If Dilophosaurus ran the 100-meter against Usain Bolt, who would win?
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist would beat the Jurassic beast by a good 2 seconds. Enlarge / University of Toledo physicist Scott Lee came up with the exercise to inspire undergrads in his introductory physics course. (credit: Aurich.....»»
Astronomers determine the age of three mysterious baby stars at the heart of the Milky Way
Through analysis of high-resolution data from a 10-meter telescope in Hawaii, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in generating new knowledge about three stars at the very heart of the Milky Way. The stars proved to be unusually y.....»»
Next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV to arrive in 2025, GM CEO Mary Barra says
Barra did not disclose additional details Monday in remarks to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit......»»
Vera Rubin telescope will generate a mind-boggling amount of data, say astronomers
When the Vera C. Rubin Observatory comes online in 2025, it will be one of the most powerful tools available to astronomers, capturing huge portions of the sky every night with its 8.4-meter mirror and 3.2-gigapixel camera. Each image will be analyze.....»»
Hyundai Ioniq 6 tops list of fastest-charging EVs; Chevy Bolt ranks last
The consumer advice publication tested 43 EVs to see which added the most miles fastest. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Despite the fact that most of us generally drive short distances when we get in our cars, the time i.....»»
"Extremely venomous" green mamba loose in Netherlands
An "extremely venomous" two-meter-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police said Tuesday, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent......»»
GM could build next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV at Fairfax plant
The automaker committed nearly $2 billion for future EV production in its tentative contract agreement with the UAW, according to a summary of the proposed deal released over the weekend......»»
ESA"s Hera mission is bringing two CubeSats along. They"ll be landing on Dimorphos
In about one year from now, the European Space Agency will launch its Hera mission. Its destination is the asteroid Didymos, and it'll be the second human spacecraft to visit the 390-meter chunk of rock. NASA's DART mission crashed a kinetic impactor.....»»
Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious Asteroid
Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions of years ago......»»
Scientists release 10-meter-resolution cotton map of Xinjiang, China
Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators from Shihezi University (Xinjiang, China) and University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada), have proposed a cotton map.....»»
Going rogue: Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale
Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves—huge 30-meter waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean—can be applied on a nano scale, with dozens of applications from medicine to manufacturing......»»
Astronomers report discovery of the closest ultrastripped supernova: SN 2021agco in UGC 3855
Astronomers report the discovery of a new ultrastripped supernova in the galaxy UGC 3855. The supernova was detected using the Half Meter Telescope (HMT) at the Xingming Observatory in China. The finding was detailed in a paper published October 7 on.....»»
Chevrolet Bolt EV vs. Bolt EUV: Is bigger better?
The Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV are both great cars -- but they're also very similar. Is one better than the other? We put the two head-to-head to find out......»»
The Giant Magellan Telescope"s final mirror fabrication begins
The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope's 368 square meter light collecting surface, the world's largest and most challenging.....»»
Permission denied for reentry of Varda’s orbiting experiment capsule
The FAA says Varda launched its vehicle into space without a reentry license. Enlarge / Varda's reentry capsule measures nearly 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter, and will jettison from its Rocket Lab-built carrier spacecraft when the.....»»
Hyundai unveils safety center arising from settlement with U.S. regulators
Hyundai's new safety laboratory is unique in North America for being dedicated to rapid response to field issues. Among the operations will be a field crash investigation lab, high voltage battery lab, forensics lab, a 400-meter track and a vehicle d.....»»
Scientist studies climate record embedded in Antarctic ice
A Canterbury climate modeler is part of an international team studying a 764-meter ice core that preserves more than 80,000 years of global climate data......»»
Apple Watch Series 8 starts from $310, AirPods Pro 2 $49 off, more
All of Thursday’s Apple best deals are going live ahead of Labor Day weekend. Second-best prices are the name of the game with Apple Watch Series 8 starting from $310 to go alongside AirPods Pro 2 at $49 off. Plus, Level’s invisible Bolt HomeKit.....»»
Meter collaborates with Cloudflare to launch DNS Security
Meter announced DNS Security, built in partnership with Cloudflare. Meter DNS Security is now widely available for all Meter Network customers, expanding Meter’s existing NaaS offering and saving teams both time and money, while also improving over.....»»
Do measurements produce the reality they show us?
Whenever the precision of a measurement approaches the uncertainty limit defined by quantum mechanics, the outcomes of the measurement depend on the dynamics of the interactions with the meter used to determine a physical property of the system. This.....»»
Scientists use FAST to discover a new population of "dwarf" pulses
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof. Han Jinlin from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has detected distinct "dwarf pulses" from a bright.....»»