If you were around during the 1980s and early 1990s, you likely recall the ubiquity of the bed skirt. Also known as a dust ruffle (or a valance sheet, as they call them over in England), the fabric panels were typically placed under the mattress and draped over the end and sides of the bed to hide unsightly box springs or bed frames while also preventing dust buildup below the bed.It was chintz and ruffles galore on this bed on the cover of our August 1987 issue. The flounce still ruled in this bedroom featured on the cover of our February 1993 issue. In the past few decades, however, bed skirts fell out of favor, with homeowners opting for full decorative bed frames that eliminated the need for the skirting—at least aesthetically speaking. But recently, given the rise of the cottagecore aesthetic as well as the grandmillennial movement and the enduring appeal of English country interiors, bed skirts have resurfaced as an easy way to add feminine flounce to a space—just think of it as a sink skirt for your sleeping quarters.What’s great about a bed skirt is the fact that it allows you an opportunity to incorporate more pattern into your room while also concealing below-the-bed clutter. (If you live the sort of life where this is not a necessity, well, good for you. Those of us with maximalist and cluttercore inclinations need all the help we can.) The skirted approach can also be a good economical option that allows you to splurge on just the headboard.While flouncy bed skirts are particularly on-trend, the look is quite versatile. Below are seven ways for successfully adding a bedskirt to your own bedroom decor, no matter your decorating style:DESIGN TIP: Whatever approach you take, you’ll need to know your “drop” length, which is the distance between the top of your box spring to the floor. Generally speaking, 14 to 15 inches is standard. If you want a more puddled look, you may want to go with a drop that’s a tad longer than the actual measurement. EMBRACE PRETTY PLEATING Read McKendree“This [Maine] bedroom is quintessential New England—very cozy and nostalgic,” says designer Katie Rosenfeld, who had almost everything custom-made down to the bedskirt featuring eyelash fringe.RELATED: These Bed Pillows Will Have You Sleeping Like a BabyLET IT PUDDLE Tria Giovan for Country LivingIn the shingled Long Island home of designer Jennifer Vaughn Miller, a wrought iron canopy bed features a casual skirt in keeping with the property's effortlessly casual aesthetic.TOUR THIS HOUSEKEEP IT CLEAN Laurey W. GlennBecause the patterned headboard featured in this Birmingham, Alabama, guest room, is quite busy, the homeowner opted to keep the silhouette of the coordinating skirt quite simple with box pleat corners.RELATED: Designers Swear By This Low-Cost Home AccentSEEK OUT SCALLOPSRead McKendreeIn this well appointed bedroom by Stephanie Woodmansee of Henry & Co., a scalloped hem provides just the right amount of sweetness.GO FULL-ON GINGHAM Astrid TemplierLovers of the cottagecore aesthetic may want to opt for a more over-the-top approach as seen in this whimsical retreat twirled up by Tess Newall.RELATED: These are the Best Sheets on Amazon for Hotel-Quality SleepPLAY WITH SCALEDavid Tsay for Country LivingHere, a novel approach to a headboard—three old doors—called for a concealed bed frame. Here, the skirt features a larger scale pattern that balances well with the bedding's smaller scale prints.MIX MATERIALSLisa FloodYou may not automatically think of a ruffled bed skirt for a more rustic-leaning cabin, such as this one designed by Emily Janak, but when paired with a wool blanket, it makes for a compelling push-pull.TOUR THIS HOUSEFrill of the Hunt: Bed Skirts for All SortsScalloped Eyelet Bed Skirt$169 at The Company StoreCredit: The Company StoreTailored Gingham Bed SkirtNow 38% OffCredit: Home DepotRuffled White Bed Skirt$109 at Pottery BarnCredit: Pottery BarnTicking Stripe Bed Skirt$165 at PerigoldCredit: PerigoldCotton Crochet Bed Skirt$129 at greenrow.comCredit: Green RowBelgian Flax Linen Bed Skirt$129 at Pottery BarnCredit: Pottery BarnFrench Laundry Stripe Bed Skirt$192 at loomdecor.comCredit: Loom DecorPrinted Ruffle Bed Skirt$139 at greenrow.comCredit: GreenrowLaura Ashley Ticking Stripe Bed SkirtNow 23% OffRelated Stories Rachel Hardage BarrettRachel Hardage Barrett has written for and edited lifestyle publications for more than 20 years. As the editor-in-chief of Country Living, she has covered all things related to country life—including design, gardening, food, travel, antiques, crafts, and country pop culture—for more than a decade. Before Country Living, Rachel spent several years at Southern Living, where she served as Executive Editor covering travel, food, style, and features. Before Southern Living, Rachel was the Special Projects Director of Real Simple, where she wrote and oversaw books and special issues about food, travel, weddings, organizing, and parenting in addition to working on international editions and licensed products. Before working at lifestyle brands, Rachel started her magazine career at Glamour, where she wrote and edited relationship articles, celebrity interviews, as well as fashion and features content. When she’s not working on the magazine, she can likely be found poking around an antiques shop, perusing country real estate listings, or dreaming of opening a general store.

