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A new kind of paint might be the key to cooling homes in humid climes like Singapore. Researchers based in the island country found their custom white paint, specially developed to 'sweat,' significantly reduced the need for air conditioning, while also maintaining its appearance for years.
Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members.
Tags: orca, Tools, Animal science, Marine Biology, Behavior, Evolution, Society, Marine Innovations
This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top right) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth.
Image: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory was conceived nearly 30 years ago, and now we are finally seeing the first images captured by the world's largest camera. The Rubin Observatory teased a few photos ahead of the official reveal, which is available to watch now via live stream on YouTube.
The observatory is jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Located on a mountain in Chile, it is named after U.S. astronomer Vera C. Rubin, who is famous for her research on dark matter.
Inside the observatory, along with a specially designed telescope, is the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera. It has a 3200-megapixel imaging surface and is made up of 189 individual sensors that are each larger than consumer-level medium-format sensors. This will afford new levels of detail for researchers and will be used for a decade-long survey starting later this year.
The survey will involve observations of about 40 billion stars, galaxies and other celestial objects. Each will be checked hundreds of times, resulting in 60 petabytes of raw data, which the Rubin Observatory says is "more data than everything that's ever been written in any language in human history."
We'll be sure to share more images once they are released, but for now, you can tune in to the YouTube live stream to hear more about the project and goals for the observatory.
Developing. Please check back later for updates.
Researchers at Australia's national science agency have developed an efficient method to produce green hydrogen for energy-hungry, high-temperature industrial processes – and it starts with concentrated sunshine.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Green Steel, CSIRO, Concentrated Solar Power
The addition of 8.1K open gate shooting will allow us to complete the video section of our S1RII review, shortly.
Image: Panasonic
Panasonic has released firmware v1.2 for its Lumix S1RII high-res hybrid mirrorless camera, bringing the promised video enhancements along with a range of additional features. S1II and S1IIE users get several of these features in firmware v1.1 for their cameras.
S1RII additional featuresThe S1IIR gains 8.1K open gate recording capability, along with the ability to output a Raw data stream that can be encoded by BlackMagic or Atomos external recorders. At launch the camera downsampled its open gate output to 6.2K resolution. The new firmware allows the full sensor area output Panasonic said it would add.
It also gains the 'Urban Sports' subject recognition autofocus mode introduced on the S1II models, along with the ability to output 10-bit HEIF images, including HDR images using the HLG response curve. The update also includes an HLG View Assist mode for previewing the effect.
A significant suite of other feature tweaks and enhancements includes additions such as file transfer from internal cards to an SSD, UVC/UAC compatibility and the option to use the focus ring on some lenses as a control ring.
Upgrades for S1RII, S1II and S1IIEThe update also includes a range of features that also come to the S1II and S1IIE, as part of their firmware v1.1.
These include an in-camera focus stacking mode, that combines images focused at different distances, to increase depth-of-field, and the ability to change the color of the AF focus frame.
Users of all three cameras will be able to install a paid upgrade to shoot ARRI LogC3Users of all three cameras will also be able to install a paid upgrade enabling the shooting of footage using ARRI's LogC3 color and luminance response, allowing its use alongside ARRI cameras and using LUTs designed for those cameras.
The new firmware also adds seven extra aspect ratio guides and allows up to three to be shown at the same time, to help when composing for output in multiple aspect ratios. All three cameras also gain the ability to communicate via Wi-Fi or wired LAN (via a USB adapter) with Capture One software.
Firmware v1.2 for the Panasonic Lumix S1RII and firmware v1.1 for the Panasonic Lumix S1II and S1IIE will be available from June 24th on Panasonic's Global Customer Support website.
Press Release:
Panasonic Introduces Extensive New Firmware Updates for its LUMIX S Series Cameras: S1RII, S1II and S1IIENewark, N.J. (June 23, 2025) – Panasonic LUMIX has introduced a series of new firmware updates for its full-frame mirrorless LUMIX S1RII, S1II and S1IIE, aimed at improving the hybrid shooting experience and enhancing functionality.
