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The X-Files of Astronomy: Radio Flashes from the Far End of the Universe

Thanks to ever better technology, innovative approaches and international cooperation, astronomy is flourishing. But while many observations help to refine or sort out theories, there are always discoveries that just don’t seem to fit. Mysterious signals, alleged violations of the laws of nature and – as yet – phenomena that cannot be explained. The public… Read more

New billions: USA wants to bring nuclear power into the renewable age

The “new king” in global power generation is photovoltaics, as the International Energy Agency recently stated in its annual report 2020, but at least some countries see it continue to have a future in nuclear power. This includes, for example, the USA: Here the Department of Energy (DoE) has just received the first 160 million… Read more

A satellite with artificial intelligence whizzes over our heads

Has been in orbit since September 2nd PhiSat -1, a particular satellite that has artificial intelligence on board thanks to the Intel Movidius Myriad 2 VPU. of Manolo De Agostini published on 21 October 2020 , at 07: 39 in the Science and Technology channel Intel Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more present in… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 – ray tracing for the premiere only on GeForce RTX

There is less than a month until the premiere of Cyberpunk 2077. The RPG of the Polish studio CD Projekt RED has already been “gilded”, numerous gameplay shows are behind us, and the expectations for the game are blown to the limit. However, new information about the upcoming production is still coming to the network…. Read more

Apple iPhone 12 Pro review: Doubling down on the cameras

(Pocket-lint) – The Apple iPhone 12 Pro is here complete with a new design, a tougher screen, new processor, and even 5G. So, is this a huge leap forward, or seemingly like everything else at the moment, an update for update’s sake? We’ve been using the new iPhone 12 Pro, one of four new iPhones… Read more

OSGi Alliance hands over projects to the Eclipse Foundation and dissolves

The OSGi Alliance, which was founded over twenty years ago, will be dissolved and its projects will be handed over to the Eclipse Foundation. In the OSGi blog, the president of the organization announces the step that will take place in line with the EclipseCon 2020. Like most events this year, the latter will take… Read more

Supernova for 100,000 years: Betelgeuse is closer to us than assumed

The star Betelgeuse, which has been particularly closely observed this year, has a little more time until its final explosion and is also much closer to earth than expected. This is the conclusion reached by an international team of astronomers who have evaluated current observational data and several models of the striking star. The end… Read more

TechStage | The best accessories for iPhone 12

beginning iPhone models cases Screen protector Charging stations Power banks Headphones buy iPhone conclusion comments from Lenz // 17. 10. 2020 09: 30 Clock Four new ones Apple introduced iPhones. We show you which accessories are best for iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max is suitable. It starts from 5 euros…. Read more

The X-Files of Astronomy: The Dark Accelerator

Thanks to ever better technology, innovative approaches and international cooperation, astronomy is flourishing. But while many observations help to refine or sort out theories, there are always discoveries that just don’t seem to fit. Mysterious signals, alleged violations of the laws of nature and – as yet – phenomena that cannot be explained. The public… Read more

“I want to be a pirate”: Monkey Island celebrates its 30th birthday

“Monkey Island” is loved from the first moment. Colorful graphics, Caribbean sounds, an exciting story and humor. For their birthday, some players from the very beginning look back, why they decided to postpone the game 30 years still fascinated: For the retro nerd Pascal Parvex, it has been his favorite game from the start: ”… Read more

OpenOffice is celebrating its birthday, LibreOffice says: Juchhei, we want your name

Twenty years ago, Sun released OpenOffice for the first time and laid the foundation for the success of the open source package. The Apache Foundation – the current rights holder – also congratulates itself and celebrates that the software is still free in both respects. Raise your cups, long live freedom! An open letter in… Read more

Mercury probe BepiColombo: FlyBy successful on Venus

On its long-term mission to Mercury, the BepiColombo probe flew past Venus on Thursday morning (CEST). “Everything worked, it was successful,” said Simon Plum from the ESA Satellite Control Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt of the German Press Agency. A detailed analysis would now be carried out in the coming week. Shortly before 6. 00 the… Read more

Electricity prices: Energy association BDEW calls for relief

The Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) calls for a noticeable and reliable reduction in electricity prices. General Manager Kerstin Andreae told the German Press Agency: “It is good that the federal government is ensuring with its economic stimulus program that the EEG surcharge does not go through the roof next year.” The… Read more

Enel X: how much does it cost to occupy the columns after the end of the recharge

Enel X, a company of the Enel Group which provides products and services for energy transformation at home, city and industrial level, represents a crucial resource for the sustainability of electric mobility by Rosario Grasso published on 16 October 2020 , at 20: 01 in the Technology channel It is in the Without the investments… Read more

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 test at 3440×1440 resolution with HDR

GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 are the hottest premieres of recent months, offering really satisfying performance at high resolutions. Ampere Capabilities in Settings 1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1440 and 3840 x 2160 should be well known to everyone, although questions about the health of the new NVIDIA flagships in resolution 3440 x… Read more