David Harris, Author at Different Impulse

August 29, 2018 Science

Scientist develops database for stellar-exoplanet ‘exploration’

A Southwest Research Institute scientist is using big data to help the scientific community characterize exoplanets, particularly alien worlds orbiting

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August 28, 2018 Virtual Reality

Teslasuit Brings Virtual Reality to a New Level: Not Just for Gaming

The potential applications of immersive virtual reality systems are increasing with the current market being beyond the traditional gaming sector.

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August 28, 2018 Science

How Does a Black Hole Form?

There’s something inherently fascinating about black holes. Maybe it’s that they’re invisible beasts lurking in space that sometimes rip passing

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August 25, 2018 Technology

Step towards creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery

Chemists have reported on an important breakthrough on the path towards creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery. This is a challenging

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August 25, 2018 Science

Missing Tape Discovery Solves 40-Year Lunar Mystery

When Apollo astronauts returned from the moon in the 1970s, they left behind two pairs of temperature probes drilled into

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August 25, 2018 Science

Our Galaxy Has Already Died Once. Now We Are In Its Second Life

The Milky Way is a zombie. No, not really, it doesn’t go around eating other galaxies’ brains. But it did

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August 21, 2018 Virtual Reality

HTC Vive Wireless Adapter

The wireless adapter for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset will cost $300 to $360, according to the product listing

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August 21, 2018 Science

Frozen water confirmed at the moon’s poles

In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of

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August 21, 2018 News

Nvidia’s new gaming GPUs are designed to handle 4K HDR at 60fps

Last week Nvidia unveiled the Quadro RTX series of GPUs, designed for professionals and with a focus on ray tracing.

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August 20, 2018 Science

Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement

Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out

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August 19, 2018 Science

Last Stages of The Sun Glimpsed In ‘Inside-Out’ Nebula Surrounding ‘Born Again’ Star

A series of observations on this nebula called HuBi-1, similar to our Sun, may have revealed the end prognosis of

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August 18, 2018 Science

Magnetized inflow accreting to center of Milky Way galaxy

Are magnetic fields an important guiding force for gas accreting to a supermassive black hole (SMBH) like the one that

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