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.....»»
Testing mini-radar to peer inside asteroid
A specially upgraded radio-frequency chamber in ESA's technical heart is testing what is set to become the smallest radar system to be flown in space, hosted aboard a breadbox-sized spacecraft......»»
US Rollout of 5G Frequencies Delayed Over Aviation Safety Concerns. Are They Warranted?
Because of a "surprising and sudden request" from America's Federal Aviation Administration that's "based on unverified potential radio interference, a highly anticipated increase in 5G speeds and availability just got put on hold," writes the presid.....»»
Unraveling the eclipses of millisecond pulsars in a compact binary
A group of scientists working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune have for the first time unraveled the eclipse mechanisms for the millisecond pulsars in compact binary systems using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope.....»»
How a novel radio frequency control system enhances quantum computers
A team of physicists and engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) successfully demonstrated the feasibility of low-cost and high-performance radio frequency modules for qubit controls at room temperature. They built a series.....»»
Get NOAA warnings and up-to-date info with an emergency weather radio
Get emergency and weather alerts from local radio stations and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), even when the power is out, with an emergency weather radio. The best radios have both hand cranks and solar panels, so you're.....»»
New NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants the City To Have Its Own Cryptocurrency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Former police officer, vegan, and mayor-elect of New York City Eric Adams has dreams of putting the Big Apple on the blockchain. In an interview with Bloomberg Radio on Wednesday, Adams bragged th.....»»
MIH open ecosystem accelerates EV sector takeoff
From 5G wireless communications to electrical vehicles (EV), open architectures, such as open radio access network (O-RAN) and MIH open EV development platform, are serving as an increasingly crucial gateway for more tech players to enter the relativ.....»»
Industry watch: What role can Taiwan play in semiconductor supply chain revamp?
During a recent radio interview I was asked to comment on the US government's request for customer information from leading semiconductor companies. We are all aware that Americans are very good at asking questions, and Taiwanese and Koreans know wel.....»»
The Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs 60 years after it first gazed at the skies
The CSIRO's 64-meter Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced radio telescope in the world, incorporating many innovative features that have since become standard in all large-dish antennas......»»
Best DAB radio 2021: which digital radio should you buy?
DAB radios don't have the best sound quality around, but they make for perfect, pragmatic presents – here are our top picks......»»
A Strange Radio Signal Was Just From Earth, Not Aliens
Astronomers with the Breakthrough Listen project scan the sky for signs of extraterrestrial life, but a promising lead turned out to be a false alarm......»»
Amazon is Building a Clubhouse Competitor That Turns Hosts Into DJs
Amazon is next on the list of companies getting into the live audio game. The company is building a new app, codenamed "Project Mic," that gives anyone the ability to make and distribute a live radio show, complete with music, according to a presenta.....»»
Communication with Mars rover has been restored after multi-week blackout
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) celebrated this week as connectivity with the Mars-based Perseverance rover was restored. The planned period of radio silence was the result of a natural phenomenon known as a solar conjunction. The re-establish.....»»
Variability of blazar J1415+1320 investigated by researchers
Astronomers have used the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) to probe a blazar known as J1415+1320. Results of the study deliver essential information regarding the variability of this peculiar source. The research was detailed in a paper published October 1.....»»
"Auroral" Exoplanets Could Help Boost Searches for Alien Life
Four candidate worlds found via flashes of radio emission may be the first of many revealed by a new planet-hunting technique -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
FAST, the World"s Largest Radio Telescope, Zooms in on a Furious Cosmic Source
China’s Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope has detected more than 1,600 fast radio bursts from a single enigmatic system -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Astronomer"s research suggests "magnetic tunnel" surrounds our solar system
A University of Toronto astronomer's research suggests the solar system is surrounded by a magnetic tunnel that can be seen in radio waves......»»
Cooling radio waves to their quantum ground state
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have found a new way to cool radio waves all the way down to their quantum ground state. To do so, they used circuits that employ an analog of the so-called laser cooling technique that is frequently used.....»»
Next-generation telescopes could detect the direct collapse of enormous black holes near the beginning of time
The first black holes to appear in the universe may have formed from the direct collapse of gas. When they collapsed, they released a flood of radiation, including radio waves. A new study has found that the next generation of massive radio telescope.....»»
Indian scientists explore galaxy cluster Abell 725
Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), Indian astronomers have conducted radio observations of a galaxy cluster known as Abell 725. Results of this observational campaign deliver important information regarding the structure and morphology.....»»