The supply glut in the semiconductor market and the resulting price drops hit Samsung hard. The semiconductor division brings in the most amount of profit for the company. When that part of the business faces headwinds, Samsung’s bottom line takes a major hit. That has been the case for almost two years now, but there’s […]
Read MoreThat’s why Natalie Ram, a law professor at the University of Maryland, cautions that, although families of missing loved ones may be desperate to get answers, it matters which DNA database they choose. Strict state and national laws govern how CODIS data can be used. Family member reference samples collected for the purpose of identifying […]
Read MoreImproving recycling practices would be a logical step in trying to keep harmful chemicals from ending up in nature, but researchers say it’s best to retire disposable paper cups altogether. It’s difficult for most recycling centers to separate the plastic coating from the cup’s paper. In the UK, for instance, a mere handful of recycling […]
Read MoreMedical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, from grisly gashes and festering flesh to a merciless gush of other odious afflictions. But the most disturbing sights aren’t always the most grievous ailments—as a recent case in Ohio demonstrates. A man there developed a completely benign condition. His prognosis was excellent. He recovered in […]
Read MoreEven though Diablo 4’s story campaign is dense and filled with plenty of great side content, it ultimately just represents the beginning of your adventure in Sanctuary. Once you complete it, you’ll be able to engage with all of the various endgame activities in Blizzard’s latest hack-and-slash ARPG, including the fearsome (and rewarding) Nightmare Dungeons. […]
Read MoreA fine wine can be a lot of things: oaky, fruit-forward, maybe even chewy. But wines of recent vintage also have the bouquet of a logistical nightmare, due to a brutal convergence of natural and human-made crises: drought and extreme heat, plus lingering supply chain hang-ups that have made it harder to get glass, cork, […]
Read MoreScott Kennedy, senior adviser with the Washington, DC, think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, visited China in October. “When I was there, it seemed clear to me that, privately, officials understood they needed to exit zero-Covid, and that plans were in the works to do so that would be implemented after the 20th […]
Read MoreAnd exactly how much carbon they remove can vary quite a bit based on variables like the health of the vegetation. “One of the major risks of some of these biology-based proposals is that an assumption gets made that you can easily equate X number of trees to X million tons of carbon without actually […]
Read MoreThe Apple TV+ series Severance presents a world in which office workers have their minds split into two personalities—one who only remembers what happens at work and one who only remembers what happens outside of it. Science fiction author John Kessel loves the show’s inventive premise. “After we watched the first episode, I said to […]
Read MoreIn December, researchers from Hong Kong found that two doses of Sinovac failed to produce enough antibodies to fight Omicron. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, while less effective against Omicron than previous strains, still provide substantial protection—especially after three doses. And even before the variants arrived, China’s vaccines were still some way behind the West’s mRNA […]
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