For garden variety daily computing tasks, the floppy disk has long been a thing of the past. Slowly, limited in storage and easily damaged, few crave the format to return, even if there is some lingering nostalgia for the discs. However, as it turns out, there is still hardware required …
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An illustration by Deinosuchus from the cover of the magazine. Credit: Illustration by Tyler Stone BA ’19, art and cinema; see his website https://tylerstoneart.wordpress.com A new study, based on fossil specimens from the enormous crocodile, Deinosuchus, has confirmed that the beast had teeth “the size of bananas”, capable of taking …
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Professor M. Cathleen Kaveny said, “Every man with a copy of the catechism, an internet connection and an attitude thinks he is a theologian.” Her insight goes a long way toward explaining the bizarre case of Fr. Jeremy Leatherby of Sacramento, California. The excommunication latae sententiae – that is, self-imposed …
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Increase / The coffee ring effect happens because evaporation gets to the edge faster than at the center. Inkjet printing of two-dimensional crystals will be essential for the introduction of the next generation of print electronics. While technology has made great strides in recent years, a major challenge for industrial …
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SPT0418-47 is gravitationally lensed by another galaxy, giving our telescopes an evil Eye or Sauron look. ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / NRAO) / Rizzo et al. Twelve billion years ago, then all space was just an adult baby universe, a young galaxy reminiscent of the Milky Way was fire to …
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