In an unmarked, windowless building at a confidential location, bad things happen to good hardware.
Surface Pens are forced to scribble nonstop for months. Packaged Surface devices crash hard inside a “shock tower.” And Surface laptops endure a grievous gauntlet – tests mimicking a lifetime of exposure to high heat, deep cold, rain, humidity, dust, fog, chemicals and ultraviolet radiation. (more…)
Objektifizierung von Frauen bewirkt Mangel an Mitgefühl
Sexualisierte Darstellungen, vor allem die Betonung sekundärer Geschlechtsmerkmale, können die Art und Weise verändern, wie wir eine Person wahrnehmen. (more…)
Dense seismograph network shows subsurface geyser plumbing structures
Old Faithful is Yellowstone National Park’s most famous landmark. Millions of visitors come to the park every year to see the geyser erupt every 44-125 minutes. But despite Old Faithful’s fame, relatively little was known about the geologic anatomy of the structure and the fluid pathways that fuel the geyser below the surface. Until now. (more…)
For more than a decade, Princeton psychologist Alexander Todorov has studied the irresistible but faulty first impressions people form when they see a face for the first time. (more…)
Computer scientists bring polar region to life using virtual reality
Scott Sorensen’s experiences as a computer science student at the University of Delaware were hardly typical. (more…)
Die Deutschen sind mit den Zielen und Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Energiewende mehrheitlich zufrieden, sehen jedoch Probleme bei der Verteilung der Kosten. Das ist das Ergebnis zweier Studien des Fachgebiets für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung der Universität Kassel. Dabei fördern die Autoren auch neue Erkenntnisse über die Haltung der Kritiker der Energiewende zutage. (more…)
Recluse spiders, especially the brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), are one of the world’s most maligned groups of spiders. Everybody thinks they know someone who’s been bitten by one, but bites are actually uncommon. (more…)
UTeach shares tips on making classes excel beyond the standards.
Students in the United States have consistently ranked below their international peers academically, particularly in math and science. And the problem could have considerable economic and environmental ramifications for the country. (more…)
