FAA Authorizes SpaceX’s Next three Starship Test Launches
SpaceX has continued the pace of its Starship spacecraft testing and development program, and this afternoon it received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration…
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Europe Charges Apple with Antitrust Breach, Citing Spotify App Store Complaint
The European Commission has announced that it has formally issued a no-confidence motion against Apple, saying today that its initial view is that Apple’s App…
Digital comic’s startup Madefire is shutting down
R.I.P. Madefire, a startup that hired high-profile artists to reinvent comics for new formats and platforms. An announcement on the Madefire website states that the…
Computer Vision Inches Towards ‘Common Sense’ with Facebook’s Latest Research
Machine learning is capable of doing all sorts of things as long as you have the data to teach you how to do it. It’s…
Cobalt Boride – an Inorganic Compound
Cobalt borides are inorganic compounds with the general formula CoxBy. It involves as a catalyst in ammonia decomposition. The two main cobalt borides CoB and…
Boron Trifluoride (Structure, Properties, Uses)
Boron trifluoride (BF3) is an inorganic compound that is a colorless gas with a strong odor. It is poisonous when inhaled; it is soluble in…
An Infrared Imager Converts Infrared Light into Images used to see through Smog and Fog
Engineers developed an infrared imager that could be used to see through smog and fog, easily locate blood vessels on a patient, and inspect the…
An Accretion Disk – an Astronomical Term
An accretion disk (or disc) is an astronomical term. It is a structure formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body.…
Nickel Acetate – a Water-soluble Chemical Compound
Nickel acetate is a moderately water-soluble chemical compound. It is the name for the coordination compounds with the formula Ni(CH3CO2)2·x H2O where x can be…
Ammonium Sulfate – an Inorganic Sulfate Salt
Ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4, is an inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. It is an inorganic salt with…
Lithium Hydride (Properties, Uses)
Lithium hydride is a crystalline mass or powder that is white or translucent. It’s a white solid with the formula LiH; cubic; r.d. 0.82; m.p.…
Capella – a Brightest Star in the Constellation Auriga
Capella is a bright star in the constellation Auriga. It is also known as, α Aurigae, α Aur, Alpha Aurigae, is the brightest star in…
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