull has to be removed (and then replaced) in the process. Needless to say, it would be much better if just a small hole could suffice.With…

Too Long; Didn't ReadFor the last decade, technology promised to ‘make the world a better place’. But is it delivering? Let's take a look at some products and services that received substantial media attention and funding since the early 2010s to find out. Too Long; Didn't ReadFor the last decade, technology promised to ‘make the world a better place’. But is it delivering? Let's take a look at some products and services that received substantial media attention and funding since the early 2010s to find out. FOLLOW…

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When Rode released the original Wireless GO, it was an instant success. The ease of use, audio quality and reasonable price made wireless microphones much more accessible. In fact it was so successful that it spawned a number of products from . After releasing the ($299) with dual mics, the company is back with a more affordable option - the $149 Wireless ME. There’s also a new video app called Rode Capture aimed at creators which offers tight integration with the Wireless ME and other products from the company. If…

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has released an hour-long time-lapse video that shows 133 days of the Sun's life.The video shows the Sun's chaotic surface, where great loops of plasma arch above the star along magnetic field lines. Sometimes the looping plasma reconnects to the star, and other times it's ejected into space, creating hazardous space weather.The images are from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO,) a spacecraft launched in 2010 as part of NASA's Living With a Star (LWS) program. Its primary mission…

Many big U.S. businesses say they have been able to increase prices this year with limited pushback from customers. Not all the changes are leading to higher corporate profits. Cintas Corp. CTAS -0.18% , which rents and sells uniforms, and Vulcan Materials Co. VMC 0.44% which sells gravel and crushed stone, have reported widening profit margins as they raised prices.…

Caltech has developed a new photonic chip that can generate and measure quantum states of light in ways previously only possible with bulky and expensive laboratory equipment. Credit: Natasha Mutch and Nicolle R. Fuller, Sayo StudioElectronic computing and communications have advanced significantly since the days of radio telegraphy and vacuum tubes. In fact, consumer devices now contain levels of processing power and memory that would be unimaginable just a few decades ago.But as computing and information processing…

True wireless headphones all tend to look alike – but not JBL’s latest, which go where no other manufacturer has yet dared by slapping a touchscreen on the side. The new JBL Tour Pro 2 are standard enough high-end true wireless earbuds, except for the inclusion of a 1.45in LED display on the side of the charging case. Why, you ask? Well, it’s not actually as daft as it might seem. You can use it to do the obvious things like control music playback and change the volume, or even answer phone calls, but none of that…

Europe’s energy crisis is squeezing the small and midsize firms that form the backbone of the continent’s economy, leading some business owners to curb production or close up shop.Katrien Vandenheuvel recently decided to shutter her family’s grocery store—nestled in a village outside Antwerp, Belgium—after realizing she needed to sell about 3,000 more loaves of bread every month to cover the higher natural-gas bills. The store had already been charging higher prices for pastries and cheeses than chain stores, she says.…