Engineers develop new sensor to detect tiny individual nanoparticles
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-sensor-tiny-individual-nanoparticles.html#jCp
Sunday, July 5, 2015
detect tiny individual nanoparticles
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-sensor-tiny-individual-nanoparticles.html#jCp
info about USBs
Since its release in 2000, USB 2.0
has made its way in almost every device imaginable… computers, laptops,
tablets, phones, cameras, storage devices and even bitcoin miners. While
it has enjoyed tremendous popularity for over a decade, its successor
USB 3.0 has been gaining rapid adoption among newer devices.
On paper, USB 2.0 is capable of transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps while USB 3.0 caps out at 5,000 Mbps. This would suggest that USB 3.0 is at least 10 times than USB 2.0, but we all know these figures are meaningless unless it’s backed up by real world tests.
Real world speed tests done by many trusted brands have all led to similar results: USB 3.0 is about 3 times (2.5 times to 3.5 times) faster than USB 2.0. While this falls short of its marketing claim, 3 times faster is still a significant speed boost.
However, most articles fail to mention one very important point: Not all devices will benefit from USB 3.0’s superior transfer rates. Yes, external hard drives and flash drives will be able to take full advantage of USB 3.0’s speed boost. USB 3.0 mobile phones and tablets are also 2 to 3 times faster when transferring large files from their internal memories.
But for other USB devices such as external optical drives, keyboards, mice, webcams, printers, speakers, network adapters etc… there is little performance difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0.
A USB 2.0 port is able to deliver 0.5 A of power while USB 3.0 is able to output 0.9 A. This means two things: USB 3.0 devices are able to charge faster and USB 3.0 ports can support more power-hungry devices.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 is the first phone in the world with a USB 3.0 port, making it ideal for comparing USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 charging speeds.
The Note 3 was connected to a desktop computer’s USB 2.0 port and recorded the time it took for the phone battery to charge from 0 to 100%. The same process was then repeated with a USB 3.0 port and a wall charger.
Charge Time
- USB 2.0
7 h 48 min
- USB 3.0
5 h 8 min
- Wall Charger
2 h 15 min
Color is the key to telling the difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. In almost all cases, USB 3.0 ports are blue while USB 2.0 ports are black or white in color.
Standard USB cables follow the same color scheme as well. In the image below, we can see that USB 2.0 connectors are white (or black), while USB 3.0 connectors are blue in color. It is also common to find a “SS” (SuperSpeed) label on USB 3.0 cables.
As for Micro USB cables (often used with mobile phones, tablets and external hard drives), you can tell the difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0 from the shapes of their connectors – Micro USB 3.0 connectors are wider than 2.0 ones. If you look closer at the image below, you will be able to spot a “SS” label on the Micro USB 3.0 cable as well.
USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, so the short answer is yes. To make things clear and simple:
USB 2.0 port + USB 2.0 device = USB 2.0 performance
USB 2.0 port + USB 3.0 device = USB 2.0 performance
USB 3.0 port + USB 2.0 device = USB 2.0 performance
USB 3.0 port + USB 3.0 device = USB 3.0 performance
Any combination will work… but to
take advantage USB 3.0’s improved speed and charging, you’ll need 3
ingredients: USB 3.0 port, USB 3.0 device and USB 3.0 cable.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Apple Watch OS 2
Here we give you a list of futuristic features which you can expect from the Apple Watch OS 2.
Direct Wi-Fi connect
The Apple watch will be able to connect to Wi-Fi without the need of iPhone. Its advantage is that it allows you to leave your phone in your room and use it as an alternative to pick calls and send instant messages in a quick glance. However, Android has already developed this technology in their smartwear.
how it is
Airbus unveiled the all-new Airbus H160 medium-sized helicopter—previously
known as the X4—at a recent industry event in Orlando, Fla., proudly
claiming that it represents a new generation in cutting-edge design and
operating efficiency. The aircraft’s fully composite airframe reduces
weight without compromising strength, requires less maintenance, and
resists corrosion and wear. The distinctive double-canted tail
incorporates the biggest Fenestron shrouded tail rotor ever made, which
reduces noise and vibration while enhancing stability and aerodynamic
efficiency. Airbus says the H160 will use up to 20 percent less fuel
than the current generation of similar-sized helicopters.
