SpaceX successfully landed its latest batch of Starlink satellites on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean after a scrubbed launch attempt due to thunderstorms on Monday. The company managed to launch its Falcon 9 rocket at 12:43 a.m. EDT (0443 UTC) on Tuesday, June 3, despite unfavorable weather conditions. However, the launch was initially delayed … Read more
Dr. Harry E. Smith, a renowned physicist who held 30 patents including the Charge-Coupled Device (CCD), passed away on July 10, 2022. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and received numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize. Smith’s passion for sailing took him around the world with his wife, Ms. Smith, who … Read more
US President Donald Trump is set to sign a bill that would block California’s emissions regulations, sparking concerns over the future of electric vehicle development in the state. The move is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind policies supporting the transition to cleaner transportation. Republicans in Congress have been working with the administration … Read more
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Researchers at MIT have made a groundbreaking discovery, capturing heat moving in a wave-like manner, known as “second sound,” for the first time. Using a new mapping technique, they visualized how heat can move back and forth within a superfluid, a state of matter created when a cloud of atoms is cooled to low temperatures. … Read more
Major streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime are restricting access to certain content for users in specific regions. This restriction, known as geo-blocking, prevents subscribers from viewing titles that are only available in other areas. Geo-blocking has become a common practice among streaming services to comply with copyright laws and protect their … Read more
MIT researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum fluids, finding that heat can travel through materials in a wavelike manner known as second sound. This phenomenon, previously thought to be unique to superfluid helium, has been observed in other exotic materials and may hold the key to understanding thermal transport in … Read more
The New York Knicks have relieved head coach Tom Thibodeau of his duties, according to a statement from President Leon Rose. The decision was made in pursuit of winning a championship for the team’s fans. Thibodeau led the team to four playoff berths and four playoff series victories during his five-season tenure, earning the respect … Read more
A new study by Johns Hopkins University has found that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination rate among children in the US declined by three percent in 2023, leaving just 91 percent of kids fully vaccinated against the disease. This decline is worrying experts, who warn that if vaccination rates continue to fall, measles will likely return … Read more
George E. Smith, a pioneering researcher from Bell Labs, died on May 28th at the age of 95. A colleague and he jointly sketched out an idea on a blackboard in 1969 that laid the groundwork for digital photography and other technological advancements. This groundbreaking concept earned him the Nobel Prize in physics 40 years … Read more