In addition to being a modern luxury, dishwashers make sense from a practical standpoint. Not only do you avoid the physical labor and tedious scrubbing of manual dishwashing, but dishwashers actually save water and energy, in addition to your precious time. Plus, they clean plates more thoroughly and sanitarily than hand-washing, with water temperatures that would otherwise be too hot for your skin to withstand. Let’s face it: nobody likes washing dishes....
Purchasing the best drones can be pretty expensive. While there are extreme cases of $300,000 drones built for extreme industrial work, most higher-end consumer drones fall around $1,000 to $2,000. For novice flyers or those watching their budget, seeing prices above $1K can be off-putting. Luckily, there are lots of great budget options to choose from. While they might not be as fancy and frilly as their more expensive counterparts, there are several options that are stable, easy to use, and offer a great user experience....
By definition, the term “ergonomic” refers to efficiency and comfort; ergonomic computer desks, then, are designed with those two key factors in mind. By forcing you to sit up straight, relax your shoulders, place your wrists in a neutral position, and not get too close to your screen, they should make for a much better workday. Of course, a desk can’t actually force you to adhere to these habits—but an ergonomic desk will make it that much easier....
Some players will always shell out big bucks for high-end balls, but lose enough of those Titleist Pro V1 balls during a round and it will cost you as much as your green’s fees for the day. Choosing the right beginner ball means balancing price and performance in a way that suits your specific game. The right one will feel great when it hits the sweet spot of the club, but won’t feel too bad when it ends up in that water hazard you totally thought you could clear with a five iron....
Light boxes come in a few general size categories. Often, one brand will feature three or four different size options. Different brands vary with how much illumination, or lux, their products provide. It’s also important to note that most light boxes on the market use a cord, rather than battery power, so cord quality and length can be an important consideration when picking out your light box. So whether you’re looking for the best light boxes for artists or the for photography, these recommendations should serve your needs....
Best overall: Philips Hue A19 Smart Light BulbBest with no hub: LIFX MiniBest for outdoors: Ring Floodlight CamBest light strips: LIFX LightstripBest for getting creative: Twinkly FlexBest budget: Sengled A19 How we selected the best smart lights While researching the best smart lights we looked at dozens of different products, many of them very similar. Although the technical specifications are certainly an important feature, we also used the following criteria in making our selection....
It’s important to note that improper use of these collars can lead to injury and discomfort in your dog. They can also cause aggression and teach bad behaviors if used improperly so we strongly recommend you talk to your vet or a qualified trainer before using any of these devices. Whether you’re starting the training process with a new best friend or trying to teach an old dog a new trick, we’ve put together a list of the best training collars for stubborn dogs....
Doing more between your walls also means that the walls themselves—full of wiring and metal studs, electronics-packed appliances, dense materials, and decorative features—can interfere with your home network. And when an entire family is working and trying to unwind in the same home, the solution isn’t always as simple as moving to another room. Luckily, there’s a best WiFi booster to suit all budgets and boundaries—whether you’re logging on indoors or outdoors, in a house full of executives and/or gamers, on a budget, or replacing an entire system....
Switchgrass has previously been heralded as a promising feedstock for making ethanol because it’s a perennial plant, whereas corn must be replanted every year. But when researchers led by Stephen P. Long grew all three crops in field trials across Illinois, they found that Miscanthus leafed out earlier in the spring than corn or switchgrass, and stayed green well into the autumn. What’s more, Miscanthus grew well in poor soils....
A person’s genome controls development, function, and reproduction. In other words, just about everything. But the genome doesn’t act unchecked. It is subject to the epigenome—chemical compounds that help determine how and when genes express. In 2014, a group at the University of British Columbia reported that just two hours of exposure to diesel fumes in a closed space could affect about 400 genes by altering the epigenome. And last year, researchers in North America and Europe published a number of papers that indicated such changes could be inherited....
