These NASA Photos of a Space Station Crew Landing Are Simply Gorgeous
In Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday October 30, 2016 (Kazakh time) the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft with the Expedition 49 crewmembers returns after 115 days in space. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls When the Expedition 49 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) came to an end over the weekend, three space travelers returned to Earth on a Soyuz spacecraft while a NASA photographer capturing their arrival from the air in some spectacular photos. The crew, consisting of Anatoly Ivanishin ..>> view originalNASA Advisory Group Raises Concerns About SpaceX Rocket-Fueling Plans
Months before an unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the launchpad during a routine fueling exercise in September, a NASA advisory committee had raised red flags about the company’s intention to use the same procedure to fuel future boosters carrying astronauts. On Monday, the committee met and issued further strong warnings about the potential safety hazards of the way entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp....>> view originalPlants That Detect Bombs: Bionic Spinach With Nanotubes Can Sense Explosives
Numerous methods have been devised and used over the decades to detect the presence of bombs in various places. Some of these include the use of chemicals, spectrometry, X-rays, silicon nanowires and animals such as dogs and even bees. But plants?Using an approach they are calling “plant nanobinics,” researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have embedded carbon nanotubes in spinach that enables the leafy plant to sense explosives and also transmit the information to a handhel..>> view originalSamsung CEO Asks Employees To Question Their Work
Samsung Chief Executive, Kwon Oh-hyun, has been today released a statement about the business and the difficulties it faces. His comments follow a difficult period for Samsung because of the failed release of the Galaxy Note 7 flagship device, which ...>> view originalMicrosoft's Surface godfather hints that Dial is just the start
Microsoft and Apple faced off with different ideas of the creative computing future last week, and in many ways Microsoft looked like more of the innovator. The new wheel-like Surface Dial, a larger Surface Studio touchscreen computer, an improved Surface Book, and a bold attack strategy regarding affordable virtual-reality headsets as a patient build-up to a broader mixed reality future -- in which users can see virtual digital objects overlying real-world space -- gave Microsoft a unique angl..>> view originalSmartphones with best camera: Apple iPhone 7
Every iPhone that Apple launches is its best iPhone ever by default. There will be many who will agree, yet others who will disagree. Whatever is the case, no matter how incremental an iPhone is from its previous generation, there is always something to look forward to in it. One key area, of course, is the camera.Also Read: iPhone 7 Plus in Varanasi: Apple's newest phone meets one of oldest cities in the world Over the years, the iPhone camera has become a standard benchmark to beat. Android c..>> view originalReport: Foxconn currently producing & testing wireless charging modules for iPhone 8
Apple may have only recently released its new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but the company is already in the process of making feature decisions for next year’s ‘iPhone 8.’ A new report from Nikkei claims that Foxconn is currently in the process of producing wireless charging modules to go along with the release of next year’s iPhone… The report explains that the module being produced by Foxconn is integrated into the iPhone itself, but it’s unclear at this point if the all of next year’s mod..>> view originalGoogle just disclosed a major Windows bug — and Microsoft isn't happy
Today, Google’s Threat Analysis group disclosed a critical vulnerability in Windows in a public post on the company’s security blog. The bug itself is very specific — allowing attackers to escape from security sandboxes through a flaw in the win32k system — but it’s serious enough to be categorized as critical, and according to Google, it’s being actively exploited. As a result, Google went public just 10 days after reporting the bug to Microsoft, before a patch could be coded and deployed. The..>> view originalApple's MacBook gets even more expensive to buy in India
Apple hikes MacBook prices in India Image: PETER MCCOLLOUGH / mashable By Manish SinghIndia2016-11-01 08:07:03 UTC There is no escape for Indians who are looking to purchase a new (or relatively new) MacBook from Apple, but don't wish to break their bank for it. Apple has quietly revised the retail price of the 12-inch MacBook in India. The base MacBook (2016) model is now about Rs 6,000 ($90) costlier in India, starting at Rs 112,900 ($1,690). The variant with faster processor and more st..>> view originalBoard announces alternate site for controversial TMT project
FULLERTON, Calif.—The No. 14 University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team (16-5, 9-1 Big West) swept Cal State Fullerton, 25-19, 25-13, 25-…>> view original
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