Rubin Observatory"s 3.5-meter secondary mirror installed
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror has been installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile. The glass mirror—made by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies—is the first permanent com.....»»
I record interviews for work. These are my favorite free recorder apps
I sometimes need to record interviews as part of my job, and the best free recorder apps I've used are probably already installed on your phone......»»
How secondary cities can compete with superstar cities through innovation competitiveness
Local universities, global connectivity and entrepreneurship can help secondary cities combat the geographic polarization of innovation in superstar cities, according to new research being conducted in Trinity College Dublin and Ca' Foscari Universit.....»»
New world record: Thinnest-ever pixel detector installed
The Belle II cooperation project at the Japanese research center KEK is helping researchers from all over the world to hunt for new phenomena in particle physics. The international experiment has now reached a major milestone after a team successfull.....»»
XRISM mission ready to explore universe"s hottest locales
Japan's XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced "crism") observatory, expected to launch Aug. 25 (Aug. 26 Japan local time), will provide an unprecedented view into some of the hottest places in the universe. And it will do so using.....»»
Researchers investigate hard X-ray emission of neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries
With the observational data of the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), the first X-ray astronomical satellite of China, Dr. Ding Guoqiang from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with his collaborators,.....»»
Researchers may have solved the "mirror twins" defect plaguing the next generation of 2D semiconductors
The next generation of 2D semiconductor materials doesn't like what it sees when it looks in the mirror. Current synthesizing approaches to make single-layer nanosheets of semiconducting material for atomically thin electronics develop a peculiar "mi.....»»
Huge solar arrays permanently installed on NASA"s Psyche spacecraft
The Psyche mission is speeding toward its Oct. 5 launch date, preparing for the last of its launch-preparation milestones......»»
"X" removed after being installed atop company headquarters following Twitter"s rebrand
Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday morning observed that the new "X" on top of the building formerly known as Twitter's headquarters was being dismantled, according to Patrick Hannan, the department's spokesm.....»»
Baseus AirNora 2 review: earbuds for music and makeup lovers
The Baseus AirNora 2 earbuds offer decent sound quality, but they also have a unique feature — a built-in makeup mirror inside the charging case.Review: Baseus AirNora 2As an Apple user who loves listening to music on your iPhone, you might be look.....»»
Chinese scientists complete a concept study for a 6-meter space telescope to find habitable exoplanets
We have discovered more than 5,400 planets in the universe. These worlds range from hot jovians that closely orbit their star to warm ocean worlds to cold gas giants. While we know they are there, we don't know much about them. Characteristics such a.....»»
New algorithm ensnares its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm—designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky—has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vic.....»»
Observations explore the nature of infrared source IRAS 07253-2001
Using the Caucasian Mountain Observatory (CMO), Russian astronomers have observed a peculiar infrared source designated IRAS 07253-2001. Results of the observational campaign, published July 20 on the preprint server arXiv, reveal insights into the p.....»»
Astronomers discover five Green Pea galaxies with double-peaked emission lines
Astronomers from Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have found five Green Pea (GP) galaxies with double-peaked narrow lines among nearly 1,550 GP galaxies. These objects may originate f.....»»
It’s time to stop trying to play games without an SSD
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart now proves it. Your gaming PC absolutely needs an SSD installed in it......»»
A third of children with history of social care face school exclusion
Pupils in state secondary schools in England are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services, finds a new study by UCL researchers......»»
Talon Extension enhances security and control over browser activity
Talon Cyber Security released the Talon Extension, a new enterprise browser security solution that provides customers with visibility and protection for activities conducted within the browser. The extension is easily installed on any web browser, ma.....»»
Social media roundup: CSAM on Mastodon; Zuckerberg faces contempt charge; Twitter’s bank plans
An investigation by the Stanford Internet Observatory has found worrying volumes of CSAM on Mastodon. Of particular concern is that the child sexual abuse material included many known examples that should have been automatically detected by digital.....»»
New image reveals secrets of planet birth
A spectacular new image released today by the European Southern Observatory gives us clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researc.....»»
Philips Hue Review: the Wall Switch module makes your existing light switches smart
So, I had set up my kitchen spotlights with a bunch of . As much as I use the smart capabilities of them, I also wanted to be able to control them with a physical wall switch. Instead of replacing my existing light switch, I installed a . This has s.....»»
Unimolecular reactions of anti-glycolaldehyde oxide and its reactions with one and two water molecules
Criegee intermediates are produced in the ozonolysis of unsaturated compounds in the atmosphere. These intermediates are especially important because they contribute to the formation of OH radicals during the night and to the formation of secondary o.....»»