iCloud Photos provides a great service. Deeply embedded into iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and iCloud, with the feature enabled, every photo you take and every video you record is automatically uploaded to your central iCloud account and then synchronized as a thumbnail or full-resolution image to all your devices linked to the same iCloud account that also have iCloud Photos enabled.As photo collections grow, some people balk at paying Apple for increasing amounts of iCloud storage, however, and they don’t need or want synchronization across all their devices in quite this way.You can shed the iCloud part of iCloud Photos and stick just to Photos if you like. You can then opt to sync a different way if you still want that feature—and at no cost.To read this article in full, please click here

Astell&Kern joined with high-end headphone builder Beyerdynamic to formulate the elegant, high-performance, but pricey T9iE in-ear monitors.

This $8 smart bulb is tough to beat, unless you're looking for a smart home product with a broader ecosystem that includes full-spectrum color bulbs and other devices, akin to Philips Hue.

It turns out the iPhone 11 Pro appears to be selling very well. Which is terrible.Writing for Vice, Jason Koebler says “It Is Currently Impossible to Exchange Money for an iPhone.” (Tip o’ the antler to Nick.)What about two wheat for an iPhone?Three wheat?Three wheat and one lumber! That’s my final offer!No one?I should not have built my settlement next to the desert. When I walked into an Apple Store in Brooklyn yesterday and asked for a phone (“I want to buy a phone," I said)…To read this article in full, please click here

Whether you're looking for an over-the-ear, on-ear, or in-ear model, we'll help you find the perfect pair.

Today’s smart bulbs are brighter and easier to control than ever, but choosing the right one for your environment remains a challenge.

Apple is said to be spending a several billion dollars over 2018 and 2019 on the development of exclusive original programming. That’s a lot of TV! It’s nothing compared to the $12 billion Netflix spent on content in 2018, but it’s still a very big investment.What can you get for all that money? Apple hopes to attract some of the best talent in TV and film production, including huge stars and directors, and to lock down the television and movie rights to best-selling books. Though the company has only given us a glimpse at a handful of shows, the Hollywood trade press has uncovered many more through its reporting on deals from casting agents and production companies.To read this article in full, please click here

Much more than a baby camera, the Nanit Plus and its companion app can actively warn you if anything goes amiss while your baby is in its crib.

Apple introduced fast user switching years ago to allow easier shared use of a single Mac by multiple people. After logging into an account and switching away from it, all the activities that were underway continue on their merry progress even while another user has logged in or switched to the foreground.This includes iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and other sync apps that carry out their operations in the background during a normal session. This can be useful if multiple people rely on synchronized files, preventing them from having to log in and wait for updates to occur.Apple assures its third-party developers in fast user switching documentation that background accounts have no keyboard or mouse input, and apps that check on screen activity will receive a response as if the screen were asleep. That is a sort of guarantee that any app or service that’s running will reliably keep running.To read this article in full, please click here

Find My Friends was not the first location-sharing app when it was introduced in 2011, but by being a first-party solution, it saw incredibly widespread support. So much so that Apple just went ahead and bundled with with iOS starting with iOS 9. Find My iPhone first launched as a MobileMe service in 2010, and became a free iCloud service in 2011. It has been a critical piece of infrastructure to help people locate their lost gear.The ubiquity of these services have made them so popular, so oft-used and reliable, that they have become a mainstay of the Apple ecosystem; a reason to stick with Apple, just like iMessage.With iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, Apple has given these location services their biggest overhaul yet. Since the two apps essentially do the same thing, they have been combined into a single app called “Find My” with a new interface. It’s included in iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina.To read this article in full, please click here

Want to hear tunes booming throughout your house? If you have Amazon Echo devices in multiple rooms, just ask Alexa, although you’ll need to tweak some settings first.

With models from Lutron, Wemo, Leviton, iDevices, and others, it can be difficult to know which easy and inexpensive device is best for controlling the lamps and small appliances in your smart home. We’ll help you find the right one.

Few elements of your home’s infrastructure have a bigger impact on your tech life. We recommend mesh Wi-Fi routers for most people, and we’ll help you find just the right one for your needs.

Apple Arcade is here, and you can play some of the subscription service’s many games with select models of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers as well as Mfi (Made for iOS) controllers!During Apple Arcade’s announcement, though, Apple gave the impression that all Apple Arcade games would work with gamepads (in part because the service will eventually also come to macOS and tvOS), but it turns out that’s not entirely true. Some games have interfaces solely designed for touchscreens—at least on iPhone and iPad. To read this article in full, please click here

Apple’s new Apple Arcade subscription-based gaming service is finally here. It’s basically Apple’s way of helping customers sort through the chaff in the App Store, as the highly curated service features premium games that are untainted by in-app purchases and ads. If it works as well as it sounds, it could elevate the perception of mobile gaming in general.Got questions? Fortunately we have plenty of answers. Here’s everything we know about Apple Arcade so far.Updated 10/11/19: Five more games have been added to Apple Arcade. We've updated our list, and also our companion article of all the games that support controllers.To read this article in full, please click here

If you’re a regular user of the Personal Hotspot feature for iPhones and cellular-equipped iPads, you might wondered where the “off” setting went in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1. The switch is gone, but it’s not a bug and you’re not just unable to find it.Apple in that dot release—not in iOS 13.0, but the 13.1 update for both platforms—rethought how it expresses Personal Hotspot’s use philosophically. In previous releases, you had the on-demand Personal Hotspot that could be turned on, put on standby, or turned off. There was also an Instant Hotspot feature, which allowed any of your iCloud-connected devices to select the Personal Hotspot even if it were set to Off or Off, But Discoverable.To read this article in full, please click here

Ever since the introduction of the iPod in 2001, Apple has had to navigate the intricacies of a multi-device ecosystem. In the earliest of days, that meant dealing with the iPod as an ancillary media device, reliant upon a Mac (or later a PC) for everything from activation to syncing media.Over the last twelve years, the Apple ecosystem has gotten only more complex, with the addition of iPhones and iPads, the Apple TV, the Apple Watch, AirPods, the HomePod, and more. And while the Mac may be the elder statesperson of this assemblage, it’s found its responsibilities decentralized. No longer does the iPhone or iPad require a Mac just to function; newer devices like the Apple Watch and HomePod never have.To read this article in full, please click here

The Roku Ultra is the best high-end Roku streamer yet, but there's a lot more room for improvement.

