Inside the Third Reich’s Radio
Joseph Goebbels commissioned a stylish, mass-producible radio to channel Nazi propaganda into German homes Photo: Deutsches Museum Introduced in 1933, the inexpensive Volksempfänger helped spread Nazi propaganda to a.....»»
Astronomers measure the heartbeat of spinning stars
An international team of scientist have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to observe the pulsing heartbeat of the universe as neutron stars are born and form swirling lightning storms which last for millions of years......»»
Researchers discover mysterious source of "heartbeat-like" radio bursts in a solar fare
A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun's atmosphere, according to a new study......»»
Scientists lure Burmese pythons using radio telemetry during mating/breeding season
University of Florida wildlife scientists are scouting for Burmese pythons in the Everglades by using previously captured pythons to lure, locate and learn how the invasive species is thriving in the Everglades......»»
Combining identity and security strategies to mitigate risks
Last week, the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), a nonprofit that provides vendor-neutral resources to help organizations reduce the risk of a breach by combining identity and security strategies, announced Jeff Reich as the organization’s.....»»
The secret lives of neutron stars
Astrophysicists use gravitational waves and light to trace genealogies of dead stars. Composite X-ray, visible-light, and radio image of the X-ray binary Circinus X-1. This object is a neutron star in mutual orbit with an ordinar.....»»
Ex-cop"s robot to "snatch kids from abyss"
Take a pair of hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get?.....»»
Getting Started With Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Eavesdrop on virtually the entire radio spectrum — for 30 bucks! Not long ago, enthusiasts with an urge to listen to radio broadcasts had to make hard choices about what equipment to buy based on their interests. “Multi-band” radios provided c.....»»
The world"s largest radio telescope just scanned 33 exoplanets for a signal from aliens
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), located in China, is currently the world's largest and most sophisticated radio observatory. While its primary purpose is to conduct large-scale neutral hydrogen surveys (the most common ele.....»»
Astronomers prepare to launch LuSEE night, a test observatory on the far side of the moon
Astronomers have not yet been able to map large portions of the radio emissions from our universe because of interference from the Earth itself. A team of astronomers hopes to change that, beginning with the LuSEE Night mission to the far side of the.....»»
Does failing to detect aliens mean we"ll never be contacted?
In a recent paper submitted to The Astronomical Journal in November 2022, a scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne quantifies how the Earth has not heard a radio signal from an extraterrestrial technological civilization sinc.....»»
Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000 light years from Earth changed speeds. In a cosmic instant, its spinning slowed. And a few days later, it abruptly started emitting radio waves......»»
MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venues
MSG says policy is legal, while NY AG alleges it may violate civil rights law. Enlarge / Radio City Music Hall on December 14, 2021, in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | Alexi Rosenfeld ) The operator of Madison Squ.....»»
Astronomers inspect a powerful radio-loud high-redshift quasar
Using the European VLBI Network (EVN), an international team of astronomers has performed high-resolution imaging observations of a powerful and radio-loud high-redshift quasar known as J2102+6015. Results of the observational campaign, presented Jan.....»»
Astronomers confirm age of most distant galaxy using oxygen
A new study led by a joint team at Nagoya University and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has measured the cosmic age of a very distant galaxy. The team used the ALMA radio telescope array to detect a radio signal that has been travelin.....»»
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting "cosmic dawn"—the era after the Big Bang when stars first ignited and galaxies began to bloom......»»
Cisco Systems to add 1-2 partners for 5G ORAN testing in Taiwan
Cisco Systems will continue participation in 5G ORAN (open radio access network) testing in Taiwan in 2023 through selecting 1-2 local enterprises as additional partners, according to Greater China vice president and Taiwan general manager Steven Lin.....»»
Poll: Which Mac do you want Apple to update with the M2 chip next?
Earlier today, multiple sources (including 9to5Mac) heard that Apple will announce new Mac products later this week. Moments later, a new unreleased MacBook Pro model identified as A2779 surfaced on the Canada Radio Equipment List database. So wh.....»»
New MacBook Pro with Wi-Fi 6E support surfaces in regulatory database
Evidence is mounting that new Macs could be announced this week. An unreleased MacBook Pro with upgraded Wi-Fi speeds has surfaced in the Canada Radio Equipment List database, with the model number A2779. The new Mac hardware could be announced tomo.....»»
Record-breaking detection of radio signal from atomic hydrogen in extremely distant galaxy
Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely dist.....»»
Research student helps build radio source catalog
Bailee Wolf, a student at The Ohio State University, has a tool to better process radio data, and it could help future spacecraft navigate through the solar system......»»