The future of black hole images is bright

Apr04
by on April 4, 2020 at 3:03 pm
Posted In: Space, syndication


This month marks the first anniversary of the image of the environment directly surrounding the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy —captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). In the twelve months since this spectacular achievement, researchers have not rested on their laurels. Several teams have been hard at work imagining and theorizing ways to build a better black hole image. Just this week, as that anniversary approaches, researchers have published a study that promises to both improve the imaging of black holes but also increase the amount of information that can be derived from such images.…

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Dutch & Dutch 8c Review: Super high-end speakers with the best bass I’ve ever heard

Apr03
by on April 3, 2020 at 10:07 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


“The best sounding audio product is the one that exhibits the least audible flaws.” So suggests Dr. Floyd Toole, one of the most influential researchers of acoustics and loudspeakers, in the introduction to his book, Sound Reproduction. The quote reads like a tautology at first, but the more speakers I test, the more I see — or rather, hear — what Dr. Toole meant. It’s hard to meaningfully evaluate high-end speakers just by the things they do right. There’s only so good an instrument or voice can sound, after all; the most you can ask for a speaker is for…

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