The best Apple Arcade gamesImage by Leif Johnson/IDGYou’ll find dozens and dozens of games in Apple Arcade, and—wonder of wonders—almost none are bad. Some games are better than others, though, so here’s a list of the 10 games you should start with. These games weren’t necessarily made with the biggest budgets or by the biggest studios, but they’re games that are endlessly replayable and stick in your head.To read this article in full, please click here

Roku Streaming Stick vs. Amazon Fire Stick vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV, and more. Which streaming device is best for cord cutters? Our buying guide will help you pick the right accessories for your TV.

After an awkward iOS 13 and 13.1 release schedule, punctuated by two rapid-fire bugfix releases (iOS 13.1.1 and 13.1.2), Apple is ready to move on to iOS 13.2. The big new feature in 13.2 is the Deep Fusion computational photography upgrade for the camera in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. During its big September event to debut the phones, Apple promised this update is coming “this fall” and showed off its prowess in mid-to-low light with what can only be described as a “hipster in a Cosby sweater.”To read this article in full, please click here

2020 could be a very interesting year for Apple and its users. The next major update to the Mac operating system is finally here. Plus, your hot takes! That and more are all in this episode of the Macworld Podcast.This is episode 671 with Jason Cross, Leif Johnson, and Roman Loyola.Giveaway: Win a brand-new iPhone 11 Pro Max and a copy of AnyTrans Macworld has teamed up with AnyTrans—the iPhone manager that helps users transfer, manage, and back up their iPhone content from one place—to give away a free 64GB space gray iPhone 11 Pro Max to one lucky Macworld reader, along with a lifetime license of AnyTrans.To read this article in full, please click here

The Photos app for macOS has improved substantially since its introduction, especially in the variety and sophistication of its image editing tools. On the iPhone and iPad, Photos lagged considerably. But with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple offers a distinct catch up with its image editing tools, even exceeding the Mac version in a couple regards.Let’s look at what’s new and how to best use these new tools to crop, revise, and enhance images after capturing pictures.What’s new in Photos editing Apple changed and expanded the controls available while editing, while also improve the way in which each control is accessed and modified.To read this article in full, please click here

Features like Apple's Low Data Mode and Google's Data Saver should also apply to streaming TV devices, where data caps are an unfortunate reality.

During the first decade of the iPhone’s existence, the Home button was a reliable constant. Then, with the iPhone X, it suddenly disappeared, and since then, all the new iPhones (the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 11, and iPhone 11 Pro) have featured edge-to-edge displays with no Home button. What’s more, the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro don’t have 3D Touch. So Apple has adapted iOS to make it easier to use without a Home button or pressure-sensitive touches. Here’s a quick guide to all the new gestures and button combinations you’ll need to use a modern iPhone with iOS 13.Return Home: Let’s start with the most basic of Home button features: returning to the home screen. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Easy!To read this article in full, please click here

Vacuuming is one of the most hated household chores. Here are your best choices for outsourcing it to some automated help.

Hot on the heels of his iPhone 12 report, dead-on Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) is back with a new prediction for Apple’s 2020 plans, and they’re very intriguing. Among the new products on the docket are a new iPhone SE, a redesigned MacBook Pro keyboard, an iPad Pro with a rear time-of-flight camera, and a pair of Apple AR glasses.That’s a lot to absorb, so let’s break it down. First Kuo reiterates that his sources say a new iPhone SE is coming. That’s not a surprise, since he provided details about that very phone a couple weeks ago, but after years of rumors, it’s starting to look like it might actually happen.To read this article in full, please click here

Active noise cancellation is still a rarity when it comes to true wireless earbuds, and it’s generally an expensive feature, to boot. Enter the Ausounds AU Stream ANC earphones, a pair of relatively compact and comfortable Bluetooth earbuds that pack in impressive sound, a water-resistant design, and solid noise-cancellation abilities for a reasonable $150 price tag. We do have a few quibbles, however, including a so-so charging case, the lack of aptX support, and the fact that the microphones occasionally pick up wind noise.Design Measuring about 1.7 inches long and weighing about 0.4 ounces (for the pair), the black AU Stream ANC earbuds are slightly longer and about twice the weight of a pair of Apple AirPods, although that’s not to say that the earbuds (which are each equipped with 13mm titanium gold drivers) are anywhere near heavy.To read this article in full, please click here

MacOS Catalina is here, and with it, a bunch of top-line features: Mac Catalyst, new apps, Sidecar, Screen Time, and Voice Control. But as you might expect, Catalina also includes dozens of small feature changes that are worth investigating. Here are a few of the most interesting hidden features in macOS Catalina.Home theater at last For the first time, the Mac will have access to the 4K HDR versions of popular movies and TV shows. This comes courtesy of the new TV app—but it has limits. All Macs introduced in 2018 or later are capable of playing videos in HDR and Dolby Vision formats for high dynamic range, and can play audio encoded with the high-quality Dolby Atmos format.To read this article in full, please click here

It’s a clever customer-retention gambit, but neither the hardware nor the service is best in class.

Christopher Wylie was the architect of Cambridge Analytica’s big plans and also its whistle-blower. His new book explores how he ended up being both.

