"Don"t touch it": Fragments of meteor "fireball" that lit up sky over UK likely hit the ground
A meteor lit up the sky over the UK on Sunday night, wowing amateur stargazers who were lucky enough to see the phenomenon......»»
Unleashing the potential of high-spin polymers for next-gen optoelectronics and spintronics
The study of open-shell molecules, particularly those with high-spin ground states, has unveiled significant potential in organic electronics and magnetism. These molecules, characterized by unpaired electrons, exhibit unique properties such as long.....»»
How to watch 2 meteor showers dueling in the skies this month
Summer nights are some of the shortest of the year, and while that isn’t always great for stargazing, July isn’t lacking when it comes to … The post How to watch 2 meteor showers dueling in the skies this month appeared first on BGR......»»
iPhone 16 Pro display brightness to be boosted by new OLED tech – report
The idea that iPhone 16 Pro display brightness will further improve on last year’s models is gaining ground, with a third report emerging today. Specifically, it says that leading display supplier Samsung will be providing its most advanced OLED.....»»
Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground? Enlarge / The SARah-1 mission is seen on the launch pad in June 2022. (credit: SpaceX) On the day before Christmas last year, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from.....»»
First crewed flight of the Boeing Starliner scrubbed once again
The planned crewed launch of the Boeing Starliner was scrubbed at 3 minutes and 50 seconds before liftoff due to a problem with the ground system......»»
Boeing’s Starliner test flight scrubbed again after hold in final countdown
The ground launch sequencer computer called a hold at T-minus 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Enlarge / NASA commander Butch Wilmore exits the Starliner spacecraft Saturday following the scrubbed launch attempt. A computer contr.....»»
Spotify will refund its Car Thing customers
Spotify has announced that they will be issuing customers who bought its Car Thing a refund, all you have to do is get in touch. The post Spotify will refund its Car Thing customers appeared first on Phandroid. A few years ago, Spotify dec.....»»
Exploring hierarchy in dynamic environments
Most organizations operate under command hierarchies: Workers, who know the ground reality, report to managers, who know the big picture. If these views conflict, what happens to organizational performance?.....»»
American Honda"s top sales exec Mamadou Diallo exits as automaker gains ground
American Honda's senior vice president of auto sales, Mamadou Diallo, will depart and Acura head of sales Emile Korkor is returning to Honda Canada......»»
Starlinks can produce surprisingly bright flares for pilots
How can sunlight reflecting off SpaceX's Starlink satellites interfere with ground-based operations? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to address as a pair of researchers investigate how Starlink satellites appea.....»»
NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite
A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth's poles for the first time......»»
A root-server at the Internet’s core lost touch with its peers. We still don’t know why.
For 4 days, the c-root server maintained by Cogent lost touch with its 12 peers. Enlarge For more than four days, a server at the very core of the Internet’s domain name system was out of sync with its 12 root server.....»»
DNS glitch that threatened Internet stability fixed; cause remains unclear
For 4 days, the c-root server maintained by Cogent lost touch with its 12 peers. Enlarge For more than four days, a server at the very core of the Internet’s domain name system was out of sync with its 12 root server.....»»
Video: Fireball witnessed by weather satellite
While a meteor lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal recently, it was also captured by the Meteosat Third Generation Imager weather satellite hovering 36,000 km away in geostationary orbit......»»
HP Envy x360 14 (2024) review: missing the mark where it counts
The HP Envy x360 14 is the first laptop I've reviewed with Intel's 15-watt Meteor Lake chipset. That promises better efficiency, but I didn't see it......»»
Volunteers race to save Mexico"s howler monkeys in heat wave
Volunteers are rushing to hoist food and water up into trees in sweltering southern Mexico, but help came too late for the howler monkeys whose lifeless bodies lay still on the ground......»»
How to Fix iPhone 15 Battery Drain
If you run into rapid and/or abnormal battery drain on your iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max, there are some steps you should take before getting in touch with Apple support. We haven’t seen widespread complaints about.....»»
We get more useful energy out of renewables than fossil fuels
It costs less energy to get fossil fuels, but we can't use them as efficiently. Enlarge (credit: Yaorusheng) It doesn't take a lot of energy to dig up coal or pump oil from the ground. In contrast, most renewable source.....»»
Highly sensitive fiber optic gyroscope senses rotational ground motion around active volcano
Researchers have built a prototype fiber optic gyroscope for high resolution, real-time monitoring of ground rotations caused by earthquakes in the active volcanic area of Campi Flegrei in Naples, Italy. A better understanding of the seismic activity.....»»
Yale Keypad Touch lets you control the front door with your fingerprints
The Yale Keypad Touch lets you control your front door with your fingerprints. It's compatible with the Approach Lock, as well as several August smart locks......»»