Unlike the Japanese, cleaning is not an enjoyable activity for most Americans. Many people are busy with work, have kids to take care of, and are also expected to show up for a couple of friends.

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Cat Power is honoring the impending 20th birthday of her beloved album The Greatest with a three-song EP, Redux, which will arrive Jan. 23 digitally and on 10-inch vinyl from Domino. The lead track is ...

The company, which leases out residential batteries as well as sells energy, is betting that it can profit from a new approach to soaring energy demands. By Michael J. de la Merced As cities around ...

Scientists have discovered that electron spin loss, long considered waste, can instead drive magnetization switching in spintronic devices, boosting efficiency by up to three times. The scalable, ...

(Left) A conventional structure that runs a current through the outside of a magnet to generate spins and drive them into the magnet. Some of the spins leak out as they travel, and this spin loss ...

Scientists transform wasted spin loss into usable energy, powering a new principle for magnetic control and next-gen ultra-low power devices. Spintronics is a technology that utilizes the "spin" ...

An urgent product recall has been issued for two popular brushless nail guns from the brand Ridgid. The recall affects both the 18Volt Brushless 21-Degree Framing Nailer (model number R09894, serial ...

This recall involves the RIDGID 18Volt Brushless 21-Degree Framing Nailer and the RIDGID 18Volt Brushless 30-Degree Framing Nailer. The model and serial numbers are located on the data plate found ...

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Popular series Power has shared plans for its new spin-off show. The hit crime drama, which originally ran between 2014 and 2020, has already spawned a number of sister shows, including Power Book II: ...