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The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel
The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel
The world's most sensitive radiation detectors sometimes rely on low background steel produced before the first atomic bomb test in July 1945, according to a new report from SpaceDaily.
Steel manufactured before the nuclear age lacks the tiny traces of radioactive fallout that atmospheric weapons testing later introduced into the environment, making it valuable for experiments searching for extraordinarily rare particles and faint radiation signals.
The report says that this gave rise to the popular story that scientists depend on steel salvaged from pre...
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Monolithic 3D Silicon Chips Achieve Near-Perfect Yields At Low Temperatures
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Authored by Neetika Walter via Interesting Engineering,
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a way to stack high-performance silicon circuits directly on top of one another, a breakthrough that could help the semiconductor industry keep increasing computing power without shrinking transistors further.
The 200-mm wafer contains multiple silicon layers stacked for monolithic 3D chip integration.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The approach tackles one of the biggest challenges facing chipmakers as Moore's law begins to slow. For decades, the industry boosted performance...
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Mar 22, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Nigerian Researchers Accidentally Confirm Africa's Low IQ Problem
Nigerian Researchers Accidentally Confirm Africa's Low IQ Problem
For many years the political left has dismissed all discussion about links between third world populations and low intelligence as "racism" and "xenophobia". The well documented fact that low IQ populations are more inclined towards lack of impulse control and a higher crime rate does not matter to progressives. They assert that such claims are based on "rigged" and "biased" data.
For example, the data on Somalia's low median IQ (which is 67 and far below the western average of 100) is...
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May 4, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Norwegian Cruise Cuts Outlook On Gulf Disruptions, Fuel Shock
Norwegian Cruise Cuts Outlook On Gulf Disruptions, Fuel Shock
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings shares fell in premarket trading in New York after the cruise ship operator lowered its full-year 2026 outlook, as disruptions in the Middle East, higher diesel costs, and softer travel demand in Europe weighed on first-quarter bookings.
"The Company is experiencing headwinds related to disruptions in the Middle East, including higher fuel expense and signs of softer demand as consumers reevaluate travel plans, particularly to Europe," Norwegian Cruise wrote in a press release.
It continued, "As previously noted,...
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