More mush, less spam.

Some 850 gigabytes of mouse brain data just got released. That's great for reading the minds of mice now, and for building brain-controlled computers later.

Humanity is facing thorny problems on all fronts. These folks are working to solve them—and trying to avoid the unintended consequences this time.

Making progress means making (sometimes devastating) mistakes. And then learning from them.

A seventh member exits the body that is supposed to administer Facebook’s cryptocurrency, which has set “interim” rules and put together its board.

New Pixel phones are on the way, and possibly some other hardware surprises. Tune into the live video stream.

Apple's new desktop operating system makes your iPad into a second monitor, puts mobile apps on your Mac, and kills iTunes.

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

Sports physiologist Michael Joyner breaks down what it takes to run a marathon in less than two hours—and how it could happen again.

The massively popular game concluded its tenth season by going offline, and leaving a string of numbers, 'Lost'-style, in its place.

Microphones catch a submarine vent firing uberbubbles that floated to the surface and formed massive water domes. 

Opinion: From “crisis actor” to “collusion hoax,” conservatives use SEO terms gamed by right-wing media outlets, propelling a polarized internet.

I tested out 30 different iPhone 11 cases for the past month. These are my favorites.

Challenges around renewables are prompting players in the “traditional” sector to collaborate on software they can modify to address their changing needs.

Relativity Space may have the biggest metal 3D printers in the world, and they're cranking out parts to reinvent the rocket industry here—and on Mars.

In her new book, photographer Elinor Carucci grapples with her own aging and mortality.

Yes, it’s real, and yes, it matters. Also, here’s what’s up with the impeachment inquiry and the boycott against Blizzard.

Dyson scrubs plans to build an EV, Tesla owners learn the cars can't power their homes, and lightning that follows shipping lanes.

Many of them avoid the equal sign, hoping to promote a looser relationship of “equivalence” instead. It's been controversial.

DeepMind's cofounder and head of applied artificial intelligence, Mustafa Suleyman, has abruptly left the company for an indefinite period

Education secretary, Damian Hinds, wants schools across the UK to “take advantage of all of the opportunities available through Edtech” in the government's new strategy

The partnership will join hands with four UK startups as it hopes to reduce plastic waste as part of its retail tech initiative, JLAB

All the details on Uber's biggest announcements as well as updates on the controversial company's trials and tribulations

The coach and rail journey app has launched a new AI voice app for automated disruption alerts

Here is some insight into the first ever blockchain advert

Here are the tech companies that are planning to launch on the stock market this year

The winners were revealed at a glitzy party in Shoreditch on 22 February

Several fundamental weaknesses have been exposed in the most common Wi-Fi security protocols.

GitHub is holding its annual 'Universe' conference in San Francisco this week.

How much do you actually know about Elon Musk?

Java Development Kit (JDK) 9 has now been released!

GoCardless, Moneybox, Addison Lee and Genius Hub were among the big winners at the techies last night, Techworld's annual awards to celebrate innovation, disruption and entrepreneurship across the UK technology scene.

Ireland, Malta, Denmark, Cyprus, Sweden and Luxembourg are all cited as locations fintech firms may move to if the UK loses 'passporting' rights.

Take our Google DeepMind quiz and see if you're smarter than a robot...

Some of the best and brightest from London's booming fintech scene came together to discuss the potential impact of Brexit this week, and access to talent was the most pressing concern.

Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination risks for their youngest and most vulnerable residents, according to a new study.

A new study by biologists explains how sexual cooperation and bonding evolves in bird species that form pair bonds.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests outdoor activities were more clinically effective than anti-psychotic medication for treating physical aggression in patients with dementia. For patients with physical agitation, massage and touch therapy were more efficacious than usual care or caregiver support.

An international team of scientists has developed a genetic engineering tool that makes producing and analyzing microbial secondary metabolites -- the basis for many important agricultural, industrial, and medical products -- easier than ever before, and could even lead to breakthroughs in biomanufacturing.

Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors that other forms of immunotherapies might miss.

The intensity of summer algal blooms has increased over the past three decades, according to a first-ever global survey of dozens of large, freshwater lakes. Researchers used 30 years of data from the Landsat 5 near-Earth satellite and created a partnership with Google Earth Engine to reveal long-term trends in summer algal blooms in 71 large lakes in 33 countries on six continents.

Women who are health policy or health services researchers face a significant disparity in social media influence compared to their male peers, according to a new study. Although the average number of tweets among all researchers tend to be consistent, women trail behind men in follower counts, regardless of how active they are on Twitter.

Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are typically too small to be detected on CT scans. The findings published in Brain suggest that traumatic microbleeds are a form of injury to brain blood vessels and may predict worse outcomes. The study was conducted in part by scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

New research reveals that glycans -- branched sugar molecules found in mucus -- can prevent bacteria from communicating with each other and forming infectious biofilms, effectively rendering the microbes harmless.

Topological insulators are innovative materials that conduct electricity on the surface, but act as insulators on the inside. Physicists have begun investigating how they react to friction. Their experiment shows that the heat generated through friction is significantly lower than in conventional materials. This is due to a new quantum mechanism, the researchers report.

Researchers showed in animal models that the default injury response of spinal discs can be temporarily stopped to allow for better treatment.

Scientists have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force. Just as a guitar string vibrates when plucked, the wire -- 100,000 times thinner than a guitar string -- vibrates when forced into motion by an oscillating voltage. The surprise came when they repeated the experiment without the forcing voltage. Under the right conditions, the wire oscillated of its own accord. The nano-guitar string was playing itself.

Scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), adding to growing evidence that the loss of brain cells associated with dementia spreads via the synaptic connections between established brain networks.

