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Shape Memory Films Turn Waste Heat Into Cooling
1+ week, 4+ day ago (649+ words) KIT researchers have built a solid-state cooling unit that uses waste heat instead of electricity, using two thin shape-memory alloy films. Shape Memory Films Turn Waste Heat Into Cooling KIT researchers have built a solid-state cooling unit that uses waste…...
Cooler temperatures coming to Las Vegas after extreme heat wave
32+ min ago (540+ words) A fire weather warning has been issued for Southern Nevada for Saturday, the National Weather Service said. The extreme heat that baked Las Vegas this week is finally moving away. Harry Reid International Airport reached 107 degrees at 1:39 p.m. on Friday, falling…...
Scientists find a way to break pancreatic cancer’s protective shield
8+ min ago (407+ words) Researchers found that blocking IL1RAP could disrupt a powerful inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer survive treatment. In preclinical experiments, the approach reduced tumor-protecting cells and fibrosis while boosting the activity of cancer-fighting T cells. That could make chemotherapy and immunotherapy…...
Tornado spotted in Stevens County
55+ min ago (104+ words) A tornado has been spotted in Stevens County around 8 p.m., causing a Tornado Warning for the area. The National Weather Service has currently issued the warning until 8:45 p.m. Those in southern... A tornado was spotted in Stevens County around 8 p.m. Friday, causing a…...
Once in a BlueMoon: How a Chrome Patch-Gap Turned Three V8 Zero-Days Into an Espionage Kit
22+ min ago (65+ words) Three V8 bugs, individually medium-severity, chain into SYSTEM-level access through the patch-gap window. Four espionage clusters adopted the kit within days. The structural shift: browser-based AI agents inherit the same attack surface. Heath Callahan Trust, Identity & Security All stories by Heath…...
My favorite screenshot extension vanished, so I built my own
24+ min ago (647+ words) Start dragging, push past the bottom of the window, and the page scrolls along with you. Let go,... Tagged with typescript, javascript, google, developer....
I built a free in-browser video compressor — the file never leaves your device
18+ min ago (126+ words) I wanted a compressor I could trust with client footage. Most "online video compressor" sites upload the file to a server. That's slow, and it's a privacy problem. So I built VideoCompress: compression runs in the browser. The video is…...
We cut CLAUDE.md to 33KB. Eighteen days later it was 45KB again: what a size cap missed and a structure test caught
25+ min ago (349+ words) We cut our agent's CLAUDE.md from 548KB to 33KB on 2026-08-18 and put a 45KB cap on it. Eighteen... Tagged with claudecode, ai, programming, productivity....
This giant fish [Whale Shark] is making a rare appearance off SoCal‘s coast
20+ min ago (226+ words) Thanks to warm coastal waters and the developing El Niño, Southern California is seeing an influx of sea creatures not commonly found in the region. Last month, a hammerhead shark was captured on video near the Malibu Pier; they’re typically…...
Breaking: Dryden Fire reported in Santa Clara County on Sep. 11
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (68+ words) First discovered: 4:49 p.m. Sep. 11 Initial location: Santa Clara County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:49 p.m. in Santa Clara County, California. Dryden Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the…...