Gladys West, the mathematician and computer scientist integral to the creation of #GPS, has passed away. She left a lasting impact on mathematics, geodesy, and computer science. spectrum.ieee.org/gladys-west-...

Latest news in the semiconductor industry semiengineering.com/chip-industr... #semiconductor

youtube.com/watch?v=3Bzw... Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam Remembering Seán O'Sé and the pleasure he gave who died today

2,300 transistors to 5,500,000 transistors in 24 years.

The final version of our Dawes Review on the Dynamic Radio Sky is now published! doi.org/10.1017/pasa... Everything you need to know about what causes radio transients: how we detect them, the history of radio transient surveys, and what new widefield radio telescopes will do. #RadioAstronomy 🔭☄️🧪

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia and Matthew Leonard from Renesas explore the benefits that ForgeFPGAs, low density FPGA solutions from Renesas, bring to a variety of applications including computing and storage, wearables, and consumer electronics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLYH...

Kickstart your future in science 🚀 Have you ever wondered what it’s like to conduct your own experiment at CERN? High-school students from all over the world can now apply for the Beamline for Schools (#BL4S) competition.

I miss the old Morrissey lyrics.

Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space www.space.com/space-explor...

Ex–Google CEO funds private space telescope bigger than Hubble | Science | AAAS 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Latest news in the chip industry semiengineering.com/chip-industr... #semiconductor #CES2026 #VLSI

#RonnieDrew #Dubliners 🍀

Cronaca 🔗 Addio a Guido Nasi, rimase tetraplegico a 17 anni dopo un'aggressione a Dublino Diventato scrittore aveva pubblicato un libro autobiografico dal titolo "Il lottatore" #piemonte #torinooggi

Lego crams an ASIC in a brick to keep kids interested

'Irish is becoming so trendy' - grassroots Gaeilge movement is growing around Ireland

A Dublin man is leading the construction of the world's largest ever telescope. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is approximately 70% built in the Andes Mountains in Chile

A fully 3D-printed optical microscope for low-cost histological imaging https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.16.628684v1

#Robotic #microscopy for everyone: The #OpenFlexure #OpenSource #microscope: -#3Dprinted -fully #automated using #RaspberryPi & #PiCam doi.org/10.1364/BOE.... #DIYbio #lab #instruments #imaging #OFM #fluorescence #MINT #STEM #education

Moonrise over Roscommon

A new type of telescope designed to accelerate a new sort of astronomy was completed this year on a mountaintop in Chile. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will relentlessly sweep across the heavens. Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx

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Brain Chips and Foldable iPhones: New Tech in 2026

Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices

What a year for the James Webb Space Telescope! From identifying frozen water in a young star system to wowing us with great images of the distant universe, Webb has exceeded our expectations in 2025. 🔭 https://youtube.com/shorts/kf-mjdxK6KM

Remembering Michael Nesmith (30 December 1942 – 10 December 2021) born #OnThisDay in Houston, Texas

Remembering Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones on their birthdays. Here they are with Micky Dolenz performing a beautiful version of Nine Times Blue on the Johnny Cash Show in 1969 (Peter Tork had left The Monkees shortly before this recording) youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...

“By eliminating entry-level jobs, AI may destroy the ladder of apprenticeship necessary to develop artists, and it could leave behind a culture driven by nepo babies and chatbots,” Nick Geisler argues.

I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were: MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles) Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna) MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls) MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)

A unique monument in Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Clocha na hÉireann - the Stones of Ireland Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a map of Ireland, with each county represented by its own local stone, carved by a stonemason from each county. #SpéirGhorm #IrishNews

An academic system run by pensioners? I, uh, I wonder what that would be like. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

"It’s safe to say that in the second week of January in 1977, the film business had no idea what was about to land at the turnstiles from a galaxy far, far away. But they were warned with this teaser ad. From the Jan. 12, 1977, edition of Variety."

Chris Davis' Altair-Duino 680 is an Arduino Due (SAM3X8E)-based kit that lets you build a recreation of the Altair 680 computer: www.tindie.com/products/kb0...

Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth.

There’s a lot of weird ways to store a bit.

 Delay Line Memory might be the strangest. 

 Essentially, sound waves looped through a medium, creating a sequential “memory” inside the material itself.

 Alan Turing suggested using…Gin

New Irish Folklore Commission Schools’ Project where kids have to preserve vanishing online culture by interviewing elder Millennials

Latest news in the chip industry semiengineering.com/chip-industr... #semiconductor

Interdesign was founded by a designer who was laid off from Signetics in 1970. With Hans Camenzind's design of the 555 timer IC, the company became a multimillion-dollar success, creating many impactful technology products. This is Interdesign's story. emedia.digikey.com/view/8770579...

📢 Novità da TechRM! FPGA per progettisti embedded: cosa sono e perché usarle (iCE40UP5K) by @techrmcom: https://www.techrm.com/it/fpga-per-progettisti-embedded-cosa-sono-e-perche-usarle-ice40up5k/ 🌍 Esplora di più su TechRM! #Innovazione #Arduino #ProgettiDIY #ProgettazioneElettronica #ESP32

Listen to protons oscillating under Earth's magnetic field by building a proton-precession magnetometer for yourself for under $100. spectrum.ieee.org/listen-to-pr...

Why do #biomedical devices fail? The biggest reasons are device design, process control, nonconforming materials, software issues, and packaging issues. spectrum.ieee.org/medical-devi...

Could This Tiny Clock Rival Atomic Precision?

Startups Aim to Integrate Radio Cables With GPUs

Misspelled 1999 BRB, setting up usenet on a Raspberry Pi and punching a hole thru my firewall.

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones and that could drive up those prices too. n.pr/49aDwVE

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