Powered by two new fuel-efficient Turbomeca Arrano turboshaft engines, the H160 can carry up to 12 passengers at a cruising speed of about 185 mph for distances beyond 500 miles. Other features include an all-new biplane stabilizer that makes it easier for the pilot to maneuver during low-speed flight and while hovering, and Blue Edge main rotor blades that reduce exterior noise by 50 percent. The H160 is the first aircraft to be branded as an Airbus Helicopter, as the company leaves behind the Eurocopter brand to better reflect its global scope. First flight is expected later this year, with deliveries to start in 2018; the company has not yet announced a price.
- See more at: http://robbreport.com/aviation/airbus-h160-helicopter-technological-tour-de-force#sthash.RvgmVgDs.dpuf
Powered by two new fuel-efficient Turbomeca Arrano turboshaft engines, the H160 can carry up to 12 passengers at a cruising speed of about 185 mph for distances beyond 500 miles. Other features include an all-new biplane stabilizer that makes it easier for the pilot to maneuver during low-speed flight and while hovering, and Blue Edge main rotor blades that reduce exterior noise by 50 percent. The H160 is the first aircraft to be branded as an Airbus Helicopter, as the company leaves behind the Eurocopter brand to better reflect its global scope. First flight is expected later this year, with deliveries to start in 2018; the company has not yet announced a price.
- See more at: http://robbreport.com/aviation/airbus-h160-helicopter-technological-tour-de-force#sthash.RvgmVgDs.dpuf
Airbus unveiled the all-new Airbus H160 medium-sized helicopter—previously
known as the X4—at a recent industry event in Orlando, Fla., proudly
claiming that it represents a new generation in cutting-edge design and
operating efficiency. The aircraft’s fully composite airframe reduces
weight without compromising strength, requires less maintenance, and
resists corrosion and wear. The distinctive double-canted tail
incorporates the biggest Fenestron shrouded tail rotor ever made, which
reduces noise and vibration while enhancing stability and aerodynamic
efficiency. Airbus says the H160 will use up to 20 percent less fuel
than the current generation of similar-sized helicopters.
Powered by two new fuel-efficient Turbomeca Arrano turboshaft engines, the H160 can carry up to 12 passengers at a cruising speed of about 185 mph for distances beyond 500 miles. Other features include an all-new biplane stabilizer that makes it easier for the pilot to maneuver during low-speed flight and while hovering, and Blue Edge main rotor blades that reduce exterior noise by 50 percent. The H160 is the first aircraft to be branded as an Airbus Helicopter, as the company leaves behind the Eurocopter brand to better reflect its global scope. First flight is expected later this year, with deliveries to start in 2018; the company has not yet announced a price.
- See more at: http://robbreport.com/aviation/airbus-h160-helicopter-technological-tour-de-force#sthash.RvgmVgDs.dpuf
Powered by two new fuel-efficient Turbomeca Arrano turboshaft engines, the H160 can carry up to 12 passengers at a cruising speed of about 185 mph for distances beyond 500 miles. Other features include an all-new biplane stabilizer that makes it easier for the pilot to maneuver during low-speed flight and while hovering, and Blue Edge main rotor blades that reduce exterior noise by 50 percent. The H160 is the first aircraft to be branded as an Airbus Helicopter, as the company leaves behind the Eurocopter brand to better reflect its global scope. First flight is expected later this year, with deliveries to start in 2018; the company has not yet announced a price.
- See more at: http://robbreport.com/aviation/airbus-h160-helicopter-technological-tour-de-force#sthash.RvgmVgDs.dpuf
The Airbus H160 Helicopter Is a Technological Tour de Force
The Airbus H160 Helicopter Is a Technological Tour de Force
The Airbus H160 Helicopter Is a Technological Tour de Force
Strand Craft
Strand Craft has unveiled the Strand Craft 166, an
uncompromising superyacht that is as outrageous as it is daring.
Designed entirely around an automotive theme, this yacht is ideal for
owners who are addicted to that new leather smell. Her low stance,
enormous length and curled haunches give this vessel a dynamic aesthetic
that is guaranteed to turn heads in the the most well appointed
marinas.