Antibiotics come from bacteria found in nature. Test more bacteria, and you can find more antibiotics. The challenge is this: 99 percent of the microbes on Earth can’t be cultured in a dish. To work around this problem, researchers at Northeastern University invented the iChip, which can grow microbes in a sample of soil or water from their natural environments. When the bacteria release antibiotics, scientists can isolate them for testing....
The team is preparing for the world’s most hardcore company trip. Every year, the European Space Agency sends astronauts to chart part of the Sa Grutta cave system for several days. The program lets the astronauts see what it’s like to work with one another and be responsible for each other’s safety in a challenging environment. This year’s trip will begin in September and include trained astronauts from Italy, Canada, the U....
If you’re training a puppy or have an elderly dog prone to accidents, you aren’t always going to be there with cleaning supplies when a mishap occurs. When you scan your carpet with a blacklight flashlight, patches you’ve missed will emit fluorescent light, allowing you to deep clean problem areas more easily. A smaller flashlight will help you look into smaller corners and spaces under furniture. To optimize the power of your blacklight flashlight, always be sure your surroundings are as dark as possible....
Both Mac OS X and Windows have built-in Remote Desktop features that allow you to log into your home computer from any other system and access its files as though you were sitting in front of it. This could potentially allow others to get onto your computer, though, so be sure to enable your operating system’s extra security features or use additional security applications before trying it. Alternatively, you can use software like UltraVNC (free, uvnc....
Allergy Test My Pet Kit Find out what messes with your pet’s wellbeing with this kit designed to fill you in on the allergens they may be reacting to. It analyzes proteins found in your dog’s sample and informs you of more than 100 items that may be affecting your pup. Formerly $107, you can get it for only $69.99. DNA My Dog NextGen: Canine Breed Identification PLUS Genetic Age Test Figure out your dog’s genetic age and precise breed composition with this DNA test, which is rated 4....
Last year, Audi presented its vision of a “self-piloting” car, where the driver could choose to cede control to the car during a traffic jam, for example, taking over when he or she wanted to drive. “Our vision of piloted driving is when I don’t want to drive, I allow myself to be driven,” said Ricky Hudi, chief executive engineer of electrics/electronics at Audi AG, during a press conference here....
Unveiled at the International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience in Dubai, NORINCO’s Sky Saker is a coaxial rotor, 100-200kg helicopter UCAV. The Sky Saker H300’s cameras include electro-optical and infrared systems, along with laser target designators. In addition to surveillance and fire control, the Sky Saker H300 can provide midcourse corrections for guided munitions launched by other platforms, such as cruise missiles from H-6K bombers or shells fired from PLZ-05 howitzers....
The CETC claims its system is now capable of tracking high altitude objects, likely by increasing the coherence time entangled photons. CETC envisions that its quantum radar will be used in the stratosphere to track objects in “the upper atmosphere and beyond” (including space). While conventional radars just measure the reflection of radio waves, a quantum radar uses entangled photons, which result when a microwave signal beam is entangled with an optical idler beam....
A tube catches outside air and sends it to the instrument’s main box, where the air passes through a particle-catching filter. The device shines light of different wavelengths through the filter, and a sensor and processor analyze how the particles block light. This reveals their concentration and their origin: whether they came from fossil fuel burning or wood fires. Earlier this year, Slovenian pilot Matevž Lenarčič flew around the world with a small aethalometer prototype that Aerosol—a company that makes environmental instruments—might adapt to hitch a ride on commercial flights....
“Carbon emissions from dams had been significantly underestimated,” wrote Matthias Koschorreck, a biogeochemist and the study’s senior author, in a press release. Where climate policymakers had once considered them a carbon sink, he argues, they should now be thought of as a source. Reservoirs hold a surprising amount of carbon. After a dam is built, its reservoir inundates fields, wetlands, and forests. And the water accumulates more dead plant material all the time: as streams and rivers dump plants from upstream, some of it sinks to the bottom....