Songs generated by AI tools such as Suno and Udio are flooding Deezer — but the French music streaming platform is trying to fight back.  Deezer said on Wednesday that users are adding over 20,000 fully AI-generated tracks to its platform each day. This bot-made audio now makes up 18% of “total uploaded content” — almost double the 10% figure the company shared in January.  Aurelian Herault, Deezer’s chief innovation officer, said the flood of AI-generated slop songs is an issue that shows “no sign of slowing down.” In January, Deezer launched a tool that detects AI-generated music. The algorithm can identify artificially created songs made using several popular generative AI models, including Suno and Udio, which turn basic text prompts into “music.”   The 💜 of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!Thanks to the tool, Deezer is already “removing fully AI-generated content from the algorithmic recommendations,” Herault said. The company also plans to develop a tagging system for fully AI-generated content, it said in January.   Deezer’s tool stands out in an industry that largely seems to be turning a blind eye to the issue. Rival platform Spotify has yet to launch any equivalent tool to track AI-generated music. It also hasn’t made any attempts to label such content, at least not publicly.      CEO Daniel Ek previously said that tracks created with AI were fair game on the platform — unless they mimicked real artists. However, Spotify seems to be doing a lousy job of identifying and removing these AI imitations, according to several reports.  Other music streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Tidal, have remained virtually mute on the topic. It’s perhaps unsurprising that popular music streaming platforms are sitting on their hands. There are currently no laws in place to regulate the flow of AI-generated songs, or a consensus on what kinds of artificial music are acceptable or not.  Last year, a group of US record labels sued Suno and Udio, alleging copyright infringement on a “massive scale.” However, the two companies claim that training their models on copyrighted music falls under “fair use,” a common defence from AI firms. “Generative AI has the potential to positively impact music creation and consumption, but we need to approach the development with responsibility and care in order to safeguard the rights and revenues of artists and songwriters, while maintaining transparency for the fans,” said Herault. Story by Siôn Geschwindt Siôn is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. From nuclear fusion breakthroughs to electric vehic (show all) Siôn is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. From nuclear fusion breakthroughs to electric vehicles, he's happiest sourcing a scoop, investigating the impact of emerging technologies, and even putting them to the test. He has five years of journalism experience and holds a dual degree in media and environmental science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. When he's not writing, you can probably find Siôn out hiking, surfing, playing the drums or catering to his moderate caffeine addiction. You can contact him at: sion.geschwindt [at] protonmail [dot] com Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week. Also tagged with

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John Edwards, Technology Journalist & AuthorApril 18, 20255 Min ReadA multi-purpose robodog called Spot at a new technology fair in Turin, Italy, 2021Wirestock, Inc. via Alamy Stock PhotoAs technology advances, attention is rapidly turning toward polyfunctional robots, which incorporate a design and intelligent software that enables them to handle more than one task. Some models are adaptable enough to learn on the job, allowing them to fulfill tasks they weren't originally designed to handle. Liz James, a managing consultant with advisory firm NCC Group, describes polyfunctional robots as robotics systems designed for a wide range of different assignments rather than the single, highly optimized task. "Behind the technology is a desire to increase automation and reduce labor costs," she explains in an email interview. Growth Drivers The future of polyfunctional robots lies in their adaptability and ability to seamlessly integrate into connected systems, says Rodger Desai, CEO of secure identity verification provider Prove. "These robots are no longer limited to a single task," he says in an online interview. "They are evolving into generalists, capable of performing a wide range of functions, from assembly lines to medical assistance." In logistics environments, for example, robots are evolving from task-specific pick-and-place units to adaptive systems capable of sorting, packing, and inspecting while responding to real-time operational changes. Related:At Work Polyfunctional robots are already revolutionizing data center management, particularly in hardware maintenance and environmental monitoring, says Nick Esposito, founder of NYCServers, an IT infrastructure and hosting provider. In an email interview, he points to a colleague who manages a 50,000-square-foot facility that uses polyfunctional robots equipped with sensors and modular tools to perform various essential tasks, such as replacing faulty drives and checking server temperatures. "These robots quickly identify hot spots that could cause hardware failures and then replace components, saving hours compared to manual processes," he explains. Previously, separate teams handled hardware and environmental monitoring, resulting in delays and inefficiencies. "Now, a single robot performs both roles resulting in faster response times and fewer disruptions." Evolving AI and machine learning technologies will further accelerate polyfunctional robot trends, allowing adopters to autonomously analyze and improve workflows, Desai says. "This will make them indispensable in industries with high variability, such as e-commerce and agriculture, where conditions change on a daily basis," he says. "Just as cloud-based systems