Aligned with LUMIX’s ongoing commitment to supporting creators, the latest firmware updates will be available to download free of charge from the LUMIX Global Customer Support website on June 24, 2025.
LUMIX S1RII Firmware Version 1.2 Updates*1 ARRI LogC3 is a Log gamma developed by ARRI and used in ARRI digital cinema cameras. Please note: ALEXA 35 uses ARRI LogC4. DMW-SFU3A Software Upgrade Key (sold separately) is required. On the LUMIX S1II/S1IIE, ARRI LogC3 can be used for 10bit recording in video mode.
*2 Compatible models as of June 2025: RS 4 Mini
*3 Compatible lens models as of May 2025: S-E2460, S-X50, S-R24105, S-R2060
CapCut, the popular video editing app owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance, recently updated its terms and conditions, raising concerns among creators about what rights the company is claiming. Legal lingo is complicated and often confusing, though. To help break through the noise, we spoke to attorney Bert P. Krages, the author of The Photographer's Right, who confirms there are reasons to be wary.
First, though, let's establish what the concerns are. Some creators claim that the new terms give CapCut broad rights over your content. That includes the ability to use your content how and when they want, even altering it and profiting from it indefinitely. It also gives CapCut rights to use your voice, face and likeness, along with content you create for clients or brands using the platform. Creators usually have specific rights and usage agreements with those brands, so the waters get a bit muddy when the editing app has its own rights to use your work.
There's a lot to unpack in the terms, of course. The exact language says, in part, that you grant CapCut "an unconditional, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable (including sub-licensable), perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, adapt, reproduce, make derivative works of, display, publish, transmit, distribute and/or store your User Content." It also clarifies that royalty-free means "that you are granting us the right to use your User Content without the obligation to pay royalties to you or any third party."
"The clause pertaining to the licensing of a user's content to ByteDance, is very broad but is ambiguous"That may sound nefarious, but it isn't necessarily as bad as it sounds. "The clause pertaining to the licensing of a user's content to ByteDance is very broad but is ambiguous regarding its scope," explains Krages. He says that clause could be limited to CapCut processing content within the app and nothing more. However, he says it could also "be construed to give Bytedance the right to use the content for its own purposes and sublicense it to other parties."
Krages explains that the language that gives the company the right to display your content seems a bit ominous. "It could give Bytedance the right to display content wherever it wishes and thus preclude users from limiting where the content is displayed," he says. "This raises the question of why does the company want the right to display content when the app is intended to edit videos?"
CapCut itself is meant for creating videos that will be shared elsewhere, with no community-facing gallery within the app. However, given that CapCut is owned by the same company that owns TikTok, it's reasonable that it needs the right to display content so it can share your content on TikTok, much like how Meta works with Instagram and Threads.
That's especially risky if you are using the app to create a private video for a clientThe terms also say that you "further grant us and our affiliates, agents, services providers, partners and other connected third parties a royalty-free fully transferable (including sub-licensable), worldwide license to use your username, image and likeness to identify you as the source of any of your User Content, including for use in sponsored content." Krages says that this only makes sense if CapCut wants to display user content wherever it wants, no matter a user's wishes. That's especially risky if you are using the app to create a private video for a client, as it could be posted on TikTok without your knowledge or consent, for example.
"I personally would be wary about using the app"Krages says that it's difficult to say if the agreement is a rights grab or merely there to protect ByteDance from claims associated with hosting content on its servers. That doesn't mean he thinks it's harmless, though. "Considering that merely hosting content for the purposes of using the app doesn't really require an express license, and further considering that the scope of the license gives Bytedance display rights, I personally would be wary about using the app," he warns.
The Rowan is the latest model from online marketplace Tiny House Listings. Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Home, House, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint
Credit where it's due: Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised his company would launch a robotaxi service this June, and it actually rolled out self-driving cabs in Austin, Texas, over the weekend. Too bad you'll probably have a hard time hailing one at the moment.
