Fresh Air Weekend: Billy Strings and Laufey

After losing his mother to an overdose in June, music became a source of catharsis for Strings. Laufey was an "odd fish" in ...
Interesting Engineering

Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

A new single-string method lets flat designs deploy into complex 3D structures, with potential uses in modular space habitats ...
Quanta Magazine

String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
Couriermail

Bianca Censori flashes G-string bodysuit while getting parking ticket

The model was caught on camera heading to a doctor’s appointment on Friday when her car was ticketed by a parking enforcement official, who took a photo of her license plate before issuing a citation.
IEEE

String Stable and Collision-Safe Model Predictive Platoon Control

Abstract: Automated vehicle platooning bears high potential to increase traffic efficiency, improve road safety, and reduce fuel consumption. To realize platoons with small inter-vehicle distances, ...