Technology News
Seeing with radio waves
Phys.org - 9 Jul 2021 16:48
Scientists from the Division of Physics at the University of Tsukuba used the quantum effect called 'spin-locking' to significantly enhance the resolution when performing radio-frequency imaging of nitrogen-vacancy defec...
Curiosity rover discovers brine erased some rock records in Gale Crater
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2021 14:51
NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently conducting science operations on the surface of the Red Planet in Gale Crater. Scientists have long believed that this crater was once an ancient lake, and many of the rocks Curiosit...
Mysterious X-ray flares on Jupiter come from magnetic field vibrations
New Scientist - 9 Jul 2021 21:00
Jupiter blasts out strange X-ray flares that have gone unexplained for decades, and the mystery has now been solved by vibrations in the planet's magnetic field
The Windows update to fix 'PrintNightmare' made some printers stop working
The Verge - 9 Jul 2021 05:59
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As if an actively exploited critical flaw in the Windows Print Spooler that can allow someone to take over your computer remotely isn't bad enough, some people who installed Mi...
Watch Virgin Galactic prep space plane for Sunday's launch
Digital Trends - 9 Jul 2021 04:50
Watch Virgin Galactic's team attaching its space plane to the carrier aircraft ahead of its first fully crewed flight on Sunday.
Astronomers discover an unusual, rare star formed by an immense explosion - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2021 01:55
I've got two words for you: Magnetorotational hypernova.
Pfizer Plans to Seek FDA Approval of a Covid-19 Booster in August
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2021 01:03
Pfizer is looking to fast-track approval for a third booster dose of its covid-19 vaccine and will request emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August, Pfizer research head Mikael Dolsten...
Vocal Music Boosts the Recovery of Language Functions After Stroke
Neuroscience News - 9 Jul 2021 23:05
Stroke survivors who listened to vocal music had improved recovery of structural connectivity of language networks in the left frontal lobe compared to those who listened to audiobooks.
A new theory of superconductivity
Phys.org - 9 Jul 2021 16:21
A scientist from the Division of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Tsukuba has formulated a new theory of superconductivity. Based on the calculation of the 'Berry connection', this model helps explai...
The Worst Charlatans of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2021 15:00
For some people, crisis is an opportunity. More specifically, an opportunity to blow up their own profile by preying on people's fears, making baseless claims, grabbing resources intended for others, and being generally ...
Europe Makes the Case to Ban Biometric Surveillance
Wired - 9 Jul 2021 15:00
Companies are racing to track everything about you. It could be a convenient way to reduce fraud--or seriously creepy and discriminatory.
MIT engineers create seeds with a special coating to resist drought
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2021 14:11
MIT has developed a new type of coating that is designed to help seeds survive drought conditions. Researchers on the project say that as the world warms, many arid regions where growing crops are already marginal will b...
Why Scientists Love Making Robots Build Ikea Furniture
Wired - 9 Jul 2021 14:00
This robot can help a human assemble a bookcase by predicting what part they'll want next and handing it over.
Epic's Australian lawsuit against Apple can move forward, court decides
AppleInsider - 9 Jul 2021 06:31
Australia's Federal Court on Friday decided that Epic Games' antitrust case against Apple and the tech giant's App Store practices can move forward, a reversal of a previous ruling that put the motion on ice as the two p...
Dodge will make an all-electric muscle car to 'tear up the streets' in 2024
Pocket-lint - 9 Jul 2021 06:27
During an event detailing its EV strategy, Stellantis, Dodge's parent company, announced Dodge will make an electric muscle car in 2024.You might've missed
Verizon made a version of spatial audio that promises universal support
Pocket-lint - 9 Jul 2021 06:03
It looks like wireless carriers want to join the spatial audio trend. Verizon has announced what it calls "Verizon Adaptive Sound". It's a sound technology
Harvard-led physicists take big step in race to quantum computing
EurekAlert! - 9 Jul 2021 06:00
(Harvard University) A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of opera...
Gaze upon the ghostly glass octopus, a transparent rarity recently spotted in the deep - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2021 05:20
Images of the rarely seen denizen of the deep were snapped near remote islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Black Widow's O-T Fagbenle is like a flirty Q from James Bond - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2021 05:15
Marvel's newest film opens Friday. During an interview on CNET's I'm So Obsessed podcast, The Handmaid's Tale actor discusses his Black Widow character, Rick Mason.
The FCC's Definition of Broadband Internet Is Too Slow, Government Watchdog Finds
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2021 04:32
The last time the Federal Communications Commission updated its definition for broadband internet, Mad Men was still airing new episodes on TV. The agency's minimum broadband speeds--25 megabits per second for downloadin...
This Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Tracker Shows How Much Cybercriminals Have Heisted
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2021 03:54
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, but quantifying the scope of the problem can be tricky when only the most high-profile cases make headlines. Enter Ransomwhere, the crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker with a punny...
Qualcomm to release $1,500 smartphone with Asus hardware
ZDNet - 9 Jul 2021 03:27
The new smartphone will initially be available in China, Germany, the UK, and the US.