The small star (artist’s depiction shown in reddish orange) is about the size of Jupiter, and slightly smaller than the ultracool dwarf Trappist-1 (shown in grey). (Image: A Boetticher et al., 2017) Astronomers at the University of Cambridge have discovered…
Today Igor Vasiliev (creator of FieldScaper and SoundScaper) brings us another synth specifically for experiments and soundscapes, and I’m betting that this is going to be just as interesting in terms of sound design as his other apps. Here’s what…
Image: Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission/ESA As expected, an iceberg half the size of Jamaica has finally cut itself loose from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf. Dubbed A68, the 2,240 square mile (5,800 square km) chunk of ice one of the biggest…
A year ago, MIT scientists unveiled a new technology that delivered a 3D movie experience in theaters without the need for cumbersome glasses. Now they’re working to bring that technology to your living room so that one day you can…
Auroras are one of the most beautiful and bewildering natural spectacles on Earth. But the view is even better from above. The faint green glow of auroras is caused by high-energy particles from the sun plowing through Earth’s atmosphere. Bands of…
Image: Getty With the meteoric rise in popularity of Ethereum, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are back in the news again. Graphics card prices have soared with the promise that those who have the computers and know-how to do some serious mining…
Kaspersky Lab’s ongoing fears that it would lose US government contracts due to its alleged links with the Russian government have been realised. The Trump administration has removed the Moscow-based cyber security company from two lists of approved vendors covering…
Getty Image Conor McGregor may not win his fight on August 26th against Floyd Mayweather, in fact he most likely won’t, but there is a very good chance that he will win all four rounds of this ridiculous World Press…
Other than its still-in-development online gaming setup, the Nintendo Switch launched without the suite of video streaming apps we’re used to seeing on new consoles. Now there’s an announcement of one video app for the Switch that’s scheduled to launch…
Nap capsules pop up in sleep-deprived, overworked China Image: VCG via Getty Images By Yi Shu Ng2017-07-12 09:22:14 UTC For a mere $1.50 per half hour, a new capsule napping service is beckoning to sleep-deprived workers in busy Chinese cities.…