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USB Promoter Group Announces USB Power Delivery Specification Revision 3.1

“Specification defines delivering up to 240W of power over USB Type-C® The USB Promoter Group today announced the release of the USB Power Delivery (USB PD) Revision 3.1 specification, a major update to enable delivering up to 240W of …

Virgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New Mexico

“Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. High above the …

Watch SpaceX launch a new Starlink satellite fleet on a used rocket today

” SpaceX will launch its fourth Falcon 9 rocket of the month today (May 26) to carry a new fleet of Starlink broadband satellites into space and you can watch the action live online. The private spaceflight company will launch a …

A new form of carbon

“Not graphene: researchers in Germany and Finland discover new type of atomically thin carbon material Carbon exists in various forms. In addition to diamond and graphite, there are recently discovered forms with astonishing properties. For example graphene, with a thickness …

A Solution to Space Junk: Satellites Made of Mushrooms?

“According to the latest numbers from the ESA’s Space Debris Office (SDO), there are roughly 6,900 artificial satellites in orbit. The situation is going to become exponentially crowded in the coming years, thanks to the many telecommunications, internet …

Arduino Docs has all the info you ever need about Arduino boards

“The truth is, we never entirely got to grips with Arduino documentation. Until now. Now there’s a new standard for gathering together product info, tech specs and tutorials, that we’re calling Arduino Docs. We’re excited to share …

China’s Tianwen-1 probe sends back Mars landing visuals

“Two photos and two videos captured by China’s Mars probe Tianwen-1 during and after the country’s first landing on the red planet were released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday. The lander carrying a rover …

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument starts 5-year survey

“The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument seeks to further our cosmic understanding by creating the largest 3D map of galaxies to date. Below is a press release issued by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announcing the official …

Electric cars: Special dyes could prevent unnecessary motor replacements

“One day in the near future dyes in electric motors might indicate when cable insulation is becoming brittle and the motor needs replacing. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), together with ELANTAS, a division of the specialty chemicals group …

Electrons riding a double wave

“Research team presents a new type of particle accelerator Since they are far more compact than today’s accelerators, which can be kilometers long, plasma accelerators are considered as a promising technology for the future. An international research group has …