Avid Releases Pro Tools 2019

On May 9th 2019, Avid announced the release of Pro Tools 2019. The new update features an increase in MIDI tracks from 512 to 1,024. This will give those users who need the extra tracks, such as those who work in post production or film score writing, the room they need to build big, full sounds without the worry of not having enough room. Avid is also increasing the number of voices, or audio tracks from 256 to 384.

In addition to the increase in track capability, the new Pro Tools 2019 update offers the user the ability to make updates to tracks and to the timeline during playback, with out interruption. There's also a feature that allows you to name tracks faster by allowing you to name multiple tracks at the same time.

New State Of Matter Is Discovered

On April 8th 2019, scientists at the University of Edinburgh announced in the journal PNAS, that they have discovered a new state of matter. They are calling the new state of matter, "the chain melted state." There are currently five states of mater, solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and condensate. In the new state, matter is both a liquid and a sold. To make the discovery, the research team used artificial intelligence to test potassium under extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure.

The computer data revealed that between 20,000 and 40,000 times atmospheric pressure and at temperatures of between 400 and 800 degrees Kelvin (280 to 980 degrees Fahrenheit), some of the potassium molecules formed chains that dissolved into a liquid, while the rest remained in its crystal form. This, "chain melted state," gives rise to two separate lattices, a guess and a host. The host, which represents 80% of the structure stays solid, while the guess part which represents 20%, is weaker and there fore melts.

Andreas Hermann, who co wrote the study says that the new substance is like, "a sponge material that can soak up a liquid," but in this case it would be more like a sponge that soaks its self up.

InSight Lander Detects Mars Quakes

On April 23rd 2019, NASA announced that its InSight lander has detected the first seismic activity on Mars, which they are calling a, "Marsquake." The seismic event was recorded on April 6th using its SEIS or Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure instrument. Researchers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California say that the, "Marsquake," was equal to a 2.5 quake here on Earth. Since Mars is believed to have no plate tectonics, the origin of the quake is yet to be determined.

First Photo Of A Black Hole

On April 10th 2019, astronomers at the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, announced that they had taken the first ever picture of a black hole. A black hole is an area of space created by the collapse of a dying star. Albert Einstein theorized that the result of such an event would create an object so massive that its gravity would prevent light from escaping. The photo taken by the EHT was the product of eight radio telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, Chile, Mexico, Antarctica, and Spain.

SpaceX Successfully Docks With The ISS

On March 3rd 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon space craft made history as the first commercial crew capable space craft to successfully dock with the International Space Station (ISS). The unmanned Crew Dragon began its mission when it blasted of atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday March 2nd. After a series of maneuvers, the Crew Dragon achieved soft capture hours later at 5:51 AM EST. Astronauts are not expected to fly the Crew Dragon until NASA has reviewed all of the data from the mission.

FedEx To Test Autonomous Delivery

On February 27th 2019, FedEx announced that it will soon be testing it's new Sameday Delivery Bot. The shipping giant says that it is teaming up with Development & Research Corp. (DEKA)  and will be testing the new autonomous vehicle to make deliveries between its FedEx offices in Memphis, Tennessee. Walmart, Target, Autozone, Walgreen's, Pizza Hut, and Lowe's have all agreed to come on board. FedEx sees this as a way to make, "last mile," service more efficient.

Building on DEKA's iBot design, which uses multiple sets of wheels, the FedEx Sameday Bot will be able to navigate streets and sidewalks using radar, laser based LIDAR mapping, and several on board cameras. If initial test prove to be successful, FedEx wants to expand its service to other companies and retailers and to multiple cites.

New Release!

I've released a new track enttled, "Comin On," by Nprogram. It's now available at iTunes and Spotify! Click the Spotify widget to the right for a full stream preview!