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CAPE VINCENT — The acting president of the Stone Building Appreciation Society of Northern N… The stone houses of Jefferson County that dot the landscape like sentinels honoring our early settlers could be taking a solid step in recognition and preservation. Among the 20 recommendations made by the state Board of Historic Preservation earlier this year for state and national registers of historic places, one is for “Stone Buildings of Jefferson County.” Specifically, a “St...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This figure shows the experimental demonstration of 2D and 3D holographic projection. The left photograph is focused on the mouse toy (in yellow box) closer to the camera, and the... view more  Credit: Courtesy of Liang Shi, Wojciech Matusik, et al Despite years of hype, virtual reality headsets have yet to topple TV or computer screens as the go-to devices for video viewing. One reason: VR can make users feel sick. Nausea and eye strain can result because VR creates an...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This figure shows a network visualization of Twitter users appearing in the research. Color encodes community and nodes are sized by their degree of connectedness. view more  Credit: Image courtesy of Crystal Lee, Graham Jones, Arvind Satyanarayan Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, charts and graphs have helped communicate information about infection rates, deaths, and vaccinations. In some cases, such visualizations can encourage behaviors that reduce virus tran...

Researchers Create Tiny, Cicada-Like Drones to Invade Small Spaces Share beescity university of hong kongdaniel ackermandroneinsect reproductionkevin yufeng chenMusicsiyi xutechnology internetzhijian ren Screenshot: Kevin Yufeng Chen To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. When we think ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Insects remarkable acrobatic traits help them navigate the aerial world, with all of its wind gusts, obstacles, and general uncertainty. view more  Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Yufeng Chen If youve ever swatted a mosquito away from your face, only to have it return again (and again and again), you know that insects can be remarkably acrobatic and resilient in flight. Those traits help them navigate the aerial world, with all of its wind gusts, obstacles, and general uncert...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A simulated soft robot controlled to reach the same target (red dot) while acting either soft (left) or stiff (right). view more  Credit: Courtesy of James Bern and Daniela Rus Imagine a robot. Perhaps youve just conjured a machine with a rigid, metallic exterior. While robots armored with hard exoskeletons are common, theyre not always ideal. Soft-bodied robots, inspired by fish or other squishy creatures, might better adapt to changing environments and work more safe...

 E-Mail Graphs -- data structures that show the relationship among objects -- are highly versatile. Its easy to imagine a graph depicting a social media networks web of connections. But graphs are also used in programs as diverse as content recommendation (what to watch next on Netflix?) and navigation (whats the quickest route to the beach?). As Ajay Brahmakshatriya summarizes: "graphs are basically everywhere." Brahmakshatriya has developed software to more efficiently run graph application...

Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor: Inspired by decades-old MIT research, the new technology could boost quantum computers and other superconducting electronics Abstract: Superconductors — materials that conduct electricity without resistance — are remarkable. They provide a macroscopic glimpse into quantum phenomena, which are usually observable only at the atomic level. Beyond their physical peculiarity, super...

Jewish Ledger WORLD NEWS 2020 – The Year in Review JANUARY • An estimate 25,000 people converge on Manhattan’s Foley Square and make their way to Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza, chanting “No Hate, No Fear,” where they hear from community leaders and organizations urging Jewish pride and unity in the face of escalating antisemitism. The march is in response to the steep rise in incidents of violence against Jews in New York City. • James Harris, chair of the educat...

License plate supports Israel December 25, 2020 (JNS) - The public design contest for the "Florida Stands with Israel" specialty license plate, sponsored by the Israeli-American Council, has ended with the winning concept by local artist Daniel Ackerman, a graphic designer from Boca Raton, Fla. More than 100 designs were submitted, ranging from school childrens concepts in crayon to highly technical designs of professional artists. The Sunshine State is home to more than 120,000 Israeli America...