X-ray binary GX 3+1 investigated with AstroSat
Using the AstroSat spacecraft, Indian astronomers have investigated a low-mass X-ray binary known as GX 3+1. The study provided more insights into the properties of GX 3+1 and detected a thermonuclear burst from this source. The findings are reported.....»»
Wasmer 1.0 Can Run WebAssembly "Universal Binaries" on Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android, and iOS
The WebAssembly portable binary format will now have wider support from Wasmer, the server-side runtime which "allows universal binaries compiled from C++, Rust, Go, Python, and other languages to run on different operating systems and in web browser.....»»
Google Chrome browser privacy plan investigated in UK
The Competition and Markets Authority will explore whether Google is abusing its market dominance......»»
Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm investigated
The Competition and Markets Authority will look at the deal for the firm whose chips power most smartphones......»»
Scrambled supersolids: Researchers discover a soft form of a solid
Supersolids are materials that are fluid and solid at the same time. Physicists from Innsbruck and Geneva have for the first time investigated what happens when such a state is brought out of balance. They discovered a soft form of a solid of great i.....»»
Sugars influence cell-to-surface adhesion
How can cells adhere to surfaces and move on them? This is a question which was investigated by an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Michael Hippler from the University of Münster and Prof. Kaiyao Huang from the Institute of Hydrobio.....»»
Periodic and phase-locked modulation in the pulsar PSR B1929+10 investigated with FAST
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and elsewhere have conducted single-pulse observations of a pulsar known as PSR B1929+10. Results of the monitoring campaig.....»»
Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics
The Chinese tech giant is face a probe by regulators into locking merchants into its platform......»»
Black hole X-ray binary GRS 1915+105 has a variable magnetic disc wind, study suggests
Using NASA's Chandra spacecraft, astronomers have performed high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of a transient black hole X-ray binary known as GRS 1915+105. They report that the source exhibits a variable magnetic accretion disc wind. T.....»»
T-Mobile Won"t Claim it Has a More Reliable 5G Network Following Ad Board Decision
T-Mobile has been asked to stop advertising its 5G network as more reliable than the competition by the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), which investigated T-Mobile's claims made primarily in an ad featuring celebrity scientist Bill Nye afte.....»»
Open cluster NGC 2158 investigated in detail
Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers have investigated a low-metallicity galactic open cluster known as NGC 2158. The study, presented in a paper published December 11 on the arXiv pre-print server, provided important information about t.....»»
All the weird and wonderful exoplanets CHEOPS investigated in its first year
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of CHEOPS, ESA's exoplanet investigation telescope. Here's what it discovered in its first year......»»
Microsoft president calls SolarWinds hack an “act of recklessness”
Of 18,000 backdoored servers, hackers followed up on only a few dozen. Enlarge / Close up of digital data and binary code in network. (credit: Getty Images) Of the 18,000 organizations that downloaded a backdoored version of software from Sola.....»»
Microsoft president calls SolarWinds hack an “act of recklessness“
Of 18,000 backdoored servers, hackers followed up on only a few dozen. Enlarge / Close up of digital data and binary code in network. (credit: Getty Images) Of the 18,000 organizations that downloaded a backdoored version of software from Sola.....»»
A pair of lonely planet-like objects born like stars
An international research team led by the University of Bern has discovered an exotic binary system composed of two young planet-like objects, orbiting around each other from a very large distance. Although these objects look like giant exoplanets, t.....»»
Large ionized bubble around NGC 5585 X-1 investigated in detail
An international team of astronomers have conducted a detailed study of a large ionized bubble an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the galaxy NGC 5585. Results of the research, presented in a paper published December 7 on arXiv.org, provide more i.....»»
How water helps the substrate into the enzyme
Researchers from Bochum and Berkeley have investigated why cages can increase the catalytic activity of enclosed molecules. Using terahertz spectroscopy and complex computer simulations, they showed that water encapsulated in a tiny cage has special.....»»
Carlos Ghosn investigated by France over possible tax evasion, report says
The executive-turned-fugitive and French tax authorities have been discussing since the middle of last year whether the former CEO should have been considered a French resident during 2016, 2017 and 2018, Bloomberg reported......»»