Accelerator-on-a-chip advance steers and accelerates electrons at the microchip scale
Stanford researchers are getting closer to building a tiny electron accelerator based on "accelerator-on-a-chip" technology with broad potential applications in studying physics as well as medical and industrial uses......»»
Apple"s Mac mini M2 just dropped to $479 in latest price war
Apple's current Mac mini with an M2 chip has dropped to $479 in a weekend price war, making it a great time to pick up a budget-friendly Mac computer for the Dad or Grad in your life.Grab Apple's Mac mini M2 for $479 today.The AppleInsider Mac mini P.....»»
Killer deal: 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Max chip, 32GB RAM drops to $2,599
Save $900 on the loaded M2 Max MacBook Pro with a 38-core GPU, 32GB unified memory and 1TB of storage. This blowout deal delivers the lowest price on record for the premium laptop.Snap up the lowest price ever on an M2 Max MacBook Pro.To unlock the s.....»»
Ars chats with Precision, the brain-chip maker taking the road less invasive
Precision tested its BCI on 14 people so far. Two more are scheduled this month. Enlarge / Precision’s Layer 7 Cortical Interface array. (credit: Precision) Work toward brain-computer interfaces has never been more cha.....»»
QUIET: A place to study qubits shielded from the effects of cosmic rays
Deep under the ground at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is a brand-new quantum sensor and computing research center called QUIET, and at the surface—100 meters above—sits its twin called LOUD......»»
Dell XPS 13 (2024) review: Great laptop. Wrong chip?
The 2024 Dell XPS 13 maintains the controversial design elements of the XPS 13 Plus, now with better cooling......»»
Free Bartender alternative Hidden Bar does everything needed
Hidden Bar is a free Bartender alternative which might find itself seeing quite an uptake in demand, following the surprise takeover of the popular Mac utility. While Bartender’s creator did later chip in with some comforting words, Bartender ha.....»»
Rocket Report: Starliner soars to space station; Starship’s wild flight
"This powerful rocket is the culmination of many years of dedication and ingenuity." Enlarge / The fourth full-scale test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket took off from Starbase, the company's privately-owned spaceport near Bro.....»»
WWDC: Two of AI’s biggest PR issues are about to be Apple’s strengths
Apple is set to unveil a host of AI-centric updates in iOS 18 and its other software platforms this Monday at WWDC. Much of what the company will announce is playing catch-up to its competitors, though at a scale and accessibility that’s hard t.....»»
Samsung is going all out with the Galaxy Watch Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra are the subjects of a comprehensive set of leaks in advance of Samsung's Unpacked event. Here's what we've learned......»»
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest AAA game for iPhone and iPad [U: Available w/ 50% off launch promo]
The A17 Pro chip has enabled the first AAA console games to arrive on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Now the latest addition has been announced to arrive this summer – Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Here are all the details. more….....»»
Experts say use of political memes are a predictor of political violence
In a study of social media activity prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame say a sharp increase in politically salient imagery online—visual content designed to influence, dehumanize, manipulat.....»»
Kandji debuts ‘Assignments’ feature to streamline automation, flexibility, and granularity for Apple devices at work
With the introduction of Assignment Maps, Kandji continues to drive new ways to manage Apple devices at work. This new feature revolutionizes how IT teams configure and manage Apple devices at scale, offering a more streamlined and automated approach.....»»
Netskope introduces SaaS security enhancements to Netskope One for GenAI and SaaS collaboration
Netskope has unveiled SaaS security enhancements to Netskope One, its cloud-native platform that offers converged security and networking services to enable SASE and zero trust transformation. These new enhancements advance the platform’s Cloud.....»»
Intel is going after Apple and Qualcomm with its new Lunar Lake chip
Intel has unveiled its new Lunar Lake chip design which is interesting as it will feature built-in RAM, a first for Intel! The post Intel is going after Apple and Qualcomm with its new Lunar Lake chip appeared first on Phandroid. For decad.....»»
SpaceX is about to launch Starship again—the FAA will be more forgiving this time
The FAA has approved a license for SpaceX's fourth Starship launch, set for Thursday. Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»
Laser-based 3D printing: A powerful tool to advance optical microscopy
Today, optical microscopy is one of the most widely used methods in various multidisciplinary fields for inspecting objects, organisms, or surfaces on a small scale. However, its lateral resolution is fundamentally limited by the diffraction of light.....»»
The Motorola Edge 2024 Aims for the Midrange Throne
The phone packs a Snapdragon 7-series chip. The post The Motorola Edge 2024 Aims for the Midrange Throne appeared first on Phandroid. It’s safe to say that Motorola’s attempts at securing a top spot in worldwide smartphone mark.....»»
Towards next-gen functional materials: Nanotube crystal enables direct observation of electron transfer in solids
Electron transfer (ET) is a process in which an electron is transferred from one atom or molecule to another. ET is fundamental to electrochemical reactions with applications in many fields. Nanoscale ET, which involves the transfer of electrons in t.....»»
Enhancing green hydrogen production with robust carbon fabric electrocatalysts
A technology has been developed to address the limitations of current catalyst electrodes, resulting in the production of green hydrogen on a large scale and at a relatively low cost. The development is reported in the Journal of the American Chemica.....»»
Apple says M2 iPad Air performance claims are accurate despite GPU mix-up
Over the weekend, we reported that Apple had updated its website to say the new iPad Air’s M2 chip features a 9-core GPU, despite originally advertising it as a 10-core GPU. An Apple spokesperson has now confirmed this change to 9to5Mac, while also.....»»