Bright Lights, Big TV – DIY Ambient Lights
Televisions these days are technological marvels — absolutely massive yet paper-thin screens with crystal-clear 4K (or better) resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rates, high dynamic range (HDR) color and luminance, and other features that turn livi.....»»
You Asked: debunking TV calibration myths, and are TVs too bright?
On this week's You Asked, as debunk the idea that more nits is always better, and what getting your TV professionally calibrated really means......»»
There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week
Don’t worry if you missed them in May—due to another geomagnetic storm, the northern lights might again be seen at lower latitudes across the US and Europe, from as early as Tuesday night......»»
Can the solar industry keep the lights on?
Global supply glut of panels is hurting producers but also helping installations. Enlarge (credit: tigerstrawberry) Founded in Dresden in the early 1990s, Germany’s Solarwatt quickly became an emblem of Europe’s rene.....»»
Ground conditions can impact lunar swirls, study finds
Differences between the bright and dark patches in lunar swirls goes beyond the albedo variations; it includes differences in the structure of the lunar soils and the grains within those soils......»»
Decorate your home for any season: Govee permanent outdoor lights deal
Add illumination to the exterior of your home! Save $210 when you purchase the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro through Amazon......»»
Astronomers detect dozens of new pulsating white dwarfs
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected 32 new bright pulsating DA white dwarfs of the ZZ Ceti subclass. The finding was reported in a research paper published July 9 on the pre-print server arXiv......»»
Best Philips Hue Prime Day deals: discounts on smart lights
Bring colors to your home with these Philips Hue Prime Day deals. Whether you want smart light bulbs or smart light strips, there are offers for you right here......»»
Climate change threatens overall firefly populations, study shows, but Midwest could see increase
For many who grew up east of the Mississippi River, yellow twinkling lights punctuate magical childhood memories. New England natives call them fireflies, but they're known as lightning bugs from the Midwest to the South. No matter their regional nam.....»»
Study of colorful crayfish challenges theories of bright coloration as adapted phenotype
A pair of biologists, one with West Liberty University, the other with Arizona State University, both in the U.S., has found evidence that challenges theories surrounding bright coloration always functioning as an adapted phenotype......»»
New experiment investigates light-induced Meissner effect in optically driven superconductor
Superconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon, which allows a material to sustain an electrical current without any loss. This collective quantum behavior of matter only appears in certain conductors at temperatures far below ambient......»»
A midsummer red sprite seen from space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes are a less understood phenomena associated with powerful lightning events and appear hig.....»»
Moving from the visible to the infrared: Developing high quality nanocrystals
Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor nanocrystals are so small—on the order of nanometers.....»»
Apple green lights Epic Games Store in rapid reversal
Mere hours after reports circulated that Apple had declined to approve the Epic Games Store for iOS in the EU, the iPhone maker has changed course, allowing the app to proceed anyway.Epic Games logoEarly on Friday, Epic Games complained that its subm.....»»
Cync cabinet lights, Hue table lamp, & Matter remotes on the HomeKit Insider Podcast
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we talk about new devices for the week, including the launch of the GE Cync under cabinet lights, a universal remote, and an IR repeater.HomeKit Insider PodcastAfter first being shown at CES 2024, GE Cy.....»»
Can we make "citizen science" better?
During a stifling heat wave in August 2021, 80 volunteers from Massachusetts communities along the Mystic River fixed sensors to their car windows and bicycles, traveling along 19 predetermined routes recording ambient temperature and humidity levels.....»»
If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?
This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?.....»»
Bag to the Future: Sew a Trendy Messenger Bag With Light-Up LED Animations
Build an illuminated, animated, tessellated tote using LED pebble lights and 3D-printed fabric. The post Bag to the Future: Sew a Trendy Messenger Bag With Light-Up LED Animations appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
"Acceleration beats" shine bright light on a novel universal modulation regime in a semiconductor-based laser
Researchers at the Paul-Drude-Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) have observed a novel modulation regime characterized by the emergence of previously unseen "acceleration beats" in a modulated semiconductor-based laser......»»
Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday......»»
X-ray binary Swift J1727.8-1613 has a large relativistic jet, observations show
Using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and the Long Baseline Array (LBA), astronomers have observed a black hole low-mass X-ray binary known as Swift J1727.8-1613. As a result, they found that the system hosts a highly extended and bright relativi.....»»