Category: Transport
Tags: Tesla, Self-Driving, Self driving cars, Cabs, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Elon Musk
Over the weekend, Novo Nordisk dropped a pile of scientific data on three new experimental weight-loss drugs, including an oral one, showing what appears to be a strategic "something for everyone" plan of attack from the pharmaceutical giant.
Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Novo Nordisk, Weight Loss, Obesity, Diabetes, Weight, clinical trials, Health
In a major milestone for modular nuclear power on the way to the mainstream, the US Department of the Air Force has issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOITA) to Oklo that may lead to the construction and operation of a military reactor in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Category: Military, Technology
For many delivery riders, a supersized cargo box worn like a backpack and a powerful ebike are all that's needed to keep goods moving in the city. Multiple large packages require bigger thinking, as seen in Honda's upcoming Fastport eQuad.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Honda, Pedal-assisted, Quadricycle, Delivery
More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and a new report from scientists warns that their downfall could present a serious risk to human life, with an uptick in zoonotic disease spread as a result.
Tags: Stanford University, Ecosystem, Environment, Biodiversity, Animal science, Disease, Zoonotic, Bacteria
The name Wärtsilä has a definite glow around it in the motorhead community. That's largely because of the RTA96-C, a 14-cylinder, two-stroke turbo diesel behemoth that our own Mike Hanlon endorsed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World back in 2004.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: World's Largest, Engine Technologies, Concept Motorcycles, Crazy
There have been some wildly ambitious schemes to knock the power out of hurricanes and cyclones over the years. Now, scientists believe they have come up with a way to successfully subdue these destructive storms, long before they have a chance to reach land.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Australian National University, Hurricane, Cyclone, Tropical Storms, Weather, Severe Weather, Physics, Environmental
In a massive study of nearly 50,000 women over a time frame of 30 years, researchers found that drinking more coffee – to a point – during midlife was linked to less chronic disease, physical mobility issues and cognitive decline in later years. However, other caffeinated products, plus decaffeinated coffee, did not garner the same results.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Harvard, Nutrition, Coffee, Diet, Age-Related, Aging, Women, Women's health, anti-aging
Dubai-based Nireeka has been making absolutely outrageous ebikes for a few years now, and its latest performance-focused creation packs so much power it really should come with a statutory warning or three.
Tags: ebikes, Nireeka, Pedal-assisted, Off-road, Indiegogo
The theme for our June Editors' photo challenge was 'Chasing Summer'. We asked you to share photos that evoke the spirit of summer fun and adventure.
DPReview photographers rose to the occasion as usual, and we were almost able to feel the heat coming off our screens. Here are our Editors' picks, presented in random order.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this photo challenge .If you want to participate in some other photo challenges, visit our Challenges page to see currently open or upcoming challenges or to vote in a recently closed challenge.
The secret oasisPhotographer: Giampier
Photographer's description: It was one of those July afternoons when the air is still and heavy, and the sun burns your skin. The city seemed to be slumbering under the oppressive heat. For three young friends, boredom was about to take over, until their parents brought them to a park that held a secret. At first, it was just a path like any other, lined by a wooden fence and topped by a pergola of climbing plants. But then, as if by magic, a thick, cool cloud began to descend from the pergola. It was a tunnel of mist. This photo captures the exact moment when shyness turned into pure joy. After a brief moment of hesitation, one of them darted off, and the others followed without a second thought. They are running not just to find relief from the heat, but to cross a portal into another world.
Equipment: Pentax KP + Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM | C
One more time?Photographer: Martella Media
Photographer's description: My daughter was deathly afraid of the "swing swinger" at first. Then, after one ride, she kept asking, "One more time?" We bought an unlimited ride bracelet after that.
Equipment: Canon AE-1 Program + Canon FD 50mm F1.8
Sunset at city parkPhotographer: Earl Goodson
Photographer's description: People enjoying an awesome sunset in Denver, Colorado, from benches and out on the water. City Park has multiple vantage points where you can see the downtown skyline, along with the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains just beyond.
