Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you’re working with spreadsheets on a regular basis, you know that it’s important to keep your tables of data easy to explore and digest. You can do this by … Continue reading Holy sheet: A simple trick to shorten your headers in Google Sheets Continue Reading
British Airways’ current fleet of 747-400s consists of 31 aircraft Nick Morrish/British Airways At the best of times, the Boeing 747 is a costly plane to operate and maintain. When a pandemic causes passenger numbers to plummet, however, it can become unsustainable. It was with this in mind that British Airways today announced that it’s … Continue reading British Airways retires its entire fleet of 747s, effective immediately Continue Reading
With its 572-hp twin-turbo six-cylinder, the Porsche 911 Turbo sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds Porsche After debuting the eight-generation 911 (992) in late 2018 and introducing the Carrera models last year, Porsche has pushed forward in turbocharging the 911 for 2020. The Turbo S and its $204K suite of track-attack goodies arrived in April, and … Continue reading 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo drives deeper into sub-3-second territory Continue Reading
The Carnot air compressor puts a centrifugal spin on a sixteenth-century air compression technique Carnot Compression The humble air compressor is a staple of the modern workshop, underpinning everything from tire inflation to air tools, factory equipment, research gear and paint sprayers. But there’s always a better way to do things, and one California company … Continue reading Carnot puts a centrifugal spin on a 500-year-old air compressor design Continue Reading
The UAE Space Agency’s Hope probe takes off on its seven-month journey to Mars Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched its first interplanetary mission. This morning, Al Amal, or the Hope Probe, took off from Japan at 6:58 am Monday 20th July (local time), and is currently headed towards … Continue reading UAE successfully launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars Continue Reading
The open-top Bandini Dora at the Poltu Quatu Classic show in Sardinia, Italy Concorso Poltu Quatu Classic GFG Style, the Italian company behind the 2030 electric “hyper-SUV,” has shown its latest limited-edition electric supercar, the Bandini Dora roofless barchetta, at the Poltu Quatu Classic concorso d’eleganza, on the Italian island of Sardinia. The Dora is built on … Continue reading All-electric, roofless Bandini Dora shines at Poltu Quatu 2020 Continue Reading
Batteries that don’t involve cobalt could have big benefits, and not just for the environment zentilia/Depositphotos As a relatively rare and expensive heavy metal, cobalt serves as a vital but costly part of today’s lithium batteries, not just in terms of dollars but also for the environment and well-being of those tasked with mining it. … Continue reading Cobalt-free battery leans on nickel for extra energy storage Continue Reading
You can now choose a Samsung Galaxy Book S with either Qualcomm or Intel tech on board Samsung The latest model of the Samsung Galaxy Book S marks a new chapter in the story of ultraportable laptops – it’s the first device to appear with Intel’s new Lakefield processor, a hybrid chip designed to combine … Continue reading The Samsung Galaxy Book S opens a new chapter in ultraportable laptops Continue Reading
One of the undulator segments of the LCLS-II, which has now achieved first light Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Scientists have achieved first light with an upgrade to one of the most powerful X-ray lasers the world has ever seen. The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) images individual atoms and molecules by blasting them with intense X-ray … Continue reading Second-generation of powerful X-ray laser fires for the first time Continue Reading
Visualization of global methane in the atmosphere on January 26, 2018, with higher concentrations seen in red Cindy Starr, Kel Elkins, Greg Shirah and Trent L. Schindler, NASA Scientific Visualization Studio While a lot of our efforts to combat global warming center on limiting the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, methane … Continue reading Global emissions of heat-trapping methane hit record high Continue Reading