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Scientists create "living plastic" that can self-destruct on command (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Living Plastic Kit → | tags: living plastic, bacillus subtilis, kill switch

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Electrocaloric effects across room temperature in multilayer capacitors (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Guo | get Electrocaloric Cooling Device → | tags: multilayer capacitors, electrocaloric effects, pst–15pmw

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Remakes of Myst and Riven are coming to PlayStation, Xbox and the Microsoft Store (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | get Myst and Riven Remake Bundle → | tags: myst, riven, cyan worlds

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Meta is using AI facial analysis to identify underage users on Facebook and Instagram (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get AI Facial Recognition Software → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

125.

The iPhone That Never Was (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by David Epstein | get iPhone 9 Case → | tags: apple, iphone, apple macintosh

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Mustache Mischief: Kids Bypass UK's Digital Age Barriers (cnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by See Full Bio | get Kids' Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: online safety act, facial age-estimation, internet matters

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Intel's Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU with 32GB of VRAM gets tested in games — Roughly twice as fast as Arc B580 on average, beats RTX 5060 Ti in some titles (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Arc Pro B70 GPU → | tags: intel arc pro b70, battlemage gpu, rtx 5060 ti

128.

3DMark tests CPU and GPU performance with modern graphics workloads (techspot.com)

2026-05-04 | get 3DMark Benchmark Software → | tags: 3dmark, ray tracing, cpu

129.

Feds Fine Durham Energy Efficiency Co $722M (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | by Lisa Sorg | get Energy Star LED Bulb → | tags: american efficient, ferc, durham

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Former NASA Engineers Create Ingenious Way To Save Homes From Wildfires Using Noise (slashdot.org)

2026-05-03 | by Posted | get Wildfire Noise Defense Device → | tags: nasa, sonic fire tech, pacific palisades

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This must-have miniature Macintosh retro dock gives your M4 Mac Mini a 1980s makeover — equipped with a 5-inch HD display and M.2 NVMe SSD slot (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Jowi Morales | get Retro Macintosh Mini Dock → | tags: macintosh, mac mini, wokyis

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New FCC Satellite Rules Could Improve Starlink Capacity to a Surprising Degree (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: fcc, starlink, satellite

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European funder must increase capacity to meet the ambition of scientists (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-01 | by Conde | get European Science Funding Guide → | tags: european research council, grant applications, peer review

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Snowball Earth may hide a far stranger climate cycle than anyone expected (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | by Krystal Kasal | get Snowball Earth Documentary DVD → | tags: snowball earth, neoproterozoic, sturtian glaciation

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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Genetic Code Expansion Kit → | tags: genetic code, amino acids, ribosome

136.

The logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding up (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Sarah Jeong | get Supreme Court Legal Guide → | tags: supreme court, voting rights act, gerrymandering

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The New York Red Bulls’ stunning new $100 million soccer facility brings pros and kids under one roof (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Soccer Training Equipment Kit → | tags: new york red bulls, soccer facility, morris township

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All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Dolgin | get Amino Acid Test Kit → | tags: amino acids, escherichia coli, ribosomes

139.

New at Disneyland: Your Face, Recognized at the Gate (cnet.com)

2026-04-29 | by See Full Bio | get Disney MagicBand Plus → | tags: disneyland, facial recognition, biometric scanning

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Show HN: SimDrive – a browser racing game with your phone as the controller:D (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Mobile Game Controller Adapter → | tags: show hn, simdrive, browser racing game

141.

Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Revs Up Automation to Boost Security (darkreading.com)

2026-04-29 | by Arielle Waldman | get Cybersecurity Automation Kit → | tags: oracle, red bull racing, wind tunnel

142.

AI Spy Cameras Suddenly Blanketing America (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Joe Wilkins | get Wireless Hidden Camera Kit → | tags: ai facial recognition, surveillance drones, flock safety

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Higher racial diversity in US business and law schools is linked to higher graduate salaries (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Mitra | get Diversity and Inclusion Book → | tags: racial diversity, law schools, graduate salaries

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Translation-dependent degradation of <i>cas12</i> mRNA triggered by an anti-CRISPR (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Marino | get Cas12 Anti-CRISPR Kit → | tags: cas12, anti-crispr, nucleic acid

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 29, #583 (cnet.com)

2026-04-28 | by See Full Bio | get Sports Trivia Card Game → | tags: nfl, the athletic, nytimes

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Next El Niño could be tipping point for a hotter climate (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-27 | get El Niño Climate Monitor → | tags: el niño, pacific ocean, western pacific warm pool

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The Iran War Is Impacting the Environment in Unseen Ways (wired.com)

2026-04-27 | by Chris Hamill-Stewart | get Environmental Monitoring Drone → | tags: iran war, oil facilities, soot residue

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Butterflies are in decline across North America, a look at the Western Monarch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Darren Orf | get Western Monarch Butterfly Kit → | tags: monarch butterfly, pacific grove, habitat loss

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How I leared what a decoupling capacitor is for, the hard way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Nickolai Belakovski | get Electronics Decoupling Capacitor Kit → | tags: magnetometer, qwiic, pcb

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced adds ray tracing, reworked combat, and handheld support (techspot.com)

2026-04-24 | get Assassin's Creed Black Flag Collectible → | tags: assassins creed, black flag, anvil engine