reduce programming complexity, polyfunctional robot adoption will spread to smaller businesses, which are currently falling behind large enterprises in robotics integration." Related:Market Players Boston Dynamics is among several leading polyfunctional robot manufacturers. One of the firm's mobile robots is Spot, which is targeted at construction and oil industries where it's used to conduct inspections and make data-driven decisions aimed at reducing manual labor costs while improving worker safety. "Additionally, Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot is transforming logistics, allowing companies, such as DHL, to automate warehouse unloading, increasing efficiency by as much as 25%," says Stanislav Khilobochenko, a vice president at medical device manufacturer at Clario in an online interview. On the industrial side, ABB Robotics offers YuMi, a robot that works on assembly lines, supporting human-robot collaboration in electronics and automotive manufacturing. Khilobochenko notes that YuMi recently assisted a major European manufacturer by reducing production time while maintaining precision in complex assembly tasks. Innovative robotics makers succeed because they invest in versatility and integration, Khilobochenko observes. "Boston Dynamics focuses on adaptability, making their robots useful across multiple industries," he says. "ABB thrives on precision and scalability, having formed partnerships with major corporations such as BMW and Nestlé." Related:Future Outlook With advancements in modular design and interoperability, polyfunctional robots have the potential to reshape industries by increasing efficiency, flexibility, and scalability across a wide range of applications, Desai says. James, meanwhile, expects polyfunctional robot adoption to grow steadily in settings where relatively low-skill and low-complexity tasks are currently handled by humans. "This is especially true in logistics and freight tasks, where there has already been significant investment in specialized robotic solutions." Remote facility monitoring is likely to gain widespread adoption in the near future, James says. "This is already being trialed by some infrastructure operators, using mobile robotics platforms and computer vision to take periodic measurements and/or samples around key areas." She also anticipates the arrival of "porter robots" delivering food and beverages to tables in restaurants. "I can also see this potentially being applied to ... porter functions in hospitals and care facilities, too." The Human Element It's important to ensure that the human element isn’t lost within the polyfunctional hype, James says. "As with automation, there's a potential for large parts of the economy to be impacted by this technology, and that could harm people who currently survive performing basic tasks," she explains. "These polyfunctional technologies should be rolled out in a very considered way, both at a societal level and at an individual organizational level." About the AuthorJohn EdwardsTechnology Journalist & AuthorJohn Edwards is a veteran business technology journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous business and technology publications, including Computerworld, CFO Magazine, IBM Data Management Magazine, RFID Journal, and Electronic Design. He has also written columns for The Economist's Business Intelligence Unit and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Communications Direct. John has authored several books on business technology topics. His work began appearing online as early as 1983. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, he wrote daily news and feature articles for both the CompuServe and Prodigy online services. His "Behind the Screens" commentaries made him the world's first known professional blogger.See more from John EdwardsReportsMore ReportsNever Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.SIGN-UPYou May Also Like

In the new The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer, if you look closely at the scene where Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s Thing lifts a car over his head, you will see there are stacks of comic books in the foreground. This is a great deep cut Easter egg, because back in the Silver Age, when the Fantastic Four were first created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. In their Fantastic Four comics, the FF were celebrities, and the subjects of their very own comics. (Sometimes, the characters would even complain about how Stan and Jack’s comics portrayed them.) It was all very meta, and very ahead of its time.And that’s just one of the cool Marvel references, little details, and hidden Easter eggs you might have missed in the first full trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In our latest FF video we’ll point out all of them, from the references to The Ed Sullivan Show to the shoutout to Timely Comics to the single most interesting shot in this trailer and what it tells us about Celestials, the multiverse, and the plot of Avengers: Doomsday.Watch our full Fantastic Four trailer breakdown video below:READ MORE: The Weirdest Marvel Comics Ever PublishedIf you liked that video breaking down all the Easter eggs in the first full Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer, check out more of our videos below, including one on The Fantastic Four: First Steps CinemaCon footage, one on Daredevil: Born Again Episode 7 and why the end of the Muse storyline was a huge mistake, and one on why Spider-Man isn’t among the announced cast of Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, there’s tons more videos over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled to open in theaters on July 25.Sign up for Disney+ here.Get our free mobile appEvery Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestIt started with Iron Man and it’s continued and expanded ever since. It’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with 35 movies and counting. But what’s the best and the worst? We ranked them all.

