Author: Admin

WASHINGTON — Space infrastructure company Redwire plans to continue its growth and its push to profitability by seeking larger contracts for its lines of components while moving up the value chain, including a new satellite design. In financial results released after the markets closed March 14, Redwire reported revenue of $243.8 million in 2023, a 51.9% increase over 2022. When excluding the contribution from QinetiQ Space NV, a Belgian company Redwire acquired in late 2022, Redwire’s revenue still grew by 26.9%. The company also reported positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $15.3 million, versus an…

Landforms called yardangs can form on Earth – and they might also be present on Saturn’s moon TitanMa Mingyan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images Saturn’s moon Titan may have strange features called yardangs all over its polar regions. Yardangs are long, perfectly straight ridges that form when erosion wears away strips of soft ground, and they could help us understand Titan’s complex geology. Titan’s upper latitudes are home to hundreds of strange lines that planetary scientists have named bright linear features. Those could be either sand dunes, which astronomers have already observed near… Read the original article here

Soap bubbles transform into lasers – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 20, 2024.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersAdobe shares tumbled as much as 11% in extended trading Thursday after the design software maker issued strong fiscal first-quarter results but came up slightly short on quarterly revenue guidance.Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:Earnings per share: $4.48 adjusted vs. $4.38 expectedRevenue: $5.18 billion vs. $5.14 billion expectedAdobe’s revenue grew 11% year over year in the quarter, which ended March 1, according to a statement. Net income…

In this photo illustration, the Madrigal Pharmaceuticals logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first-ever treatment for a common and potentially deadly form of liver disease that affects millions worldwide.The FDA’s decision means Madrigal Pharmaceuticals has succeeded in a disease area that several larger companies have failed — or are still trying to break into. Madrigal shares jumped more than 20% in extended trading Thursday following the approval.Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are testing their respective blockbuster weight loss injections as treatments for…

Vampire Weekend are back with the third preview of their new album, Only God Was Above Us. The new song, “Classical,” arrives with a new music video that you can watch below.Ezra Koenig wrote “Classical,” and he co-produced it with longtime collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid. The single follows last month’s “Capricorn” and “Gen-X Cops.”Only God Was Above Us arrives April 5. In the first episode of the band’s new Vampire Campfire podcast, Koenig dove into some of the influences behind the new LP.Check out “Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig on 10 Things That Inspired Father of the Bride,” as well as the…

Taylor Swift’s career-defining ‘The Eras Tour‘ concert film arrives on Disney+ this week (March 15). Directed by Sam Wrench, the film is described as a “breathtaking, cinematic view” of Swift’s latest tour, which runs through her biggest hits and rarities across all ten of her studio albums. During the film’s cinematic run in late 2023, it earned over $250million at the box office, making it comfortably the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Check out the latest trailer for the new version of the film: In a four star review, NME wrote about the film: “It’s a staggering feat. In the space of…

We love tech of all shapes and sizes around here, but over the past decade it’s become increasingly obvious that our gadget fervor comes at a cost —especially when it comes to the environment. Metal and plastic don’t fully decompose over time, and almost everything we buy now has rare earth elements in it. But all is not lost as companies and consumers alike have become more cognizant of the problem, and offer possible solutions.On your end, this means disposing of your old products responsibly, allowing companies and governments to reuse some components and dispose of others in a safe…

Apple Vision Pro could soon be launched in multiple countries, according to a report. The Cupertino-based tech giant unveiled its first mixed reality (supporting both augmented reality and virtual reality) headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2023. It later went on sale in the US in 2024. While there have been reports suggesting the headset’s expansion to other regions, the company has not shared any such plans yet. But now, a report has found clues about which countries could be the first to get the Vision Pro hidden within the device’s operating system’s codes.The strings of codes…

Miranda Bailey has five rules, and we have all those great callbacks to make us nostalgic. Who wasn’t smiling from ear to ear after Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Episode 1 concluded with Bailey uttering her iconic intro words? Grey’s Anatomy is back, baby! And we’re breaking into the 20th season with Meredith Grey and a lot of drama. The premiere picked up where Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 20 left off, with Teddy fighting for her life and all hell breaking loose because of the interns’ actions. And the M.V.P. of that debacle had to…

