Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane and letting aerodynamics do the rest. A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated the release of a paper airplane from the International Space Station (ISS) to see if would survive atmospheric reentry. In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a huge step forward from the Fold 6, earning the phone the title of the thinnest and lightest bendable phone around. Samsung went to great lengths to achieve the new design, including redesigning the hinge. That hinge appears to be affecting how the device unfolds, though.The Fold 7 will begin shipping on July 25. …
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My BMW i3’s rear differential has been a gigantic pain in the butt in that — thanks to a Technical Cost Reduction by BMW after the first model-year — it no longer features a fill plug. How, then, am I supposed to change the oil? BMW doesn’t want me to, but I’m doing it anyway, and my first attempt went …
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Each week, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on the letters she’s received. Her reply will be available every Friday only for Slate Plus members. Hey Prudence, Re That Was Weird: Maybe the letter writer’s friend had a lot of early miscarriages, and won’t believe the pregnancy is “real” until there’s a healthy baby in her arms that she gets to take home. …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024 by Alcove Press. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky. When two of James Johnson-Byrne’s friends …
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LAS VEGAS — The single biggest worry about the Nets’ all-important rookie class was its 3-point shooting — being both errant and reticent. Tuesday night did nothing to allay those fears. If anything, it only amplified them. Brooklyn’s 97-93 summer league loss to the Knicks — dropping them to 0-3 in Las Vegas — put those problems on display. It …
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Image: BBC Yesterday, BBC Breakfast published a video report on the booming interest in retro games, featuring an interview with UKIE CEO Prof. Nick Poole OBE. But the segment hasn’t exactly gone over well online, with most people ignoring the content of the piece itself and instead being fixated on a clear and obvious error with the arrangement of the …
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Recent Secret Lair drops have been a real rollercoaster. After the shift to the limited-run print model, things were unsurprisingly a disaster. Thankfully, over time, Wizards managed this problem, and drops stopped selling out instantly. More recently, however, Wizards has bafflingly returned to the form of having some seriously shocking sales. Recent Secret Lair drops, like the Final Fantasy crossover …
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