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Forests are the second-largest carbon sink on the planet, after the oceans. To understand exactly how much carbon they trap, the European Space Agency and Airbus have built a satellite called Biomass that will use a long-prohibited band of the radio spectrum to see below the treetops around the world. It will lift off from French Guiana toward the end of April and will boast the largest space-based radar in history, though it will soon be tied in orbit by the US-India NISAR imaging satellite, due to launch later this year. Roughly half of a tree’s dry mass is made of carbon, so getting a good measure of how much a forest weighs can tell you how much carbon dioxide it’s taken from the atmosphere. But scientists have no way of measuring that mass directly.  “To measure biomass, you need to cut the tree down and weigh it, which is why we use indirect measuring systems,” says Klaus Scipal, manager of the Biomass mission.  These indirect systems rely on a combination of field sampling—foresters roaming among the trees to measure their height and diameter—and remote sensing technologies like lidar scanners, which can be flown over the forests on airplanes or drones and used to measure treetop height along lines of flight. This approach has worked well in North America and Europe, which have well-established forest management systems in place. “People know every tree there, take lots of measurements,” Scipal says.  But most of the world’s trees are in less-mapped places, like the Amazon jungle, where less than 20% of the forest has been studied in depth on the ground. To get a sense of the biomass in those remote, mostly inaccessible areas, space-based forest sensing is the only feasible option. The problem is, the satellites we currently have in orbit are not equipped for monitoring trees.  Tropical forests seen from space look like green plush carpets, because all we can see are the treetops; from imagery like this, we can’t tell how high or thick the trees are. Radars we have on satellites like Sentinel 1 use short radio wavelengths like those in the C band, which fall between 3.9 and 7.5 centimeters. These bounce off the leaves and smaller branches and can’t penetrate the forest all the way to the ground.  This is why for the Biomass mission ESA went with P-band radar. P-band radio waves, which are about 10 times longer in wavelength, can see bigger branches and the trunks of trees, where most of their mass is stored. But fitting a P-band radar system on a satellite isn’t easy. The first problem is the size.  “Radar systems scale with wavelengths—the longer the wavelength, the bigger your antennas need to be. You need bigger structures,” says Scipal. To enable it to carry the P-band radar, Airbus engineers had to make the Biomass satellite two meters wide, two meters thick, and four meters tall. The antenna for the radar is 12 meters in diameter. It sits on a long, multi-joint boom, and Airbus engineers had to fold it like a giant umbrella to fit it into the Vega C rocket that will lift it into orbit. The unfolding procedure alone is going to take several days once the satellite gets to space.  Sheer size, though, is just one reason we have generally avoided sending P-band radars to space. Operating such radar systems in space is banned by International Telecommunication Union regulations, and for a good reason: interference.  Workers roll the BIOMASS satellite out into a cleanroom to be inspected before the launchESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/OPTIQUE VIDéO DU CSG–S. MARTIN “The primary frequency allocation in P band is for huge SOTR [single-object-tracking radars] Americans use to detect incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles. That was, of course, a problem for us,” Scipal says. To get an exemption from the ban on space-based P-band radars, ESA had to agree to several limitations, the most painful of which was turning the Biomass radar off over North America and Europe to avoid interfering with SOTR coverage. “This was a pity. It’s a European mission, so we wanted to do observations in Europe,” Scipal says. The rest of the world, though, is fair game. The Biomass mission is scheduled to last five years. Calibration of the radar and other systems is going to take the first five months. After that, Biomass will enter its tomography phase, gathering data to create detailed biomass maps of the forests in India, Australia, Siberia, South America, Africa—everywhere but North America and Europe. “Tomography will work like a CT scan in a hospital. We will take images of each area from various different positions and create the 3D map of the forests,” Scipal says.  Getting full, global coverage is expected to take 18 months. Then, for the rest of the mission, Biomass will switch to a different measurement method, capturing one full global map every nine months to measure how the condition of our forests changes over time.  “The scientific goal here is to really understand the role of forests in the global carbon cycle. The main interest is the tropics because it’s the densest forest which is under the biggest threat of deforestation and the one we know the least about,” Scipal says. Biomass is going to provide hectare-scale-resolution 3D maps of those tropical forests, including everything from the tree heights to ground topography—something we’ve never had before. But there are limits to what it can do.  “One drawback is that we won’t get insights into seasonal deviations in forest throughout the year because of the time it takes for Biomass to do global coverage,” says Irena Hajnsek, a professor of Earth observation at ETH Zurich, who is not involved in the Biomass mission. And Biomass is still going to leave some of our questions about carbon sinks unanswered. “In all our estimations of climate change, we know how much carbon is in the atmosphere, but we do not know so much about how much carbon is stored on land,” says Hajnsek. Biomass will have its limits, she says, since significant amounts of carbon are trapped in the soil in permafrost areas, which the mission won’t be able to measure. “But we’re going to learn how much carbon is stored in the forests and also how much of it is getting released due to disturbances like deforestation or fires,” she says. “And that is going to be a huge contribution.”

