• Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 27th, 2015
Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth

Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth

Physics student calculates how long it would take to fall through a tunnel connecting two opposite sides of the planet

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 25th, 2015
Earth's Mantle Found to Pack a Secret, Previously Unknown Layer

Earth's Mantle Found to Pack a Secret, Previously Unknown Layer

Like onions and ogres, Earth has layers that are arranged in an orderly fashion and that each have unique properties

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 16th, 2015
Scientists Want to Use Earthquakes to Create 3D Map of Earth's Interior

Scientists Want to Use Earthquakes to Create 3D Map of Earth's Interior

Researchers with Princeton University and colleagues say earthquakes can reveal the structure of Earth's mantle

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 10th, 2015
Earth's Inner Core Has an Inner Core of Its Own, Researchers Find

Earth's Inner Core Has an Inner Core of Its Own, Researchers Find

This so-called inner inner core was discovered by analyzing how seismic waves move through our planet's different layers

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2014
Earth's Entrails Hold Enough Water to Fill the Pacific Ocean, Researchers Argue

Earth's Entrails Hold Enough Water to Fill the Pacific Ocean, Researchers Argue

Study claims young Earth made its own water through geologic processes, eventually released some of it to the surface

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 11th, 2014
Scientists Figure Out a Way to Make Diamonds from Peanut Butter

Scientists Figure Out a Way to Make Diamonds from Peanut Butter

It's all about using the right equipment to simulate conditions found in the Earth's lower mantle, brainiacs explain

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • July 10th, 2014
Breaking: Huge List of Upcoming Games That Support AMD Mantle

Breaking: Huge List of Upcoming Games That Support AMD Mantle

Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect, and Civilization: Beyond Earth are on it

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • June 18th, 2014
AMD Says Mantle Will Be Released for Linux Eventually

AMD Says Mantle Will Be Released for Linux Eventually

It will take a long time for Mantle to be ready for Linux

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 13th, 2014
Earth's Largest Water Reservoir Found Hidden Under the US

Earth's Largest Water Reservoir Found Hidden Under the US

There is only one problem: the ingredients for water are bound up in rock

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • June 13th, 2014
AMD Might Bring Mantle to Linux After All

AMD Might Bring Mantle to Linux After All

It's still not certain that Linux users will also benefit from Mantle

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • May 31st, 2014
Game Breaker: AMD Mantle Can Be Ported to DirectX 12 Easily

Game Breaker: AMD Mantle Can Be Ported to DirectX 12 Easily

So, there's absolutely no reason to use anything other than this API for game development

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • May 1st, 2014
AMD Mantle Graphics API Entering Second Development Stage, SDK Released

AMD Mantle Graphics API Entering Second Development Stage, SDK Released

The company announces a development kit for game makers

NVIDIA: Our Driver Makes DirectX 11 Run Better than AMD Mantle

NVIDIA: Our Driver Makes DirectX 11 Run Better than AMD Mantle

The benchmarks published by the company show the Radeon R9 290X lagging behind

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • March 24th, 2014
Upcoming NVIDIA Driver Promises Better Game Performance in DirectX 11 than AMD Mantle

Upcoming NVIDIA Driver Promises Better Game Performance in DirectX 11 than AMD Mantle

A set of benchmarks reveals tremendous performance boost in Thief and Star Swarm

Why AMD’s Mantle API Will Do Just Fine Against Microsoft’s DirectX 12

Why AMD’s Mantle API Will Do Just Fine Against Microsoft’s DirectX 12

It’s as simple as the fact that AMD has a head start of one and a half years

AMD Announces Support for Microsoft's DirectX 12 API

AMD Announces Support for Microsoft's DirectX 12 API

It will try to keep Mantle ahead in terms of performance overhead though

Crytek Adopts AMD Mantle API for CryEngine

Crytek Adopts AMD Mantle API for CryEngine

The game engine will run smoother on AMD GPUs and APUs

 
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