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- Nebula Graph: A distributed, scalable, lighting-fast graph database http://nebula-graph.io 16 comments programming
- Breaking the warp barrier for faster-than-light travel: Astrophysicist discovers new theoretical hyper-fast soliton solutions, as reported in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity. This reignites debate about the possibility of faster-than-light travel based on conventional physics. https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=6192 2711 comments science
- light-date ⏰ - Blazing fast & lightweight (173 bytes) date formatting for Node.js and the browser. https://github.com/xxczaki/light-date 16 comments node
- rlaunch - a fast and light-weight application launcher written in Rust https://github.com/ponaskovas/rlaunch 12 comments archlinux
- A mysterious fast radio burst was traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/world/fast-radio-burst-galaxy-scn-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2019-06-30t05%3A46%3A02&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twcnn 3 comments space
- A galaxy 3 billion light-years away has been pinpointed as the source for a repeating fast radio burst. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/fast-radio-bursts-galaxy-frb-121102-black-hole-space-science/ 274 comments space
- Researchers Develop First Light-Based Microprocessor could lead to ultra-fast data transfers http://www.bcnstar.com/technology/first-light-based-microprocessor-developed-claim-researchers/ 29 comments worldnews
- Light Speed – fast, but slow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQUwHdSAhmw 34 comments space
- [HOW TO] Use the geth light client in combination with Ethereum Wallet or Mist: fast synchronisation for end-users https://geth.ethereum.org/downloads/ 18 comments ethereum
- Technology: Ultrafast imaging takes on a new design (fast enough to catch light) http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v516/n7529/full/516046a.html 4 comments science
- Extremely fast capture camera can "see" around corners and can capture light in motion (video in comments) http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-see-around-corners-1.10258 7 comments science
- [survey] LnF Awards 2012 - The best Light & Fast apps of 2012 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFFyLTNZNGhpNUVOdTQ4dF9sMEtlUWc6MQ#gid=0 11 comments archlinux
- Not so fast..... Neutrinos previously observed from supernova did not appear to outrun light. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-stenger/no-cause-to-dispute-einst_b_982429.html 8 comments reddit.com
- "Although nothing can move through space faster than the speed of light, there’s no limit on how fast space itself can expand." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/opinion/16greene.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=dark%20energy&st=cse&scp=4 30 comments science
- Light and Fast awards 2010. A must read if you like light and fast applications. http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=88515 12 comments linux
- Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) http://www.fltk.org/index.php 2 comments programming
- Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards? http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=2544 10 comments reddit.com
- Geeqie, a light, fast, and color managed image viewer, releases version 1.5! https://github.com/bestimageviewer/geeqie/releases/tag/v1.5 9 comments linux
- India's 'Mount Everest' of Trash Is Growing So Fast, It Needs Aircraft Warning Lights https://www.sciencealert.com/a-growing-mountain-of-rubbish-in-india-will-soon-require-aircraft-warning-lights 3 comments india
- Mysterious radio signals from a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away have been picked up by a telescope in Canada. 13 Fast Radio Bursts were detected, including an unusual repeating signal https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46811618 866 comments science
- iOS 11 flashlight no longer works under 15% battery. Apple's solution: use the screen for light, sucking battery 10x as fast. https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/7748mk/ios_11_flashlight_no_longer_works_under_15/ 272 comments apple
- Poland: Into the light - As Poland embraces competitive international science, it is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7642-507a?wt.mc_id=twt_naturenews 54 comments europe
- Rufus: A light, fast bootable USB creator for Windows and packed with lots of features including UEFI, EFI mode, etc. for all OS, one stop application. https://rufus.akeo.ie/ 22 comments hardware
- Scientists invent new way to control light, critical for next gen of super fast computing http://phys.org/news/2015-03-scientists-critical-gen-super-fast.html#ajtabs 5 comments science
- Assuming you could achieve a relativistic speed fast enough that the doppler effect shifts the wavelength of visible light into the infrared or ultraviolet spectrum, would you be able to see anything anymore, or would everything go dark? http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/ 7 comments askscience
- Introducing 'Brown Bike' – my custom go-fast(ish) light gravel touring thing https://www.instagram.com/p/C2UwD0DsC9p/ 46 comments bicycling
- For a few years now, cosmologists have been troubled by a discrepancy in how fast the universe is expanding. They know how fast it should be going, based on ancient light from the early universe, but apparently the modern universe has picked up too much speed. https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-cosmic-tension-the-universe-might-be-too-thin-20200908/ 26 comments space
- Radio flash tracked to faraway galaxy - For 1st time, scientists have tracked the source of a "fast radio burst" - a fleeting explosion of radio waves which, in this case, came from a galaxy 6 billion light-yrs away. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35645370 21 comments worldnews
- After 100 years as the red light capital of the world, Amsterdam starts to phase out prostitutes, coffee shops (soft drugs) & fast-food joints....and replace them with art galleries http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/art-galleries-to-replace-dutch-redlight-zone/2007/12/18/1197740220194.html 47 comments reddit.com
- Researchers have concluded that the source of strange cosmic flashes of light called Fast Radio Bursts, first detected in 2007 and were for years too elusive to accurately track, originate from a place they didn't expect -- a small galaxy beyond the borders of the Milky Way. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38502607 17 comments science
- For the first time, astronomers have directly measured how fast a black hole spins, clocking its rotation at nearly half the speed of light. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/black-hole-spin.html#.ux_xwz9dvn8 4 comments space
- China building secure facilities to fast track coronavirus vaccine production. China is laying the groundwork to begin manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they are given the green light. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3086824/china-building-secure-facilities-fast-track-coronavirus-vaccine 18 comments worldnews
- An all-electric mini-airliner that can go 621 miles on one charge and replace many of the turboprops and light jets in use now—flying almost as far and almost as fast but for a fraction of the running costs—could be in service within three years. https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/eviation-alice-electric-airplane-revolution-sooner-than-you-think-2830522/ 614 comments technology
- Astrophysicists detect ultra-fast winds near supermassive black hole - "We're talking wind speeds of 20 per cent the speed of light, which is more than 200 million kilometres an hour. That's equivalent to a category 77 hurricane." http://phys.org/news/2016-03-astrophysicists-ultra-fast-supermassive-black-hole.html 67 comments science
- To infinity and beyond: Researchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2015/10/to-infinity-and-beyond 13 comments science
- AbiWord - the underestimated word processor - AbiWord is small, light, fast, free, cross-platform, portable, and will do everything you need, including unbelievable perks like equations in LaTeX, Computer Modern fonts or the presentation mode. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/abiword.html 92 comments technology
- With the help of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, astronomers have identified the origins of a cosmic neutrino, tracing its path to a blazar located 4.5 billion light-years away, in a huge elliptical galaxy with a fast-spinning supermassive black hole at its heart. https://www.space.com/41146-neutrino-source-blazar-cosmic-rays.html 3 comments science
- A Very Hungry Black Hole Is Found, Gorging on Stars: Astronomers in Australia say they have discovered a fast-growing black hole swallowing stars in a baby galaxy 12 billion light-years from here https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/science/hungry-black-hole.html?smid=re-share 6 comments space
- 1. Nothing can travel faster than light. 2. Light is not fast enough to escape a black hole's event horizon. 3. Black holes have gravitational influence beyond their event horizon. Does this disprove the possibility of a particle carrying gravity (a graviton)? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/an3vkt/1_nothing_can_travel_faster_than_light_2_light_is/ 16 comments askscience