Solar Applied Materials to ready new capacity for sputtering targets in 4Q21
Taiwan-based Solar Applied Materials Technology is expected to gain new growth momentum after its new facility at Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) starts trial production of sputtering targets for thin films for a variety of applications in the fo.....»»
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here"s what to know
Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key......»»
ESA, NASA Solar Observatory discovers its 5,000th comet
On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data. SOHO has achieved.....»»
“MFA Fatigue” attack targets iPhone owners with endless password reset prompts
Rapid-fire prompts sometimes followed with spoofed calls from "Apple support." Enlarge / They look like normal notifications, but opening an iPhone with one or more of these stacked up, you won't be able to do much of anything un.....»»
How to safely watch April’s total solar eclipse, in person or online
Next month will see a rare and exciting astronomical event: a total solar eclipse that will be viewable across much of North America. Here's how to watch it......»»
April’s solar eclipse may produce an unexpected consequence
A total solar eclipse will take place in the U.S. on April 8, and researchers have just drawn attention to something about it that you may not have considered......»»
U.S. growth, hybrids are centerpieces of Nissan"s new midterm plan
Nissan Motor Co.'s new midterm business plan, The Arc, touches all corners of the Japanese carmaker's global business, from regional sales and new technologies to financial targets and corporate partnerships......»»
Solar eclipse could scramble bird behavior
On April 8, the shadow of a total solar eclipse will race across North America. At the same time, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and partners will be hurrying to measure the impact of daytime darkness on the movements of birds, bats,.....»»
New computational technique enhances accuracy of measurements in nuclear geoscience
Conventional nuclear measurement techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations, are known for their extensive computational demands and prolonged processing times, especially when applied to unconventional reservoirs characterized by complex lithologie.....»»
Manila confronts its plastic problem through a community-guided protocol
Governments and international organizations have touted the circular economy, in which materials and products stay in circulation for as long as possible, as an antidote to our global plastic problem. (The equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks of plasti.....»»
Researcher proposes a new definition of a human embryo from a legal perspective
Iñigo de Miguel-Beriain, researcher in the UPV/EHU's Research Group on Social and Legal Sciences applied to New Technosciences, has published a paper in EMBO Reports in which he provides a legal perspective to help identify a universally accepted de.....»»
Bridge collapses put transportation agencies’ emergency plans to the test
Agencies need to build or find excess vehicle capacity before a bridge fails. Enlarge / The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore on March 26. The co.....»»
Chrome launches native build for Arm-powered Windows laptops
When the big Windows-on-Arm relaunch happens in mid-2024, Chrome will be ready. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) We are quickly barreling toward an age of viable Arm-powered Windows laptops with the upcoming launch of Qua.....»»
New EPA rule provides clarity, flexibility for the EV transition, suppliers say
Suppliers praised revisions the EPA made to its vehicle emission standards, saying the new rule provides clarity on where the EV market is headed while giving the industry enough leeway to make the targets feasible......»»
Discovery of amino acid unveils how light makes stomata open in plants
Scientists from Nagoya University have discovered a novel regulatory mechanism that controls the opening of stomata in plants, which is crucial for harnessing solar energy through photosynthesis. The team uncovered the role of phosphorylation at the.....»»
SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm
The sun erupted over the weekend, flinging electromagnetic radiation towards Earth, even illuminating skies with spectacular aurora borealis. For the first time, ESA's unlikely space weather duo of SMOS and Swarm tracked the severe solar storm—whic.....»»
Pixelated non-volatile programmable photonic integrated circuits proposed by researchers in China
Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology proposed a pixelated programmable photonic integrated circuit (PICs) with record-high 20-level intermediate states of phase change materials (PCMs)......»»
The best Windows 11 themes we’ve tried so far this year
Are you ready to customize your Windows 11 operating system with some excellent themes? These are our favorite themes for the latest Windows OS......»»
12P/Pons-Brooks: How and when to see the "Devil Comet"
A Mount Everest-sized 'devil' comet making its first visit to the inner solar system in more than 70 years could be visible to the naked eye over the next few weeks......»»
Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life
Don't not see it. Enlarge / The path of totality for the April 8 eclipse. (credit: National Solar Observatory) If you enter "how to see the eclipse" into your favorite search engine, you're bound to see thousands—milli.....»»
The best item recipes in Dragon’s Dogma 2
All those plants, fruit, and other random materials you will be stockpiling can be turned into useful items in Dragon's Dogma 2. Here are the best recipes......»»