Flights scrapped as new volcanic eruptions hit Canaries
Fresh volcanic eruptions in Spain's Canary Islands prompted the cancellation of flights, airport authorities said Friday, the first since the Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life again......»»
Small-batch EVs and plenty of robots—Hyundai’s new innovation center
The Korean automaker's latest facility is a test bed for new ideas. Enlarge / Hyundai's latest factory eschews the production line for cells. (credit: Hyundai) Hyundai provided flights and accommodation from San Francisc.....»»
Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands
Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water, but the new president says he has scrapped plans to relocate citizens......»»
Alaska Airlines adopts Tap to Pay on iPhone for in-flight purchases
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, which essentially turns any iPhone into a contactless payment terminal, is coming to Alaska Airlines flights. According to the airline, flight attendants will use Tap to Pay on iPhone to accept contactless paym.....»»
Review: Master & Dynamic MW09 in-ear headphones, reassuringly unchanged
Having been a long-time on-ear headphone guy for mobile use, it was Master & Dynamic who persuaded me to switch to in-ear headphones for everything except flights. Five years on from the MW07, the company has just launched its third-generation model,.....»»
Listen to the seismic sounds as Iceland braces for likely volcanic eruption
"The activity is formidable, exciting, and scary." Enlarge / The Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland is mostly a barren waste of lava fields. (credit: Vincent van Zeijst/CC BY 3.0) Intensifying seismic activity these past fe.....»»
Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption—what we know so far
The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were strong enough to be felt in.....»»
Watch these eVTOL aircraft take to NYC skies in glimpse of the future
Greener, quieter electric aircraft took to the skies of New York City recently as the mayor announced plans to introduce the technology for flights there......»»
Q&A: Is a volcano about to erupt in Iceland? Expert explains the telltale signs that an eruption might occur
Residents of Grindavik, a fishing town in southwestern Iceland, have evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared, as local authorities say a volcanic eruption may be imminent......»»
Quakes rock southwestern Iceland as volcanic eruption looms
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption......»»
Rocket Report: Tough times for Astra and Virgin; SpaceX upgrading launch pad
The world's busiest launch pad will soon be capable of supporting astronaut flights. Enlarge / The crew access arm was installed this week on a new tower SpaceX has built at Space Launch Complex-40. (credit: SpaceX) Welc.....»»
Rocket Report: Tough times Astra and Virgin; SpaceX upgrading launch pad
The world's busiest launch pad will soon be capable of supporting astronaut flights. Welcome to Edition 6.19 of the Rocket Report! While we wait for SpaceX to launch the second full-scale test flight of Starship, a lot of the news th.....»»
Volcanic eruption: Scientists perform volcanic scenarios to develop response plan
What would happen if a volcano were to erupt tomorrow in New Mexico? How prepared as we as a society for an event like this to occur? When volcanic unrest occurs, both academic and government agencies need to have advanced fundamental understanding o.....»»
Study shows historical volcanic eruptions triggered short-term global cooling
New international research led by the University of St Andrews reveals historical high latitude volcanic eruptions caused dramatic, but short-lived climate cooling......»»
The brutality of this EV crash test was shocking, but both cars passed
Counting our blessings after a crash course in vehicle safety. Enlarge (credit: Mercedes-Benz) Mercedes-Benz provided flights from New York to Stuttgart, Germany, and a night in a hotel so Alex could visit the Mercedes t.....»»
A historic Falcon 9 made a little more history Friday night
SpaceX didn't stop at 10 or 15 flights per booster and probably won't stop at 20. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday night. (credit: SpaceX) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—.....»»
Apple killed Android plans for Apple Watch
Apple planned Android support for the Apple Watch but ultimately scrapped the project once they realized it might affect iPhone sales, according to a recent Bloomberg report.Apple Watch Series 9"The move, codenamed Project Fennel, would have brought.....»»
One of California"s riskiest volcanoes is very active. Is an eruption coming?
One of California's riskiest volcanoes has for decades been undergoing geological changes and seismic activity, which are sometimes a precursor to an eruption, but—thankfully—no supervolcanic eruptions are expected......»»
What caused the volcanic tsunami that devastated a Greek island 373 years ago?
Kolumbo underwater volcano's 1650 eruption killed 70 people on Santorini Island, Greece. Enlarge / This view from an international volcano monitoring system shows the Kolumbo volcanic crater on the seafloor. (credit: SANTORY ).....»»
Backlash forces T-Mobile to cancel automatic migrations to pricier plans
Firm drops widely panned idea but still aims to move users "up our price card." Enlarge / A T-Mobile store on August 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Anna Moneymaker) T-Mobile has scrapped a plan to a.....»»
Io has 266 active volcanic hotspots linked by a global magma ocean, finds study
Jupiter's Io stands apart from the solar system's other moons, with its numerous volcanoes and its surface dominated by lava flows. Io's surface volcanism was confirmed in 1979 when the Voyager spacecraft imaged it, but its volcanic nature isn't dupl.....»»