The Twinkie: A treat shaped by current events
The legendary Twinkie, once America’s most irresistible shortcake, started out as a toss-off product created to mark time until strawberry season. The…
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Cnet does Galaxy drop test
The Galaxy S20 Ultra, Samsung’s most expensive and largest S20 phone, comes clad in Gorilla Glass 6, but the glass case won’t survive a drop from your…
The future of quantum computer is here
The future of quantum computer is here, at least some people say so In high security research centers all over the world, a new computer is coming. Or…
What makes a quantum computer different?
Honeywell recently announced it created the biggest, baddest quantum computer ever made with 64 qubits. Here is what qubits are all about. You probably…
Future tech: Tire that grows its own tread
A tire that regenerates? Who thinks of this stuff? Goodyear does, as it turns out. The Goodyear concept tire was due to be introduced at the Geneva Auto…
Kleenex: A market finds the product
For centuries in the West, ladies tucked their neatly pressed and embroidered handkerchiefs into their sleeve or purse. And, eventually, men arranged…
Every time you write Kleenex, a lawyer gets his wings
In 1920, Kimberly-Clark, a Wisconsin paper company, became the first to offer a disposable handkerchief. They called it Kleenex. Now a lot of people call…
How one product ended an art form
For thousands of years, possibly in every culture, humans carried cloth handkerchiefs. They were the privilege of wealthy humans. Evidence of…
Beware! Coronavirus used as bait in phishing attacks
Although the Wuhan coronavirus has not caused significant infections in the U.S., it is still being used in email phishing attacks to infect computers….
Talking to the animals might be possible
Your dog comes to you every night at 7 p.m., looks searchingly into your eyes, and gives a soft bark. After years with you, the dog knows the drill: It’s…