If you want some heady, “light” reading check out this articles on the physics of the universe. We have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics — one of our two most fundamental scientific theories, together with Einstein’s theory of relativity — that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality. For more, check…
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Fastest Discrete Graphics Memory From Micron
Along with yesterday’s news of the new NVIDIA products, comes the announcement from Micron they are helping to power those new products. Micron Technology today announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system bandwidth up to 1 terabyte per second (TB/s). Working with visual computing technology leader NVIDIA, Micron…
NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs
NVIDIA is claiming the new GeForce RTX 30 Series, NVIDIA’s second-generation RTX GPUs, deliver up to 2x the performance and 1.9x the power efficiency over previous-generation GPUs. The GeForce RTX 3090 is the world’s first GPU able to play blockbuster games at 60 fps in 8K resolution, which is 4x the pixels of 4K and…
WoW Shadowlands Will Require an SSD
Not the normal thing I would post, but I think this is significant. I think you may be seeing that more and more as the games get larger and larger. For previous expansions, the minimum requirements list 70 GB on a 7200 RPM HDD (hard disk drive), the recommended specs list 70 GB available on…
Alternatives to Zoom
If Zoom’s out, what about WebEx, Google Meet or Skype? We took a good hard at four competitors this week, which all offer tiers of free service. Zoom is still far and away the most popular of all of them, top-ranked on Apple and Google’s app store download chart, along with Messenger (No. 10), Microsoft…
EPA approves a virus-killing coating for American Airlines
This is welcomed news. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it has granted emergency approval for American Airlines (AAL.O) to use a disinfectant against the coronavirus on certain surfaces that lasts for up to seven days, and is studying whether it could be effective in places like schools. For more, check out this…
TSMC talks about chips down to 3nm
TSMC is showcasing the latest developments in its advanced logic technology, specialty technologies, 3DIC system integration solutions, and design enablement ecosystem at the Company’s first online Technology Symposium and Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum. TSMC’s industry-leading 5 nanometer (nm) N5 technology entered volume production this year and defect density reduction is proceeding faster than…
Your Wi-Fi network may need a boost
With school and work at home during the Corona virus crisis, your Wi-Fi network may need a boost. Fortunately, you have a few methods of improving the speed, range and overall performance of your home network, with several easy-to-follow suggestions below – plus there’s a new wireless standard you should familiarize yourself with called Wi-Fi…
How Earth’s gravity changed record-breaking space rock’s path forever
The asteroid 2020 QG won’t soon forget its run-in with Earth. “It’s really cool to see a small asteroid come by this close, because we can see the Earth’s gravity dramatically bend its trajectory,” Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, said in a…
World’s Smallest Flying Car Targets 2023 Launch
It will be in the air long before it reaches average road speeds. SkyDrive is a Japanese aero/auto startup helmed by former Toyota engineer Tomohiro Fukuzawa. The Tokyo-based company has ambitious plans to design and develop the world’s smallest flying car with aspirations of launching a flying taxi service as soon as 2023. By 2050,…