Without fat, nothing works in the body: These substances serve as energy suppliers and important building blocks -- including for the envelopes of living cells. Numerous diseases are related to disorders in the fat metabolism, such as obesity or cancer. Researchers are now demonstrating how the fat metabolism can be monitored down to the individual liver cell of a mouse with the greatest sensitivity.

Oaks have a complex evolutionary history that has long eluded scientists. New research, however, provides the most detailed account to date of the evolution of oaks, recovering the 56-million-year history that has made the oaks one of the most diverse, abundant and important woody plant groups to the ecology and economy of the northern hemisphere.

New research shows that unique materials with distinct properties akin to those of gecko feet - the ability to stick to just about any surface -- can be created by harnessing liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer microparticles with hierarchical branching on the micro- and nanoscale.

Scientists have uncovered a root cause of the growth of needle-like structures -- known as dendrites and whiskers -- that plague lithium batteries, sometimes causing a short circuit, failure, or even a fire. Such defects are a major factor holding back the batteries from even more widespread use and further improvement.

Astronomers have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation.

Researchers have shown for the first time that a cheap catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial electrolyzer -- a step toward clean, large-scale hydrogen production for fuel, fertilizer and industry.

Through a new scanning transmission electron microscopy method, researchers are able to observe electron distribution between atoms and molecules and uncover clues to the origins of ferroelectricity, the capacity of certain crystals to possess spontaneous electric polarization that can be switched by the application of an electric field. The research also revealed the mechanism of charge transfer between two materials.

Using innovative new methods researchers have built a new index that uses data from books and newspaper to track levels of national happiness from 1820. Their research could help governments to make better decisions about policy priorities.

An international team of researchers has developed new genetic-based epilepsy risk scores which may lay the foundation for a more personalized method of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. This analysis is the largest study of epilepsy genetics to date, as well as the largest study of epilepsy using human samples.

Researchers report that the injectable hormone tesamorelin reduces liver fat and prevents liver fibrosis (scarring) in people living with HIV.

Scientists have created a new layered superconducting material with a conducting layer made of bismuth, silver, tin, sulfur and selenium. The conducting layer features four distinct sublayers; by introducing more elements, they were able to achieve unparalleled customizability and a higher ''critical temperature'' below which superconductivity is observed, a key objective of superconductor research. Their design strategy may be applied to engineer new and improved superconducting materials.

Researchers in Australia used a driving simulator to test patients' vision before and after cataract surgery. They found that near misses and crashes decreased by 48% after surgery.

A drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades, now appears to be toxic to the retina, the light sensing tissue at the back of the eye that allows us to see.

New research integrates nanomaterials into heterostructures, an important step toward creating nanoelectronics.

Hydrologic models that simulate and predict water flow are used to estimate how natural systems respond to different scenarios such as changes in climate, land use, and soil management. The output from these models can inform policy and regulatory decisions regarding water and land management practices. Numerical models have become increasingly easy to employ with advances in computer technology and software with graphical user interface (GUI). While these technologies make the models more accessible, problems can arise if they are used by inexperienced modelers.

Study results illuminate the potential of novel approach for the treatment of chronic pain.

Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialized societies. But environmental and cultural factors in these locations may be very different from conditions in the West, and the projects may not meet client needs if engineers do not fully understand the context in which they are operating.

Astronomers have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have a significant impact on the evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star formation.

Research on energy production from biomass usually focuses on the amount of energy generated. But it is also important to consider how much energy goes into the process, a component that is often neglected. A study from the University of Illinois takes a look at the bioconversion efficiency of two products often used as biomass for energy production, miscanthus giganteus and sugarcane bagasse.

Researchers use long-term survey data sets and climate models to help fishing communities plan for a warmer ocean. Researchers have developed a tool that incorporates projected changes in ocean climate onto a geographic fishery management area. Now fishermen, resource managers, and policy-makers can use it to plan for the future sustainability of the lobster fishery in Nova Scotia and Canadian waters of the Gulf of Maine.

Controlling the interactions between light and matter has been a long-standing ambition for scientists seeking to develop and advance numerous technologies that are fundamental to society. With the boom of nanotechnology in recent years, the nanoscale manipulation of light has become both, a promising pathway to continue this advancement, as well as a unique challenge due to new behaviors that appear when the dimensions of structures become comparable to the wavelength of light.

New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.

Food science and human nutrition researchers are interested in the potential of inflammation-fighting compounds found in the silverskin and husk of coffee beans, not only for their benefits in alleviating chronic disease, but also in adding value to would-be 'waste' products from the coffee processing industry.

The total amount of opioids dispensed per new opioid prescription decreased by 22% in Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey after the state passed a law limiting prescriptions to a five-day supply for new opioid prescriptions. Penn Medicine implemented an electronic health record (EMR) alert, or 'nudge,' to notify clinicians if that limit had been reached.

Engineers have developed a way to build soft robots that are compact, portable and multifunctional. The advance was made possible by creating soft, tubular actuators whose movements are electrically controlled, making them easy to integrate with small electronic components. As a proof of concept, engineers used the new actuators to build an untethered, battery-powered, walking soft robot and a soft gripper.

A new study explores the chemistry as well as the complicated and alarming history of DFDT, a fast-acting insecticide.

Anthropogenic noise pollution (ANP) is a globally invasive phenomenon impacting natural systems, but most research has occurred at local scales with few species. Researchers in this study investigated continental-scale breeding season associations with ANP for 322 bird species to test whether local-scale predictions are consistent at broad spatial extents for an extensive group of North American bird species in the continental United States.

Mose model shows that SOX9 gene influences the severity Alagille syndrome.

For the first time, scientists have printed 3D parts that pave the way to recycling up to 97 percent of the waste produced by nuclear reactors.

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution is one of the most thoroughly-studied episodes in prehistory. But a new article shows that most explanations for it don't agree with the evidence, and offers a new interpretation.

