Swiss researchers at the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden this week claimed a new world record for calculating the number of digits of pi – a staggering 62.8 trillion figures. By my estimate, if these digits were printed out they would fill every book in the British Library ten times over. The researchers’ feat of arithmetic took 108 days and 9 hours to complete, and dwarfs theprevious recordof 50 trillion figures set in January 2020....

Bored of your galaxy? Here’s a virtual tour of a million others What is radio astronomy? Modern astronomy is a multi-wavelength enterprise. What do we mean by this? Well, most objects in the universe (including humans) emit radiation over a broad spectrum, called the electromagnetic spectrum. This includes both visible and invisible light such as X-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared light, and radio waves. To understand the universe, we need to observe the entire electromagnetic spectrum as each wavelength carries different information....

Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Our cars have evolved through over-the-air software updates that add new functions and services.Now Bosch has set their sites on a similar capability to ebikes through theirwhite labelBoscheBike Systemsand the eBike Flow app. The most important feature is not what it does but what it will do....

Bose’s QuietComfort 35 were some of the most popular headphones of the last few years due to their intense noise canceling, cozy design, and solid sound quality (don’t @ me audiophiles). Today the company released an updated version of the classic, the fittingly-namedQuietComfort 45. The headphones are priced at $329, which puts them a notch below the $380 Bose 700 that was the ostensible successor to the QuietComfort line (they’re also a little cheaper than the QC35 II, which cost $349 at launch)....

When you think of a social game, it’s likely that at least one Facebook-centric title will come to mind. Farmville, Cityville and Mafia Wars, all popular titles from game developer Zynga, continue to dominate the charts but one company is aiming to change the social gaming market, focusing on making its titles genuinely multiplayer titles. Launching today atThe Next Web Conference Startup Rally,Bossa Studios, a London-based startup founded by four veterans with a passion for innovation in games....