Android users can do exactly that with the upcoming Android 13 update. The newest version of Google’s OS is currently in its third beta version, and it’s open to the public. This means you don’t have to be a savvy developer to download it—all you need is an eligible device. If you enroll in Android 13’s beta, it’s possible that you’ll run into problems with your favorite apps, or with tools and features that are essential to your day-to-day....
You can fill up your own private inbox with everything you already send to other people over messaging apps: Photos you want to remember, web links you want to get back to, notes that you have to follow up on, to-do lists, and whatever else you might want to keep track of. An added bonus to texting yourself is that by using the right app, your messages will sync across multiple devices, ready and easily searchable on your phone or laptop....
Add some hardware Overall, this tablet-specific software features a wealth of useful multitasking options and utilities that make iPads a very capable alternative to laptops—whether it’s just for one plane trip or on a more permanent basis. Not only do these keyboard accessories make it much easier to type on an iPad for extended periods of time, but they also tap into the tablet’s support for keyboard shortcuts. As with any Mac computer, you can use Cmd+C to copy text and Cmd+V to paste text, and the arrow keys will give you greater control over text editing selections as well....
The blood-brain barrier is made of a thin layer of cells tightly fitted together around blood vessels in the brain. The cells separate the blood in the rest of your body from the blood in your brain. While the rest of your body has frequent fluctuations of chemicals like hormones or potassium, the delicate cells in your brain might be thrown out of whack by these drastic variations. This barrier also ensures that pathogens that might be in your blood don’t make it to the brain....
This article was originally published in the Transportation issue of Popular Science.
HealthBox is a large red case the size of a pizza box that comes with three new products: UA Band, UA Heart Rate, and UA Scale. Each product is designed to monitor a different aspect of your health. All three products from HealthBox sync together into the companion app that lets you view your health across four categories: sleep, fitness, activity, and nutrition. The box sells for $400. UA Band This is a lot like the other wrist-worn fitness trackers you’ve probably seen before....
The processes that govern how hydra manage to regrow their heads have remained mysterious, however. Hoping to understand the genetic underpinnings of this feat, scientists have taken a close look at which genes are switched on and off during regeneration and how they’re controlled. “We wanted to know…what is happening at the genome level that’s telling these cells to grow or stop growing, and how does that compare to normal development?...
For decades, neuroscientists thought nonhuman primates couldn’t speak because their hyoid bone—found near the larynx—is situated differently than ours. But that notion is based on monkey-cadaver research from the 1960s, when tools to see live voice boxes didn’t exist. Recently, we used X-rays to record one of our lab’s macaques, Emiliano, as he ate, yawned, verbalized, and smacked his lips. With those videos, we traced his vocal anatomy frame by frame, and made a catalog of every contortion it could make....
Before we get into why you should invest in Jillian’s personalized fitness app, let’s talk about why you should be exercising on a regular basis. While it’s true that we all want to look our best by potentially losing weight and sculpting our muscles, working out can promote your well-being in so many other ways, perhaps some you may never have thought of. It can help to develop your patience, cultivate discipline, improve your mental health and even your sex life (or, reportedly, even be your sex life!...
This classicguide will help you get on a first-name basis with familiar bugs like wasps, moths, and crickets. But once you learn key identifying terms like “piercing-sucking mouthparts” and “chewing mouthparts,” you’ll discover all kinds of species you never noticed before. Basics about anatomy, reproduction, and insect development are covered alongside more than 2,000 photos. There are more than 350,000 species of beetles in the world. That’s a different species for just about every person who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii!...
In the last decade, in particular, the number of planets known to orbit distant stars grew from under 100 to well over 2,000, with another 2,000 likely planets awaiting confirmation. Most of these new discoveries are due to a single endeavor — NASA’s Kepler mission. Kepler is a spacecraft housing a 1-meter telescope that illuminates a 95 megapixel digital camera the size of a cookie sheet. The instrument detected tiny variations in the brightness of 150,000 distant stars, looking for the telltale sign of a planet blocking a portion of the starlight as it transits across the telescope’s line of sight....
The paper published, on October 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), look at peptides: strings of amino acids that are important and tiny building blocks of protein and life itself. The authors found that amino peptides can spontaneously generate in droplets of water during the quick reactions that happen when water meets the atmosphere, such as when a waterfall crashes down to a rock and the spray is lifted into the air....
While the US, for the most part, has stuck to a method that puts the onus of recycling on local governments and consumers themselves, many other countries do it differently—and are far better at recycling waste than we are. Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Canada specifically use a policy tool called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which puts the responsibility paying for or managing recycling systems on the original producers of the waste....
Stats Time: 1-2 hours working, 4-5 days waitingMaterial Cost: $10Difficulty: moderate Materials ConcreteWater200 grams of clear PLA filament for 3D printersXTC-3D print coatingPetroleum jelly7 binder clipsOrbital sander (or any vibrating tool)Sealer or paint (optional) Tools 3D printer with a print area of at least 150 by 150 by 100 millimetersSlicing program (such as Cura)Large, sturdy cup or bucketMixing utensil (such as a scrap of wood)Strainer (optional) Download the model, slice, and print the mold Download the model I created—here—either as a combined structure that can be printed as one piece and separated, or in two parts....
To help figure out the best layout for long-term human spaceflight, a company called Draper is developing a way to monitor every aspect of how astronauts use the International Space Station. The idea is to track the astronauts as they move around in microgravity, to learn how much space each person needs to exercise, perform maintenance tasks, and more. “There’s a lot that we can learn from how they’re using the space station,” Draper’s Kevin Duda told Popular Science....
Despite a minor hiccup in its data relay via the orbiting MRO, the mission appears to be proceeding without any technical issues. The MRO is just one of several craft currently in Mars orbit that will serve as relay transmitters to help Phoenix send data back to Earth. Phoenix’s main mission objectives involve the study of water ice in Mars’s northern polar region. Its robotic arm will be able to capture icy soil samples which will be analyzed for past or present signs of microbial life....
As one of the newest Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 950 will make use of Hexa Core processor, 3GB of RAM and starts at 32GB of storage. The Lumia 950XL is a larger device with an Octo-Core processor and bring a larger battery. While the Lumia 950 will measure up to 5.2 inches and the XL 5.7, both devices bring a pixel count of 500 ppi and 5 megapixel front-facing camera/20 megapixel rear shooter....
If you live in a tiny apartment with one window, but you still want the magic of plants in your home, consider picking up a grow light. These 9-watt LED bulbs provide either a balanced spectrum light for non-flowering plants or red light for fruits and flowers. The great thing about these bulbs is that they are pleasant enough to replace regular light bulbs, so your plants can thrive in your everyday apartment lighting....
Another risk after infection with COVID-19 is myocarditis, or an inflammation of the heart muscle. The inflammation can reduce the heart’s ability to pump blood and cause cause chest pain, shortness of breath, and rapid or irregular heart rhythms also called arrhythmias. A study published on Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine found that risk of developing myocarditis is seven times higher with a COVID-19 infection than with the COVID-19 vaccine....
The InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) probe landed on Mars in November of 2018, and its suite of instruments, which includes an exquisitely sensitive seismometer as well as magnetic field and weather sensors, has been monitoring the Red Planet’s various rumbles and hums for more than a year. On Monday, the InSight team shared what they’ve learned from the probe’s first ten months of activity with five articles published in Nature Geoscience....