Extreme high temperatures caused by CO2 emissions could lead to losses in labor productivity. The authors found that every trillion tons of CO2 emitted could cause global GDP losses of about half a percent. They add that we may already be seeing economic losses of as much as 2% of global GDP as a result of what we have already emitted.

The walking speed of 45-year-olds can be used as a marker of their aging brains and bodies. The evidence was there in neurocognitive testing these individuals took at age 3 to indicate who would become the slower walkers. At 45, slower walkers have 'accelerated aging' on a 19-measure scale devised by researchers, and their lungs, teeth and immune systems tended to be in worse shape than the people who walked faster.

Current testing for Lyme disease, called the standard 2-tiered approach or the STT, involves running two complex assays (ELISA and western blot) to detect antibodies against the bacterium, and requires experienced personnel in a lab, and a few hours to carry out and interpret. Biomedical engineers have developed a rapid microfluidic test that can detect Lyme disease with similar performance as the STT in a much shorter time -- 15 minutes.

When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.

A new study has found that obtaining a second opinion from pathologists who are board certified or have fellowship training in dermatopathology can help improve the accuracy and reliability of diagnosing melanoma.

For the first-time we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world's deadliest crop killers.

The risk of cancer increases considerably if you gain weight before the age of 40.

The researchers recruited healthy older participants to two groups according to their history of tea drinking frequency and investigated both functional and structural networks to reveal the role of tea drinking on brain organization.

Researchers question the effectiveness of a patented exercise system for relieving lower back pain.

The captured CO2 can be converted into useful organic materials.

Population aging projections across the US show a divide between cities and rural areas, which could lead to pockets of vulnerability to climate change.

For the first time, scientists have identified a simple way that can effectively transport medication into the brain - which could lead to improved treatments for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent advances in fluorescence microscopy allow researchers to study biological processes below the classical diffraction limit of light. Researchers have now developed DNA-PAINT, a variant of these so-called super-resolution approaches.

The neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired has been illuminated for the first time. Researchers also succeeded in compensating for the impaired motor learning process by pairing appropriate actions with brain photo-simulation to promote synchronization of neuronal activities. This could contribute to future treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases in which white matter function is impaired.

Liquid metal catalysts show great promise for capturing carbon and cleaning up pollutants, requiring so little energy they can even be created in the kitchen.

Researchers have explored the initial consequences of the interaction of light with molecules on the surface of nanoscopic aerosols.

Researchers have discovered that people associate cold temperatures with luxury items, which is important for companies that are trying to promote products that convey high status.

This company has a unique plan for storing renewable energy.

Just in time to endure the cold weather.

This purple tint appeared shortly before a massive typhoon slammed the country.

A series that used carburetors until 2012 might have electric assist in a few years.

Apply the right strategy, and you’ll be paying local fares to see the world

Whether you like gory horror or want to watch something family-friendly with the kids.

The UFO is still on the ground—for now.

A history worth exploring on Indigenous People's Day.

Inside their fascinating plan to speed up the evolution of yeast and find new flavors.

But only one will be selected as the service's Infantry Squad Vehicle, which get paratroopers off a landing zone in a hurry.

The end of the world never looked so rad.

Chainsaws, motorized alligator, and undead clowns: Behind the scenes at a haunted house.

Something to do with your leaf blower the other 11 months of the year.

After years of work, the ship still isn't 100 percent fixed.

A protester did it. We can do it better.

See clearly with one of these upgrades.

It's a pretty far-fetched idea.

Don’t get caught off-guard the next time your power goes out.

A lack of gamma ferric oxide has brought tape production to a crawl.

Photons. Gluons. Quarks. Oh my.

You'll reduce bug bites by 50 percent!

The trailblazing Soviet-era cosmonaut was 85.

The designs seemingly stretch the limits of science.

Jaguar XK120, Rolls-Royce Cloud, and Phantom V are the first projects, which will cost $430,000 and up plus the price of the car.

Apple says people have used HKmap.live to ambush police and threaten public safety.

If accepted at the time, the design would have likely revolutionized architecture.

The K-Series concludes Leatherman’s launch of multitools with new magnetic locking systems.

With possible wars looming, the Marine Corps of the future will be smaller, help defend Navy ships, and rely more on drones.

It’s not just UFOs out there.

What do you have to hide?

It could be used to replicate fingerprints. No word yet on your laundry.

You need a lot of books to play D&D, but Amazon’s sale should help keep costs down.

Watch the first-ever video of the swine at work.

Have a battery prone to dying? Not any more.

Amazon’s Deal of the Day chops prices on three Waste King garbage disposals.

High winds and hot weather brought on the preemptive measure.

The upcoming movie will showcase the DBS Superleggera along with the DB5, V8 Vantage, and Valhalla.

The pint-sized 6x6 drones could prove dangerous to tanks and other armored vehicles.

Where's the beef? On the ISS.

It's paved the way for a more sustainably powered world.

But rail passenger advocates won't go down without a fight.

The CADS system addresses a critical security vulnerability in aircraft, tanks, weapons, and even the International Space Station.

Because the perfect tree is nothing without a dependable stand.

The greatest rebel pilot in the galaxy makes a comeback.

Scientists accidentally discovered a crystal material that can change shape without breaking.

Build your home’s defenses against allergens and mold this season.

This deal will deliver two great gifts for the holidays in one order.

The so-called Russian nesting doll diamond is the first of its kind to ever be found.

Stay dry and step confidently.

If it wasn’t a submarine, what the hell was it?

And Jupiter is now in the second spot.

The true story behind 'Ford v. Ferrari' and the 1966 Le Mans.

This year's winners have “painted a picture of a universe far stranger and more wonderful than we could ever have imagined.”

But the scientists who just won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine are unraveling the mystery.

Times they are a changin'.

