In 2031, ESA launches its new X-ray space telescope Athena. SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research plays a large role in building one of its two instruments, the X-IFU spectrometer, by producing the camera plus the back-up detectors. SRON scientists have now successfully developed detectors that are optimized for a readout based on a special system called Frequency Domain Multiplexing. They…
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‘Fallout’ TV Series From ‘Westworld’ Creators In the Works At Amazon
According to Hollywood Reporter, “Amazon Studios has licensed the rights to the best-selling video game franchise Fallout, with married writers and showrunners Joy and Nolan attached to oversee the potential TV series.” From the report: The project is currently in development but has a series commitment penalty attached. That means that if Amazon execs like the script, Fallout would bypass the…
Cancer? Here’s your constellation
Here’s how to find the constellation Cancer in your sky. Plus Cancer’s place in sky history, lore and science. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/cancer-heres-your-constellation…
Scientists start mapping universe’s hidden web
Maps of the long filaments of gas that hold the universe together might one day help trace and unveil dark matter. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/map-universe-hidden-web-dark-matter…
Python 2 Sunsets in 107 Days. JPMorgan Isn’t Ready
In 107 days, Python 2 — first released in 2000 — will officially sunset, according to an announcement this week by “volunteers who make and take care of the Python programming language.” But according to TechRepublic, not everybody is ready:
Given Python’s popularity and ubiquity, the amount of business logic hinging on Python is quite vast, presenting an issue for organizations still…
One of America’s Biggest Markets for AI-Powered Security Cameras: Schools
New video analytics systems can “identify people, suspicious behavior and guns” in real-time, and the technology is being used by Fortune 500 companies, stadiums, retailers, and police departments, reports the Los Angeles Times. But schools are “among the most enthusiastic adopters,” they note, citing an interview with Paul Hildreth, the “emergency operations coordinator” at an Atlanta school district A year after…