Google’s Chrome OS-based computers debuted in 2011 with a very limited feature set, but they’ve exploded in popularity as functionality improved. There are still a few pain points for those who want to move over to Chromebooks (See on Amazon). For example, a lack of Microsoft Office apps on many devices. …

It’s often a challenge for programmers and scientists to get time on high-performance supercomputers. These machines are expensive to build and maintain, but there’s no substitute for the massively parallel computing environment of a supercomputer. A new project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s High Performance Computing Division seeks to …

I’ve demoed a lot of smartphone-based, augmented reality (AR) headsets, and while they’ve always seemed to have potential, nothing about them was very compelling. Lenovo and Disney are working to change that this holiday season with a well-thought-out game based on Star Wars, called Jedi Challenges. There are quite a …

A few weeks back, we covered the launch of Firefox Quantum (Firefox 57). On paper, it looked pretty good — faster start times, faster UI, better multi-threading, claimed performance improvements even against Chrome. But in all honesty, I was skeptical. I’ve used Firefox for well over a decade, but it’s …

Photo: Twenty20 It’s time to embrace the negative. And we’re not talking about some downer news or harsh criticism from haters. Instead, we’re focusing on the negative movement of exercise. “The best way to describe eccentric exercises is ‘negatives,’” says Mike Donavanik, CSCS, celebrity trainer and creator of mikedfitness.com. The …

You feel that telltale tingle at the back of your throat…your head hurts…and you can’t breathe. It’s official: You’re coming down with a cold. ‘Tis the season for feeling sick — and you’re not alone. Every year, adults suffer from an average of two to three colds per year and …

Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have unearthed a rare collection of Iron Age metal artifacts, including decorated cauldrons, a complete sword, and a 3rd century BC brooch, at the site of Glenfield Park in Leicestershire, England. An aerial shot of the Glenfield Park roundhouse. Image credit: University of Leicester …

A new species of seahorse has been discovered in the northern Pacific Ocean, near Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Coloration of fresh specimens: Hippocampus haema (left), H. coronatus (center), and H. sindonis (right). Image credit: Han et al, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.712.14955. Seahorses are small marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus. They …

In a paper published in the journal Science, a team of physicists from Japan and Germany reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the proton, allowing a fundamental comparison between matter and antimatter. The new result improves by a factor 11 the precision of the …

A team of scientists led by Dr. Masanobu Komatsu of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has identified a signaling pathway that is essential for angiogenesis. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications. Angiogenesis is a process by which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing ones. Image …