html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" Heatherwick Studio has remodeled the Coex Convention Centre with "a fortress-like façade" in Seoul, South Korea. Heatherwick Studio was selected in a competition to redesign the appearance and function of Seoul's Coex Convention Center. The project offers a chance to revitalize one of South Korea's most well-known conference and exposition locations.The design, which was created in partnership with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), will turn the existing generic glass building into a gathering spot that captures Seoul's dynamic energy. At the moment, Coex is 350 meters long and has a generally nondescript front that does not convey the building's significance as a national center for innovation, trade, and culture. "Cabinet of Curiosities"The conference center is transformed into a place to explore and a cause to visit the region even when not attending a formal event thanks to the studio's winning design, which presents a daring concept based on the notion of a "Cabinet of Curiosities." Modular "boxes" of various sizes are stacked along the perimeter of the design, creating dynamic areas for conferences, public events, and exhibitions. The goal is to maximize the reuse of materials in order to produce a new front that departs from the current structure's fortress-like aspect and is open, captivating, and unmissable. "Ironically for places that bring people together, most conventions centres feel imposing and uninviting and are often devoid of public activity," said Stuart Wood, Executive Partner and Group Leader at Heatherwick studio."Our design will radically reinvent Coex to become a new cultural destination for the city of Seoul that attracts both locals and visitors alike," Wood added.The "display case" design, which is unique and varied, is a real depiction of Seoul's creative potential and offers countless opportunities to arrange art, performance, food, entertainment, and nature. The studio's goal is for Coex to develop into an alluring location that is vibrant, open, and constantly culturally relevant. More than conventions Beyond changing the building's appearance, the renovation seeks to make it blend in with the neighborhood more naturally. The ground floor will be transformed into a public area with a variety of activities to entice both tourists and residents to stay and explore. The Gangnam community will have a place to congregate whether or not they are attending an event thanks to the new public realm's connection to the nearby park. In addition to enabling public access to a sky garden and viewing deck with sweeping views of Seoul and the Han River, the higher floors will also have new indoor and outdoor areas that will support official functions. Even when there aren't any significant events happening at the location, the experience is still meant to be thrilling and relevant. Sustainability at the core of the projectA significant dedication to sustainability is incorporated into the studio's plan, guaranteeing that Coex would not only meet but surpass future environmental norms.These features—maximizing material reuse, boosting energy efficiency, enhancing interior and outdoor environmental comfort, and promoting tourists' and residents' general well-being—are given top priority in the project. The project, which is expected to be completed in 2029, will add to the studio's expanding portfolio in South Korea, which already includes a new plan for Hanwha Galleria in the Gangnam region and the reimagining of Nodeul Island on the Han River.Heatherwick Studio revealed plans for the transformation of South Miami’s Sunset Place with "permeable buildings" in Florida, United States. In addition, Thomas Heatherwick was appointed as the General Director of the 5th Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, which will take place from 1 September to 31 October 2025. The 2025 program will explore "how to make buildings and cities radically more joyful and engaging," responding to Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise Campaign and drawing on the city's ambition for a human-centered and climate-friendly future. All renderings © Devisual.> via Heatherwick Studio

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