Astronomers have measured all the light from all the stars that have ever existed. “In total, the astronomers estimate, stars have radiated 4×1084 photons (a photon being the smallest unit of light),” reports The Guardian. “Or put another way: 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 photons.” From the report: The astronomers based their calculation on measurements of the extragalactic background…

Microgreens, also known as vegetable confetti, are all the rage in fancy restaurants around the globe. Raised from a variety of different vegetable seeds, they’re harvested just past the sprout period, but before they would qualify as baby greens – usually 10-14 days after planting. There’s a variety of ways to grow microgreens, and [Mr…

Researchers in the Australian state of Tasmania are using a “virtual fence” system, consisting of alarm units mounted on posts along the side of a three-mile stretch of road, to reduce the number animals that get struck and killed by cars on a particularly deadly stretch of road. “These alarm units, around 80 feet apart,…

The patriarch of the modern-day political dynasty lived a life defined by service to his country. …read more Source:: CNet

Certain hobbies come in clusters. It isn’t uncommon to see, for example, ham radio operators that are private pilots. Programmers who are musicians. Electronics people who build model trains. This last seems like a great fit since you can do lots of interesting things with simple electronics and small-scale trains. [Jimmy] at the aptly-named DIY…

The microphone and communications features are better on some wireless headphones than others. Here are some our current favorites for making cell-phone calls. …read more Source:: CNet

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has passed away tonight at the age of 94. As The Washington Post reports, he was “the last veteran of World War II to serve as president, he was a consummate public servant and a statesman who helped guide the nation and the world out…

Last month I had the honor to speak at the Security 500 conference in front of a large room of senior security leaders. My own personal take-away from the event is that no matter how long you’ve been in this industry there is always something new to learn. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

A logistics division of DHL announced today that it will invest $300 million to modernize 60 percent of its warehouses in North America with more IoT sensors and robots. Robotic process automation and software made to reduce workflow interruptions will also play a role. VentureBeat reports: Such technology is already in operation in 85 DHL…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: It’s no secret that humans — noisy, messy creatures that we are — are vastly altering Earth’s environments. But it’s one thing to know this in the abstract, and another to see global changes laid out in detail, as they are in comprehensive new maps published this…