Technology News
Breeze Cooling Face Mask uses gold and silver filters
The Gadget Flow - 22 Jul 2020 13:00
By using gold and silver filters, the Breeze Cooling Face Mask acts as an antimicrobial wearable filter. What’s awesome about the Breeze mask is that it has a respirator with face cooling technology. So you won’t dea...
Review: Unistellar's New eVscope
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2020 18:25
There's no finder, and often no eyepiece... and 'goto' is as simple as the push of a virtual button. Welcome to the new generation of smartscopes. The new crop of telescopes promise to put the Universe and the night sky ...
TRACKRAX Strong Bicycle Rack attaches directly to your bike frame
The Gadget Flow - 22 Jul 2020 13:00
With a unique attachment point, the TRACKRAX Strong Bicycle Rack connects directly to your bike’s frame. Other baskets typically attach to the handlebars or front fork, but this one attaches directly to the headtube fo...
The new dbrand pastel skins are here to pretty up all your gadgets
Android Central - 22 Jul 2020 01:29
And there's one for the Pixel Buds, Galaxy S20, and OnePlus 8. What you need to know dbrand has dropped a new pastel shaded skin drop. With eight color choices and an ultramatte finish, these are pretty slick to look at....
Hair dye that changes in UV light can reveal your risk of sunburn
New Scientist - 22 Jul 2020 01:14
Printable stickers that go from purple to light pink throughout the day measure your UV exposure, and the pigment that makes them has also been added to colour-changing hair dye
Ajit Pai, Who Abandoned FCC Prison Phone Rate Caps, Urges States to Clean Up His Mess
Gizmodo - 22 Jul 2020 04:30
Federal Communications Commission chief Ajit Pai is urging that states impose caps on the price of intrastate prison phone calls--ones that existed on the federal level until Pai's FCC abandoned them in court.
Senate Armed Services Committee to consider Dickinson's nomination to lead U.S. Space Command
Space News - 22 Jul 2020 01:50
Army Lt. Gen. Dickinson became deputy commander of U.S. Space Command in December 2019. SpaceNews
NASA still grappling with effects of coronavirus pandemic
Space News - 22 Jul 2020 00:14
Four months after closing centers because of the coronavirus pandemic, NASA has been able to keep its highest priority missions on track, even as others have suffered delays. SpaceNews
Watch Russia launch a new cargo ship to the International Space Station Thursday
SPACE.com - 22 Jul 2020 23:42
A Soyuz rocket will launch a Russian cargo ship to the International Space Station Thursday (July 29). Watch it live.
Watch SpaceX catch both rocket fairing halves in huge nets for first time
Digital Trends - 22 Jul 2020 03:00
Two ships caught both sections of the Falcon 9 rocket's nose cone
Comet NEOWISE is closest to Earth tonight. Here's how to see it live online.
SPACE.com - 22 Jul 2020 23:55
The bright Comet NEOWISE makes its closest approach to Earth tonight (July 22). If you miss the naked-eye comet tonight, you'll have another chance to see it in two live webcasts on Thursday (July 23).
Aerospace Corp. to open new facility in Colorado for classified military space programs
Space News - 22 Jul 2020 22:12
The new building is expected to open in spring 2022. SpaceNews
Virgin Orbit identifies cause of engine shutdown on first LauncherOne flight
Space News - 22 Jul 2020 20:55
The first flight of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket failed to reach orbit in May when a propellant line broke seconds after the ignition of the rocket's first stage engine, the company's chief executive said July 22. S...
Neural Vulnerability in Huntington's Disease Tied to Release of Mitochondrial RNA
Neuroscience News - 22 Jul 2020 20:46
In both human cell and mouse models of Huntington's disease, RNA from mitochondria was misplaced within spiny projection neurons. The stray RNAs, which looked different to cells than RNA derived from the cell nucleus, tr...
Cheap Photo: Master Photo Editing with These Brushes, Presets, Guides
The Phoblographer - 22 Jul 2020 06:00
Learn the skills you need to take your photography to the next level. Photo editing is an important part of photography these days, and fortunately, it can be made easier with presets and brushes, which can help you edit...
Watch SpaceX ships finally catch a whole Falcon 9 rocket nose cone - CNET
CNET - 22 Jul 2020 04:00
SpaceX triumphed with its first full fairing catch in a pair of giant nets at sea.
LG Velvet 5G US availability starts this week
Slash Gear - 22 Jul 2020 02:49
OnePlus’ announcement this morning may have been relatively low-key but the OnePlus Nord’s pricing definitely had the Internet buzzing. Given that scenario, it almost seems counterintuitive to announce a new mid-rang...
Ariane 5 launch on July 28 • Teledyne logs OneWeb revenue dip
Space News - 22 Jul 2020 21:02
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Arianespace's first launch since the pandemic began is scheduled for July 28. An Ariane 5 rocke...
Flapping drone can fly, dart and hover like a bird
New Scientist - 22 Jul 2020 21:00
A drone equipped with light, soft wings can mimic the flight of a bird. Its inventors say it is safer than drones with rotor blades and could be used to monitor delicate crops
Recent decades of European floods are among the worst in 500 years
New Scientist - 22 Jul 2020 18:00
The years 1990-2016 rank among the worst periods of flooding in Europe in five centuries, according to an assessment of historical letters, annals and legal records
Study illuminates fates of distant planetary atmospheres
Phys.org - 22 Jul 2020 16:02
When telescopes became powerful enough to find planets orbiting distant stars, scientists were surprised to see that a lot of them didn't have atmospheres like Earth's. Instead, they appear to have thick blankets of hydr...
Scientists Just Updated One of the Most Important Climate Metrics, and It's Bad
Gizmodo - 22 Jul 2020 16:00
We know the planet is getting hot. Just how hot it will get is one of the biggest questions of the 21st century, tying up the fate of humanity and the biosphere in one neat hand basket to hell.