The Wireless Power Consortium has today announced the next evolution of Qi charging with “Qi2 25W,” a faster charging option that will soon include some “major Android smartphones.” As of today, the Qi 2.2.1 spec has been announced, with the update introducing “Qi2 25W.” The new deviation from Qi2 – which itself was introduced about two years ago – does …
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Kicking off with the most massive black hole merger ever detected, it’s been a pretty explosive week for science news. On Earth, a giant, lava-spewing fissure opened up along Iceland’s Sundhnúkur crater row on Wednesday (July 16) following an earthquake swarm in the region. The eruption spread to a second fissure, with the larger fissure measuring around 1.5 miles (2.4 …
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Researchers in Japan say they have set a new world record for the fastest internet speed, transmitting over 125,000 gigabytes of data per second over 1,120 miles (1,802 kilometers). That’s about 4 million times the average internet speed in the U.S. and would allow you to download the entire Internet Archive in less than four minutes, according to some rough …
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