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SpaceX Launched Military Satellites Designed to Track Hypersonic Missiles

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Two prototype satellites for the Missile Defense Agency and four missile-tracking satellites for the US Space Force rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast. These satellites are part of a new generation of spacecraft designed to track hypersonic missiles launched by China or Russia and perhaps emerging missile threats … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro now has over 1,000 apps specifically designed for the new device

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Mark Zuckerberg may be laughing off the competition in the AR/VR headset market, but Apple’s Vision Pro is gaining traction — with developers, at least. On Tuesday, Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak, announced on X that the company’s “spatial computing” headset now has over 1,000 apps designed specifically to take advantage … Read more

This education-based Linux distro is designed for schools – and it’s free

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Escuelas Linux is a desktop that is simple and elegant to use. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Escuelas Linux is free to download and install on as many computers as you need.With a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, this makes for a great education environment.Creating an ISO for installation can be … Read more

Physicists Designed an Experiment to Turn Light Into Matter

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Plasma could be wrangled to collide photons and yield matter, according to physicists who ran simulations to explore the practical applications of a world-famous equation. Gizmodo’s Top Five Gadgets of 2023 The equation at work here is Einstein’s E = mc^2, which establishes a relationship between energy and mass; specifically, the equation holds that energy … Read more

Meet the 36-Year-Old Scientist Who Designed a Foiling Boat That Could Reshape the Industry

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Sampriti Bhattacharyya broke free of the traditional gender constraints in her native India to become the founder and CEO of a pioneering electric-boatbuilder in the U.S. But ironically, when we connect via Zoom, she’s back in the confines of her teenage bedroom in Kolkata for the first time in seven years. She points out the … Read more

Western-made armor isn’t working in Ukraine because it wasn’t designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says

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Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard participate in a blank fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, on August 25, 2023, north of Trondheim, Norway.Jonathan Nackstrand /AFP via Getty Images Western armor isn’t cutting it in Ukraine, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal. Taras Chmut said Western-made tanks are not designed for an “all-out” … Read more

The Lotus Emeya is a brilliant speedy EV sedan designed to tackle Porsche

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Lotus revealed Thursday night in New York Metropolis the Emeya, an all-electric four-door grand tourer that goals to compete with the likes of Porsche on velocity, tech and luxurious and assist rework the Chinese language-owned British automaker into a worldwide efficiency model by 2028. The flagship automobile launch comes at an auspicious time for the … Read more

Corsair’s first standing desk is designed for gaming, streaming, and extra

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Corsair’s Platform:6 is a modular standing desk that’s being focused at everybody from distant employees to content material creators and, naturally, PC avid gamers. It’ll be accessible to buy within the fourth quarter of this yr, however Corsair’s web site isn’t at present itemizing any costs for the desk or its many, many equipment. With … Read more