Why Is Elon Musk Buying This Rare Metal Hand Over Fist? Elon Musk relies on one crucial resource: lithium. Lithium is the “fuel” in the batteries that power Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) cars. Commodity prices from crude oil to iron and copper have dropped all worldwide. But there is one notable exception: lithium. The price…
Month: June 2016
An Unearthly Sound is Emanating From the Caribbean Sea
Beneath the hum of ship traffic and the chatter of marine life, another sound is emanating from the Caribbean Sea. It’s far too low pitched for humans to hear, but its signature can be detected from space. Scientists have never seen—or heard—anything like it. Located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea features…
New Era’ of Astrophysics: Why Gravitational Waves Are So Important
There was big news in astrophysics this week: An experiment detected ripples in space-time, known as gravitational waves, created by two black holes colliding in space 1.4 billion light-years from Earth. That certainly sounds … complicated. But what’s the big deal, exactly? Why are scientists so excited about this new discovery? What does it tell…
Why Is Chrome Using up So Much RAM? (And How to Fix It Right Now)
If you’ve done any research at all into different browsers, you’re likely familiar with the fact that Chrome can be a bit of a resource hog — looking at Task Manager or Activity Monitor, you’ll often see Chrome at the top of the list. But why does it use up so much RAM, especially compared…
Remembering Anton Yelchin, 1989-2016
StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report that Anton Yelchin, Star Trek’s current Chekov, died today, June 19, at the age of 27. The actor was killed, in a freak accident, at home in Los Angeles by his own car. Yelchin played Chekov in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness and will be seen next…
The original Halo Wars is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10
Ensemble Studios’ Xbox 360 game Halo Wars is getting an overhaul for Xbox One and Windows 10. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition will bring improved graphics, additional achievements and all of the game’s downloadable content to modern platforms, according to an announcement from Microsoft and 343 Industries. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition will be included as part…
Facebook CEO Predicts Computers Will Soon Be Able to Read Our Minds
Tech giant Mark Zuckerberg is claiming that social media platforms will soon be able to read users minds and beam their emotions straight onto the internet. As internet users seem less and less concerned with their privacy, and willing to share the most intimate details of their lives on the internet, his ideas may not be far fetched. While…
The New NASA X-Plane Will Be Fully Electric
Last year, NASA casually announced its intention to disrupt the aviation industry by sticking fully electric commercial passenger planes in the sky in 20 years. In a small step toward that goal, space agency director Charles Bolden has just announced plans for the X-57, the first all-electric addition to the famous X-plane series. The single-seater…
Apple patented an iPhone with a wraparound screen
Last month we saw Apple was already getting creative with screen placement in its patent filings, with some wild and wacky iPad setups, but this latest patent is truly out there. A new patent, filed in April of last year and just published, describes a method for building a “portable electronic device with a wraparound…
7 Takeaways in the Success of Elon Musk for Young Entrepreneurs
Elon Musk is among the top entrepreneurs who are in the news almost every day and have a vast impact on the latest technology trends. One day you will see Elon Musk in the news for Tesla motors and the other day you will be watching him celebrating the achievements at SpaceX. As an entrepreneur,…
Steve Wozniak: “I Invented A Mac Virus But Destroyed It Because It Was So Scary”
Short: Recently Steve Wozniak dropped by Conan Christopher O’Brien, an American comedian, writer and television host, at a late-night talk show on the cable channel TBS. While discussing the FBI case with Apple, he shared one of the most interesting stories about writing mac viruses back in his early days. Recently, Conan Christopher O’Brien invited Steve…
6 creative iPhone Camera tricks that’ll let you capture awesome photos
The iPhone’s camera is great, and Apple has a lot of options in the Camera app to enhance your photos, but here are a few tricks that you can use to take even better and more creative photos. Panodash You’ve probably seen photos where a person appears more than once in the same shot. Professionals…
