Sunday, 23 October 2022

Israel to spend millions on Einstein museum

The Israeli government decided on Sunday to allocate millions of dollars for a museum to house the world's largest collection of Albert Einstein documents, the Hebrew University said.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/israel-to-spend-millions-on-einstein-museum

New data transmission record set using a single laser and a single optical chip

An international group of researchers from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden have achieved dizzying data transmission speeds and are the first in the world to transmit more than 1 petabit per second (Pbit/s) using only a single laser and a single optical chip.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/new-data-transmission-record-set-using-a-single-laser-and-a-single-optical-chip

Partial solar eclipse from Iceland to India on Tuesday

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, with amateur astronomers warned to take care watching the rare phenomenon.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/partial-solar-eclipse-from-iceland-to-india-on-tuesday

Farmers in US Midwest struggle amid prolonged drought

Months without rain have left farmers across the vast US Midwest, part of the country's essential "breadbasket," seeing crop yields in freefall, with some fields too damaged to harvest.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/farmers-in-us-midwest-struggle-amid-prolonged-drought

Major Hurricane Roslyn approaches Mexico's Pacific coast

Communities along the west coast of Mexico prepared Saturday for Hurricane Roslyn, a major Category 4 storm, as the US National Hurricane Center warned of potentially damaging winds, dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/major-hurricane-roslyn-approaches-mexicos-pacific-coast

India launches 36 internet satellites delayed by Ukraine war

India launched a rocket carrying 36 private internet satellites on early Sunday, stepping in to keep the orbital constellation growing after a monthslong interruption related to the war in Ukraine.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/india-launches-36-internet-satellites-delayed-by-ukraine-war