A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

Image of the Day for June 4, 2026 An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way. Jun 04, 2026 View more Images of the Day: One of the first images transmitted back to Earth from the Artemis II mission was a stunner.Continue Reading

Pigeons May Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field Using Superparamagnetic Immune Cells in Their Livers

Scientists have identified supermagnetic macrophages in the livers of homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) that appear essential for navigation when the Sun is not visible, pointing to an entirely new mechanism for animal magnetoreception. The post Pigeons May Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field Using Superparamagnetic Immune Cells in Their Livers appearedContinue Reading

linux-kernel-6.18:-key-feature-highlights

We round up the key feature sets of Linux Kernel 6.18. Linus Torvalds released Linux Kernel 6.18 on November 30, 2025. This is the last mainline kernel of the year and is expected to become the 2025 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel. It brings many new features and hardware updatesContinue Reading

Rivian just achieved something Tesla has long dominated

Tesla (TSLA) has developed one of the most important advantages in the electric vehicle (EV) industry over the years. The corporation doesn’t only move a lot of EVs. It has also been a benchmark for maximizing the driving range from every kilowatt-hour of battery capacity. It matters to drivers who …Continue Reading

Nvidia N1X officially confirmed to arrive as the RTX Spark

Nvidia’s long-awaited Windows on ARM chip is finally here. It is made on an unspecified 3 nm node from TSMC. Formerly known as the N1X , which was likely its internal codename, the chip will launch as the RTX Spark. It won’t be the only one, with Nvidia stating other, lower-specced SKUs expected to surfaceContinue Reading

a-closer-look-at-hairpin-motor-windings

Hairpin windings squeeze more copper into a motor’s stator, but the gains depend on frequency, current, insulation and process cost. The evocatively-named hairpin winding has been touted by various motor manufacturers as the next step in the evolution of EV traction motors for, oh, a good 10-15 years at thisContinue Reading