SpaceX’s workhouse Falcon 9 rocket, which flew NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, is powered by liquid oxygen, rocket-grade kerosene, and Linux. …read more Source:: Linux
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NASA missions help reveal the power of shock waves in a nova explosion
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•Unparalleled observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that shock waves powered most of the …read more Source:: Science
A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright
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•Astrophysicists employed massive super-computer simulations to calculate the mechanisms that accelerate charged particles in extreme environments. They concluded their energization is powered by the interplay of chaotic motion and reconnection …read more Source:: Science
New Raspberry Pi laptop rival: $200 Linux-based Pinebook Pro available to pre-order
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•Linux fans get a new cheap laptop to mess around with, powered by the popular Rockchip RK3399. …read more Source:: Linux
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2D materials
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•Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that can …read more Source:: Science
Oracle forges a Java microservices framework
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•By Paul Krill Oracle has introduced Project Helidon, an open source microservices framework for Java. Helidon features a collection of Java libraries for writing microservices that will run on a web core powered by …read more Source:: OpenSource
Breakthrough opens door to smartphone powered $100 ultrasound machine
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•Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation — no bigger than …read more Source:: Science
A paper battery powered by bacteria
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•In remote areas of the world, everyday items like electrical outlets and batteries are luxuries. Health care workers in these areas often lack electricity to power diagnostic devices, and commercial …read more Source:: Science
Newborns or survivors? The unexpected matter found in hostile black hole winds
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•The existence of large numbers of molecules in winds powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies has puzzled astronomers since they were discovered more than a decade …read more Source:: Science
Redis module speeds Spark-powered machine learning
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•By Serdar Yegulalp In-memory data store Redis recently acquired a module architecture to expand functionality. The latest module is a machine learning add-on that accelerates delivery of results from trained data rather …read more Source:: OpenSource