Month: October 2020

SAN FRANCISCO – An international consortium plans to launch a hyperspectral camera built by South Africa’s Dragonfly Aerospace on a NanoAvionics rideshare mission scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2021. The mission, called HyperActive, is designed to demonstrate the performance of Dragonfly’s miniature hyperspectral imager plus a high-gain X-band antenna and
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Samsung and Stanford University have collaborated to make an OLED display with resolutions of up to 10,000 pixels per inch (ppi). This could lead to advancement in virtual and augmented reality technologies as high pixel density results in more realistic images, according to the research. The result was achieved by expanding on existing designs for
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“Mondays are hard enough,” I thought 15 seconds into the new music video for Harry Styles’s “Golden.” It was then I knew my productivity for the day would significantly decrease. “Golden” is the fifth single off the Fine Line album, following music videos for “Watermelon Sugar,” “Adore You,” “Lights Up,” and “Falling.” After factoring in
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Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Dunkin’ Brands — Shares of the restaurant chain spiked more than 15% after the company said it held preliminary talks regarding its potential acquisition by Inspire Brands, although the company said there’s “no certainty that any agreement will be reached.” The New York Times reported that the
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Of the titles debuting in the specialty box office space this weekend, Well Go USA’s Synchronic had a decent showing, opening in 326 theaters to the tune of an estimated $225,070, averaging $690 per theater for its opening weekend. Set in New Orleans, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s sci-fi pic follows two best friends Steve
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A patient recovering from COVID-19 at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Illinois, on September 30, 2020. Terrence Antonio James | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The United States reported more than 71,600 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, approaching a record number of daily infections set in late July as the outbreak takes root across
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A Planned Parenthood virtual benefit festival called Village of Love is airing tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight Eastern. The festival will feature performances from Angel Olsen, Mac DeMarco, Kathleen Hanna, Bright Eyes, Phoebe Bridgers, Weyes Blood, Perfume Genius, Brittany Howard, Tenacious D, Kevin Morby, Margo Price, Devendra Banhart, and others. Eric Andre is also
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