firefox-gnome-theme-updated-to-work-with-nova

The unofficial GNOME theme for Firefox has been updated to work with the Firefox 157 release and its newer, rounder Nova theme. It is not a traditional Firefox theme (like the ones you can install from the Mozilla Add-ons site) but, to quote its GitHub page, a “bunch of CSSContinue Reading

wolfspeed-adds-premium-200-mm-n-type-silicon-carbide-substrate-to-its-materials-line

Wolfspeed has made its Premium 200 mm n-type silicon carbide (SiC) substrate commercially available. The company says the higher-grade starting material is designed to improve device yield through reduced defects and greater wafer-shape stability. It joins the 200 mm SiC materials portfolio that Wolfspeed brought to commercial availability in SeptemberContinue Reading

how-cabin-crew-rest-&-sleep-on-the-airbus-a350-1000

On most ultra-long-haul flights, resting for cabin crew does not typically mean just grabbing an empty row and hoping nobody needs water or another snack. Widebody aircraft like the Airbus A350-1000 are designed to carry extra staff, so that the team can rotate through planned breaks, staying sharp for serviceContinue Reading

the-metric-is-not-the-mission: the-finished-internet

The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internetContinue Reading

SpaceX Just Proved Rocket Reuse Works Better Than Anyone Expected

Bill Ingalls/nasa/Getty Images SpaceX first reused a Falcon 9 booster in 2017, putting the spaceflight company on a path to cut the cost of space access to governments and organizations keen to deploy satellites in orbit. The process involves the 135-foot-tall first-stage booster performing an autonomous touchdown minutes after deploying its payload to orbit. TheContinue Reading