Editorial Discoveries
484 articles
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A 1,200-Year-Old Manuscript Still Explodes With Colour and Tiny Detail
The Book of Kells is one of the great surviving works of medieval manuscript art, famous for dense ornament, illuminated initials and extraordinary precision. — via visittrinity.ie
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Some Eruptions Generate Lightning Inside the Ash Cloud
Electrical charge can build inside explosive volcanic plumes, producing lightning flashes through clouds of ash above the eruption. — via usgs.gov
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This Office Chair Lets You Sit Forward, Sideways or Almost Backwards
HÅG Capisco uses a saddle-shaped seat and sculpted back so users can shift between conventional and unconventional sitting positions. — via flokk.com
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A Cult Minimal Keyboard Added a Pointing Stick and Touch Gestures
HHKB Studio keeps the compact layout loved by programmers while adding a pointing stick, mouse buttons and touch-sensitive side strips. — via happyhackingkb.com
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Australia Gets a Rare Roll Cloud That Can Stretch for Hundreds of Kilometres
The Morning Glory is a long, low tubular cloud formation most famously observed near the Gulf of Carpentaria under particular atmospheric conditions. — via bom.gov.au
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Logitech Split Creative Shortcuts Into a Dial and a Grid of Custom Keys
MX Creative Console pairs a programmable keypad with a separate rotary controller for editing and creative applications. — via logitech.com
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Entire Ecosystems Live Around Superheated Vents in the Deep Ocean Without Sunlight
Hydrothermal vents release mineral-rich hot water on the seafloor and support communities of organisms powered by chemosynthesis rather than sunlight. — via oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
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This Desk Controller Gives Every App Its Own Physical Buttons and Dials
Stream Deck + combines customisable LCD keys with rotary dials and a touch strip, letting creators and knowledge workers build their own physical control panel. — via elgato.com
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This Puerto Rican Bay Can Glow Blue Around Every Paddle Stroke
Mosquito Bay on Vieques is famous for dense bioluminescent microorganisms that create visible blue-green light when the water is disturbed. — via discoverpuertorico.com
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A Tiny Screen Above a Mechanical Keyboard Creates a Modern Digital Typewriter
Freewrite Alpha strips writing hardware down to a keyboard, narrow display and cloud sync so the whole object exists mainly for drafting text. — via getfreewrite.com
