Arizona wildfire near Kitt Peak observatory 40% contained
A lightning-caused wildfire that led to an evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson is 40% contained, authorities said......»»
Microwave detectors and multiplexing: Researchers help astronomers examine the early universe
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile's Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes devoted to studying the oldest light in the universe: radiation left over from the Big Bang......»»
Vera Rubin will help us find the weird and wonderful things happening in the solar system
The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is something special among telescopes. It's not built for better angular resolution and increased resolving power like the European Extremely Large Telescope or the Giant Magellan Telescope. It's built around a massiv.....»»
James Webb Space Telescope: Finally, the edge of the universe and beyond
Launched in 2021 on Christmas Day, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex, precise and powerful space observatory ever built......»»
TSMC predicts delays, less advanced chips at second Arizona fab
US expected to speed up pace of Chips Act grants in first half of 2024. Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks during a "First Tool-In" ceremony at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoeni.....»»
Brightness peak of M87 supermassive black hole shifts 30 degrees in one year
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium......»»
Second TSMC Arizona chip plant delayed; may also be less advanced
The second TSMC Arizona chip plant has been delayed, just like the first one. The company had previously said that the plant would come online in 2026, but now says this has been pushed back to 2027 or 2028. Additionally, the chipmaker says that t.....»»
TSMC"s second Arizona plant may not open until 2028
Apple's iPhone processor manufacturer TSMC has announced that it expects its second Arizona plant will be delayed by up to two years — and may no longer produced the promised 3-nanometer chips.TSMC investing $40 billion in Arizona fabsTSMC's second.....»»
Climate change may make wildfires larger, more common in US southern Appalachian region
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers have found that more extreme and frequent droughts would dramatically increase the amount of forest burned by wildfire in the southern Appalachian region of the Southeast through the end of.....»»
Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
Wildfire smoke and exhaust fumes are triggering spikes in eczema and other skin conditions......»»
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat’s stellar action outweighs its gacha frustrations
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat does a surprisingly great job of bringing the series' action to mobile, so long as you can live with its cash-grab gacha setup......»»
Anything is possible in this new era of gaming monitors
The need for constant innovation in gaming displays have pushed them to the peak, and that means things are going to start slowing down......»»
Wildfire Risk Maps Haven"t Kept Up with Wildfire Risks
Many states haven’t been able to keep their wildfire risk maps up to date, even as global warming increases the danger, because of funding constraints.....»»
Astronomers find spark of star birth across billions of years
Astronomers have completed the largest and most detailed study of what triggers stars to form in the universe's biggest galaxies, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. They were surprised to find that the conditions for stellar.....»»
A princess"s psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript found
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: A number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to a princess who fled England after.....»»
Astronomers find direct link that supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars
Astronomers have found a direct link between the explosive deaths of massive stars and the formation of the most compact and enigmatic objects in the universe—black holes and neutron stars. With the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very.....»»
Review: Dough Spectrum One with edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass – is it a true Studio Display competitor? [Video]
I first learned about the newest version of the Dough Spectrum One from an email sent to me by the company’s CEO, Konstantinos Karatsevidis. The email contained the subject line: Is This the Studio Display Killer for Gamers and Mac Users Alike?.....»»
TSMC makes up for falling iPhone demand with AI processors
AppliPhonee's chip manufacturer TSMC has reported better than expected revenues for Q4 2023, and says it's due to AI causing increased demand for high-performance processors.TSMC investing $40 billion in Arizona fabsTSMC has previously been hit with.....»»
How marketing and business school educators can help combat climate change
The holidays are a wrap, and the new year offers an opportunity for reflection and change. For many people, the holidays are a time when consumption kicks into overdrive, but a University of Arizona researcher concerned about the environmental impact.....»»
Meteorite analysis shows Earth"s building blocks contained water
When our sun was a young star, 4.56 billion years ago, what is now our solar system was just a disk of rocky dust and gas. Over tens of millions of years, tiny dust pebbles coalesced, like a snowball rolling larger and larger, to become kilometer-siz.....»»
Canonical wants better Snap support outside Ubuntu, based on latest hires
Returning developer says he might get to "change some of the old ideas." Enlarge (credit: Canonical/Ubuntu) Snaps, the self-contained application packages that Ubuntu has long seen as a simpler app store and a potential.....»»