A new study funded by the German government has found trifluoroacetate (TFA), a degradation product of certain HFCs and HFOs, was among similar chemicals that were “widespread and dominant” in 46 water samples collected from 13 different sources of German … Read more
Enlarge / A 1729 Stradivari known as the “Solomon, Ex-Lambert” on display at Christie’s in New York in March 2007. reader comments 232 with 116 posters participating Share this story Along with Andrea Amati and Andrea Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari dominated … Read more
A large new study of the best fonts for online reading is ultimately disappointing, because it doesn’t answer the most burning question: what font should you use for your website? But it still provides many intriguing findings, including the striking … Read more
Awais Hussain on March 23, 2022 engineering Before joining Wave four years ago, I spoke to a former employee about his experience. He said something that has stayed in my memory ever since: “Wave is really good at execution, so … Read more
the researcher spent 24 nights sleeping in the location their pet cats chose Due to physical and societal constraints, the typical sleep patterns of humans are largely fixated. For cats, however, there is a certain randomness to their sleep–sometimes under … Read more
Images of the dagger used in the study.Griffith Institute, Universidad de Oxford In 1922, when the British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the relatively intact burial chamber of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in the south of Egypt, … Read more
So You Want to Study Mathematics… Introduction March 6th, 2022 Back in 2016, I typed up a little guide to studying physics called “So You Want to Learn Physics.” It ended up being pretty popular, so I started working on … Read more
Test’s originator was a central co-author but died before its completion If your 4-year-old cannot resist eating the marshmallow in front of her, even though you promised more treats if she waits, is she headed for a lifetime of struggle? … Read more
It’s no secret there’s inequality across the economy, but a huge new report shows just how much. The 2022 World Inequality Report demolishes the myth that tax cuts for the rich will trickle down. The bottom half of the global … Read more
Dog breeds are often recognized for distinctive traits — the short legs of a dachshund, wrinkled face of a pug, spotted coat of a Dalmatian. Unfortunately, the genetics that give various breeds their particular attributes are often the result of … Read more