The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, is currently being attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is “must pass” legislation funding the military at a time when wars are brewing around the world, some with credible threats of nuclear war. Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
This little robot can take on adventures on solid ground and underwater. Courtesy of the lab of Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio As a society, we can’t seem to get enough of robots that remind us of animals. We want to swim with animatronic dolphins, make them more social like our pets, and even use robotics to give…
Brandt Ranj / Popular Science. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is almost over, but you still have a few hours to get deep discounts on the latest gear. We’ve rounded up nearly 100 deals you can get for less…
Once you’re finished growing, your height doesn’t change—making it a good trait to study for geneticists. Deposit Photos You have little say in how tall you’ll grow. Height is based on variation in genes–lots of them. Research in 2020 found that 10,000 genes could possibly explain differences in human height. Now, the same statistical geneticists…
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. We’re entering the season of eating, starting with Halloween candy through the appetizers and champagne toast on New Year’s Eve. Why not take…
Amanda Reed We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Getting swole requires lots of dedication. It also requires rest—you can’t beat personal bests if your form is bad from tired muscles. Percussion massagers, foam rollers, and recovery workout mixes are important rest tools to hit the…
For the first time in years, it felt like venture capitalists slowed their cadence this summer. In days of yore, such “summer slowdowns” were par for the course, as investors took long holidays in August, leading to a general paucity of VC activity. Then the market went nuts for a few years, and such breaks…
UPDATE: Oct. 12, 2022, 5:15 p.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest fitness deals from Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale. Chances are that ever since pandemic lockdowns went into effect way back when, you pivoted to home workouts instead of hoofing it over to your local gym. And if you’re like us,…
Businesses are slowly moving away from open source software, due to growing fears of security risks that come from open source elements, new research has shown. Virtualization giant VMware recently released a report that states that the number of companies willing to deploy open source software in production environments fell from 95% last year, to…
Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican from Minnesota, during an interview in 2018. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s principal campaign committee just refunded him more than $1,100 for mileage. Hagedorn died in February. it’s unclear who received the money. The campaign committee of a deceased member of Congress refunded the congressman for travel mileage…