![]() ![]() The PowerWatch 2 is the second generation smartwatch device from Matrix, the first being a much more slimmed down (feature-wise) variant back a year or two ago. And thus, I’m going to talk about one of them (sadly, not the bread machine). But they both represent interesting tech to me. Which isn’t to say that civilization needs either, or that either will be successful as products (actually, pretty sure the bread machine will succeed). Still, my answer this year oscillates between this crazy bread machine, and the PowerWatch 2 GPS. Some years, there’s many options to choose from. Each year at CES people invariably ask me what’s the most interesting thing I’ve seen on the show floor. “Huge solar eruptions called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) will likely become more frequent as we approach the peak of the Sun’s 11-year activity cycle-called solar maximum-in 2025,” NASA tweeted. According to NASA, the volatility is expected to continue as the cycle progresses-impacting lives, technology, satellites, and astronauts in space. The recent solar flare results from the Sun becoming more volatile due to the Solar Cycle 25, which began in December 2019. These particles release energy in the form of light to create colorful auroras, similar to the ones that make up the Northern Lights. Geomagnetic storms are triggered when planets with strong magnetic fields, like Earth, absorb solar debris.ĭuring these storms, Earth’s magnetic field gets compressed slightly by the waves of highly energetic particles. Due to the arrival of the high-speed solar wind today, August 3, the geomagnetic levels may reach minor (G1) geomagnetic storm levels.”Ī G1 geomagnetic storm can cause minor fluctuations in power grids and impact some satellite functions-including mobile devices and GPS systems. Young continues, “The geomagnetic field is currently quiet. Alex Young, Associate Director for Science, Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in an article published on Earth Sky. They predict that “Within the next 24 hours, the forecast is for a 35% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares, and 1% chance for X flares,” says C. The sun activity slowed on August 2, but experts continued to monitor the area because of the solar prominences. This happened most recently on July 31, which was then followed by an almost M1 flare (C9) -M1 flares are minor solar flares and occur on average about 2,000 times per Sun cycle. During this hiccup, plasma is ejected and over the course of several hours, a billion tons of material are lifted from the Sun and dispersed through the atmosphere. “Small changes in Earth’s magnetic field result in modified circadian rhythms in organisms … altering the magnetic field at the Earth-strength level suggests that the magnetic field affects circadian rhythms at physiological and tissue levels.”Įvery so often the Sun “hiccups” which is what scientists call a coronal mass ejection (CME). ![]() ![]() “Organisms living on Earth are under the influence of Earth’s magnetic field, which affects development, metabolism, and information processing in their daily lives,” according to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. And many more are coming, according to NASA.īecause of the magnetic interference, geomagnetic storms may also desynchronize your circadian rhythm-affecting your pineal glands and increasing melatonin-disturbing your sleep and impacting your intuition. A massive solar storm is set to hit Earth’s magnetic field today (August 3) due to solar winds from a “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere, according to a recent alert by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA).
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