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From Crushed Sugar Cubes to Exploded Ceramics, This Universal Law Predicts How Most Objects Will Shatter

A new equation calculates how many fragments of each size will be produced when an object breaks. The principle could help people prepare for rockfalls or other real-world scenarios ...
GitHub

The perspective projection of a conic section is another conic section. This UE5 Sample tessellates orbit lines in screen space from the projected conic equation.

Projecting the conic equation onto the frustum render plane allows orbital lines to be tessellated in screen space to an exact equation of the conic. This minimizes any tessellation artifacts by ...
The New York Times

Climate and Environment

Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration ...
IEEE

Harmonic Radar Equation and Radar Cross Section Analysis: A Comprehensive Radar Modeling Approach for Practical Harmonic Radar Applications

As the applications utilizing harmonic backscattering continue to expand, the works on analyzing the radar cross section (RCS) through harmonic radar equation have also gained attention. Although ...
NPR

National

December 22, 2025 • A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care.
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All Songs Considered

December 22, 2025 • We get in our fast car, drive like a red wine supernova, and run into Kristine from the 7th grade. Bad idea, right?