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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get LED Lighting Kit → | tags: sanan optoelectronics, lumileds, cfius

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Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Voyager 1 Solar Power Kit → | tags: voyager 1, jet propulsion laboratory, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get NASA Voyager 1 Model → | tags: voyager 1, nasa, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Is the Iran War Driving a Surge of Interest in Electric Cars? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: iran, electric cars, diamonds

185.

Spring Clean Your Tech: Where to Recycle Old Computers for Free (cnet.com)

2026-04-19 | by See Full Bio | get Recycling Tech Electronics Kit → | tags: best buy, staples, electronics recycling

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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Nasa Science Editorial Team | get Voyager 1 Solar Shield → | tags: voyager 1, jpl, low-energy charged particles

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The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get B-52 Star Tracker Model → | tags: b-52 bomber, star tracker, electromechanical

188.

Democrats Warned Not to Upset Multi-Million Dollar AI Lobbyists, Even Though It’d Be a Slam Dunk With Voters (futurism.com)

2026-04-18 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Ethics and Policy Book → | tags: ai lobbyists, democrats, kamala harris

189.

Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Callaway | get Ancient DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: ancient human dna, human evolution, natural selection

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Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Rice University Youtube | get Microwave Circuit Fusing Kit → | tags: rice university, meta-nfs, microwave energy

191.

Two Motorola Transistors Became the Default NPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Motorola NPN Transistor Kit → | tags: motorola, transistors, npn

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US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: match act, cryogenic etching, lam research

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Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'light speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Jowi Morales | get Terafab 3D Printer → | tags: terafab, applied materials, samsung electronics

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You’ve heard of hybrid cars. Now meet a hybrid cement plant. (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Tim De Chant | get Hybrid Cement Plant Model → | tags: hybrid cement plant, electric heating, noc energy

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Gatorade, the inventor of the sports drink, is making a surprising pivot to reach non-athletes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get Gatorade Sports Drink → | tags: gatorade, pepsico, sports drinks

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (Update) (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get GrapheneOS Security Phone → | tags: google, grapheneos, android

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get GrapheneOS Privacy Phone → | tags: google, grapheneos, android

198.

Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Ancient DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: ancient dna, west eurasia, directional selection

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The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car (theverge.com)

2026-04-16 | by David Pierce | get Electric Bike Conversion Kit → | tags: infinite machine olto, electric bike, cargo bike

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UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Smart Solar Power Bank → | tags: renewable energy, national energy system operator, wind power

201.

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Gene Editing Kit → | tags: new york times, tyk2, human genes

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‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-16 | by Chen | get Science Advocacy Poster → | tags: us mid-term elections, 314 action, artificial intelligence

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KTaO3-Based Supercurrent Diode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get KTaO3 Superconductor Kit → | tags: kto3, supercurrent, diode

204.

NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Jorge Garay | get NASA Lunar Reactor Model → | tags: nasa, lunar surface, nuclear reactors

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Rivian's Illinois Factory Will Run On Recycled EV Batteries (slashdot.org)

2026-04-15 | get Rivian Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: rivian, illinois factory, recycled ev batteries

206.

Best Smart Smoke Detector (and Why You Still Need a Dumb One) (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Nena Farrell | get Nest Protect Smoke & CO Alarm → | tags: smart smoke detector, ionization sensors, photoelectric sensor

207.

Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis (theverge.com)

2026-04-15 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Autonomous Vehicle Simulator → | tags: waymo, robotaxis, autonomous vehicles

208.

12 Best Standing Desks of 2026, Tested and Reviewed (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Adjustable Standing Desk → | tags: standing desk, luxor, autonomous

209.

China tests deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator that can cut undersea cables at a depth of 3,500 meters — state hails successful trial and hints at deployment readiness (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-15 | by Stephen Warwick | get Deep-sea Cable Cutting Tool → | tags: deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator, haiyang dizhi 2, undersea cables

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Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Mostly Disappeared (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Ivan Rogoz | get Win32 API Programming Book → | tags: win32 api, windows xp, electron