This new time crystal lasts 10 million times longer than before

Bizarre time crystal oscillates for an unprecedented 40minutes

Time crystals are a strange state of matter with properties that sound impossible, but they have been created. Now, German scientists have made one that lasts 10million times longer than in previous experiments. If we wanted to make an everyday object sound sci-fi, it could be said that what we commonly call crystals are actually space crystals. Those things in your jewelry or just your salt shaker get their shape thanks to their atoms arranging themselves in a pattern that repeats across space. But since space and time are often treated as two components of the same fabric, does that mean there are also crystals with patterns that repeat intime?

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Listen to three breathtaking NASA imagesit

Space produces some otherworldly sounds black hole songs, Martian dust tornadoes, and meteorites crashing into the Red Planet to name a few. Now, NASA has released three new sonifications of images taken from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. The new sonifications highlight different celestial objects observed by NASA telescopes.

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Microsoft is draining an Arizona town's water supply for itsAI

A massive Microsoft data center in Goodyear, Arizona is guzzling the desert town's water supply to support its cloud computing and AI efforts, The Atlantic reports. A source familiar with Microsoft's Goodyear facility told the Atlantic that it was specifically designed for use by Microsoft and the heavily Micosoft-funded OpenAI.

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Throw everything away. Well, scan it first, then throw itaway

Holding onto paper files isnt just messy and inconvenient; its 100% more likely to cause a paper cut than going digital. The only problem is that not everyone is on the same page (pun intended) when it comes to nixing printouts, and scanners are pretty costly. With iScanner, you only need your phone to scan physical documents into the virtual world. Just snap a pic of any photo, ID card, receipt, or file and let the apps AI-powered tools detect borders, straighten pages, and recognize text for easy markups and editing. Perfect for businesses, remote workers, or anyone who hates paper clutter, iScanner is your solution for easy and affordable scanning.[Ad]

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I'm ugly and I'm proud: New limited-edition Xbox goes all-in on SpongeBob

SpongeBob SquarePants fans will soon be able to buy the cartoon character in Xbox form. On Monday, Microsoft introduced a limited-edition Xbox Series X model that features SpongeBobs face and body plastered all over the consoles casing. The company is releasing the Xbox to promote Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, a game similar to Nintendos Super Smash Bros. series. The main difference is that All-Star Brawl 2 features characters from across Nickelodeons animated shows, including SpongeBob, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

// PCMag

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