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A few months ago we already wrote about the fact that the company Japan Display Inc (JDI) was presented almost completely transparent display. Then the novelty just showed the audience, nothing telling about the technical characteristics. And only in the summer conference of Society for Information Display 2017 (2017 SID) held in Los Angeles, the…

To Fiio so diligently lead the attack on new market segments that sometimes victims are not only competitors, but also their own products. Exactly what happened with the release of new headphones, F5, coming hard on the heels of not long ago released Fiio EX1-2. The first two models F series, named F1 and F3,…

A source of galactic cosmic rays (Image: NASA/U. Virginia/INAF, Bologna, Italy/USRA/Ames/STScI/AURA) You’re probably aware of some of the challenges of sending astronauts to space. Getting to space, that’s one for sure. But there’s another insidious effect you might not think of: Tissue damage from radiation. Space radiation comes from all over. There’s more potential harm…

Image: University of Basel, LHTT. Image: Matjaž Kačičnik An ongoing reexamination of an ancient Egyptian wooden toe is shedding new light on how the remarkable wooden prosthetic was manufactured, and whether it was used for cosmetic or functional purposes. It’s called the Greville Chester Great Toe, and it’s one of the earliest prosthetic devices known…

All images: Libby Watson/Gizmodo When Americans are trying to rib me for being British, they tend to go for at least one of three jokes. They act like I love or have an intimate knowledge of the royal family, which I don’t; they mention terrible British food, which is fair, (though y’all invented spray cheese);…

Zoomed in view. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona) The remarkable image was captured on June 5, 2017, by a camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which obtains several images of the plucky little planet crawler each year, according to NASA. Curiosity appears as a blue splotch amid an intimidating group of rocks, cliffs, and dark sand.…

Image: AP Imagine: You’re at an airport with your fancy new bag rolling behind you. You have spent a little too much time deciding which plane snack will both taste good and doesn’t have too many calories, and now must sprint to catch your plane. You make a turn and suddenly, your bag begins to…

Image: Screenshots A bunch of news outlets reported that a “breatharian” couple survives on air alone. I’m not wasting my time debunking this shit. [via CNN]

Report: Trump Tells Senators That Trumpcare Is Too 'Mean' When House Republicans passed a draconian healthcare plan back in May, Donald Trump rushed to the… Read more Senators will reportedly receive their own copies of the bill around 9:30 AM on Thursday, and it will be released to the public sometime later. A score from…