The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Apple a number of patents for biometric identification for mobile devices. We are talking about a new fingerprint scanning system. As you can see in the images, the Apple empire intends to use it in iPhone smartphones instead of the usual Touch ID sensor. The proposed solution involves the use of special electro-acoustic transducers, forcing special […]
At last year's IFA 2018, Huawei introduced its proprietary Kirin 980 chip, made in accordance with the 7-nanometer process technology. It became the basis of the Mate 20 line and was used in the next generation flagships, up to the P30 and P30 Pro. The company is currently working on the Kirin 985 chip, which is manufactured on a 7nm process using Extreme Ultraviolet […]
AMD's quarterly report brought a logical mention of 7nm EPYC processors with Zen 2 architecture, on which the company places special hopes in strengthening its position in the server segment, as well as increasing profit margins in aggregate terms. Lisa Su formulated a schedule for bringing these processors to the market in a rather original way: deliveries of serial Rome processors will begin this […]
Tesla has announced a price cut for solar panels produced by its SolarCity subsidiary. On the manufacturer’s website, the cost of an array of panels that allows receiving 4 kW of energy is $7980 including installation. The cost of 1 watt of energy is $1,99. Depending on the buyer’s area of residence, the price of 1 W can reach up to $1,75, which is 38% cheaper, […]
The world's largest Chinese manufacturer of liquid crystal panels, BOE Technology, continues to break away from former market leaders represented by South Korean and Taiwanese companies. According to consulting firm Qunzhi Consulting, BOE shipped 2019 million LCD screens to the market in the first quarter of 14,62, or 17% more than in the first quarter of last year. This strengthened the position of the BOE, which […]
Not long ago, analysts expressed doubt about AMD's continued ability to increase profit margins and the average selling price of its desktop processors. The company's revenue, in their opinion, will continue to grow, but due to an increase in sales volumes, and not the average price. True, this forecast does not apply to the server segment, since the potential of EPYC processors in this […]
Facebook and Oculus have announced the start date for sales of the new virtual reality headsets Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S. Both devices will be available for retail sale in 22 countries on May 21, and you can pre-order now. The cost of each of the new products is $399 for the base model. Oculus Quest is a self-contained virtual reality headset that was […]
Hello, Habr. It’s already the 21st century, and it would seem that data can be transmitted in HD quality even to Mars. However, there are still many interesting devices operating on the radio and many interesting signals can be heard. Of course, it is unrealistic to consider all of them; let’s try to choose the most interesting ones, those that can be received and decoded independently using a computer. For […]
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has published a series of images transmitted to Earth by the InSight automatic Martian probe. The InSight probe, or Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, we recall, was sent to the Red Planet about a year ago. The device successfully landed on Mars in November 2018. The main objectives of InSight are to study [...]
The use of 3D printing no longer surprises anyone. You can print objects at home and at work from both metal and plastic. All that remains is to reduce the resolution of the nozzles and increase the variety of source materials. And in each of these areas, much, much remains to be done. Scientists led by researchers from […]
The Hubble Space Telescope website published a magnificent image of a spiral galaxy designated NGC 2903. This cosmic structure was discovered back in 1784 by the famous British astronomer of German origin, William Herschel. The named galaxy is located at a distance of approximately 30 million light years from us in the constellation Leo. NGC 2903 is a spiral galaxy with […]
Every month we read news about the shortcomings and failures of education in the United States. If you believe the press, then elementary school in America is not able to teach students even basic knowledge, the knowledge given by high school is clearly not enough for admission to college, and schoolchildren who still managed to hold out until graduation from college find themselves absolutely helpless outside its walls. But recently […]