Vladimir Putin at a rally at Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin on March 18, 2018.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesThere are no surprises over who will win Russia’s presidential election this coming weekend with incumbent, Vladimir Putin, set to win a fifth term in office, keeping him in power until at least 2030.The heavily stage-managed vote taking place from Friday to Sunday is not expected to throw up any nasty surprises for the Kremlin which told CNBC months ago that it was confident Putin would win the vote comfortably.That’s particularly the case in a country where Russian opposition figures are not represented on…

Before Geraldine DeRuiter first went viral in 2018 for her essay, “I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter,” she felt well-known food publications never wanted her work. And then, she made the cinnamon rolls. From that moment on, DeRuiter was thrust into the culinary spotlight. She won a James Beard Award, published her first book, and continued to write essays on her popular blog, The Everywhereist.  Then, at the end of 2021, she went viral again. This time for her scathing but truly hilarious review of her experience at the Michelin-starred Italian restaurant, Bros.…

There are plenty of different types of socks out there, but very few of them can offer the unparalleled comfort of merino wool socks. The best merino wool socks take advantage of the natural properties associated with merino wool while still incorporating modern features. Gone are the days of stiff, cotton tube socks that constantly slide down to your ankles. Over the years, merino wool has become a much more prominent material for socks because of its breathability, odor resistance, and various other benefits. Modern merino socks are soft, comfortable, and able to endure the many facets of life. It’s…

Winter has been long and the weather has been pretty tough. Spring is on the way, but spring break is even closer. If you don’t have a seasonal vacation planned yet, then let this be your sign to book a trip somewhere. But before you leave, make sure you grab some fresh gear to upgrade your out-of-town style. MR PORTER’s new vacation shop is chockful of perfect and packable styles that are relaxed, refined and ready for all sorts of destinations. From TOM FORD’s swimwear to soft and sophisticated tailoring from the likes of Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli (along…

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Station 19 Season 7 premiere “This Woman’s Work.”] Jack’s (Grey Damon) fate remains up in the air in a way at the end of the Station 19 Season 7 premiere. Sure, he’s going to live, but his career? Well… Amelia (Grey’s Anatomy‘s Caterina Scorsone) is Jack’s doctor, and she’s the one to tell Andy (Jaina Lee Ortiz), who spends the episode seeing her version of him, the bad news. Because of the scarring she sees on his brain, while he might recover with physical therapy, she doesn’t see a world in which…

A man wearing a Diego Maradona t-shirt walks by the Argentine Central Bank on November 30, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesArgentina is in the grip of a profound economic crisis, and one veteran economist believes part of the solution is for President Javier Milei to deliver on his campaign promise to dollarize the economy and abolish the central bank.Latin America’s third-largest economy is currently struggling to cope with the world’s fastest rising prices, which is hammering the purchasing power of Argentinians.Data published Tuesday by the country’s statistical office showed that Argentina’s 12-month…

The Morgan Stanley digital sign is seen at the company’s Times Square headquarters in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 12, 2016.John Taggart | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley promoted a tech executive in its wealth management division to become the bank’s first head of firm-wide artificial intelligence, CNBC has learned.The bank is elevating Jeff McMillan, a veteran of the New York-based bank, to help guide its implementation of AI across the firm, according to a memo sent Thursday from co-presidents Andy Saperstein and Dan Simkowitz.Last year, Morgan Stanley became the first major Wall Street firm to create a solution…

Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesFrom consumer and wholesale prices to longer-term public expectations, reports this week served up multiple reminders this week that inflation isn’t going away anytime soon.Data across the board showed pressures increasing at a faster-than-expected pace, causing concern that inflation could be more durable than policymakers had anticipated.The bad news began Monday when a New York Federal Reserve survey showed the consumer expectations over the longer term had accelerated in February. It continued Tuesday with news that consumer prices rose 3.2% from a…