You can also make the horn sound like goats and coconuts, says Elon Musk.

The F/A-18 Hornet fighter flew for the Navy for 36 years.

The Smart Summon feature and a battery update that should have led to a 2000-car recall drew the agency's attention.

Pokémon, Star Wars, and Godzilla? This is going to be a good year.

Patrick Stewart returns to his iconic role, but what's next for Jean-Luc Picard?

Plus, take an extra $20 off orders of $100 or more through this Thursday.

These doctors, scientists, and activists have all paved an inspiring path.

Save big on Patagonia’s best-selling fleece jackets and more.

Prepare for cold weather and get up to 55 percent off winter gear today.

The cookware line from a galaxy far, far away goes on sale November 1.

Brush up on your eight-armed cephalopod knowledge on World Octopus Day.

And going and going.

Don't settle for a store-bought costume when you can create something incredible from stuff you've already got.

The world's hodgepodge of military bases run the gamut from hazardous mountaintop forts to seemingly impenetrable underground bunkers.

Master builders of the animal kingdom include spiders that curl leaves into shelters, termites that construct colossal air-conditioned mounds, and birds that build and decorate their nests.

The best (and most reasonably priced) gifts you can find for anyone who likes to work with their hands.

Watch out for those freshwater jellyfish ...

A look at what's to come as we continue to explore the vast expanse of the cosmos.

We know cheetahs are the speed demons of the animal kingdom, but how do other animals in the air and sea measure up?

What's the oldest in your home state?

Don't let those outdated apps bog you down.

They'll put your parking skills to shame.

Our national parks host a wealth of wild animals, check out just a few in this slideshow in honor of World Animal Day.

We like big things and we cannot lie.

Buying a thoughtful gift for a nerdy friend can be tough—these 15 ideas will help.

Choose from quality backpacks, duffels, water bottles, coolers, and more.

Tents, jackets, and, yes, even socks that will make your friends’ and family members’ time outside more enjoyable.

New Microsoft releases mean serious discounts on this year’s lineup of Surface laptops.

You see it, right?

It's strange and marvelous under the sea.

Before jetsetting across the world, make sure your home is ready for your extended absence.

For those who prefer cycling spokes to piston strokes.

Everyone’s heard the mantra "space is hard." These 10 launch disasters show how many things can go wrong.

Regardless of whether your ride competitively or for leisure, you should check out these apps for optimizing your cycling game.

The apps, tricks, and accessories to speed up your smartphone—for practically free.

Introducing and prescribing standard units for cannabis, which make people aware of the concentrations of THC in the product, could help improve mental health treatments and outcomes.

Self-reported suicide attempts rose significantly in African American teens, while they fell in teens of other ethnic backgrounds throughout an almost 20-year study. Researchers report suicide attempts increased at an accelerating rate in African American female teenagers, even as overall female suicide attempts declined.

Study reveals patients with bipolar disorder have a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared with the general population.

A new brain mapping study allows for individual predictions of the progression of frontotemporal dementia.

The fetal gut has far better developed immune capabilities than previously thought. The findings could help develop new maternal vaccines and provide early insight into potential autoimmune disorders, which may occur later in life.

Electrodermal activity, which results in an increased level of sweat, was able to determine when an adolescent with server ASD was about to embark on aggressive behavior 60% of the time.

Researchers tie some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with a genetic mutation that causes an inability to process milk, leaving the child vulnerable to sudden heart failure. Future studies will explore if a drug called Elamipretide can help reduce cardiac events in children with the mutation.

A new study challenges existing theories about how benzodiazepines, such as valium, work to calm nerves. Researchers report a 'sticky' gene called Shisa7 plays a critical role in the regulation of inhibitory neural circuits, and the sedative effects benzodiazepines have on circuit activity.

21% of veterans who experience PTSD or traumatic brain injury suffer from a rare sleep condition that affects less than 1% of the general population. The condition, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), is characterized by an impairment of sleep-related muscle paralysis, causing people to act out dreams during REM sleep. The uncontrolled actions often cause harm to the sufferer of their partners.

Habitual tea drinking was associated with greater functional connectivity in the default mode network. Findings suggest tea drinking has a positive contribution to brain structure and a protective effect on age-related decline in brain organization.

Slower walkers have accelerated aging in middle age, both physically and cognitively. Tests given to measure IQ, language, motor skills, and emotional control at age 3, can predict walking speed and thus accelerated aging during middle age.

Glycerol monolaurate (GML), a compound found in human breast milk, fights against the effects of harmful bacteria while allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive. GML also inhibits inflammation in epithelial cells, helping to prevent both bacterial and viral infections of the gut. GML is 200 times higher in human breast milk than cow milk. Researchers propose adding GML to infant formula and cow milk given to small children.

British police have ordered a halt to Extinction Rebellion protests in London after a week of civil disobedience by climate change activists who have targeted government building and major financial institutions.

Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain's transport ministry in central London on Tuesday to protest against a proposed high-speed rail project known as HS2.

Ivory Coast and Ghana's threat to possibly halt the cocoa industry's ethical branding schemes poses a major risk to chocolate makers operating in Western markets where consumer demand for sustainably sourced products is rising.

France wants the European Union to have a carbon tax and will propose that a European fuel tax be imposed on airplanes and ships, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.

China's top steelmaking city of Tangshan, in Hebei province, issued a second-level smog alert on Tuesday due to expected pollution in the coming few days, local government-backed media reported.

After climate-change protests in London, Britain said on Tuesday that it was already leading the world on addressing climate damage and that while activists had a right to peaceful protest, they should not disrupt people’s day-to-day lives.

The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing, and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.

A Japanese evacuation centre turned away two homeless people as a deadly typhoon approached on the weekend, prompting widespread criticism and a promise from the prime minister on Tuesday that it would not happen again.

