sman

New Material Breaks World Record Turning Heat into Electricity "https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news-articles/news/new-material-breaks-world-record-turning-heat-into-electricity/" A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows sensors and small processors to supply themselves with energy wirelessly. Thermoelectric materials can convert heat into electrical energy. This is due to the so-called Seebeck effect: If there is a temperature difference between the two ends of such a material, electrical voltage can be generated and current can start to flow. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated at a given temperature difference is measured by the so-called ZT value: The higher the ZT value of a material, the better its thermoelectric properties. The best thermoelectrics to date were measured at ZT values of around 2.5 to 2.8. Scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have now succeeded in developing a completely new material with a ZT value of 5 to 6. It is a thin layer of iron, vanadium, tungsten and aluminium applied to a silicon crystal. The new material is so effective that it could be used to provide energy for sensors or even small computer processors. Instead of connecting small electrical devices to cables, they could generate their own electricity from temperature differences. The new material has now been presented in the journal "Nature".

@noknojon I do reduce screen size if necessary and capture part or full screen and then paste the contents. If in case normal copy/paste is not possible and this image was copied as it is and pasted. The little girl joke was simply funny. Tks for share. And I use Linux (Peppermint OS) live usb boot since 3-4 yrs , and use tools in it and can do literally all tasks with it. No more HDD , windows for me.

104.5 fm wfmb radio.. A nice radio .. "http://player.listenlive.co/41171"

Happy new year to all !!

My best wishes that you realise your hopes of 2020 and keep treating us with your beautiful snaps.

you keep amazing.. just award winning snaps. Why don't you take them to next level, for the real acclaim they deserve? btw. Happy New Year, Ron !!

Clarity stands out..

Super clarity..

Wow. tks. for the share..

oh.. what a loss. hope you get them back..

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve 2020 An enduring Times Square classic, the Dick Clark show will see Ryan Seacrest and Lucy Hale as its hosts this year. Billy Porter will take over hosting for the New Orleans-based portion, while Ciara is joining for the Los Angeles celebration. The show premieres on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. EST. Expect to witness a five-hour party filled with music, laughter and endless fireworks. check - "https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve/nye-live-webcast" Celebrating the Decades in Las Vegas Get a taste of how Los Vegas rings in the New Year by watching a live stream of their local celebrations. KTLA will be live streaming the festivities in over 30 cities, and you’ll also see footage from Honolulu, Denver and New York. Hop on the stream at 8 p.m. PST on Dec. 31 and catch a glimpse of Las Vegas’ vibrant history throughout the decades. check - "https://ktla.com/on-air/live-streaming/" Chicago’s Very Own New Year’s Eve Blast The broadcast starts at 11:30 p.m. CST on New Year’s Eve and lasts 45 minutes. After the clock strikes 12, there’ll be fireworks going off along the Chicago River in a mile-long display. There will also be music and pyrotechnics galore to celebrate the rich history of the Windy City. check - "https://wgntv.com/on-air/live-streaming/"

"https://www.accuradio.com/beautiful/?name=Solo%20Classical%20Piano&b0=Classical&b1=Beautiful%20Music" "http://player.listenlive.co/53411/en/album/87_3914ae8e-3b64-3a5b-bc37-9ff5dddf367d"

Kaspersky Research Finds 41% of Consumers Still Use Unsupported or Nearly Expired Operating Systems "https://usa.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2019_consumers-still-use-unsupported-and-near-end-of-life-os" According to Kaspersky research, nearly 41% of consumers still use unsupported or approaching end of support desktop operating systems (OS) like Windows XP or Windows 7. Similarly, 40% of very small businesses (VSBs) and 48% of small, medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises still rely on these systems for their security needs. In most cases, the end of an OS lifecycle means that no further updates will be issued by the vendor including updates related to cybersecurity. As OS become outdated, it is common for security researchers or cyber attackers to find previously unknown vulnerabilities within these systems. Subsequently, these vulnerabilities may be exploited in future cyberattacks leaving users exposed as they will not receive patches to resolve the issue. To gauge how many of these at-risk systems exist at scale, Kaspersky researchers analyzed the anonymized data of OS use provided by Kaspersky Security Network users. The results found that four out of ten consumers still use obsolete systems, including Windows XP and Vista. When identifying the specific versions of outdated OS being used, two percent of consumers and one percent of workstations used by VSBs rely on Windows XP, an OS which has not been supported for over 10 years. Less than half a percent of consumers (0.3%) and VSBs (0.2%) still prefer Windows Vista, an OS that has not received mainstream support for seven years. Remarkably, some consumers (1%) and businesses (0.6% of VSBs and 0.4% of SMBs and enterprises) were unaware of the free update to Windows 8.1 and continue to use Windows 8 which has not been supported by Microsoft since January 2016.

Ron. would love to see more of your collections..

@mountaintree16 there r many similarities like Google services total ban in China, VPN usage ban in Russia (to access already banned sites)

@mountaintree16 Synpathy is good but beat again reminds of REM -Religion..

@mountaintree16 3 Doors down -t's ot my time (this track is region restricted), Let love in are great. Rebel beat is also good. Broadway sounds like REM-Religion. Avril Lavigne is a popular no.

BBC RADIO 1.. "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_one"

Bye Bye 2019 !! Europe - The Final Countdown (Official Video) P!nk - Raise Your Glass "Nothin' New For New Year" by Harry Connick, Jr. and George Jones Eric Clapton - After Midnight - CLIP Foo Fighters - Next Year U2 New Year's Day Snoop Dogg "New Year's Eve" Feat. Marty James

Adagio in G minor - It's been used in media movies, TV, music albums to be a popular no.

Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496" Earlier this year, it was reported that the Russian government along with major internet providers are planning to disconnect the entire country from the global internet to ensure the independence of Runet, or Russia’s internet. The primary reason behind this internet shutdown is to ensure the “security” of its internet infrastructure in case of a foreign cyberattack. The Russian Ministry of Communications on Monday announced that it had successfully conducted a series of tests to check whether the country’s internet service would function if it were to disconnect from the Worldwide Web, reports BBC.

Ok..noted. tks. will check it out..