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The collider was first switched on last September and just nine days later, was turned off due to a leak in its liquid-helium plumbing. To make up for missed time, CERN announced it will be running the LHC through the winter. Usually atom-smashers hibernate during the winter, avoiding the peak electricity rates and allowing for maintenance, but the LHC will have only a brief respite: Christmas vacation. The two month delay in restarting the machine will give engineers time to install warning and protection systems, in hopes of preventing another premature shutdown....

Aside from the regulations and insurance and technologies that must be perfected, there’s actually the tricky business of doing business. That’s why Ford, Walmart, and Postmates have joined forces to test out the future of grocery delivery. It’s a new partnership announced today in Miami, that expands on existing work that both Walmart and Ford are already doing. Walmart already is testing home grocery delivery in more than 100 cities....

“It sounds like the type of drink that should be consumed at a bachelorette party,” laughs Morten Brink Iwersen, co-founder of Frederiksdal. He’s referring to cherry wine, or kirsebaervin, a Danish product that has a terrible reputation in its home country—one he has been trying to rectify for the past decade. Iwersen is right: Cherry wine does sound like the kind of cheap, sugary drink that’s fueled many a bachelorette party....

Unfortunately, a lingering concern remains about Cadillac’s commitment to this little car. Group Vice President Bob Ferguson noted after the reveal that “we’re only going to make so many, and only for so long.” Hopefully that position will soften with market demand, assuming they don’t price the car so high as to intentionally relegate it to collector’s item status. We’ll see… And those enamored with the ELR will still have to hold their breath a bit longer; the car goes into production late this year, with deliveries beginning early in 2014....

Unfortunately, we can’t go back in time and pluck a strawberry from a 1960s grocery store and compare it to one found in a supermarket today. Even if we could do that, it’s unlikely that everyone would agree that today’s strawberries are less flavorful than a fresh berry from decades ago. In some ways, taste is pretty objective. There are currently five recognized kinds of taste—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami....

It was once thought that war and violence caused the demise of the Neanderthals. However, a new study out this week in the journal PalaeoAnthropology adds to a growing body of research that proposes that Homo sapiens may have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals in a different manner—sex. The researchers compared the genomes of Neanderthals and present day humans, and discovered that breeding in between the two species could have led to the eventual extinction of Neanderthals....

Now, this is where NFT frames come into play. Not so different from traditional frames, these digital frames enable you to showcase your collection across your home or office instead of just letting them sit on your computer. Tokenframe happens to be one of the pioneers in this front with their collection of frames that let you bring your NFTs to life by casting them into a unique display. With Tokenframe, you have the freedom to build your own NFT gallery....

“I am ecstatic,” Pistorius told reporters in Milan, Italy. “When I found out, I cried. It is a battle that has been going on for far too long. It’s a great day for sport. I think this day is going to go down in history for the equality of disabled people.” Two days of testing in January at the German Sport University’s Institute of Biomechanics at Cologne yielded data showing that to run at a given speed, Pistorius required 25% less energy expenditure than his able bodied peers....

Many of us Black physicists know Edward A. Bouchet as the first African American Ph.D. in the field. Historians of 19th century Black education know him as the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in any subject. And in fact, when Yale College awarded him this academic distinction in 1876, Bouchet was part of a moment that was not only transformational when viewed through the prism of race: He became one of the first 20 people to earn that degree in the United States....

Here are a few of our favorite electricity-free washing machines on the market. Wash jeans, sweaters, and other dense fabrics with this five-gallon-capacity portable clothes washer from Lavario. It’s made of lightweight plastic and uses a simple up-and-down motion to run water through your clothes, getting them squeaky clean within 20 minutes. Simply load up the basket with your soiled items, fill it with lukewarm water and detergent and pump away....

Theragun Prime $187 (Was $299) The Theragun Prime gives you a deep tissue massage in the comfort of your own home. Four attachments and five speed options give you plenty of ways to pummel your muscles into sweet relaxation. A triangle-shaped ergonomic handle prevents strain on the wrists, arms, and hands—because you don’t want to hurt another part of your body while stretching out another. And, you won’t wake up the entire neighborhood thanks to its sound insulation and design, making it ultra-quiet....

The Biden administration is building up America’s electric vehicle charging station infrastructure, most recently with the Department of Transportation approving plans to build charging stations in all 50 states. This move is part of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation passed late last year. These charging stations will cover roughly 75,000 miles of highways—nearly half of the highway system. The ultimate goal is to have 500,000 new charging stations by 2030. Still, financing the switch to a cleaner transportation system across the country....

Get these apps downloaded on your mobile before you hit the road. Visit A City Browsing hundreds of travel blogs and articles to find out what to do in a new city is time-consuming. With Visit A City, you’ll get free travel guides to major cities around the world. Whether you’re headed to Paris or Bangkok, this app will provide ready-made, multiple-day itineraries—including details about how to travel from A to B....

Since the early 1990s, these batteries’ prices have fallen more than thirtyfold, even as they’ve grown ever more powerful. But they aren’t perfect. For one, they struggle in the deep cold. At temperatures that wouldn’t be unfamiliar to anyone who experiences particularly harsh winters, these batteries don’t hold their charge—or deliver it. But scientists are trying to make hardier batteries. In a paper published in the journal ACS Central Science on June 8, chemical engineers from several universities in China have worked together to build a better battery that holds up as low as minus 31°F....

“We also encourage you to wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses,” said Walensky, adding that wearing a mask is one of several precautions that people can take to reduce their chances spreading or catching a respiratory virus over the holiday season. Mask mandates began to lift around the country in late February and March, when the CDC suggested that 90 percent of the country no longer needed to wear them in public....

Since at least 2012, Facebook has been searching for ways to make its service more expressive. In the minds of product developers and managers at the social media company, there shouldn’t be an emotion that you can’t express on Facebook. The group’s quest brought them all the way back to Charles Darwin, with pitstops at Berkeley University and Pixar Labs. The Reactions rolled out today are meant to be a quick way to express a flash of emotion, like amazement, a laugh, anger, a pang of sadness, or the feeling of love....

Theranos’ claim to fame is its Nanotainer, a tiny vial that holds blood samples that can be analyzed using a proprietary device called the Edison as well as traditional blood analysis technology. The Nanotainers have been registered with the FDA as a Class I medical device. Devices in this category are considered low risk to consumers, so they are loosely regulated and generally don’t require FDA approval before hitting the market....

The “Northern California firestorm,” as it’s come to be known, was one of the worst disasters in the state’s history. The Atlas fire, which Jørgensen saw firsthand, destroyed 741 structures. (Other blazes raging nearby, like the Tubbs fire, did even more damage.) As a designer working primarily in Napa Valley and Los Angeles, Jørgensen wrote in Curbed, he wondered: “How can we prevent something like this from happening again?” Engineers have been refining fireproof construction materials for centuries—and they’ve gotten crazy good....

CountyComm’s thick, sapphire-lens magnifier is a nifty tool for people that need help with smaller text. The domed, scratch-resistant 1.25 inch by 0.13 inch piece of sapphire weighs just 0.4 ounces, making it the perfect piece of EDC gear to keep tucked away in your wallet, pocket, or bag. It’s nearly unbreakable and if you use the code Gear4Life at checkout, you can get 10 percent off. $23. Kombucha can get expensive, but it’s good for your gut....