An Indonesian unit of management consultants McKinsey & Company has been appointed to conduct a feasibility study on moving the capital from the crowded, flood-prone city of Jakarta on Java island to the forested island of Borneo, an official said.

Germany's power network operators (TSOs) will hike by 5.5% next year the fee consumers have to pay to support the country's shift toward renewable energies, they said on Tuesday, confirming what a source earlier told Reuters.

Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality.

More than 40 racing teams from 21 countries left Darwin on Sunday to race across Australia to the southern city of Adelaide in the world's fastest solar powered cars.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co should be held accountable for mismanaging last week's widespread power shutoffs and urged the company to provide credits or rebates to affected customers.

A deadly wind-driven wildfire that raged across the northern edge of Los Angeles last week started near the base of high-voltage transmission tower owned by electric utility Southern California Edison, company and fire officials said on Monday.

Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific.

Japan's biggest refiner, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, said on Tuesday it has resumed land shipments at its Negishi refinery, near Tokyo, in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis, while other refineries said sea shipments have been renewed.

Japan's government will consider drafting a supplementary budget if the 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion) it has in reserve for disaster relief is not enough, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, after Typhoon Hagibis flooded large areas of eastern Japan.

Climate activists targeted BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, in London on Monday, demanding that major financial institutions starve fossil fuel companies of the money they need to build new mines, wells and pipelines.

Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Monday that it is evaluating the closure of its Ventanas copper smelter in a polluted coastal region.

Tropical Depression Fifteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to become a tropical storm by early Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Human serum albumin from transgenic rice could ease shortages of donated blood.

Partner institute in Buenos Aires will focus on neuroscience and drug development.

Non-invasive procedure could make prenatal testing easier, but it comes with ethical problems.

Researchers can work without fear of action over patent infringement.

Promising phase III trial paves the way for alemtuzumab approval.

Final decision could stifle investment in developing therapies.

As outbreak enters its second year, relief bodies move to roll out vaccine for the first time.

Researchers begin to identify past problems with cloning technique.

Deal between Amyris and Michelin highlights industry's hunt for a profitable niche.

With hundreds of nanoproducts currently being tested in humans, recommendations aim to safeguard trial participants.

Undercover

Enthusiasm for unapproved treatments worries regulators.

Academia and industry join forces to carve out ten-year plan.

Since the anthrax attacks in 2001, some $60 billion has been spent on biodefence in the United States. But the money has not bought quite what was hoped.

Mechanism by which microbes scrub radioactive contamination revealed.

Exhibition: 20 Apr 2018 - 21 Apr 2018, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

New device could boost telecommunications and be adapted for photonics

Elizabeth Tasker details the good, the bad and the confusing of working as a physicist in Japan

Elizabeth Tasker details the good, the bad and the confusing of working as a physicist in Japan

Revamped accelerator will soon be smashing electrons and positrons together

New material is made by compressing treated wood

Technique could be used to create quantum-information systems

Breakthrough could lead to new type of energy source

Conference: 3 Sep 2018 - 7 Sep 2018, Mainz, Germany. Organized by wikonect GmbH.

Exhibition: 28 Mar 2018 - 29 Mar 2018, London, United Kingdom. Organized by The IET.

The Nobel Prize in physics goes to two exoplanet researchers and one cosmologist for launching a revolution in our perception of the cosmos.

Scientists have discovered 82 moons are orbiting Saturn, making it the planet with the most known moons. Jupiter previously held the title with 79.

Elon Musk showed off the newest space ship Saturday at the SpaceX’s rocket development site in the remote village of Boca Chica, Texas.

Music is often called the universal language. But new research suggests that culture shapes how you hear music.

Sending humans to Mars is easy, except for the parts about getting there, landing safely, and surviving on the surface. That’ll take lots of science.

A pair of papers published this week argue that water vapor is present on K2-18 b, a temperate planet some 111 light-years from Earth.

The uproar over presidential intrusion on weather forecasting centers around both concrete details and the bipartisan value of public safety.

Hurricane Dorian moved northward along the coast of North Carolina Friday as a Category 1 storm. Could a nuclear bomb stop it?

While Hawaii's protested Mauna Kea is still the favored spot, the Thirty-Meter Telescope is now seeking a backup permit in Spain's Canary Islands.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, our reporter interviews two of the 12 astronauts to set foot on the moon. Listen to their stories.

The moon landing advanced science, boosted the U.S. in its global competition with the Soviet Union, and opened up the possibilities of space travel.

Test your knowledge of lunar landing missions here.

NASA's Johnson Space Center has recreated its Apollo-era Mission Control to evoke 1969. The exhibit, meticulously restored down to the tan carpeting and gray-green wallpaper, opens to the public June 28 in Houston.

Moon rocks hold keys to the universe. Scientists have studied them to determine the age of the surfaces of Mars and Mercury, and established that Jupiter likely formed closer to the sun and later migrated outward.

Scientists at Yale University have found that quantum jumps are not as instantaneous or as unpredictable as scientists previously thought.

It's been 50 years since the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. But today many Americans have a different idea of what the space program should be focused on – and it might not include a trip to Mars.

The ability to study DNA revolutionized the field of biology. But to study it, scientists first have to extract DNA molecules from the rest of an organism.

Home DNA test kits are flying off the shelves allowing people to analyze their own genome and those of their relatives. But is that a good thing?

A project at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry to restore the American chestnut tree is generating both promise and protest.

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A phenomenon that has previously been seen when researchers simulate the properties of planet cores at extreme pressures has now also been observed in pure titanium at atmospheric pressure. Chains of atoms dash around at lightning speeds inside the solid material.

The new prototype device is portable and suitable for rapid deployment by agencies to identify airborne hazards, such as from tiny gas molecules like sulphur dioxide. It can also identify larger compound molecules such as benzene, known to be harmful to human health.

