At the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, which took place in Tucson, Arizona, Spectroscopy sat down with Ken Marcus, a Robert Adger Bowen Professor of Chemistry at Clemson University, to talk about his research (1–2).
Marcus is an…
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New Sensor Rewrites Rules of Optical Imaging
Inspired by a technique that allowed astronomers to image a black hole, scientists at the University of Connecticut developed a lens-free image sensor that achieves sub-micron 3D resolution, promising to transform fields from forensics to…
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Spain to hold three days of mourning after train crash that killed at least 40 | Spain
Spain will begin three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.
On Monday,…
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‘We had to remove the dead to get to the living’: train crash shocks Spanish town | Spain
Just after 2.45pm on Monday, a huge yellow-and-green crane lorry swung off the main road that cuts through the forested hills of eastern Andalucía and beetled down a track to begin picking up the enormous, wrecked pieces of Spain’s worst rail…
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Google Calendar’s latest update is a lifesaver for power users
Google is rolling out a major update that changes how secondary calendar ownership is handled, and it ensures that if you own a calendar, you can’t lose it.
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Top Moments of WW18 – IIHF
- Top Moments of WW18 IIHF
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Team USA’s basketball future? Jaren Jackson Jr, Paolo Banchero ready to answer LA28 call
The question of which basketball stars will make up the United States’ men’s roster for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 is one that looms large.
Time is likely to be set against some of the superstars who have suited up for the team in…
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Elon Musk Suggests He Wants To Buy Ryanair
Topline
Elon Musk publicly inquired about buying low-cost Irish airline Ryanair on Monday afternoon in a series of posts on X, his latest suggestion he may consider buying the struggling company.
A Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 from Ryanair is landing at Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Musk responded to a witty X post from the airline appearing to oppose adding Wi-Fi on planes, asking Ryanair, “How much would it cost to buy you?” and then adding, “I really want to put a Ryan in charge of Ryan Air. It is your destiny.”
Moments later, he pinned a poll on his X profile asking users whether he should buy the company.
As of shortly before 3:30 p.m. EST, the poll had just over 300,000 votes, with 79% of users responding affirmatively.
Musk sells on-air WiFi services through SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.
Ryanair Holdings plc is a public company, meaning Musk would need to stage a hostile takeover or make an acquisition offer to shareholders to gain control.
Chief Critic
“I would pay no attention whatsoever to Elon Musk, he’s an idiot,” said Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary in a podcast late last week, sparking Musk’s rage. “Very wealthy, but he’s still an idiot.”
Big Number
$200 million-$250 million per year. That’s the annual cost of installing an aerial antenna needed to access Starlink satellites on top of an aircraft, according to O’Leary, who described Musk’s services as unaffordable.
Key Background
In a podcast clip posted Thursday, O’Leary rejected the idea of installing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service on Ryanair aircraft, saying Elon Musk knows “zero” about flights and drag. The next day, Musk publicly responded to the clip by calling O’Leary “an utter idiot,” adding, “Fire him.” That prompted a user to suggest he buy Ryanair and fire O’Leary, sparking Musk’s interest, who responded with “Good idea.” Shortly after X suffered a sitewide outage on Friday, Ryanair’s account, which is known for its witty posts, poked fun at Musk, asking, “Perhaps you need Wi-Fi.” That’s when Musk hit back by suggesting that he might try to buy Ryanair and put a person named Ryan in charge, garnering 9.5 million impressions as of Monday afternoon.
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Power Rankings: The American Express – PGA Tour
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Ancient Warming, CO2 Spurred Vast Fires, Erosion
56 million years ago, the Earth was already warm. ‘As a result, there was a lot of vegetation, even at high latitudes. That means that a lot of carbon was stored in, for example, vast coniferous forests.’ Biologist Mei Nelissen is…
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