The making of Independence Day at 30: ‘I panicked and raced to set to rewrite’

The makers of the blockbusting sci-fi thriller reveal how they made a hit, why Kevin Spacey was almost involved and what went wrong with the sequel ...
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A 1.6-to-3.8GHz Reconfigurable FMCW Radar SoC with 81.5% Relative-Bandwidth PLL for Real-Time Life Detection in Disaster Response

Abstract: A 1.6-to-3.8GHz FMCW radar SoC for real-time non-line-of-sight life detection is implemented in 40nm CMOS. An 81.5% BW ring-VCO PLL with DTC achieves 29 ...

'Alien 3's first director reveals plans for a very different sci-fi sequel

The third entry in the horror sci-fi franchise almost went in a completely different direction.

Original 'Alien 3' Director Reveals Scrapped Plans That Would Have Changed the Franchise Forever

Renny Harlin revealed why he walked away from directing Alien 3 after 20th Century Fox rejected his radically different ideas ...