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May 7, 2019

Windows 10 will get a built-in Linux kernel this summer

Posted by in category: computing

Microsoft is adding a real Linux kernel to Windows 10, and has a new Windows Terminal command-line app for developers.

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May 7, 2019

A class-leading camera at half the price? Just buy the Pixel 3a already

Posted by in categories: cosmology, mobile phones

These scores are a good deal lower than phones using the latest Snapdragon 855 processor, such as the Galaxy S10, as well as the Snapdragon 845 chipset in the Pixel 3 series. However, it surprisingly beat out the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL, which scored 146,876 and 110,949 on AnTuTu, respectively.

There may be a few graphically-intensive games that could give the Pixel 3a and 3a XL pause, but so far, my experience has been pleasantly smooth.

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May 7, 2019

Chrome Beta 75 improves dark theme, lets web apps share files, and more [APK Download]

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Chrome 74 was released only a few days ago, which means v75 has moved up to the Beta Channel. This release doesn’t have any drastic changes, but it does continue to improve the dark theme, and there are some fancy new APIs that web apps can use.

Dark theme changes

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May 7, 2019

Scientists Think They’ve Found the Ancient Neutron Star Crash That Showered Our Solar System in Gold

Posted by in category: space

An ancient neutron star collision occurred very, very close to our solar system — and we’re all the better for it.

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May 7, 2019

The chemicals in sunscreen seep into your bloodstream after just one day, FDA says

Posted by in category: futurism

Study authors say the results don’t mean consumers should stop using sunscreen, but noted that more research needs to be done.

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May 7, 2019

Sharing what’s new in Android Q

Posted by in category: futurism

Android Q introduces a bunch of new features, while putting protections in place to provide even more transparency and control over your data.

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May 7, 2019

World’s largest honey bee makes rare hallucinogenic honey

Posted by in category: futurism

Harvesters scale tall cliffs to collect this rare honey from Himalayan giant honeybees.

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May 7, 2019

Nanoporous aramid nanofibre separators for nonaqueous redox flow batteries

Posted by in category: energy

Redox flow batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to a combination of high theoretical efficiencies and decoupled power and energy storage capacities. Efforts to significantly increase energy densities by using nonaqueous electrolytes have been impeded by separators with low selectivities. Here, we report nanoporous separators based on aramid nanofibres, which are assembled using a scalable, low cost, spin-assisted layer-by-layer technique. The multilayer structure yields 5 ± 0.5 nm pores, enabling nanofiltration with high selectivity. Further, surface modifications using polyelectrolytes result in enhanced performance. In vanadium acetylacetonate/acetonitrile-based electrolytes, the coated separator exhibits permeabilities an order of magnitude lower and ionic conductivities five times higher than those of a commercial separator. In addition, the coated separators exhibit exceptional stability, showing minimal degradation after more than 100 h of cycling. The low permeability translates into high coulombic efficiency in flow cell charge/discharge experiments performed at cycle times relevant for large-scale applications (5 h).

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May 7, 2019

MIT uses radiation to read closed books

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2016


Terahertz imaging can scan pages that would be too fragile to touch.

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May 7, 2019

Teslas Can Now Detect Broken Parts and Pre-Order Replacements

Posted by in category: transportation

A new update pushed to Tesla vehicles includes a “live issue detection” feature, which enables them to “keep tabs on certain components to let you know if they need replacing and order parts ahead of your next service visit,” according to a company statement sent to Electrek.

Once the vehicle figures out which replacement part it needs, it pre-orders it to the closest Tesla Service Center. Owners can then schedule a visit through the Tesla app.

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