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Zwicky Transient Facility detects four ultracompact binaries

By investigating dwarf novae identified by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), astronomers have discovered four binary systems. The objects turned out to be eclipsing accreting ultracompact white dwarf binaries. The finding was reported in a paper p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 29th, 2023

Plato camera integration begins

The activities to integrate Plato's cameras have started in OHB's Space Center & Optics facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. One by one the cameras are attached to Plato's optical bench, the surface that keeps all cameras pointed in the right direc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time

"This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state." Enlarge / A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

First map of outflows from nearby quasar I Zwicky 1

SRON astronomers have for the first time mapped the outflows from one of the closest quasars to Earth. Quasars are bright cores of galaxies powered by the supermassive black hole in their center. The team has probed gas outflows in I Zwicky 1, a clos.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Study shows justice facility dogs benefit well-being for children facing court

A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed that having a four-legged friend at Children's Court significantly reduces stress and anxiety for young victims, witnesses, and their caregivers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 5th, 2024

New precision measurement program advances understanding of proton halos

In May 2022, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU), launched its precision measurement program. Staff from FRIB's Low Energy Beam and Ion Trap (LEBIT) facility take high-energy, rare-isotope beams generated at.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Washing machine chime scandal shows how absurd YouTube copyright abuse can get

Samsung's catchy end-of-cycle jingle gets caught up in YouTube copyright drama. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) YouTube's Content ID system—which automatically detects content registered by rights.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Successful engine test boosts Vega-C toward return-to-flight

The Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was tested today by Vega-C prime contractor Avio at its Salto di Quirra test facility in Sardinia, Italy. The motor features an improved engine nozzle design, required to prepar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Truecaller AI Call Scanner detects AI voice clones in real-time

Three seconds! That’s how much of your voice an AI voice synthesizer needs to generate a complete clone of your voice. Illegitimate voice cloning and speech synthesis technologies are improving at an incalculable rate of change and are, unfortunate.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

DNA repair mechanism further elucidated in cryo-electron microscopy experiment

Researchers have discovered how the protein XPD detects severe DNA damage and controls its repair......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Magna Steyr, despite Fisker woes, remains bullish on EVs

Magna Steyr remains bullish on electrification, despite slowing consumer demand for electric vehicles and regardless of Fisker’s decision to cease production at the contract manufacturer’s facility in Austria......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Future iPads and iPhones could tell stressed users to calm down

Apple is researching how to bring its Apple Vision Pro physiognomy sensor technology to give iPads and iPhones the ability to detect stress in a user.What an iPad could do when it detects that its user is stressedBack in the 1980s, if an original Mac.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Actin research shows how butterfly wings get their vibrant colors

The secret of how butterfly wings get their vibrant colors has been revealed in a new study. Using cutting-edge super resolution microscopy, researchers from the University of Sheffield and the Central Laser Facility have been able to investigate the.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Webb detects most distant black hole merger to date

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the universe was only 740 million years old. This marks the most dist.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

BLint: Open-source tool to check the security properties of your executables

BLint is a Binary Linter designed to evaluate your executables’ security properties and capabilities, utilizing LIEF for its operations. From version 2, BLint can also produce Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) for compatible binaries. BLint fea.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Smaller laser facility uses new method to exceed previous record for proton acceleration

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has made a significant advance in laser plasma acceleration. By employing an innovative method, a research team managed to substantially exceed the previous record for proton acceleration......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Analyst on Starlink’s rapid rise: “Nothing short of mind-blowing”

Starlink's estimated free cash flow this year is about $600 million. Enlarge / 60 Starlink satellites stacked for launch at SpaceX facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2019. (credit: SpaceX) According to the research.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Mazda dealership milestone represents new era for the brand

The Retail Evolution facility program is a critical part in its goal to move upmarket......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Ghost Security Phantasm detects attackers targeting APIs

Ghost Security announced the early access availability of Phantasm, application-specific threat intelligence poised to fill a large gap that currently exists in both threat intelligence and application security. Developed by a team of industry expert.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Scientists directly measure a key reaction in neutron star binaries

An X-ray burst (XRB) is a violent explosion that occurs on the surface of a neutron star as it absorbs material from a companion star. During this absorption, increasing temperatures and densities on the surface of the neutron star ignite a cascade o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback

Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024