Recordbreaking

The pop singer Raye has made Brit awards history by becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, crowning a remarkable career turnaround after spending years in limbo at a major record label.Topping strong female representation with solo women or all-female groups making up more than half of the overall nominees, Raye scored two nominations for song of the year, plus nods in the artist, pop and R&B categories, and – despite her debut release coming out 10 years ago – in the new artist…

By Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences January 22, 2024Researchers discovered a new superconducting material using the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility. This material exhibits a record-breaking superconducting transition temperature of 11.6 K for transition metal sulfide superconductors at ambient pressure and showcases an exceptionally high critical current density. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA breakthrough discovery of a new superconducting material sets a new record for transition metal…

Samsung India announced that the Galaxy S24 series broke its pre-order record with more than 250,000 pre-bookings in just three days. For context, the Galaxy S23 series, which broke the S22's record last year, secured its first 250,000 bookings in over three weeks. Samsung didn't break down the most ordered device, but smart money would be on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Pre-order bonuses this year are mostly identical to last year - get the higher storage model for the same price - meaning people are mostly happy with the…

Yes, some regions in the world have hit record-breaking low temperatures this winter, and no, this does not mean global warming isn’t a thing, experts affirmed and explained why.This month, Sweden’s air temperatures have plummeted to as low as -43.6°C (-46.5°F), marking the coldest January temperature recorded in the country in 25 years, according to AP News.Meanwhile, in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, the thermometer dipped below -30°C (-22°F) for the first time in recorded history, while 15 other record colds were set…

A copy of The Amazing Spider-Man No 1, which was released in March 1963, has sold for a record-breaking $1.38 million (£1.09m) at auction.Spider-Man’s series debut came seven months after the character’s bow in Amazing Fantasy No 15 and sold for 12 cents in the 60s.The comic tells the origin story of Peter Parker, how he gained his superpowers and how a burglar murdered his uncle Ben.It is one of only two issues to receive a grading of Near Mint/Mint 9.8 from the Certified Guaranty Company.Heritage Auctions sold it for…

But when Kimball asked Guinness about re-verifying Spike, these vet estimates were no longer sufficient evidence. One way to estimate the age of an animal is by their teeth, something that Spike lacks, although Kimball says she still has a few loose teeth left over from Spike’s run-in with the pit bull in 2015. Without any teeth in Spike’s mouth to provide evidence, Kimball told Guinness that she was struggling to find a vet to verify her dog’s age.“We greatly appreciate your efforts in supplying the newly requested…

Astronomers have traced the most powerful and distant fast radio burst (FRB) to a rare cluster of interacting galaxies, challenging existing models of FRB origins and suggesting a connection to dense galactic environments. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comHubble Space Telescope reveals curious birthplace of record-breaking blast.Fast radio burst (FRB) is the most powerful, most distant to dateAstronomers find FRB originated not in one galaxy but a group of galaxies on the path to a possible mergerIn the summer…

Percentile of mean 2m temperature on 18 March 2022 with respect to the climatological distribution of March days of the period 1979-2021 from 6-hourly daily averages. The hatched area indicates the broken temperature records on 18 March 2022, totalling an area of 3.3m km2. Credit: Journal of Climate (2023). DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0175.1 Scientists have identified the intricate meteorological drivers that led to an intense heat…

Northwestern University’s latest research in perovskite solar cells has set a new efficiency record of 25.1%, using a novel dual-molecule approach to reduce electron recombination. This development marks a significant step towards making perovskite solar cells a more efficient and stable alternative to conventional silicon-based cells. Credit: Sargent Lab/Northwestern UniversityResearchers have enhanced cell efficiency by utilizing a combination of molecules to tackle various issues.Researchers at Northwestern University…

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the preindustrial benchmark, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported.Monthly global surface air temperature anomalies (°C) relative to 1991–2020 from January 1940 to December 2023.…