A team of researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, has discovered a new mechanism involved in the generation of paired photons. In this illustration, one photon (purple) carries a million times the energy of another (yellow). Image credit: NASA / Sonoma State University / Aurore Simonnet. The …
Read More »Juno Completes Fifth Jupiter Flyby
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully completed its fifth flyby of the gas giant Jupiter on March 27, 2017. Part of Jupiter’s ‘string of pearls.’ Juno captured this image with its JunoCam instrument on March 27, 2017. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS. At the time of closest approach, …
Read More »Titan Has ‘Electrically-Charged’ Hydrocarbon Sands
Low-density organic granules that cover the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan are ‘electrically charged,’ according to new experiments done by scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology. An artist’s rendering of the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Image credit: Benjamin de Bivort, debivort.org / CC BY-SA 3.0. The research, …
Read More »SearchCap: Fred report, Bing Ads budgets & Google rich cards
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says it has now tracked 4 billion store visits from adsMar 29, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The company says thousands more advertisers will gain access …
Read More »Explore Ontario’s Stunning Muskoka Lakes Region This Spring 2017
Photo: henderson_cottage on Instagram While the vision of cottage season may still be several weeks away, the gradually warmer days ahead means that Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes region is the perfect place for a springtime getaway. Whether it’s a couples’ retreat, family trip or a weekend with friends, Muskoka Lakes just might …
Read More »Growing Old is Optional! More Stories of Amazing Accomplishments by People Older than You
Age is just a number. In fact, even the word “old” means less and less these days as many of us stay healthy and active well past the traditional retirement age of 65. Is 80 the new 40? Or, is 100 a better benchmark age for enjoying life and achieving …
Read More »By the Numbers: 11 Figures You Need to Know for a Secure Retirement
Figuring out if you can retire securely can sometimes feel like the most complicated word problem ever. Just figuring out which retirement number to worry about can be perplexing. And then there is the further complication of knowing how they all fit together. Here is your guide to the 11 …
Read More »Microsoft claims 10 million ‘fans’ help it test Windows 10, but it’s sure got a funny definition of that word
When Microsoft was still building Windows 10, it launched the Windows Insider program to push fast and slow updates to customers who were also willing to serve as beta testers. Today, the company declared this approach was both inspired by Xbox and has created a network of 10 million “fans” …
Read More »Facebook tests a second News Feed headed by a rocket ship icon
Facebook’s launch of Stories may be the social network’s big news of the week, but some Facebook users have spotted another addition, and are thoroughly confused. A “rocket ship” icon has popped up in the app of select users worldwide, adjacent to the News Feed button. Its appearance is prompting …
Read More »App Annie: Android to top iOS in app store revenue this year
Apple will lose its lead over Android in terms of revenue generated by mobile apps this year, according to a new report from App Annie, out today. However, the firm’s estimate is based on including third-party Android app stores in its forecast, not just Google Play. When the Apple App …
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