On February 19, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fell back toward Earth, its fiery descent slicing across Europe's night sky. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Germany captured the event using their lidar system, running it during the predicted reentry window. A new study published in......
Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan
Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in the coming months. To ensure a smooth transition for Java Minecraft's robust modding community, the company will initially release updates on OpenGL and Vulkan,......
New discovery lets sodium-ion batteries store more energy while purifying water
University of Surrey researchers discovered a compound known as nanostructured sodium vanadate hydrate (NVOH) – a layered sodium-based material that naturally contains water within its crystalline structure. Traditionally, researchers treat such compounds with heat to evaporate that water, assuming it weakens the material's stability. The Surrey team tested that assumption......
Asus and Acer block German users from drivers and BIOS updates after patent fallout
Asus and Acer enthusiasts in Germany are frustrated after being cut off from support for their high-end systems. Tom's Hardware reports that the companies' German sites no longer serve product pages, downloads, or support content. Read Entire Article
Just for Fun: We Tested MSI’s “RTX 5090 Ti” You Probably Can’t Buy
MSI's RTX 5090 Lightning Z is a limited-run halo product built without practical constraints. We test its thermals, power draw, and performance to see what's possible at the extreme end of GPU design. Read Entire Article
ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is encountering some pushback as it undertakes a $45 billion expansion of detention centers
2 killed, 7 wounded in a street shooting after a fight in Richmond’s entertainment district
Police in Richmond, Virginia, say an apparent fight on a street in an entertainment district has ended with a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant charged with murder, staging crime scene in wife’s slaying in Ohio
Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators
Trump approves disaster assistance to DC to help with sewage spill into Potomac River
President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River
Ruling against Trump’s tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations