Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles ...

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Learn how to use advanced techniques like short-circuiting, parallel execution, virtual threads, and stream gatherers to maximize Java stream performance. My recent Java Stream API tutorial introduced ...

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into multiple stable 3D shapes—including a lantern, a spinning top, and more—by ...

Springfield is creating a new zoning map to align with its Forward SGF comprehensive plan. Center City neighborhoods identified more than 4,500 lots for potential "missing middle" housing to address a ...

Last week, Governor J. B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state to require mental-health screenings for all public school students. The governor boasted that such assessments, which screen every ...

Reducing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from our locomotive operations remains a key CPKC sustainability goal and an important issue facing the railway industry. CPKC has made potentially ...

Meet “impossibagel,” a physically impossible bagel that mathematicians use to resolve intricate geometry problems. But impossibagel—and other “impossible objects” in mathematics—is notoriously ...

The formal launch follows the recent enactment of U.S. H.R. 1 (The Big Beautiful Bill Act) that enables organizations like employers to cover direct primary care (DPC) memberships while still ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin is taking steps to address ongoing staffing shortages in air traffic control at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, which have led to multiple Federal Aviation ...