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.....»»
Taiwan III-V IC makers deliver samples for Wi-Fi 7 RF FEM
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries and epi-wafer suppliers have started delivering epi-wafer samples, which are used in power amplifiers (PA) for Wi-Fi 7 radio-frequency front-end modules (RF FEM), according to industry sources......»»
Pulse-to-pulse energy distribution and longitude-resolved modulation properties of a FAST-CRAFTS pulsar
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the largest telescope ever built by far, has discovered more than 200 pulsars. PSR J1631+1252 is an isolated normal pulsar with a rotational period of 0.310 s discovered by the FAST in.....»»
Spotify Stations app is shutting down on May 16
A few years ago Spotify opened up a second app that offered an experience based around “radio” stations. Now, Spotify Stations is shutting down later this month. more… The post Spotify Stations app is shutting down on May 16 appeared first on.....»»
Benedict Cumberbatch deciphering Ariana Grande lyrics makes entertaining viewing
Benedict Cumberbatch appeared on BBC Radio One's Unpopular Opinion segment with Greg James, responding to some of the UK's most niche, wacky, and interesting opinions.Among the questions asked: Do frozen chips need to be cooked? And amongst the unpop.....»»
FAA Wants US Airlines To Retrofit, Replace Radio Altimeters
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will meet Wednesday with telecom and airline industry officials on a push to retrofit and ultimately replace some airplane radio altimeters that could face interference from C-Band 5G wireless service. Reuter.....»»
Researchers find eight new sources of 4.7 GHz OH masers in northern star formation regions
Recently, a joint research team from National Time Service Center (NTSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of CAS and SKA Observatory used the Shanghai Tianma Radio Telescope to search for 4.7 GHz OH m.....»»
Sega Reboots Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio To Chase Fortnite Riches
Sega is developing big-budget reboots of its Dreamcast games Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio as it taps its back catalog in search of global hits like Epic Games's Fortnite, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with its plans. From the rep.....»»
Sega rebooting Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, report says
Reboots of Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio are allegedly the start of Sega's super game initiative......»»
Two millisecond pulsars detected in globular cluster NGC 6440
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has investigated a globular cluster known as NGC 6440. In result, two new millisecond pulsars have been detected in this cluster, which received designations NGC 6440G and NGC 64.....»»
FERMI satellite hunts for extremely long wavelength gravitational wave signals
Coalescing supermassive black holes in the centers of merging galaxies fill the universe with low-frequency gravitational waves. Astronomers have been searching for these waves by using large radio telescopes to look for the subtle effect these space.....»»
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a "megamaser", has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa. The record-breaking find is the most distant megamaser of its kind ever detected, at about five billion light years from Earth......»»
Research group to construct outrigger telescope to search for FRBs at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is expanding its ability to more accurately identify where fast radio bursts (FRBs) are coming from. The organization is constructing a new radio telescope outrigger at the SETI Institute's H.....»»
We have our best look yet at mysterious ORCs (odd radio circles) in space
New observational data rules out all but three possibilities about what they might be. Enlarge / Data from SARAO's MeerKAT radio telescope data (green) showing the odd radio circles, is overlaid on optical and near infrared data from t.....»»
Thirteen new pulsars discovered with MeerKAT
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected 13 new pulsars in the globular cluster NGC 1851. Twelve of them turned out to be millisecond pulsars (MSPs). The discovery was reported March 23 on the arXiv pre-pri.....»»
Engineering Lunar Network 2.0
When Neil Armstrong uttered one of the most famous sentences in human history, he did so via a microphone in his helmet and a 3-kilogram VHF-band radio in his backpack. The radio linked to a rig in the lunar lander, which launched microwave signals.....»»
Astronomers spot a vast, mysterious circle in space
Astronomers have spotted an enormous and mysterious object more than a million light-years across, called an odd radio circle......»»
Next-generation telescopes could search for intelligent civilizations directly
We're still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a paleo-delta on Mars to look for fossilized signs of ancient bacterial life. SETI's been watching the sky with radio dishes, listening for signals.....»»
Photonic technology enables real-time calculation of radio signal correlation
Researchers have developed a new analog photonic correlator that can be used to locate an object transmitting a radio signal. Because the new correlator is faster than other methods and works with a wide range of radio frequency signals, it could be.....»»
There are deposits of ice at Mercury"s poles, too
Although the Arecibo radio telescope is no more, it continues to deliver scientific discoveries. There is a wealth of Arecibo data astronomers continue to mine for new discoveries, and one of them is thanks to an astronomical technique known as plane.....»»
How Hedy Lamarr built the foundations of Wi-Fi 80 years ago
Hedy Lamarr is best known for her work as an actress, but she also co-invented a radio communication technique that laid the foundation for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi......»»