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.....»»
Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST...
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," said Carl Sagan. This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China's "Sky Eye" telescope that might be a transmission from alien technology......»»
Evidence that early galaxies may be bigger and more complex than previously thought
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)— an international observatory co-operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)—have observed a significant amount of cold, n.....»»
What is creating these incredibly bright radio flashes?
Exceedingly brief but incredibly bright, the strange phenomenon of Fast Radio Bursts continues to puzzle scientists......»»
Newly discovered Fast Radio Burst 190520 prompts more questions due to strange behavior
Newly discovered fast radio burst (FRB) 190520 shows unique behavior compared to other FRBs discovered so far. This deviant cosmic burst was observed by an international team, co-led by researchers at West Virginia University and the Center for.....»»
Newly discovered fast radio burst challenges what astronomers know about these powerful astronomical phenomena
A newly discovered fast radio burst has some unique properties that are simultaneously giving astronomers important clues into what may cause these mysterious astronomical phenomena while also calling into question one of the few things scientists th.....»»
The secret lives of Darwin"s finches reveal daily commutes equal to the area of 30 soccer fields
Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by McGill University researchers reveals daily movement patterns covering an area equivalent to the size of.....»»
Strange radio burst raises new questions
Astronomers have found only the second example of a highly active, repeating fast radio burst (FRB) with a compact source of weaker but persistent radio emission between bursts. The discovery raises new questions about the nature of these mysterious.....»»
Auracast looks to radically change how you use Bluetooth
With Auracast, your Bluetooth headphones are going to be a lot more useful, and your phone can act as a personal radio station. Here's what you need to know......»»
Unknown structure in galaxy revealed by high contrast imaging
As a result of achieving high imaging dynamic range, a team of astronomers in Japan has discovered for the first time a faint radio emission covering a giant galaxy with an energetic black hole at its center. The radio emission is released from gas c.....»»
Apple should not be injecting ads in its Apple Music playlists
There are now advertisements for first-party Apple radio shows within the paid Apple Music service — and there absolutely shouldn't be.Apple Music adRetired Apple reporter Jim Dalrymple took to Twitter on Tuesday to voice his frustration with the f.....»»
Unusual neutron star spinning every 76 seconds discovered in stellar graveyard
An international team led by a University of Sydney scientist has discovered an unusual radio signal emitting neutron star that rotates extremely slowly, completing one rotation every 76 seconds......»»
Apple Music 1 launching new show hosted by K-pop sensation BTS
In a new Apple Music series, K-pop band BTS will show their journey to becoming the hit they are today. The three-episode limited series, BTS Radio: Past & Present, will air weekly on radio station Apple Music 1. more… The post Apple Music 1 laun.....»»
Famous "Alien" Wow! Signal May Have Come From Distant, Sunlike Star
Researchers may have pinpointed the source of a famous supposed alien broadcast discovered nearly a half century ago. Space.com reports: The prominent and still-mysterious Wow! Signal, which briefly blared in a radio telescope the night of Aug. 15, 1.....»»
Custom "headphones" boost atomic radio reception 100-fold
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted the sensitivity of their atomic radio receiver a hundredfold by enclosing a small glass cylinder of cesium atoms inside what looks like custom copper "headphones.".....»»
Research sheds more light on the properties of young planetary nebula IC 4997
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have observed a young planetary nebula known as IC 4997. Results of the observational campaign, presented in a paper published May 12 on arXiv.org, deliver important.....»»
Jake Neher joins Automotive News as audio producer
Radio veteran Jake Neher has joined Automotive News to expand podcasts and other audio coverage......»»
FCC filings reveal Apple’s mysterious ‘Network Adapter’ that runs iOS
Every time a company builds a product with radio frequency (like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), it must be approved by regulatory agencies like FCC. Interestingly, new FCC filings this week reveal a mysterious new “Network Adapter” from Apple that runs iO.....»»
What is mmWave? High-band 5G explained
Rolling out 5G technology requires carriers navigate a complex sea of radio frequencies to provide the best speeds and coverage. Here's where mmWave 5G fits in......»»
Milky Way"s black hole was "birth cry" of radio astronomy
The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy brings radio astronomy back to its celestial birthplace. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a worldwide collection of millimeter-wave radio telescopes, made the new,.....»»
Snapping a black hole: How the EHT super-telescope works
Powerful enough to spot a golf ball on the moon, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a network of radio dishes designed to detect the light cast when matter disappears into the maw of a black hole......»»