Equipment: OM System OM-1 + Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 ASPH Power OIS
Jumping for joy!Photographer: Denaljo
Photographer's description: My granddaughter and her friend at a water park. The water was cold enough that they would take breaks to run around and warm up! Life imitating art?
Equipment: Nikon D850 + Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E ED VR
All chasing summerPhotographer: toupia
Photographer's description: A couple that will get divorced shortly after having a baby, an abused wife who was finally left alone with three children, a man who has sailed alone for years and years, and many other lonely people, including the nostalgic photographer, all spending a sunny afternoon in a small summer resort village in central Greece, all chasing the summer.
Equipment: Canon EOS M6 Mark II + Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4 STM
Summer love?Photographer: softmarmotte
Photographer's description: Taken during the alpine mountain summer at a swimming lake with views over the distant glaciers. A typical scene of young people flirting and maybe falling in love. Savoie, France.
Equipment: OM System OM-1 + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro
Morning stillnessPhotographer: ElenaGreen
Photographer's description: Sometimes, timing is everything to capture the moment and essence. Waking up early is definitely rewarding. It was a low tide time of the day, and no wind at all, and the aluminum boat was shining like gold.
Equipment: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Chasing summer in...Photographer: Jack Simpson
Photographer's description: Chasing summer in the summer of 1988 at the Oasis, a beach just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba. A couple of young lads take turns riding in and pushing a huge inner tube into the manmade beach.
Equipment: Pentax MX + Pentax SMC 85mm F1.8
Beach sprintPhotographer: LuMa
Photographer's description: A great afternoon with the kids, family and some wonderful beach fun. I was just lying around in the shallow waters and snapping away at my kids fooling around with their games. It's always more fun when the camera is waterproof.
Equipment: Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860
Ipanema beach vollyballPhotographer: poppyjk
Photographer's description: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilians know how to do summer. The Ipanema and adjacent Copacabana beaches may be the best examples. On the weekends, the city closes the frontage road to vehicles, so it is filled with skateboarders, rollerbladers, cyclists, runners, and walkers. In addition to the many volleyball courts, there are countless small groups on the packed beaches just passing a ball around, trying to keep it in the air. Several hours earlier, there were hundreds of swimmers in the water 75-80 meters offshore competing in a triathlon. The whole scene is a feast for the eyes and a light for the soul.
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Running down a dreamPhotographer: Samantha Guillotte
Photographer's description: While studying abroad in Rome, my photography class walks around every day in hopes of capturing something. As we were walking, I captured this car driving down the lane, and it reminded me of my home, where driving with windows down to the beach and blasting 80s makes for the perfect summer.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Summer innocencePhotographer: hanij
Photographer's description: Summer brings so many joys. Most beautiful of all is seeing my kids enjoying the long sunny days by the beach. Taken a few years ago at Tod's Point in Greenwich, Connecticut, this photo captures my two sons sharing their pure joy on a beautiful day.
Equipment: Apple iPhone XS
For years, astronomers have been working to piece together the story of our universe, but the critical early chapters remained largely incomplete. Our telescopes simply haven't been sensitive enough to pick up those faintest traces of light from the farthest reaches of the universe. Until now that is. A new collaborative project dubbed the COSMOS-Web field has compiled the most comprehensive cosmic map ever, including images of the early universe as far back as 13.5 billion years.
According to a new study, combining exercise with omega-3 supplements reduced inflammation and, thereby, the severity of a chronic tooth root infection. It suggests a relatively simple means of controlling these infections, which can result in bone and tooth loss.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Oral hygiene, Teeth, Tooth infection, Exercise, São Paulo State University
Genesis has updated the G80 to bring it up to par with the G90, making it less obvious which of these sedans is the flagship for the brand. Whichever is head of the armada, though, they’re both really well-done luxury options.
Category: Automotive, Transport
