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Researchers examined a fragment of 'hiroshimaite,' fallout material from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, and identified a previously unknown alloy composed of seven elements. The discovery, imaged via scanning electron microscope, was published in Science Advances ahead of the bombing's 81st anniversary.
Proper Dolby Atmos soundbar placement requires clearing obstructions like ceiling fans and light fixtures so upward-firing drivers can bounce sound cleanly off a flat ceiling. The soundbar should sit roughly halfway up the wall, parallel to seating and near ear level, while side-firing models need unobstructed wall reflections toward the couch. Smaller soundbars without up-firing drivers, such as the Sonos Beam, offer more flexible placement for compact spaces using virtual Atmos processing instead.
Amazon's Labor Day sale event is discounting a range of tech products, including Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones at $198 (a record low) and its newer XM6 model at $60 off. Other deals include the EcoFlow Rapid Pro X laptop power bank at its lowest price this year and Nothing's Ear (3a) earbuds for $79, though some items like grills and griddles have already sold out.
A new ranking evaluated U.S. cities for retirees based on cost of living, healthcare access, quality of life and available activities. The analysis found Wyoming locations outperforming traditional retirement hotspots, offering an alternative to the well-worn path to Florida and Arizona.
Best Buy is offering the Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 laptop for $749.99, down from its original $1,199.99 price, as part of a week-long Labor Day sale. The discounted model includes a Core 7 Ultra 256V processor, 16GB of LPDDR5X memory, 512GB SSD, and a 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen with a 60Hz refresh rate.
Display makers use terms like QHD, WQHD, 4K and 5K to describe how many pixels a screen contains, but these labels can be inconsistent and sometimes overlap across TVs, monitors and phones. A breakdown of these terms clarifies what each resolution actually means and how they differ in pixel count and aspect ratio.
Best Buy is offering the 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra for $1,799.99, a $300 discount that marks the lowest price since the phone debuted last month. The foldable brings brighter screens, sharper cameras, faster charging, and a larger 5,000mAh battery compared to its predecessor, though its hinge durability and IP48 rating trail some rival foldables.
A back-to-school roundup recommends various personal transportation devices, including unicycles, bicycles, and other wheeled options, to help students move around campus more efficiently. The guide focuses on practicality and enjoyment for daily commutes between classes.
Samsung's $2,100 Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra pairs an 8-inch inner display with a 200-megapixel camera system, while the $1,200 Z Flip8 becomes the world's lightest and thinnest flip phone with a 4.1-inch cover screen. Motorola's first book-style foldable, the $1,900 Razr Fold, offers an 8.1-inch inner display and a 6,000-mAh battery lasting nearly three days, though it lacks a flagship chipset.
WIRED's latest sleep tracker roundup highlights the Google Pixel Watch 4 as a budget-friendly option when discounted, the screenless Whoop MG for detailed sleep coaching, the Apple Watch Series 11 for those already in Apple's ecosystem, and Garmin's pricier Epix Pro for advanced biometric sleep data. Each device varies in accuracy and price, with testers noting some trackers overestimate actual sleep duration.
An analysis of application security infrastructure finds that CDNs, WAFs, bot management, and identity systems each examine only isolated aspects of a session, leaving gaps that attackers exploit. By routing traffic through residential IPs or commercial VPNs and pairing valid credentials with convincing device fingerprints, malicious actors can pass through multiple defensive layers undetected.
Google has raised the price of its Google TV Streamer by 50%, from $100 to $150, on its own store and at retailers like Best Buy, according to 9to5Google. The company has not stated a reason, though the device is still listed at $100 on Amazon for now. The streamer, which replaced Chromecast in 2024, includes 32GB storage, 4GB RAM, and support for 4K60 HDR formats and Dolby Atmos.