Scientists have uncovered a root cause of the growth of needle-like structures -- known as dendrites and whiskers -- that plague lithium batteries, sometimes causing a short circuit, failure, or even a fire. Such defects are a major factor holding back the batteries from even more widespread use and further improvement.

New research shows that unique materials with distinct properties akin to those of gecko feet can be created by harnessing liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer microparticles with hierarchical branching on the micro- and nanoscale.

Scientists have found revealing information where light from a molecule meets light from a nanoparticle.

Physicists have begun investigating how topological insulators react to friction. Their experiment shows that the heat generated through friction is significantly lower than in conventional materials.

Researchers have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force.

Breakthrough has applications in data storage, energy conversion, quantum computing.

By using proteins that naturally bind and arrange DNA inside cells, scientists has devised a plug-and-play strategy for building stable, custom-designed nanostructures.

Nanostructures, microreactors, and printable electronics inspire many new applications in functional surfaces.

A team of Empa acoustic researchers has built macroscopic crystal structures that use internal rotation to attenuate the propagation of waves. The method makes it possible to build very light and stiff materials that can also 'swallow' low frequencies very well.

Molecular self-assembly on a metal results in high-density 2D organic (carbon-based) quantum dot array with electric-field-controllable charge state.

Modified multi-layered bismuth superconductor for higher critical temperatures.

New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.

Decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancements.

Engineers have created two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures from graphene and borophene, taking an important step toward creating intergrated circuits from these nanomaterials.

In the '3D MAGiC' project, researchers will explore still largely unknown nanoscale 3D magnetic structures, which show particle-like properties and whose existence has so far only been predicted theoretically.

Researchers report the cause behind a key quantum property of donut-like nanoparticles called 'semiconductor quantum rings'. This property may find application in quantum information storage, communication, and computing in future technologies.

Chemical engineers shine a light on the mysterious world of liquid metals and their role as catalysts to speed up chemical processes using low amounts of energy.

For many applications, having materials that transmit vibrations in one direction, but not in the other, would be extremely useful. In nature, such materials do not exist, but a group of physicists has now designed a metamaterial that can do just that.

The nanoscale radiation detector is a hundred times faster than its predecessors, and can function without interruption.

A new study describes how spheres can be transformed into twisted spindles thanks to insights from 16th century navigational tools. Researchers show how polymers can contract into spiral structures, known as loxodromes, that have complex patterning ten times smaller than the width of a human hair.

The novel electrosynthesis process uses an oxidized carbon nanoparticle-based catalyst and could enable point-of-use production of pure hydrogen peroxide solutions, eliminating the need to transport the concentrated chemical, which is hazardous.

Researchers have successfully used sound waves to control quantum information in a single electron, a significant step towards efficient, robust quantum computers made from semiconductors.

An international team of scientists has shown that the nonlinear optical response of carbon nanotubes can be controlled by electrochemical gating. This approach enables designing a device for controlling the laser pulse duration.

Scientists that developed a graphene filter to improve the quality of drinking water have discovered a new application for the very thin form of carbon - the ability for graphene to purify methane from biogas produced in wastewater plants.

Researchers have investigated a simple biomimetic light-harvesting system using advanced spectroscopy combined with a microfluidic platform. The double-walled nanotubes work very efficiently at low light intensities, while they are able to get rid of excess energy at high intensities.

Scientists discovered that precise analysis of the topographical composition of nanostructured surfaces provides a direct means of deriving the adhesive forces that bind bacteria to the surface.

Liquids evaporating into vapour is a daily occurrence, and yet the time it takes a liquid droplet to completely evaporate has remained a mystery. Researchers have analyzed this process down to the nanoscale to reveal fascinating new physics in the vapor's flow.

Scientists found that size-confinement - going from macroscopic bulk samples towards nanoparticles - leads to drastic changes in the atomic structure of certain magnetocaloric materials: The change from positive thermal expansion at the macroscale towards a negative thermal expansion (NTE) at the nanoscale. NTE materials are of increasing technological interest mostly because of the idea of mixing them with a symmetric negative thermal expansion material in order to create a composite material which has near-zero thermal expansion. The nanoparticle shape is particularly suitable for the design of such composites.

Scientists have developed a novel approach to prepare next-generation lithium-sulfur cathodes, which simplifies the typically time-consuming and complicated process for producing them. This represents a promising step towards the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries.

First-of-its-kind study shows that non-antibacterial nanoparticles can cause resistance in bacteria.

A novel approach for metallurgists involves building an atomic resolution chemical map to help gain new insights into individual high-entropy alloys and help characterize their properties.

Researchers develop an easy-to-produce interface between quantum emitters and nanophotonic networks.

Researchers have combined graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes into a transparent hybrid material with conductivity higher than either component exhibits separately.

A team of researchers has found a new way to produce a polymer material called PBO, a product known commercially as Zylon that's used in bulletproof vests and other high-performance fabrics.

Scientists introduce a radically new design principle that is based on an analytical model instead of a numerical approach. The model predicts a white LED's color point for any combination of design parameters and allows for a much faster design, by up to a 1 000 000 times, resulting in reduced design and production costs.

A prototype for a graphene-based smart suitcase made of 100% of recycled plastic has been developed.

Oxygen threatens sustainable catalysts that use hydrogen to produce electricity in fuel cells. Researchers have developed a way to combat this.

2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table, a unique tool, enabling scientist to predict the appearance and properties of matter on the Earth and in the the Universe. Different elements have played critical roles in different periods of human activities, with silicon (Si) being a key element, at present. However, the nanotechnology age has brought different elements into the limelight and transformed their roles in science and technology. A recent article discusses the most relevant elements from a nanotechnology perspective and their applications in nanomaterials.