Artificial intelligence has reached deep into our lives, though you might be hard pressed to point to obvious examples of it. Among countless other behind-the-scenes chores, neural networks power our virtual assistants, make online shopping recommendations, recognize people in our snapshots, scrutinize our banking transactions for evidence of fraud, transcribe our voice messages, and weed…
The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has filed a total of 31 criminal charges against PG&E. The 2020 Zogg Fire killed four people. There are felony charges for sparking the 2020 Zogg Fire through criminal negligence and four counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges also include enhancements for injury to a firefighter who was paralyzed…
Home » Science » Record Data Speed – 319 Terabits per Second Over 3,001 km Researchers constructed a transmission system that makes full use of wavelength division multiplexing technology by combining different amplifier technologies, to achieve a transmission demonstration with date-rate of 319 terabits per second, over a distance of 3,001 km. Using a common…
SpaceX has launched the first Starlink v1.5 satellites which have laser communication between satellites. Starlink v2.0 satellites will also launch within the next three months in 2021. Version 2.0 satellites will be significantly more capable. SpaceX will transition to Gen2 satellites which will be larger and much faster. SpaceX started launching v1.5 Starlink satellites with…
Home » Science » Ohio Researchers Use SpaceX Starlink for GPS Location Ohio researchers Kassas and his research team studied the Starlink system and analyzed signals being sent by the satellites. They developed an algorithm that could use the signals of multiple satellites to locate a position on Earth. Then, they set up an antenna…
High, rocky peaks are no longer an insurmountable hurdle for ever fiercer flames fueled by heat and droughtEcho Summit glows ominously as a firefighting dozer is hauled up Highway 50 to fight the approaching Caldor Fire, Aug. 29, 2021. Credit: Karl Mondon Getty Images Californians have long thought of the Sierra Nevada mountains as a…
Hurricane Sam is churning across the Atlantic Ocean as a Category 4 storm after it ballooned into a major maelstrom in a few short days. Still a tropical storm as of Thursday night, Sam intensified into a Category 3 hurricane by Saturday morning, then continued to strengthen. According to the National Hurricane Center, it’s expected…
Rarely has a footnote garnered so much positive attention, but a reference in the newly updated prostate cancer guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has prostate cancer specialists excited about the prospects for incorporating the highly sensitive imaging modality PSMA-PET into daily practice. PSMA-PET (prostate-specific membrane antigen positron-emission tomography) involves use of a…
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Two of the three late-breaking abstract sessions coming up this week at the Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2021 Annual Meeting are filled with the most recent evidence on COVID-19 prevention and treatment. Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, a vice chair of the conference,…
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A common inert ingredient may be the culprit behind the rare allergic reactions reported among individuals who have received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, according to investigators at a large regional health center that was among the first to administer the shots. Blood…