Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
A car crashed into the broadband cabinet at the end of my road a few weeks ago and since then my internet has been cutting out intermittently. I am working from home so this has been frustrating. On one day, I had no internet at all as Openreach tried to fix the issue. I am … Read more
There are tons of messaging apps that you can choose out there with varying degrees of features and functionalities. For those who are concerned with privacy, Signal is probably one of the more popular ones. Features-wise, it has a lot of catching up to do with the WhatsApps, Messengers, and Telegrams of this world but … Read more
US Air Force B-52 bomber sends ’emergency distress signal’ while flying over Gloucestershire A UK B-52 bomber transmitted a ‘squawk code 770’ while above Tewkesbury, UK Two of the giant planes were seen flying over central Gloucester earlier today It is not clear what the incident was but planes regularly send out distress signals By … Read more
US Air Force B-52 bomber sends ’emergency distress signal’ while flying over Gloucestershire A UK B-52 bomber transmitted a ‘squawk code 770’ while above Tewkesbury, UK Two of the giant planes were seen flying over central Gloucester earlier today It is not clear what the incident was but planes regularly send out distress signals By … Read more
Signal app is generally considered as one of the most secure messaging apps right now but the developers believe there’s still room for improvement when it comes to making users feel safe. The latest update now lets you even have more control over those who are trying to send you messages and calls that are … Read more
Investigators will probe how Britain’s worst rail tragedy for a decade went unnoticed for a ‘significant’ period of time due to poor mobile phone signal. Passenger Chris Stuchbury, 62, train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, were killed after a ScotRail 6.38am service from Aberdeen to Glasgow derailed and slid down an … Read more
An off-duty conductor climbed out of the wreckage of a derailed ScotRail train and walked a mile to the nearest signal box to raise the alarm, it emerged last night. The unnamed staff member managed to escape a carriage and run to alert operators after the service derailed on Wednesday morning close to Carmont Railway station, … Read more
An off-duty conductor climbed out of the wreckage of a derailed ScotRail train and walked a mile to the nearest signal box to raise the alarm, it emerged last night. The unnamed staff member managed to escape a carriage and run to alert operators after the service derailed on Wednesday morning close to Carmont Railway station, … Read more
As motor firms continue to develop their autonomous vehicle technology, the safety of driverless cars has been dragged into the spotlight as expert fear they could experience signal blackouts in built-up cities. Autonomous cars require a GPS signal in order to identify where other autonomous vehicles are around them. However, ‘urban canyons’ caused by high-rise … Read more