The key to a successful egg drop experiment? Drop it on its side

There was a key difference, however, between how vertically and horizontally squeezed eggs deformed in the compression experiments—namely, the former ...
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Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a very big ITAD site

Inside the laptop/desktop examination bay at SK TES’s Fredericksburg, Va. site. Credit: SK tes Inside the laptop/desktop examination bay at ...
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How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

Not every farmer is thrilled to host birds. Some worry about the spread of avian flu, others are concerned that ...
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200 mph for 500 miles: How IndyCar drivers prepare for the big race

What to expect on Sunday? Kirkwood was bullish about his chances despite starting relatively deep in the field, qualifying in ...
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Penguin poop may help preserve Antarctic climate

The ammonia from the guano does not form the particles but supercharges the process that does, Boyer said. “It’s really ...
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Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying

The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, ...
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In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

By late 2021, major updates for Windows’ built-in Notepad text editor had been so rare for so long that a ...
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Planet found orbiting backward between two stars

And, critically, the entire orbit is within the orbit of the smaller companion star. The gravitational forces of a tight ...
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RFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M

“WHO’s priorities have increasingly reflected the biases and interests of corporate medicine,” Kennedy said, alluding to his anti-vaccine and germ-theory ...
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AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060

AMD didn’t provide much by way of performance comparisons, but it’s promising that the cards have the same number of ...
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