Solar power. The end of war. Gender role reversal. Dirigibles. First published in 1905, Rokeya Hossain’s short story “Sultana’s Dream” is steampunk avant la lettre, strikingly advanced in its critique of patriarchy, conflict, conventional kinship structures, industrialization, and the exploitation of the natural world. Notably speaking to the concerns of our contemporary world as much
Month: August 2022
Low-cost production: The 3D printed plasma sensor performs as well as more expensive, semiconductor sensors, and could prove ideal for use on CubeSats. (Courtesy: The researchers; edited by MIT News) Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new 3D printing technique that could make it far easier to build detectors for measuring
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Novavax — The biotech stock dropped 32% after Novavax cut its full-year revenue
The domestic box office is about to go into a funk for two-and-half months due to the lack of tentpole product, but shares of AMC Entertainment keep on trucking. Following Thursday’s news that the world’s No. 1 exhibitor was awarding APE investors with one AMC preferred Equity share for each AMC Class A common stock,
LOGAN, Utah — Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace announced Aug. 8 that they will work together to develop a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares launch vehicle as well as a future medium-lift rocket. The new version of the Antares, called the Antares 330, will feature a first stage using seven Miranda engines under development
Realme Watch 3 with 1.8-inch touchscreen display was recently unveiled in India. Now, the Chinese electronics brand is all set to launch another new wearable in the country with the Realme Watch 3 Pro moniker. Although the company is yet to announce the exact date of its debut, it has teased the arrival of the
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters while boarding Air Force One on travel to Eastern Kentucky to visit families affected by devastation from recent flooding, as he departs from Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., August 8, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday he
Play video content TMZ.com Game recently announced a social media break to finish his upcoming “Drillmatic” album … and now we’ve got some proof he’s doing just that. The West Coast vet recently put in overtime alongside superstar company — Big Sean and Hit-Boy — to shoot the video for “Stupiid” in Los Angeles. Video
[The stream is slated to start at 1:00 PM ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] CNBC’s ETF Edge is dedicated to the fastest-growing trend in investing right now: ETFs. Every Monday, Bob Pisani will be joined by a panel of top market participants to offer
While the paparazzi probably aren’t following you on the regular, there’s something to be said for maintaining an A-list-level of polish wherever you go (after all, you never know which ex or coworker you might run into). If you’re planning a trip this summer like much of the rest of the world, consider copying the
The Walking Dead universe will expand considerably in 2023 after the conclusion of the main series. We learned at San Diego Comic-Con recently that an additional spinoff featuring Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) had been ordered. Details are relatively scarce about the project, and now, details are starting to trickle out. Franchise overlord,
We have some good news and bad news. If we start with the bad, hair loss affects around 30 percent of the worldwide population, but everyone, on average still sheds about 100 strands of hair daily. Add to this the negative effect on the hair of genetics, illness, and skin disorders, and hair loss becomes
You Can’t Trust a Skinny Messiah if jesus was fat they wouldn’t’ve been able to hoist him up on that cross / all the paintings got his ribs showing, the contours of his stomach undulating from emptiness / a growl heard through centuries of canvas / enough to make you hungry just looking at him
A sign stands outside an upscale home for sale in the Lake Pointe Subdivision of Austin, Texas. Ed Lallo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer confidence in the housing market dropped to the lowest level since 2011, as both prospective buyers and sellers have become more pessimistic, according to a monthly survey released Monday by
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu said Monday it has become the first robotaxi operator in China to obtain permits for selling rides with no human driver or staff member inside the vehicles. The local
A24’s Bodies Bodies Bodies hit theaters with the per-screen average this weekend in a limited opening, and the second best of the year. That record was set last spring with Everything Everywhere All at Once as the indie distributor piles up successes. Halina Reijn’s Gen-Z whodunnit comedy grossed $226,526 on six screens in NY and
LOGAN, Utah — Four smallsats designed to study the solar wind will share a ride to space on a Falcon 9 with a NASA astrophysics mission in 2025. NASA announced Aug. 3 that the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, a set of four smallsats, will fly as a rideshare on the
Apple has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China comply with the latter’s customs regulations to avoid them from being held for scrutiny, according to a Nikkei report on Friday. Sino-US trade tensions have escalated following US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan. The iPhone
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