Month: July 2022

An illustration of the ANU metasurfaces. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Usually, when light travels through a material, it produces an image. But when it passes through a new material developed by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU), it produces two completely independent and different images – as different, in fact, as the iconic outline
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Defense Innovation Unit’s Steve Butow: ‘We want to make GEO cool again’ WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites.  “Imagine a world where every 18 to 24 months, you could simply upgrade the processor
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A technologist inspects a computer chip. Sefa Ozel | Getty Images Severe weather will delay the Senate’s push to quickly pass funding to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing and boost U.S. competitiveness with China, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday. The bill was expected to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on
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News Pulp Reuniting for Shows in 2023, Jarvis Cocker Says The details are unclear, but one thing seems to be certain: “Next year Pulp are going to play some concerts.” By Evan Minsker July 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter David Wolff – Patrick/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Pulp will reunite for a series of concerts in 2023,
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There are grave concerns that the U.S. and other countries are not doing enough to contain monkeypox from becoming a large scale global outbreak, according to an infectious disease epidemiologist. Over the weekend, the World Health Organization activated its highest alert level for the virus, labeling monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The
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On July 20th, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, told the Russian news outlets Tass, RIA Novotni, and Sputnik that Russia wants to take the war in the Ukraine much farther than the territories that Russia now controls in the Donbas and Luhansk regions. Russia wants to move south, west, and north  to the regions of
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In this article NEM JD RYAAY Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland. Jason Cairnduff | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Monday. Newmont — Newmont shares tumbled 11.9% after the mining company reported a disappointing second-quarter profit. The company reported
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UPDATE, writethru: Hollywood movies had another solid holdover session at the international box office this weekend, with slight drops essentially across the board — and some new or near milestones as audiences continue to flock to cinemas for varied fare (it helps that the mercury mercifully let up in certain areas). There were no new
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TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat said July 25 it is in talks to merge with OneWeb to create a global multi-orbit satellite broadband operator. The deal would combine France-based Eutelsat’s satellite fleet in geostationary orbit (GEO) with British startup OneWeb’s constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO). Eutelsat already owns 23% of OneWeb, and has been building
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Before this little one was spitting beats and rapping her way to the Grammy’s stage, she was just a cool, little girl break dancing her socks off and bouncing between New York and Los Angeles, California. This cute kid knows how to entertain a crowd and keep her fans … AKA her ‘Kittens’ on their
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