Contributing to the sleek profile of the yacht is the retractable
flybridge and radar mast that retreat into the skin of the yacht when
not in use. Both can be deployed independently of each other and are
available only when they are required, ensuring the yacht keeps the
cleanest possible lines for making that first impression. Strengthening
this philosophy are the twin concealed entrances to the yacht, hiding
the stairway to the upper aft deck as well as providing access to the
garage, bar and lounge areas.
Concealed beneath the carbon fibre inlaid fore deck is a sun deck
equipped with a large jacuzzi, sporting a built-in bar to ensure that
every party is well catered for. Access is through a vertically sliding
glass door in the windscreen of the pilot house where there is ample
seating for 8 guests. The pilot house itself opens up to the lounge to
provide a smooth transition and connection between the driver and the
main guest area and at the same time letting in light from the main
windscreen to the spaces below.
Private Mode Browsing
Private Mode Browsing of all the browsers are the same. A new window opens that is
independent from the main session. Just like the main session users can
open as many sites as they want to open.
There is however a difference between the functioning of Firefox private browsing mode and google chrome's incognito mode.
In google chrome when you close the browser after using the incognito mode the data cannot be restored. Not everyone needs the private mode of browsing as If you search of a website of something that you need and after finding it you close the window than this information that you searched cannot be restored and if you do not remember the exact site that you searched you cannot reopen it as the data is not saved.
But in Firefox this feature is different. In Firefox data can be restored in the same way just like in the normal browser which is by using ctrl+shift-t. It can also be achieved by right click on the tab bar and undo close tabs from the context menu.
Other browser like opera and internet explorer also use private browsing. Opera is chromium based so its private browsing mode is just like that of google chrome’s incognito and the closed tab cannot be restored while internet explorer handles private browsing just like Firefox.
Comparing these browsers and their private browsing a question arises that is why these applications are different in re-opening the tabs once after they are closed. There is no official answer to this but an appropriate and logical reason can be that the browser that can re-open the closed tabs holds data on a window level while the browsers that cannot re-open the closed tabs in incognito mode like google chrome and opera hold data on tab level.
It makes google chrome’s incognito mode more private as there is no restoration of a tab once after it is closed.
There is however a difference between the functioning of Firefox private browsing mode and google chrome's incognito mode.
In google chrome when you close the browser after using the incognito mode the data cannot be restored. Not everyone needs the private mode of browsing as If you search of a website of something that you need and after finding it you close the window than this information that you searched cannot be restored and if you do not remember the exact site that you searched you cannot reopen it as the data is not saved.
But in Firefox this feature is different. In Firefox data can be restored in the same way just like in the normal browser which is by using ctrl+shift-t. It can also be achieved by right click on the tab bar and undo close tabs from the context menu.
Other browser like opera and internet explorer also use private browsing. Opera is chromium based so its private browsing mode is just like that of google chrome’s incognito and the closed tab cannot be restored while internet explorer handles private browsing just like Firefox.
Comparing these browsers and their private browsing a question arises that is why these applications are different in re-opening the tabs once after they are closed. There is no official answer to this but an appropriate and logical reason can be that the browser that can re-open the closed tabs holds data on a window level while the browsers that cannot re-open the closed tabs in incognito mode like google chrome and opera hold data on tab level.
It makes google chrome’s incognito mode more private as there is no restoration of a tab once after it is closed.
Less Power Consumption
Less Power Consumption
another gaming laptop
MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K
The Ghost Pro is a diverse piece it has a big screen of 15 inches to enjoy gaming visuals and is sleek enough to fit in your backpack. As said “Beauty with brains”.
Design: A safe bet for the casual users as the laptop is packed sturdy. The laptop has the highest resolution (1620p) of 3K display (15.6inch) the highest you can ever come across.
Performance: The laptop is equipped with a 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-4710HQ quad-core processor and 16GB of RAM is the typical gaming laptop that has everything of required standards nothing above nor below.
Graphics: The graphic card used here is Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M graphics card with a dedicated memory of 6 GB.
Battery Life: The system lasts 3 hour 17 minutes when tested for its battery backup.
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