The stable or robust transfer of matter, information, or energy, from one point in space to another is a crucial scientific and technological challenge. In 1983, Nobel laureate D. J. Thouless proposed ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

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April 17 (Reuters) - India will release its industrial output numbers on the 28th of every month, the government said on Thursday. The change reduces the data lag by about a fortnight and the ...

Improved ocean conditions and local ecosystem work have set the stage for a record number of adult steelhead returning to the Upper Deschutes River. During the 2024-2025 steelhead run, over 950 fish ...

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The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+2 was the first home computer released by Amstrad after buying up Sinclair. It’s basically a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128, but with a proper keyboard and a built-in tape drive.

Converting between units is often something you have to do on the fly, and it is made easier when you memorise some rough equivalents. For instance, an imperial pint is 568 millilitres, but I often ...

In its most recent report, Bowker found that the number of self-published titles with ISBNs rose 7.2% in 2023 over 2022, topping 2.6 million—another healthy jump for a sector that has more than ...