Witnessing a red giant star exploding into a supernova is one thing, discovering the first traces of the universe’s earliest stars from a super-supernova explosion is another. Using NSF’s NOIRLab’s Gemini North telescope on Hawai‘i, astronomers discovered an unusual ratio of elements that could potentially only come from the debris produced by the all-consuming explosion of a 300-solar-mass first-generation star.
Amazon’s all-new Kindle Scribe may not be as innovative as the Intel x Samsung ‘Slidable PC’, but it does feature the world’s first 10.2-inch, 300 pixels per inch (ppi), Paperwhite display, completely with a stylus pen that never needs to be charged. Its crisp front-lit, glare-free display makes it feel like you’re reading and writing on actual paper, making it easy to add notes to documents, or just journal.
If the 2023 Nissan Z just isn’t track worthy enough for your tastes, there’s the soon to be released Nissan Z GT4. This GT4-spec race car is based on the production model, but modified for competition use. NMC’s NISMO Racing Division transformed the street version of the new Z and tuned its VR30DDTT engine.
LEONARDO can walk, slackline, and skateboard, but it’s definitely slower than Oregon State’s bipedal robot. Cassie managed to achieve a 24.73-second run at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center, starting from a standing position and returning to that position after the 100-meter sprint, without any falls.
It’s official, the Eviation Alice electric plane has completed its first flight. The aircraft lifted off at 7:10 a.m. from Grant County International Airport (MWH) and flew for 8 minutes at an altitude of 3,500 feet. This demonstrator provided the company with valuable data to further optimize the aircraft for commercial production.
There are invisible solar cells, and then Vollebak’s Thermal Camouflage Jacket, which is touted as the world’s first. The company teamed up with the University of Manchester, the home of graphene, The National Graphene Institute and Graphene Engineering & Innovation Center to develop this computer-programmable jacket. It paves the way towards a real invisibility cloak, because in infrared you can simply program entire parts of it to simply disappear.
While Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster is on its way to Mars, the SSC SC-01 electric sports car is ready to take on the all-new second generation model in China. The Small Sports Car (SSC) SC-01 will arrive in 2023, powered by two electric motors in the front and back, generating a combined 429 hp, enabling it to hit 62 mph in a zippy 3.9-seconds.
The Samsung PRO Plus 256GB microSD Card + Adapter is great for use in tablets, smartphones or cameras, and you can get one for $33.99 shipped, today only, originally $54.99. This U3, Class10 rated microSDXC offers read/write speeds up to 160 MB/s and 12 0MB/s respectively, enabling you to shoot more photos faster or record crystal clear 4K videos that look sharp with its UHS-I Interface, without any frame skips. Product page.
Reliving your childhood in the Home Alone house is one thing, ‘The Boot’ in New Zealand is an entirely different fairy tale-like Airbnb experience. It’s located right off the Tasman Coast, an area where you’ll find plenty of natural beauty, along with a rugged coastline, backed by mountain scenery.
It may be a while until we see MIT’s LEGO-inspired AI chip that can be stacked and reconfigured, but the Intel x Samsung ‘Slidable PC’ concept may be coming sooner than later. Put simply, it consists of a 17-inch screen that can be rolled up partially when not in use by simply pushing on one side.